[nfbmi-talk] Congratulations Lydia! FW: Article from Mining Journal Regional News Section 2016 04 29

Sat Apr 30 18:59:57 UTC 2016

I Love this idea Derek!  
And you could use your professorial skills to be a phenomenal head master!  

> On Apr 30, 2016, at 6:13 AM, Derek Moore via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How about this idea: look for funding to start a school for blind and visually impaired. A few curriculums could be: Braille writing, Life skills, career, and mobility so that we can live the life we want. It'll be owned and operated by NFB of MI.
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>> On Apr 30, 2016, at 12:02 AM, Fred wurtzel via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Federationists,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Well, Lydia Schuck has been hard at her grant writing work.  So far she has
>> had success in writing 2 nice Grants.  The first grant is for $3500 from
>> Blue Cross of Michigan to enable us to write 25 more grant requests.  The
>> second one is from the Superior Health Foundation for $7600 to get out
>> information about Newsline in the Upper Peninsula (see article below).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This is great news for Newsline and holds promise for our other efforts in
>> Michigan.  If any of you have leads on grant funding or have ideas for
>> developing possible programs to submit for funding let Larry and/or Lydia
>> know.  We have an opportunity to increase our strength and presence with
>> these generous gifts.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warmest Regards,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Fred
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> SHF celebrates $80,000-plus in grants April 29, 2016 RYAN JARVI - Journal
>> Staff Writer ( rjarvi at miningjournal.net ) , Mining Journal . MARQUETTE - The
>> Superior Health Foundation this year has awarded almost $82,300 in
>> health-centered grant funding to 25 organizations, which were recognized
>> Thursday during the foundation's Spring Grants Celebration. "The Superior
>> Health Foundation is very excited to award grant funding to eight deserving
>> organizations across the Upper Peninsula," said Jim LaJoie, executive
>> director of the foundation. "One grant at a time, we're playing an important
>> role in improving the health and well-being of people in the Upper
>> Peninsula. Between October and March, the foundation awarded a total of
>> roughly $20,200 in grants to 17 organizations from across the region. During
>> the celebration, sponsored by 44 North and hosted in Marquette at the
>> Holiday Inn, the foundation awarded larger grants totaling nearly $62,100 to
>> eight other organizations, including U.P. Sports Training Camp that received
>> $10,000 to cover various equipment costs. The organization offers a five-day
>> traditional summer camp experience for about 30 individuals from Marquette
>> and Alger counties with cognitive, social and physical disabilities. The
>> camp emphasizes Special Olympics sports training instruction and has been
>> held at Bay Cliff Health Camp every August for the past 13 years, said Alice
>> Reynolds, who is part of the group's marketing team. "It's kind of a
>> well-rounded camp with specifics on sports training," Reynolds said. "So
>> what we hope that they'll do is get this training and then be able to go and
>> compete and train in their local Special Olympics areas. The campers train
>> each day in basketball, tennis, swimming and other sports. But they also get
>> the opportunity to participate in other activities, such as singing songs
>> around the campfire, making arts and crafts, hiking and an annual talent
>> show. Reynolds said her group coordinates with the regional Special Olympics
>> organization and has been borrowing its sports equipment for years. She said
>> the grant funding will allow the camp to have its own, allowing for more
>> flexibility in its operations and the possibilities to expand its offerings.
>> "There's so many opportunities out there, and sports is so great for
>> building self esteem and for doing the teamwork, and for just health,"
>> Reynolds said. "Sometimes these kids don't have a lot of friends outside, so
>> they look forward to this. ... This is their time to be with their friends.
>> Other programs that received large grants from the foundation include: - She
>> Believed/He Believed program at Marquette Alternative High School, $9,373.
>> The funds will be used to purchase snowshoes, jump ropes, dumb bells and an
>> upright bike, and fund YMCA run registrations, certified workout instructors
>> and day passes to the PEIF. - NEWSLINE program with the National Federation
>> of the Blind of Michigan in Lansing, $7,600 for, among other things,
>> training to Upper Peninsula residents who are blind to use NEWSLINE, an
>> online computer speech technology that reproduces newspaper text and
>> transmits it over the phone. - Omega House in Houghton, $6,385 to support a
>> therapeutic massage program that provides therapy to terminally ill
>> residents. - Pathways in Marquette, $13,597 to help implement a new
>> exercise/nutrition program for adults with serious mental illnesses. - U.P.
>> Diabetes Outreach Network in Marquette, $4,645 to support the Life Coach
>> Training Program, which assists pre-diabetics and those at-risk of the
>> disease with knowledge and other resources. - Women's Center Inc. in
>> Marquette, $5,475 to provide nutritional food for survivors of domestic
>> abuse at the Harbor House, in the equivalent of enough food to feed two
>> people for a year. - YMCA of Marquette County, $5,000 to support the Summer
>> Speech Program, which provides six to eight weeks of group therapy to
>> children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. Ryan Jarvi can be reached
>> at 906-228-2500, ext. 242. 
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