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<div>Susan T. Polansky<BR></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland <nfbmd@riccobono.us><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List' <greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> mdabs@nfbnet.org; 'NFB of Maryland e-mail list' <nfbmd@nfbnet.org> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, October 3, 2012 4:28 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Nfbmd] FW: Meet the Blind Month Flashmob--spread the word :<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>Hello
everyone,<BR>This is going to be a really fun event! Please come and participate if you<BR>can.<BR>Melissa<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: mary jo hartle [mailto:<A href="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com">mjhartle23@gmail.com</A>] <BR>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:49 PM<BR>To: 'NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List'; 'Hartle, Jesse';<BR><A href="mailto:rcarranza@nfb.org" ymailto="mailto:rcarranza@nfb.org">rcarranza@nfb.org</A>; 'Shaheen, Natalie'; <A href="mailto:alewis@nfb.org" ymailto="mailto:alewis@nfb.org">alewis@nfb.org</A>; 'Melissa Ann<BR>Riccobono'; Dezman Jackson; Judy A. Rasmussen;<BR><A href="mailto:maryellethompson008@comcast.net" ymailto="mailto:maryellethompson008@comcast.net">maryellethompson008@comcast.net</A>; Jensen, Meleah; Melissa Lomax; Melissa N.<BR>Mehl; National Federation of the Blind of Maryland; NFBMD; Tom and Eileen<BR>Rivera Ley; Trudy Pickrel; 'Hartle, Jesse';
'Wilson, Joanne';<BR><A href="mailto:jewell@nfb.org" ymailto="mailto:jewell@nfb.org">jewell@nfb.org</A>; 'Danielsen, Chris'; <A href="mailto:mriccobono@nfb.org" ymailto="mailto:mriccobono@nfb.org">mriccobono@nfb.org</A><BR>Cc: 'mary jo hartle'<BR>Subject: Meet the Blind Month Flashmob--spread the word : <BR><BR><BR><BR> Hi everyone, <BR><BR>Mark your calendars for our first ever "Meet the Blind" flash mob on<BR>Saturday, Oct. 20th at 1:00 p.m. At the Inner Harbor. (More details on the<BR>exact meeting place to come.) This will take place after the chapter meting<BR>this month and has the potential to be a great public awareness activity<BR>with all your support. <BR><BR>Flashmobs are extremely popular right now, so we hope this will be an<BR>exciting activity for us to attempt. For those of you who are not aware, a<BR>flash mob is (according to Wikipedia) a group of people who
assemble<BR>suddenly in a place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a<BR>brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire,<BR>and artistic expression. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications,<BR>media, or viral emails. There are also such things as "Smartmobs" which<BR>are more political or publicity based, so maybe we are holding a mix of<BR>both. IN any case, it's going to be great. <BR><BR>So, if you are interested, and I hope you are, here are the details. <BR><BR>1. Find a white t-shirt and a sharpie or fabric marker <BR><BR>You can find pretty inexpensive packages of white tees at stores like<BR>Walmart or Sam's Club, or even at craft stores like Michaels. Or if you<BR>have one already and don't mind writing on it, just use that. <BR><BR>2. 2. Have someone assist you in writing the following in large print<BR>with a
permanent, or fabric marker on the front and back of the shirt: "I am<BR>blind and I'm a _____. Fill in the blank with something that describes you,<BR>e.g., a parent, a teacher, a skier, a dancer, a singer, , a runner, etc. Be<BR>creative. Don't worry about making a professional shirt or anything fancy;<BR>just make sure the print is legible and viewable when the shirt is worn. <BR><BR>3. . Wear your t-shirt to the flash mob and meet at the designated<BR>location at the Inner Harbor at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20th. <BR><BR>4. If you can't get a shirt, or need help printing the statement on<BR>your t-shirt, don't worry. Please come to the chapter meeting that morning<BR>at 10:00 a.m. at the NFB Jernigan Institute. . We will have some shirts<BR>available along with fabric markers and sighted folks to help write messages<BR>on your shirts.
<BR><BR>5. WE will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the designated location. Come ready to<BR>meet up with the group and participate in a brief pep rally of sorts to<BR>celebrate the capabilities of the blind. After this meeting, we will<BR>disperse for lunch around the harbor area. If you can't stay for lunch<BR>somewhere, don't worry. Just come and join us. The idea of having lunch is<BR>just to mix in with the sighted public and allow more people to see us and<BR>our messages. <BR><BR>WE also want to invite our family and friends to participate. They too are<BR>encouraged to wear t-shirts with messages. For example, theirs could say,<BR>"I'm the parent of a blind child", or I'm the friend of a blind person",<BR>etc. Please help spread the word and invite all your family and friends to<BR>join us. WE want as many people as possible to participate. <BR><BR> If
you have questions, please email Mary JO Hartle at<BR><A href="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:mjhartle23@gmail.com">mjhartle23@gmail.com</A> or call me at 318.243.4135. <BR><BR>Thanks and we hope to see you there!<BR><BR>Mary JO Hartle <BR><BR>(on behalf of the Greater Baltimore NFB Chapter) <BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>No virus found in this message.<BR>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<BR>Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2441/5304 - Release Date: 10/02/12<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Nfbmd mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Nfbmd@nfbnet.org" ymailto="mailto:Nfbmd@nfbnet.org">Nfbmd@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmd_nfbnet.org" target=_blank>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmd_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbmd:<BR><A
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