[Nfbf-l] National Day of Service a great success!

Kirk Harmon kvharmon54 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 20 02:17:14 UTC 2009 

Marilyn, I would like for you to call me or e-mail me off line if you will. 
I need to chat for a bit. Yoour friend in the cause, Kirk Harmon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <CommMDB at aol.com>
To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] National Day of Service a great success!


> Great job. Happy Martin Luther King Day to all of you as your  chapter 
> worked
> to keep the dream alive.
> Marilyn Baldwin
>
>
> In a message dated 1/19/2009 3:26:11 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> sherrill.obrien at verizon.net writes:
>
> Hello  all,
>
> As you recall, the East Hillsborough chapter organized a clothing  and
> hygiene products collection for distribution to the homeless in the  Tampa
> area.  This was indeed accomplished today at Marion's New Life  Unity 
> Church,
> as part of Barak Obama's National Day of Service.  In  all, there were 
> about
> 25 volunteers organizing the clothing, and packaging  up razors, 
> toothbrishes
> etc.  Among the volunteers were a atotal of  five Federationists from the
> East Hillsborough and Tampa Bay  chapters.  The Florida Network on
> Disabilities was also  represented.
>
> Folks got word of this great project via an article in  yesterday's Tampa
> Tribune which Marion wrote, and also from the  USA  service website.  One
> couple brought their children so they could  learn firsthand about helping
> others.  Of course there was information  about the NFB for folks to take
> with them.
>
> There was a steady stream  of donations.  When I first arrived, I asked if
> there would be enough  for me to do!  Well, I didn't stop folding and 
> sorting
> clothes for  several hours!!  What an awesome experience to see people
> responding  so generously with their donations and time!
>
> One large bag of clothing  will be taken to the Spring, a safe haven for
> battered women.  These  nicer clothes will be available for women who 
> need
> to look their best  when going to a job interview.  There were  many 
> blankets
> and  heavy jackets as well, which will be taken  today in a truck directly 
> to
> the homeless on the streets of Tampa.
>
> Being able to give back in  this way sure lifts the spirits and gladdens 
> the
> heart...and helps change  what it means to be blind!
>
> Sherrill
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org  [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Marion & Martin
> Sent:  Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:07 AM
> To: NFBF List
> Cc: East Hillsborough  Chapter NFBF
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] National Day of Service
>
>
> Dear  All,
> I was asked by the national office to organize and  coordinate an event
> on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind as  part of the National
> Day of service. This is an excellent opportunity to  demonstrate in a very
> real way that the blind are capable of participating  in every aspect of
> society, including volunteerism, on terms of full  equality. It is also a 
> way
> to make a real difference in the lives of  others.
> Pasted below and attached to this message is a news  release I am
> circulating. Within the release is the website set up by the  Presidential
> Inauguration Committee to promote the National Day of Service.  This 
> website
> is very interactive and allows you to post your event and take  advantage 
> of
> this nationwide resource. I have had several inquiries about  the event we
> are organizing in Tampa from this site.
> Please feel free to use the attached release, editing it to promote  your
> event, including replacing my name in the quotation or writing your  own. 
> I
> have also attached an email mesage i am circulating through my  network 
> that
> you can also edit for your own purposes.
> Let's all get out and volunteer on the National Day of Service to make
> our  world a better place. Together we are changing what it means to  be
> blind!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
> FOR  IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
>
> FROM: National Federation of the  Blind
>
> DATE: January 12, 2009
>
> TO: All Media
>
> CONTACT:  Marion Gwizdala, President
>
> East Hillsborough Chapter
>
> National  Federation of the Blind
>
> (813) 626-2789
>
> RE: Blind to  Participate in National Day of Service
>
>
>
> President-elect Barak Obama has proclaimed Martin Luther  King,
> Jr. Day, January 19, 2009 as a National Day of Service. The goal is  for 
> MLK
> Day to reignite the American tradition of service and volunteerism  across
> the nation. The National Federation of the Blind is coordinating  several
> events around the country to observe the national day of  Service.
>
> "We want to take  this opportunity to demonstrate that the blind
> are capable of participating  in every aspect of society," says Marion
> Gwizdala, the President of the  East Hillsborough Chapter of the NFB.
>
> Many view the blind as the beneficiaries of charitable work,  but
> the Federation wants to change the public's perception of blindness.  By
> reaching out to be of service to the community, they show that the  blind,
> like their sighted neighbors, can make a positive impact on the  lives of
> others.
>
> The  National Federation of the Blind will conduct a clothing and
> personal  hygiene products collection for the benefit of New Life Unity
> Church's  homeless outreach program. Items of warm, new or gently used
> clothing and  personal hygiene products, such as soap, hand sanitizer,
> deodorant,  shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, shaving cream, 
> combs,
> and  feminine products, as well as blind and sighted Volunteers to help
> collect  and organize donations are greatly appreciated. This project will 
> be
> held  at New Life Unity Church, located at 13540 N. Florida Avenue, just
> north of  Fletcher Avenue in Woodfield Square, between the hours of 9:00 
> am
> and 2:00  pm.
>
> For more information about the National Day of Service, you may go  to
>
> http://www.usaservice.org
>
> For more information about the national Federation of the
> blind's  participation in the National Day of Service, please  contact
>
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
>
> East Hillsborough  Chapter
>
> National Federation of the  Blind
>
> 813-626-2789
>
> 800-558-8261
>
> president at blind411.org
>
>
>
> #  # #
>
>
>
>
> If you come..
>
>
>
> WHAT: National Day of  Service
>
> EVENT: Clothing & Personal Hygiene Products  Collection
>
> WHEN: January 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day &  National Day of
> Service
>
> WHERE: New Life Unity Church
>
> 13540 N. Florida  Avenue
>
> Suite  104
>
> Tampa, FL  33613
>
> (Just  north of the intersection of N. Florida &  Fletcher
> Avenues)
>
> TIME: 9:00 am until 2:00 pm
>
>
>
> For  more information, contact
>
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala
>
> National  Federation of the  Blind
>
> 813-626-2789
>
> president at blind411.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
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