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

Tue Jan 10 18:56:43 UTC 2017

Marylin

Hi, 

I want to answer your question, but first I need to ask you a question or two...

You wrote- I cannot open png attachments.  Can you send them in jpeg? 

Answer: I didn't send an attachment with my last post to the list, entitled Finding People to Talk With - RE: Thank You!

All of my message was ... in the body of the message itself. Were you able to read that? (About using this list to find someone; contact a Penn, local chapter; call the state NFB Affiliate President.)

(If you missed it, read on down this message and you will find it.)

Any question or request?

Respectfully yours,
Robert Leslie Newman
NFBN Senior Division, President
 -----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Seniors [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marylin Zimmerman via NFB-Seniors
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:05 AM
To: NFB Senior Division list <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Marylin Zimmerman <maryzimm9 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] Finding People to Talk With - RE: Thank You!

I cannot open png attachments.  Can you send them in jpeg?
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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