[Nfb-seniors] Finding People to Talk With - RE: Thank You!

Mon Jan 9 22:47:18 UTC 2017

Marylin & Others

RE: 3 ideas for you to try to find someone to talk with:

GEE WIZ! Your are here... within part of the NFB, let's look within a few
other parts and see if we can find someone or several someone’s' to visit
with:

#1 There maybe someone here on this list were we are exchanging messages;
the NFB-Seniors list. Possibly the right person may find our subject line
intriguing and write you off-list or on, and the two of you can hookup! To
make that easier for "that person" to email you, here is Marylin's email
address  - maryzimm9 at gmail.com <mailto:maryzimm9 at gmail.com> 

Also, Miss Marylin, if this messages’ subject-line does not bring you
someone to talk to
 write back in to the list and key in a more provocative
message! 

#2 You may locate the nearest local chapter in Pennsylvania and find someone
there! Below I will paste in, from the NFB of Pennsylvania website, a list
of the chapters found within your state (hope the info is up to date)

eater Lehigh Valley Chapter

Allentown, PA

Phone: 610-432-3276

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

Erie County Chapter

Erie, PA

Phone: 814-440-7565

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

Capitol Chapter  <http://nfbp.org/members/chapters/capitol-chapter/> 

Harrisburg

Phone: 814-321-5585

Greater Philadelphia Chapter

919 Walnut Street

19107 Philadelphia, PA

Phone: 215-763-3514

Keystone Chapter

1500 Walnut Street Suite 200

19107 Philadelphia, PA

Phone: 215-208-7582

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
<http://nfbp.org/members/chapters/greater-pittsburgh-chapter/> 

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 614-937-4066

At-Large Chapter 

Pocono Pines

Phone: 570-643-6580

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

Greater Berks Chapter

Reading 

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

Happy Valley Chapter
<http://nfbp.org/members/chapters/happy-valley-chapter/> 

232 S. Corl street

16801 State College, PA

Phone: 814-769-3191

Brandywine Valley Chapter

484-678-6777

West Chester, PA

opening hours:

Every day

09:00-18:00

#3 Below is a list of all the NFB affiliate presidents contact information;
copied off the NFB website http://www.nfb.org  These people are the , key
movers and shakers within their state, and usually they know who to point
you to in order to find what you need:

State Presidents List in State Order

* denotes preferred number

ALABAMA

Joy Harris

5209 Sterling Glen Dr.

Pinson, AL 35126-7612

Home: 205-520-9979

Cell: 205-515-5220

Email: joy.harris at dwx.com

ALASKA

Kevin Whitley

1280 E. 17th Avenue

Apartment 125

Anchorage, Alaska  99501

Phone: 907-538-9826

Email: whitley.kevin at yahoo.com

ARIZONA

Donald Porterfield

5147 East Circulo Las Cabanas

Tucson, AZ  85711

NFB of AZ: 888-899-6322

Email: donaldpfield at cox.net

ARKANSAS

Terry Sheeler

2360 Wedington Dr.

Fayetteville, AR 72701

Home: 479-582-0091

Email: tosheeler at cox.net

Website: http://www.nfbar.org

CALIFORNIA

Ever Lee Hairston

8484 Crescent Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90046

*Home: 323-654-2975

Cell: 323-252-9188

Email: ever.hairston at gmail.com

COLORADO

Scott LaBarre

1660 S. Albion St., Suite 918

Denver, CO  80222

*Work: 303-504-5979

Email: slabarre at labarrelaw.com

CONNECTICUT

Gary Allen

NFB of CT Outreach Office

477 Connecticut Blvd., Suite 217

East Hartford, Connecticut 06108

*NFB of CT: 860-289-1971

Phone: 860-589-2241

Email: garyallenct at hotmail.com

DELAWARE

Kathryn Bottner

24 Monterry Drive

Newark, Delaware 19713

Phone: 302-368-2963

Cell: 302-528-2621

Email: kat.bottner at gmail.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Shawn M. Callaway

NFB of DC

P.O. Box 29141

Washington, D.C. 20017

Home: 202-352-1511

Email: callaway.shawn at gmail.com

FLORIDA

Denise Valkema

11551 S.W. 90th Street

Miami, FL  33176

Cell: 305-972-8529

Email: valkemadenise at aol.com

GEORGIA

Garrick Scott

1901 Montreal Road, Suite 102

Tucker, GA 30084

NFB of GA: 404-371-1000

Fax: 404-371-1002

Email: gscott at nfbga.org

Website: www.nfbga.org

HAWAII

Nani Fife

P.O. Box 4372

Honolulu, HI  96812-4372

NFB OF HI: 808-595-6123

*Home: 808-391-1214

Email: nanifife at aol.com

IDAHO

Dana Ard

1320 E. Washington St.

Boise, ID  83712

Phone: 208-345-3906

Email: danalynard at q.com

ILLINOIS

Denise Avant

3410 N. Lake Shore Dr., Apt. 4L

Chicago, IL  60657-2813

Cell: 773-991-8050

Email: davant1958 at gmail.com

INDIANA

Ron Brown

6010 Winnpeny Lane

Indianapolis, IN  46220-5253

*NFB OF IN: 317-205-9226

Email: rb15 at iquest.net

IOWA

Jerad Nylin

P.O. Box 93071

Des Moines, IA  50393

*Cell: 319-535-3723

Email: jerad.nfbi at gmail.com

KANSAS

Tom Page

120 East 1st Street, Apt. 3C

Wichita, KS  67202

Cell: 316-734-4839

Email: topage at swbell.net

KENTUCKY

Cathy Jackson

210 Cambridge Dr.

Louisville, KY  40214-2809

Home: 502-366-2317

Email: cathyj1949 at gmail.com

LOUISIANA

Pam Allen

605 University Blvd.

Ruston, LA  71270-4862

NFB OF LA: 318-251-1511

*Work: 318-251-2891

Email: pallen at louisianacenter.org

MAINE

Leon Proctor, Jr.

33 Morse Avenue

Lewiston, Maine  04240

Phone: 207-212-1455

Email: leonproctorjr at yahoo.com

MARYLAND

Sharon Maneki

9013 Nelson Way

Columbia, MD  21045-5148

Phone: 410-715-9596

Email: nfbmd at earthlink.net

MASSACHUSETTS

Amy Ruell 

9 Quail Run

Hingham, MA 02043

NFB of MA: 617-752-1116

Email: aruell at comcast.net

MICHIGAN

Michael Powell

29619 Fox Run Circle

Warren, MI  48092

Phone: 586-754-1325

Email: mpowell7583 at yahoo.com

MINNESOTA

Jennifer Dunnam

100 East 22nd St.

Minneapolis, MN  55404

*NFB OF MN: 612-872-9363

Email: jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com

MISSISSIPPI

Patrina Pendarvis

Phone: 769-218-5280

Email: president.nfbms at gmail.com

MISSOURI

Gary Wunder

3910 Tropical Lane

Columbia, MO  65202-6205

*Home: 573-874-1774

Email: gwunder at earthlink.net

MONTANA

Joy Breslauer

3105 4th Avenue S.

Great Falls, MT 59405-3331

Home: 406-454-3096

Cell: 406-750-2196

Email: breslauerj at gmail.com

NEBRASKA

Amy Buresh

411 North 75th

Lincoln, NE  68505

Home: 402-440-4722

Email: amy.buresh74 at gmail.com

NEVADA

Terri Rupp

10587 Santerno Street

Las Vegas, NV 89141

Phone: 702-524-0835

Email: terri.rupp at gmail.com

Website: www.nfbnevada.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Cassandra McKinney

12 Summer St., Apt. A

Keene, NH 03431

Home: 603-357-4080

Email: cemcnabb21 at yahoo.com

NEW JERSEY

Joe Ruffalo

254 Spruce St.

Bloomfield, NJ  07003-3644

Home: 973-743-0075

Email: nfbnj1 at verizon.net

NEW MEXICO

Adelmo Vigil

700 New York Ave.

Alamogordo, NM 88310

Home: 575-921-5422

Email: avigil74 at gmail.com

NEW YORK

Carl Jacobsen

P.O. Box 205666 Sunset Station

Brooklyn, NY  11220

*NFB of NY: 718-567-7821

Email: office at nfbny.org

NORTH CAROLINA

Sharon Weddington

137 Kristens Court Dr.

Mooresville, NC  28115

Cell: 704-302-7308

Email: weddington.sharon at gmail.com

NORTH DAKOTA

Milton Ota

909 8th Street S.

Fargo, ND  58103

Cell: 701-731-0511

Email: mota1252 at gmail.com

OHIO

Richard Payne

1019 Wilmington Avenue

Apartment 43

Kettering, OH 45420

Phone: 937-396-5573

Email: rchpay7 at gmail.com

OKLAHOMA

Jeannie Massay

505 Baker Street

Norman, OK 73072

Phone: 405-600-0695

Email: Jeannie.massay at nfbok.org

OREGON

Carla McQuillan

5005 Main St.

Springfield, OR  97478

NFB of OR: 541-653-9153

Work: 541-726-6924

Email: president at nfb-oregon.org 

PENNSYLVANIA

James Antonacci

1500 Walnut St., Suite 200

Philadelphia, PA  19102

NFB of PA: 215-988-0888

Home: 215-659-4359

Email: president at nfbp.org

PUERTO RICO

Alpidio Rolón

PO Box 9023531

Old San Juan Station

San Juan, PR  00902-3531

Home: 787-781-9071

Email: arguza at attglobal.net

RHODE ISLAND

Grace Pires

69 Fourth St.

East Providence, RI 02914

NFB OF RI: 401-433-2606

Email: silvara at cox.net

SOUTH CAROLINA

Frank Coppel

847 Jefferson Street

West Columbia, SC  29169

NFB OF SC: 803-254-3777

Home: 803-796-8662

*Cell: 803-237-5011

Email: frankcoppel at att.net

SOUTH DAKOTA

Kenneth Rollman

903 Fulton St.

Rapid City, SD  57701

NFB OF SD: 605-721-3311

Email: gatorbumps at midco.net

TENNESSEE

James Brown

4113 Tea Garden Way

Antioch, TN 37013-5440

NFB of TN: 615-412-9632

Email: nfb.tennessee at gmail.com

TEXAS

Norma Crosby

1600 E. Highway 6, Suite 215

Alvin, TX 77511

Home: 281-331-2525

NFB of TX: 281-968-7733

Email: ncrosby at nfbtx.org

Website: http://www.nfb-texas.org/

UTAH

Mr. Everette Bacon

1751 Park St.

Salt Lake City, UT 84105

Cell: 801-631-8108

Work: 801-323-4372

Email: baconev at yahoo.com

VERMONT

Micah Ranquist

34 Canal Street

Apartment 8

Brattleboro, Vermont  05301

Phone: 802-490-6778

Email: micah.ranquist at gmail..com

VIRGINIA

Tracy Soforenko

1511 N. Jackson Street

Arlington, VA  22201

Phone: 202-285-4595

Email: tracy.soforenko at gmail.com

WASHINGTON

Marci Carpenter

3200 California Ave., SW, Apt. 35

Seattle, WA  98116-3361

Cell: 206-604-5507

Email: mjc59 at comcast.net

WEST VIRGINIA

Charlene Smyth

401 E. Olive St., Apt. 1-A

Bridgeport, WV  26330

Cell: 304-841-1111

Email: cs.nfbwv at frontier.com

WISCONSIN

John Fritz

27824 Nuthatch Rd.

Kendall, WI  54638

*NFB of WI: 608-758-4800

Email: president at nfbwis.org

WYOMING

Janet Smith

Phone: 208-284-9942

Email: jleeith at yahoo.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Marylin Zimmerman via NFB-Seniors
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 2:18 PM
To: nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org
Cc: Marylin Zimmerman <maryzimm9 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Nfb-seniors] Thank You!

Hi Robert,

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work and

research you have done for the low vision community and for your sharing

and forwarding your information and making it available to all of us.  I

had no idea this technology was out there and I embrace modern technology.

I started out looking for a support group and to talk with someone who has

already gone down this road.  I live in Pennsylvania, am legally blind in

my right eye with a macular hole and degeneration and the left eye has

severe degeneration.  I am still allowed to drive but don't know how much

longer.  I was a registered nurse and have had a few computer courses and

many temp jobs learning new computer programs.  I took intro to computers

at the college level in 1991 and it was worth its weight in gold.  Many

people my age are afraid of computers and I have friends who even refuse to

own one so I have limited conversations with people my own age.  I am 67.

I am learning Braille.  My eye doctor told me to prepare for the

inevitable.  I get your newsletters and am thankful for them.  I want to do

and learn as much as I can now before it is too late to do so.  Do you know

of anyone I can talk to and learn from?  I don't want' to complain; I want

to learn and have a low vision friend.

Again, thank you for being there and doing what you do.

Marylin

email address is:

maryzimm9 at gmail.com

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