[Nfbk] White Cane Day in Louisville

[Melanie Peskoe]

The White Cane Day event in Louisville happened today from 11:30-1:30 in our
downtown business district at 4th Street Live. The event was emceed by local
television personality Dawne Gee and we heard from leaders at TARC, First
Transit, Louisville Metro Government, and Honorable Judge David Holton.
Judge Holton also performed the guitar and led the group in singing My Old
Kentucky Home. The Governor and Mayor White Cane Proclamations were read and
a White Cane Award was presented to Judge Holton for his service in
Louisville. The NFB of Greater Louisville hosted an information booth where
we distributed literature, talked with many people about blindness and the
NFB, and sold 50/50 raffle tickets. The lucky winner of the raffle was NFB
member, Ron Byrd. I'd like to thank fellow NFB members Josh Gentry, Ian
Bray, and Cathy Jackson who came down to help at this event. I would call
this event a success! Our next event will be on Wednesday October 23 from
10:00-3:00 at the McDowell Center (8412 Westport Rd) where we will again
host an information booth and conduct another raffle. Don't forget that we
will also have a chapter meeting this Saturday October 19 from 1:00-3:00 at
the Kentucky School for the Blind food service building (1867 Frankfort
Ave). As always if you have any questions please feel free to call me at
262-1403. 

 

Sincerely,

Melanie

 

If you'd like to make a tax deductible donation to the NFB for our Meet the
Blind Month fundraising efforts during the month of October, you can do so
via text message. Simply send a text to 41444 and enter the word BLIND, your
donation amount, and your name in the body of the  message - then hit send!
You will receive a reply message with a  link to complete your donation via
credit or debit card. 

 

Melanie Peskoe, President

National Federation of the Blind of Greater Louisville

For more information: 

Phone 502-495-7130

Facebook www.facebook.com/nfbgl 

Technology Assistance Division www.nfbkentuckytad.org
<http://www.nfbkentuckytad.org/>  

 

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Donate your car to benefit the National Federation of the Blind today!

For more information, please visit: http://
<http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/> www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call
1-855-659-9314

 

 

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