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

Tue Jan 10 15:04:47 UTC 2017

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Thank You!

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Robert Leslie Newman via NFB-Seniors <
nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
>
> ©2017 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2017 NFB
>
>
>
> -----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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