[Nfbk] ky cardinal winter 2011

Sat Mar 26 02:04:26 UTC 2011

Thanks, Tonia.

On Mar 25, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Tonia Gatton wrote:

> Not a problem Cindy.  You had the first 3 letters right anyway.   
> Smiles! T
>
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> collectibles, antiques, assistive technology and much more.
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>
> Tonia
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "cindy smith" <cindy.smith8109 at insightbb.com 
> >
> To: "NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List" <nfbk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbk] ky cardinal winter 2011
>
>
> Oh, I'm sorry.  I knew it was Pauletta, not Laura, but I did
> misunderstand the last name.  I am a relatively new computer user, and
> am still quite limited in my navigation ability.  I would have had to
> read the whole thing again to re-hear her name, so I thought I was
> safe. I am learning on a Mac laptop, I will be able to get better
> slowly as time goes on.
> Thank you Denise, I appreciate it.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Denise Franklin wrote:
>
>> Hi Cindy,
>> Glad you enjoyed the Cardinal, but I feel that I need to set matters
>> straight. The article you referred to was authored by Pauletta
>> Feldman, not Lora Felty. Keep reading and enjoying.
>>
>> It's a lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end
>> up landing only on the moon.
>>
>> --- On Fri, 3/25/11, cindy smith <cindy.smith8109 at insightbb.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> From: cindy smith <cindy.smith8109 at insightbb.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbk] ky cardinal winter 2011
>> To: "NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List" <nfbk at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 11:11 AM
>>
>> Hi, this is Cindy Smith of the Louisville chapter.  I just wanted to
>> say thanks for everyone that contributed to the Cardinal winter
>> issue.  I especially appreciated the article by Mrs Felty about her
>> son Jamie, that was very interesting and touching to me.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 22, 2011, at 3:05 PM, Denise Franklin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The Kentucky Cardinal
>>>
>>> WINTER 2011
>>>
>>> A publication of the National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky
>>>
>>> Cathy Jackson, President
>>> 210 Cambridge Drive
>>> Louisville, Kentucky 40214
>>> Phone: 502-366-2317
>>>
>>>
>>> Edited by: Denise Franklin
>>> 3639 Hurstbourne Ridge Boulevard
>>> Louisville, Kentucky 40299
>>> Phone: 502-499-0759,
>>> e-mail: kyfranks at yahoo.com
>>>
>>> Editorial staff:
>>> Lora Felty, e-mail: lorafelty at windstream.net
>>>
>>> Dennis Franklin, Formatting Specialist
>>>
>>> We invite and encourage your participation in this newsletter.
>>> Articles may be edited for length, and the editors reserve the
>>> right to judge suitability for this publication.  Material must
>>> take the form of an attachment to an e-mail and may be submitted to
>>> any of the editors.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PRESIDENT’S CORNER
>>>
>>> We Are Family
>>>
>>>
>>> By Cathy Jackson, President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky
>>>
>>> The definition of family in the New Word Dictionary, Second College
>>> Edition is: 1. A social unit consisting of parents and the children
>>> they rear.  2. A group of people related by ancestry or marriage.
>>> But the family I want to talk about is our Federation Family.
>>>
>>> When we are very young we are content with our close-knit family
>>> that consists of our parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and
>>> uncles and cousins.  In our eyes, our family circle is complete and
>>> we are satisfied with visits to grandma’s house, spending the night
>>> with our cousin, and looking forward to the upcoming family
>>> reunion.  What could be better?  Obviously, as we grow older, we
>>> begin to meet friends in the neighborhood and in school.  Some of
>>> these friends become lifelong acquaintances that you may actually
>>> get to know better than your blood relatives.  For example, Denise
>>> Franklin and I have known each other for over fifty years.  We have
>>> been through thick and thin, ups and downs, but through it all we
>>> remain as close as most sisters.
>>>
>>> Before you know it, you are an adult and the family circle gets a
>>> little bigger.  You and your brothers and sisters get married and
>>> there is this new family unit called the in-laws.  Oops, now you
>>> have children of your own, and goodness me, there are nieces and
>>> nephews too.  It by no means stops here.  We have all heard the old
>>> saying, “You can pick a guitar; you can pick your friends; but you
>>> cannot pick your relatives.”
>>>
>>> There is another family that we belong to, and that is our
>>> Federation Family.  Webster’s definition of Federation is: 1. The
>>> act of uniting or forming a unit of states, groups, by agreement of
>>> each member to subordinate its power to that of the central
>>> authority in common affairs.  2. An organization formed by such an
>>> act; league; a federal union of states, nations, etc.  These
>>> definitions sound rather complicated, but in fact, they are not.
>>> We have joined together in a common belief and philosophy that
>>> blindness is nothing to be ashamed of and that we can and will take
>>> our rightful place in society.  We have tried-and-true methods by
>>> which we will reach our goals such as: using non-visual techniques
>>> including learning Braille, using a long white cane, and continued
>>> training in the use of the latest accessible technology.  We the
>>> members of the Federation actually have higher expectations for
>>> ourselves than do others, which makes the National Federation of
>>> the Blind a unique organization (family).
>>>
>>> My Federation family started out small just as my biological family
>>> did.  Thirty plus years ago I became a member of the NFB of Greater
>>> Louisville.  I joined because Dennis and Denise Franklin were
>>> members, and also, because Betty Niceley kept badgering me.  I soon
>>> met other members of the Louisville Chapter including Mary Franklin
>>> and two past presidents of the National Federation of the Blind of
>>> Kentucky, Bob Whitehead and Harold Reagan.  Quite quickly
>>> friendships began to grow.  I went to my first NFB of Kentucky
>>> state convention in 1977 where I met members from other local
>>> chapters: Tim Cranmer, Jerry Cameron, and Robert Page come to
>>> mind.  After a while I was asked to help with developing other
>>> local chapters across the state.  We traveled to Henderson where I
>>> met Lloyd and Joretta Agnew, John and Dorothy Steel, Orville and
>>> Jenny Phillips, David and Grace Link and their young daughter Mary
>>> Ann.  It was on to Bowling Green where I first became acquainted
>>> with Robbie McClave.  I remember the first time I met Danny and
>>> Anetta Perry from Murray, and since then they have introduced me to
>>> many fine people from their neck of the woods.  We re-built our
>>> Lexington Chapter and before long I was calling Pamela and John
>>> Glisson family.  I traveled all the way to North Carolina where I
>>> met Lora Felty in 1992.  She was an NFB scholarship finalist that
>>> year.
>>>
>>> I have also had the privilege of making friends with Federationists
>>> from around the country.  My Federation family members can be found
>>> from Maine to Hawaii, from the east coast to the west, and
>>> everywhere in between.  Being a state president and member of the
>>> national board of directors has afforded me the opportunity to
>>> travel and be involved in the NFB on many levels.
>>>
>>> If you really want to get to know your fellow Federationists, you
>>> might want to ask him or her to room with you at a state or
>>> national convention.  Over these many years I have had countless
>>> roommates.  I won’t divulge who’s sloppy, who snores, or whose
>>> guide dog wakes you in the morning with a sloppy kiss.  However, I
>>> will tell you it is the perfect setting to really get to know one
>>> another.  The roommate list is a long one: Tonia Gatton, Melanie
>>> Peskoe, Mittie Lake, Maria Jones, Brenda Kimbro, Dianne Cline,
>>> Jayne Seif, Joan Balot, Lora Felty, Angela Dehart, Sarah Williams,
>>> and others.  It goes without saying that this setting gives us the
>>> perfect opportunity to discuss NFB legislation, philosophy, banquet
>>> addresses and fundraising ideas.  But it also leads to discussions
>>> that last long into the night about children, shopping, clothes,
>>> school, and where to eat breakfast.  Oh, did I fail to mention that
>>> my two most recent roommates were Pamela AND John Glisson?  As a
>>> cost-cutting measure, we decided to share a room in Daytona,
>>> Florida so we could attend the Blind Driver Challenge.  You know, I
>>> just realized that the topics of conversation were pretty much the
>>> same as always.  So, you see, we really are family.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HAVE YOU HEARD?
>>>
>>>
>>> By Lora Felty
>>>
>>>
>>> It is with much sadness that the Murray Chapter informs the NFB
>>> organization of the loss of two very important people who played a
>>> key role in our chapter.
>>>
>>> Ms. Nell Norsworthy, longtime member and friend, passed away.
>>> Reldon, Ms. Nell's husband, was a member of the chapter for many
>>> years since he had lost his sight.  When he passed away Ms. Nell
>>> continued to be a member and support the group in its endeavors
>>> until she was no longer able to get out.  She will be remembered
>>> with great fondness.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mr. Otis Yates, brother of member Sue Yates, went to be with the
>>> Lord.  Otis was a very special person who always attended the
>>> chapter events and helped out in anyway possible.  The main thing
>>> Otis was known for was his “famous” banana pudding.  He knew when
>>> an upcoming event included eating and that he had better provide
>>> his banana pudding.  The entire Yates family has supported the
>>> chapter for many years.  Mary has made afghans for fundraisers and
>>> Ricky, the son, has donated his time and sponsorship for many
>>> dinners.
>>>
>>> The chapter will miss each of these people greatly.  Please keep
>>> their families in your prayers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mario Eiland, who has worked at the Kentucky Office for the Blind's
>>> Charles McDowell Rehabilitation Center, and prior to his employment
>>> with OFB, worked in the technology department at the American
>>> Printing House for the Blind, has taken a position in Washington
>>> state with the state rehabilitation agency.  Mario is now in
>>> Washington, while his wife, Sharon and daughters remain in
>>> Louisville.  Sharon and the girls plan to move after the end of the
>>> current school year and when they sell their house.  We will miss
>>> Mario and Sharon, but we wish them all the best in the new life's
>>> adventure that lays ahead for them.  Best wishes, and don't forget
>>> your Kentucky friends.
>>>
>>>
>>> Congratulations and best wishes go out to Lloyd Agnew, president of
>>> the Henderson Chapter.  Lloyd is retiring after 34 ½ years of
>>> operating his own business.  Lloyd, we wish you a happy and
>>> enjoyable retirement.
>>>
>>>
>>> We are saddened to report the deaths of several long time members
>>> of the NFB of Henderson.  John Steele and Dee Phillips passed away
>>> earlier this year.  They will be greatly missed by NFB friends.
>>> Marty Laster, who served as president of the Owensboro Chapter died
>>> in late January.  Marty also served on the NFBK board.  She will be
>>> missed by those of us who knew her.
>>>
>>>
>>> We are happy to report that Mittie Lake of Louisville is home from
>>> the hospital after undergoing a mastectomy.  With this surgery
>>> Mittie will not have to go through the rigors of chemotherapy or
>>> radiation.  She is anxious for her recovery to be complete and she
>>> looks forward to getting out and seeing her friends. You just can’t
>>> keep a good woman down.  See you soon, Mittie.
>>>
>>>
>>> Six of our Federation friends spent a little time on the high seas
>>> in February.  Joan and Norman Balot, Denise and Dennis Franklin,
>>> Ranelle Mackey and George Stokes sailed off on Royal Caribbean’s
>>> Oasis of the Seas for a seven-day cruise.  Oasis is currently the
>>> largest cruise ship and the group enjoyed everything from broadway
>>> shows, trivia contests, (perhaps not their best performance) and
>>> endless food choices, to swimming pools, a zip line and a
>>> carousel.  They had a wonderful time sightseeing and shopping and
>>> agree that cruising is definitely the way to go.
>>>
>>>
>>> SOUND OFF
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On January 29, 2011, I had the opportunity to witness history being
>>> made at the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.  On this
>>> historic day the work that had been put into the Blind Driver
>>> Challenge paid off because we drove!  I say “we” because I have a
>>> feeling that no matter if you were there in person to witness it,
>>> or at home listening to the live stream, we all felt like we were
>>> sitting in that driver’s seat with Mr. Riccabono.  I know that I
>>> did and the excitement and pure exhilaration that went through me
>>> just knowing this was being done and that we had proved to everyone
>>> who had doubted it, that it is possible for blind people to drive.
>>> This was truly an amazing experience and I am so glad that I was
>>> there.
>>>
>>> Angela Dehart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Invitation to fans of Terry Sales
>>> Saturday, April 9, 2011  2:00- 4:00 p.m.
>>> Please reserve a space by March 31,
>>> Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
>>> 1839 Frankfort Avenue
>>> Louisville, KY 40206
>>>
>>> Please join the Sales family and APH staff at the American Printing
>>> House for the Blind (APH) for a celebration of the life of Terry’s
>>> life.  She was a narrator at APH for seventy years.  The Kentucky
>>> Center for the Arts, where Terry was also active, will take part,
>>> too.
>>>
>>> After light refreshments, there will be a short program remembering
>>> Terry.
>>> A great number of relatives and friends want to honor Terry, but we
>>> must limit the number in attendance because of the limitation of
>>> the space.  Please make your reservations no later than noon on
>>> Thursday, March 31.   Call Pam MacLaine at (502) 899-2242 or
>>> Roberta Williams, (502) 899-2357 to make a reservation.
>>>
>>>
>>> Each year the NFB of Kentucky awards several scholarships during
>>> the banquet at the State Convention.  This year’s deadline for
>>> application submission is June 1, 2011.  To obtain an application
>>> contact Lora Felty, Committee Chair, at lorafelty at windstream.com.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pre-registration is now open and available at www.nfb.org for this
>>> year’s NFB National Convention, July 3 through 8 in Orlando,
>>> Florida.  Pre-registration is a time and money saver—the two
>>> commodities that always seem to be in short supply.  The website
>>> has all the information you will need to make your convention
>>> arrangements.  We want to see lots of Kentuckians in Orlando!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you been looking for a place where you can purchase Braille
>>> and talking watches, computers and accessories and low-vision
>>> magnifiers?  At See The World, you can actually get your hands on
>>> these gadgets before you buy them.  The location is 1832 Frankfort
>>> Avenue, across from the American Printing House for the Blind in
>>> Louisville, KY.  The hours of operation vary, but Brian, the owner,
>>> is only a phone call away at 502-447-2458.  Be sure to tell him you
>>> read it in the Kentucky Cardinal.
>>>
>>> MOM, WHAT DOES BLIND MEAN?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> By Pauletta Feldman
>>>
>>> (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in FREEDOM,
>>> thirtieth in the National Federation of the Blind’s Kernel Book
>>> series.  The author is a Federationist who resides in Louisville.)
>>>
>>> There are a few subjects in our society that even the most
>>> confident parents find difficult to discuss with their children.
>>> Trying to explain or answer a question about sex or death to an
>>> inquisitive five-year-old, for example, can leave us stammering.
>>> Fortunately, there are many places parents can turn to for help.
>>> But what do you do if you have a blind child? Where do you turn for
>>> guidance when your child asks, “Mom, what does blind mean?” By the
>>> time her son Jamie asked that question, Pauletta Feldman was
>>> prepared—she had been in the National Federation of the Blind’s
>>> parents group since Jamie had been a toddler. Here is what she has
>>> to say:
>>>
>>> It wasn’t until my son, Jamie, was five years old that he finally
>>> asked me, “Mom, what does blind mean?”
>>>
>>> We’d used the word blind in conversation, and he’d certainly heard
>>> it from other people. But we hadn’t really discussed blindness or
>>> its implications with Jamie. Maybe we were just “chicken” and
>>> putting off the inevitable.
>>>
>>> However, we had decided that we would handle discussions of
>>> blindness with Jamie as we had handled discussions of sex with our
>>> older children: when they started asking questions, we felt they
>>> were ready to be told the facts.
>>>
>>> So that day at naptime when Jamie asked about blindness, I sucked
>>> in a big breath and summoned my courage. “Blind means that you
>>> can’t see with your eyes,” I said. “I can see things with my eyes.
>>> I can see the trees and the birds and all of the other things I
>>> tell you about. But you see things in a different way than with
>>> your eyes. You use your smart fingers and your smart ears.” He was
>>> quite satisfied with that answer and didn’t pursue the subject
>>> further that day. However in the days to come, he would ask
>>> questions again. The kind of questions he asked led me to believe
>>> that, in his mind, he wasn’t the one that was different. I was! In
>>> a way, it was like his first notion of differences among people was
>>> of how they were different from him, rather than how he was
>>> different from them. I liked that—I liked how self-confident and
>>> self-loving he was.
>>>
>>> For a while, Jamie seemed to think that everybody we knew was blind
>>> and that there were just a few people who could see. He began
>>> asking about person after person in our family and among our
>>> friends to sort out who was blind and who was not. Gradually he
>>> came to realize that he knew more people who could see than who
>>> could not. I’m so thankful that we knew other blind children and
>>> adults so that as this realization dawned on him, he did not feel
>>> isolated or alone. The blind people that we knew were really neat
>>> people. They were friends and fun to be with, just like our other
>>> friends. They were people that Jamie really liked, and he could
>>> feel good about having something in common with them.
>>>
>>> Jamie began school and loved learning to read Braille. He became
>>> very interested in how sighted people read. Then he began asking of
>>> everyone we knew whether they read with their fingers or with their
>>> eyes.
>>>
>>> During the past two years since facing that first question, there
>>> have been many incidents that have brought both hidden tears and
>>> silent laughter as we have gone through Jamie’s formation of
>>> opinions about blindness. There was the day that he came home from
>>> school very indignant because a teacher had mentioned that he
>>> couldn’t see. He said, “I told her that I can too see! I can see
>>> the light!” Another day, as he and his brother sat at the kitchen
>>> table doing homework, he asked accusingly, “Is Don doing his
>>> homework with his eyes?” And he laid his face on his Brailled
>>> worksheet and said, “Then I’m doing my homework with my eyes too!”
>>> He decided that someday he was going to go to school with his
>>> brother and then he would be able to read print because they didn’t
>>> teach Braille there.
>>>
>>> As Jamie has gotten older, some of his responses to his blindness
>>> have begun to be tinged with sadness. One day we read a little book
>>> called “Corky the Blind Seal,” about a seal in a zoo who lost his
>>> sight. The next day as he got off the school bus, he said, “I want
>>> to be a bus driver when I grow up!” My heart ached, and I just
>>> said, “I bet driving a school bus is fun, too.” But when we got in
>>> the house, he confessed. “I know I can’t be a bus driver. Blind
>>> people can’t drive, and I’m blind. I’m glad I’m blind, Mom. I just
>>> wish I could be blind like Corky the seal was blind, because he got
>>> to see first.” He asked if it was nice to be able to see, and I
>>> said that it was.
>>>
>>> We talked about how he could see what I see using his other senses,
>>> like when we went to the ocean he could feel the water, taste its
>>> saltiness, hear its waves, and smell it, too. He liked knowing that
>>> there were things that even people who were sighted actually
>>> couldn’t see, like the wind—that we had to hear it and feel it to
>>> know it was there just like he did.
>>>
>>> I’ve always wanted Jamie to feel good about himself. I haven’t
>>> wanted him to think that there is anything wrong with the way he
>>> is. I haven’t been able to bring myself to tell Jamie that,
>>> according to some people, there is something wrong with being
>>> blind. Maybe I’ll regret this someday, but I figure in time he’ll
>>> learn. I hope he will come to me with his questions then and that
>>> I’ll be able to answer them. To me, blindness is a difference, a
>>> source of sadness sometimes and inconvenience at others, but
>>> there’s nothing wrong with it.
>>>
>>> Life is a journey of self-discovery. I want Jamie’s journey to
>>> bring self-love with the discovery of his many potentials and
>>> capabilities as well as his personal limitations. We all have to
>>> face certain limitations. It’s how we cope with them that really
>>> matters. So far, Jamie has always managed to find a silver lining
>>> for every one of his clouds, to compensate for each limitation with
>>> a special strength. Why just last week he said, “Mom, aren’t you
>>> glad I’m blind and have such smart fingers and can read Braille?
>>> You can’t read Braille with your fingers! You have to use your  
>>> eyes.”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> KENTUCKY ROUNDUP
>>>
>>>
>>> NFB of Lexington continues in its usual forward motion!  The
>>> September Walk-a-Thon occurred in 2010 and displayed its greatest
>>> participation from the chapter and the community yet.  The chapter
>>> expects the annual event to become a fantastic fundraiser and
>>> awareness tool.  The chapter had a unique opportunity to take
>>> advantage of a newly founded Lexington-Fayette County Public
>>> Library event in October that is also expected to become an annual
>>> affair.
>>>
>>> Local Fayette County State and local representatives set up in the
>>> Library on October 19, 2010 to meet their public and discuss a
>>> number of issues important to the community in general.  Pamela and
>>> a good number of the NFB Chapter members attended the event and had
>>> opportunity to share with the Director of the Library our concerns
>>> regarding inaccessibility to the blind of Fayette County to library
>>> services and provided information about the solutions to bridge the
>>> gap.  Of course, Pamela also made the best of the “Meet the Blind”
>>> event and discussed the importance of and funding inadequacies of
>>> the KY NFB-NEWSLINE® newspaper reading service with State Senators
>>> and Representatives present.  The event was well attended and well
>>> worth the while.
>>>
>>> NFB of Lexington had the distinct pleasure of having Mr. George
>>> Stokes, Envision America Representative, visit the monthly chapter
>>> meeting in November and provide his excellent demonstration of the
>>> Summit and ScriptTalk, bar code reading devices that open the door
>>> to accessible information and independence for the blind and
>>> visually impaired regarding home supplies and medications.  George
>>> provided lots of information regarding other print access devices
>>> that help all of us to more freely negotiate the world of print.
>>> The chapter also joined with Independence Place, Inc. Staff and
>>> Consumers to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season in December
>>> despite the horrible winter weather.
>>>
>>> 2011 started with a bang and hasn’t let up!  Pamela has taken a new
>>> approach to monthly chapter meetings by including FOOD during the
>>> meetings which has brought fun and excitement to the meetings.
>>> Lexington has grown in membership in January and was found enjoying
>>> great pleasure at the February meeting from the new members’ chef’s
>>> delight – fried chicken and mashed potatoes.  We are looking for
>>> still more membership growth and lots of delicious dishes
>>> throughout the year!
>>>
>>> Pamela and John had the distinct opportunity to join President
>>> Cathy Jackson in Daytona Beach at the International Speedway to
>>> witness HISTORY in the making as Mark Riccabono drove the 2011 Ford
>>> Escape for the “Rolex Blind Driver Challenge!”  Together with
>>> approximately 400 NFB members from across the nation, the Kentucky
>>> group cheered Mark onward to an enormous step into the future for
>>> the blind and visually impaired!  On the heels of this exhilarating
>>> experience, the group took the necessary issues to Capitol Hill in
>>> attempt to help U.S. Representatives understand the importance of
>>> taking strong positions on behalf of the blind and visually
>>> impaired, and in some cases, through items that bring access and
>>> independence which have been LAW for 20 years or longer!  Our blind
>>> and visually impaired children need to be held to the highest
>>> standards of excellence in their education, all products, goods and
>>> services manufactured, bought and sold need to be accessible to and
>>> usable by the blind and visually impaired of America especially,
>>> and further demonstrate our skills and abilities through employment
>>> that will be enhanced through the Americans with Disabilities
>>> Business Opportunity Act.
>>>
>>> We are privileged to represent the Nation’s blind and appreciate
>>> the opportunity to join in “changing what it means to be blind!”
>>>
>>> For more information regarding NFB of Lexington, call Pamela Roark-
>>> Glisson, President, at (859) 948-3663 or e-mail her at Pam.glisson at insightbb.com
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>> The Murray Chapter has been busy as bees.  The chapter celebrated
>>> its annual dinner in September and elected officers.  The members
>>> traveled to Louisville for the State Convention.
>>>
>>> The month of December was a busy time as the chapter enjoyed
>>> Christmas dinner and a gift exchange.  The meal was sponsored and
>>> coordinated by Rickey Yates, nephew of member Sue Rudd.  Members
>>> and friends enjoyed watching President Danny Perry work his way
>>> through multiple boxes to discover his Christmas gift.  Danny and
>>> Anetta Perry, along with Mike and Ashley Dixon rode in the Murray
>>> Christmas parade in a vehicle donated by the local business The
>>> Basket Case.  The vehicle was decorated with a banner donated by K-
>>> Square Designs, LLC, with the Whozit on it.  The vehicle was also
>>> decorated in green garland which had sunglasses and candy canes
>>> adorning it.  Members passed out candy canes to the audience as the
>>> parade went down the street.  The chapter utilized this as an
>>> awareness event for the community.
>>>
>>> In January Mike, Jenny and Ashley Dixon took part in the Martin
>>> Luther King volunteer day as they washed windows, cleaned the yard
>>> and moved some items for a lady in the community.  This was also an
>>> awareness project.
>>>
>>> The chapter is having an auction in April to raise funds for the
>>> National Convention trip in July.  In May the chapter will be
>>> participating in the city-wide yard sale with a mini carnival
>>> including a duck pond, sucker tree, corn hole toss and bake sale.
>>> The chapter is also very thankful for an organization called The
>>> Dixie Outlaws.  This group will be putting on a lawn mower derby
>>> with the funds being donated to our chapter to help with convention
>>> expenses.  Eight chapter members are making plans to attend the
>>> convention this year.  The group would also like to mention that
>>> Jennifer Hall is greatly missed, however, we understand she is
>>> getting a great education and wish her well while in Louisville.
>>> Stay tuned for more happenings from the Murray Chapter.
>>>
>>>
>>> Things are sure happening here in Louisville!  We just wrapped up
>>> our 2011 Chili Supper and Auction, and even though our numbers were
>>> down we had a great event.  Now we’re turning our sights to our
>>> April Luncheon which will be held on Saturday April 23, 2011.
>>> We’re spicing it up by having the luncheon at Tumbleweed on the
>>> river and bringing in Mr. Ron Gardner.  Mr. Gardner is the
>>> Affiliate President of Utah and a member of the National Affiliate
>>> Action team.  Here in Louisville, we feel very fortunate to have
>>> the funds to bring in a well known, well respected Federationist.
>>> Mr. Gardner is going to assist me in motivating our chapter
>>> members, and we have a few other surprises up our sleeves!
>>>
>>> Thinking “Out of the Box” is what we are doing in Louisville this
>>> year.  Our board decided to send a deligate to the 2011 National
>>> convention in Orlando.  Sarah Williams who is a board member was
>>> the chosen one.  This is a great opportunity for Sarah and we know
>>> she’ll bring back knowledge and enthusiasm.  We continue to add
>>> names to our Great Convention Giveaway drawing.  Last summer the
>>> Greater Louisville board decided to entice people. For every NFBGL
>>> meeting or event you attend your name goes in a drawing for an all-
>>> expense paid trip to the 2011 NFB of Kentucky State Convention in
>>> Frankfort.  Our box runneth over with names; I need to get a bigger
>>> box!  The winner will be drawn at our April Luncheon.
>>>
>>> We have some exciting meetings and activities planned for this
>>> summer.  We hope you can join us.  Our monthly meetings are held on
>>> the third Saturday of the month at the Louisville Free Public
>>> Library, 301 York Street, from 2pm till 3:30pm.  You can always
>>> call our Talking Bulletin Board at, 502-495-7130 for all the up to
>>> date news. You can also find us on Twitter at, NFBGL.
>>>
>>> Submitted by Nickie Pearl, President, NFB of Greater Louisville
>>>
>>>
>>> On December 18, 2010, the NFB of Ashland celebrated Christmas with
>>> a potluck lunch at the home of Lora Felty.  Michael and Kennetta
>>> Freholm provided a scrumptious smoked turkey and other chapter
>>> members provided yummy side dishes and dessert.  Following lunch,
>>> members took part in the annual ornament exchange.  An extra
>>> special surprise for the day came when Sandy and Christopher Adams
>>> stopped by for a bit.  Sandy is a charter member of the NFB of
>>> Ashland and Christopher, her son, is legally blind.  Christopher
>>> has suffered a year-long bout with leukemia and has undergone a
>>> bone marrow transplant.  He is doing well; his hair is coming back
>>> in and it was wonderful to see him.  We are all thankful that he is
>>> doing so well.
>>>
>>>  Plans were made to celebrate Louis Braille’s birthday in January
>>> with a presentation at the Flatwoods Public Library in Greenup
>>> County.  However, due to the crazy weather in January, the event
>>> was postponed until February.  So, on Thursday, February 10,
>>> Michael Freholm and Lora Felty, assisted by Michael’s daughter,
>>> Wesley, spoke with families at the Flatwoods library, sharing with
>>> them information about the NFB, Braille and how blind people do
>>> normal everyday things.  A Braille storybook was read aloud,
>>> Braille alphabet cards were passed out and names were written in
>>> Braille.  There were approximately 30 individuals in attendance and
>>> the group was interested and attentive.  It always feels good to
>>> have a successful event.
>>> STATE CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT
>>>
>>> Making Plans
>>>
>>> By Cathy Jackson, President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky
>>>
>>> The 64th annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind
>>> of Kentucky has been set.  We will convene in Frankfort, KY at the
>>> Capitol Plaza Hotel beginning Friday, September 30 through Sunday,
>>> October 2.  Room rates are $79.00 per room, per night, plus
>>> applicable taxes.  Calling the hotel directly at, 502-227-5100 no
>>> later than Friday, September 9 will guarantee you a room at our
>>> convention rate.  When calling, you must specify that you are with
>>> the NFB of Kentucky.
>>>
>>> We have not held a convention in Frankfort since 2003.  Chapter
>>> President, Jerry Young, is rallying the troops and he has promised
>>> to make this a convention to remember.
>>>
>>> Now, if you would really like to plan ahead, our 65th annual
>>> convention will be held the weekend of September 28, 29 and 30,
>>> (guess where), Frankfort.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> THE COOK’S NOOK
>>>
>>> Potato Ham Bake
>>>
>>> Makes 6 servings
>>>
>>> Ingredients
>>>
>>> 3 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
>>> 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
>>> 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
>>> 8 slices processed American cheese
>>> 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
>>> ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
>>>
>>> 1.  In a greased 3-qt baking dish, layer half of the potatoes, ham,
>>> onion, cheese and soup.  Repeat layers.  Cover and bake at 350
>>> degrees F for 1-1/4 hours or until potatoes are almost tender.
>>> 2.  Sprinkle with peas.  Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until
>>> heated through.
>>>
>>>
>>> Strawberry Shortcake Toss
>>>
>>> Makes 6 servings
>>>
>>> Ingredients
>>>
>>> 3 (1/2-inch) center slices King’s Hawaiian Sweet Bread
>>> 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
>>> ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
>>> ¼ cup margarine, melted
>>> 2-1/2 cups sliced strawberries
>>> 3 cups non-dairy whipped topping
>>> Strawberries to garnish
>>>
>>> 1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
>>> 2.  Blend sugar and cinnamon together.  Brush both sides of bread
>>> lightly with margarine.  Generously sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
>>> mixture.  Cut into 1-inch cubes.
>>> 3.  Bake cubes on a baking sheet with a lip for 8-9 minutes, or
>>> until golden brown, stirring once.  Set aside to cool.
>>> 4.  Toss together croutons and berries.  Spread evenly into an 8 by
>>> 8 by 2-inch pan.  Spread whipped topping evenly to cover filling.
>>> 5.  Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.  Sprinkle top with
>>> cinnamon-sugar, if desired.
>>>
>>>
>>> Chocopeanutbutterbanana Smoothie
>>>
>>> Makes 1 serving
>>>
>>> Ingredients
>>>
>>> 1 banana, sliced
>>> ½ cup skim milk
>>> 2 tablespoons peanut butter
>>> 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
>>>
>>> 1.  Blend the banana, skim milk, peanut butter and chocolate syrup
>>> in a blender until smooth.  Pour into a glass to serve.
>>>
>>>
>>> THE END
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end
>>> up landing only on the moon.
>>>
>>> <The Kentucky Cardinal Winter
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