[Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] FW: Group Fights To Reinvigorate Braille Use from the Tampa Tribune

[Merry Schoch]

Wow!!  You guys are busy!!  What a great job you all are doing!!

Merry

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From: "elizabeth McNally" <bethmac at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [NFBF-Leaders] FW: Group Fights To Reinvigorate 
Braille Use from the Tampa Tribune


> The Miami-Dade County Chapter has been very busy this month in celebrating
> louis Braille's Birthday. We partnered with the Miami-Dade Public Library
> System and the Miami Talking Book Library to have or are having during the
> rest of the month 12 local library gatherings for children. Some during 
> the
> day when school groups have come to the library and others are after 
> school
> and have covered the gamet of ages. I have really enjoyed doing these. The
> whole chapter was involved in our big community celebration at the Main
> Library on 1-10. There was a resource fair with ten orgganizations or
> service groups; a read-a-thon in Braille of course; demonstrations of
> Braille reading and writing using slate, Braille writer, and refreshable
> devices; a program telling the story of Louis Braille and explaining why
> Braille is as important to those with poor vision as the pen is to those
> who are sighted. We of course sang Happy Birthday and had a birthdaycake 
> as
> well as other refreshments. Two of our membbers, Scott Treeman and Ray
> Watson, played wonderful background music on the piano during the  four 
> hour
> program. The only unfortunate thing was the lack of media attention. When
> working with a county agency, the county must put out the PR and there is 
> a
> lot to be desired. Yet, it was well attended by those who are regulars on
> Saturdays at the Main library and we had invitations sent out to all of 
> the
> talking book recipiants. I believe this is a good way to get the entire
> blindness community involved and get out our word at the same time.
>
> Betty McNally, Chapter President
>
>
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