[nfbmi-talk] Michigan Sports Club

[J.J. Meddaugh]

That's great. TO my knowledge, there isn't a team in Michigan currently 
though there was about 20 years ago.

Best regards,
J.J.

On 11/9/2015 7:44 PM, Donna Posont via nfbmi-talk wrote:
> Hey Jeff, At the convention Carla Valpeoz was collecting names of 
> people who were interested in beep baseball. Her email is 
> valpeoz.c at gmail.com. Have fun, Donna
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Crouch via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 4:33 PM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Cc: Jeff Crouch
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Michigan Sports Club
>
> hi Fred,
> Who can I get connected with to find out more information about the 
> beep baseball?
>
> Thanks and warmest regards
> Jeff Crouch
> President of the Michigan Association of Blind Students
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 9, 2015, at 15:30, Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk 
>> <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Wow!  What a wonderful, positive and up building convention!  I feel so
>> good.  We spent a lot of time this past weekend on transportation.  
>> As blind
>> people it is always a challenge to get around.  Fitness can play an
>> important role in this.  We may not feel like walking a half mile to 
>> a bus
>> stop or hustling across a busy street with a short light.
>>
>>
>>
>> The NFB is looking at fitness as an aspect of how blind people are 
>> perceived
>> and how we perceive ourselves.  Kevan Worley discussed Wefit Wellness 
>> this
>> past weekend.  He provided statistics about obesity rates among blind 
>> people
>> compared to the general population.  Now, I wish to quickly say that 
>> I am no
>> paragon of fitness.  My standard of measure is how my fitness affects my
>> life activities.  If I cannot do what I want because of fitness, I 
>> know I
>> must do something. In other words, fitness is part of living the 
>> lives we
>> want.
>>
>>
>>
>> As many of you know, I like outdoor activities.  I like to be outside 
>> in the
>> woods or almost any place else.  Some of our members like Beep Baseball.
>> Some of our members like Goal Ball.  Some of our members like 
>> cross-country
>> skiing.  If you are interested in developing these or any other ideas 
>> into
>> something which we can come together to fellowship and build our
>> organization with, I invite you to let me know.  I only wish to serve 
>> as a
>> means of connecting people.  I will not likely play Goal ball or even 
>> Beep
>> Baseball, though baseball is my favorite sport.  I would take great 
>> joy in
>> knowing that our members are enjoying these sports and building our
>> organization by attracting more people to what we do.  So, let me 
>> know, or
>> simply start a thread on this list about your interests and ideas.
>>
>>
>>
>> A great example of how fitness may be combined with our core values 
>> is that
>> our Grand Rapids Chapter is planning a Walk-a-thon in the spring as a
>> fundraiser.  What a great way to combine fitness, affiliate building and
>> fundraising.  We will be in the public space showing that blind 
>> people have
>> all kinds of talents, interests and we will have the opportunity to 
>> share
>> our issues of concern with everyone we meet.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you wish to start this week, meet me and some other blind people at
>> Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Road,  in Lansing at 9:00 
>> AM, to
>> walk off road.  We are presently all Federation members, but we invite
>> anyone to join with us to enjoy the outdoors and each other's 
>> company.  We
>> are leisurely about our approach, so, do not feel you need to 
>> maintain an
>> Olympic pace to participate.  We will just have fun, get exercise and 
>> enjoy
>> the outdoors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Fred
>>
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