[NFB-Idaho] Sandy Streeter Interview

[Sean Malone]

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> On Oct 16, 2018, at 11:09 AM, Ramona Walhof via NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Thank you, Sean.  
> Ramona
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> Subject: [NFB-Idaho] Sandy Streeter Interview
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> 
> This is from an interview given yesterday on BYU Idaho radio by Snake River
> Valley Chapter President Sandy Streeter.
> 
> Hope you enjoy!
> 
> National White Cane Awareness Day
> 
> October 15, 2018
> Writer: Katie Eldredge & Brandon Isle
> The National Federation of the Blind celebrates White Cane Awareness Day
> every Oct. 15. 
> According to the National Federation of the Blind website, a white cane is
> critical for the blind because it's the tool that gives them the ability to
> live a full and independent life. It's what allows them to move freely and
> safely from location to location.
> Activities on White Cane Awareness Day include cane walks, film screenings
> and social events.
> It's also a day when the general public can get to know more about the blind
> and their use of white canes.
> "We would like the public to just recognize that blind people are ordinary
> people, we just happen to be blind," said Sandy Streeter, president of the
> Snake River Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho.
> 
> Streeter told BYU-Idaho Radio the Snake River Valley Chapter recently held
> it's banquet where Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti spoke, a representative from the
> city of Idaho Falls read a proclamation about White Cane Awareness Day and
> members of the media and businesses came out to support and learn more about
> the blind in the community.
> "We're just really pleased and feel very blessed that we had such a great
> turnout and so much support," she said.
> To learn more about White Cane Awareness Day and the National Federation of
> the Blind, click here.
> 
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