[NFBF-L] A Very Special Sunrise and Shine with Author Andrew Leland this Thursday, September 7th at 9:00 AM - Please Spread the Word Far and Wide

Tue Sep 5 20:29:07 UTC 2023

Planning to be on the call.
Judy Hamilton

On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 12:42 PM Russ Davis via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Hello Sunrise and Shine family!
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> A special request from Russ: If you have read Andrew Leland’s book, The
> Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight and can be with us on
> Sunrise and Shine this Thursday morning, please let me know as soon as you
> can, (either by phone, text or email).
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> Also, please spread the word about this extra special Sunrise and Shine
> event to anyone who might be interested. We’d like to have as many folks as
> possible  join us.
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> Before getting too deep into this email, please be aware of two very
> important items. First, note that our next Sunrise and Shine with
> NFB-NEWSLINE® is actually taking place outside of its regular time slot.
> Yes, I know we normally meet on the second and fourth Thursday’s of each
> month, but we’re changing that up just a bit here in September. Because of
> scheduling constraints, we’re going to hold our next call this week. I hope
> very much that you will join us this Thursday, September 7th at 9:00 AM.
> Of course, as is customary, you’ll find the Zoom link below.
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> The second important item to tell you about is that Andrew Leland, author
> of The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight,  will join us
> for the first hour of our call. We discussed his recently released and
> highly acclaimed book during our last couple of calls and with everyone’s
> encouragement, we were able to reach Andrew and  extend an invitation to
> ‘Rise and Shine. I’m so happy that he graciously accepted our invitation.
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> For those who don’t’ know, Andrew is a well-known journalist, teacher and
> podcast host and producer. Interviews with Andrew are appearing all over
> the internet. I’ve been fortunate enough to catch several of them, such as
> the ones in the New York Times, The San Fransisco Chronicle, NPR’s Fresh
> Air, with Terry Gross and Jonathan Mosen’s Living Blindfully podcast.
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> I’m so glad that I received an email from Mike Calvo from Numa Solutions
> several weeks ago which let me know about how terrific The Country of the
> Blind really was. After reading it myself, I whole heartedly agree with
> Mike. The book is available on Audible, Bookshare and Kindle. If you can
> take a short bit of time out of your busy schedule and pick up a copy of
> the book before our Thursday call, I know you will be glad you did.
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> If you haven’t been to one of our calls before, joining us at 9:00 AM for
> a relaxing no stress get together will give you a chance to find out what
> you’ve been missing. We always take time for welcoming new guest speakers
> and participants and for lots of warmth and laughter.
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> Most of us have become pretty familiar with attending meetings using the
> Zoom platform over the past couple of years and in fact, we’ve been using
> Zoom since we launched Rise and Shine way back on April 16th 2020. If
> you’re not used to using Zoom or if it’s still giving you difficulties,
> don’t give up just yet. You can access the meeting by clicking on he below
> listed web link, by using the one tap mobile feature or by dialing the
> phone number provided and entering the access code when prompted.
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> The regulars on our call are always warm and welcoming and are thrilled to
> see new faces.
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> Hope to have you with us Thursday morning, see below for the Zoom info.
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> If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me before the
> call. Check the bottom of this email for the Zoom call-in instructions.
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> Russ Davis, Coordinator
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>    NFB Newsline of Florida
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> ph. 904-993-8433 (mobile)
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> Email: Russell at radiorusty.com
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> NFB Newsline of Florida is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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> Topic: Sunrise and Shine with NFB Newsline
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> Date/Time: Thursday, September 7th, 2023 9:00 AM Eastern Time (US and
> Canada)
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> Meeting ID: 961 8489 5393
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