[Nfbmo] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] Congressman Dingell to Participate in the NationalFederation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence

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From: "Mary Ann Rojek" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Congressman Dingell to Participate in the 
NationalFederation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence


>    PRESS RELEASE
> via PR Newswire
> Congressman Dingell to Participate in the National Federation of the Blind 
> Motor
> City March for
> Independence
> Michigan Representative to Serve as Honorary Co-chair of Event
> DETROIT, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the 
> Blind announced
> today that
> Congressman John D. Dingell, who represents Michigan's 15th Congressional 
> District,
> will serve as a
> co-chair for the organization's third annual fundraising walk-a-thon 
> event. The Motor
> City March for
> Independence will take place on the morning of July 6, 2009, as part of 
> the National
> Federation of
> the Blind convention, which will be held in Detroit this year. Over one 
> thousand
> blind people from
> across the nation will march to raise money to benefit blind people all 
> over the
> United States and
> to raise awareness about the capabilities of the blind. Congressman 
> Dingell will
> also address the
> first general session of the National Federation of the Blind convention 
> later the
> same day.
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
> "We are
> pleased to have
> Congressman Dingell as a participant in the Motor City March for 
> Independence. As
> the
> longest-serving member in the history of the United States House of 
> Representatives,
> Congressman
> Dingell has clearly demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public 
> service and
> will be an
> invaluable addition to the Motor City March for Independence and the 
> convention of
> the National
> Federation of the Blind."
> Congressman Dingell said: "I have been pleased to support many of the 
> National Federation
> of the
> Blind's legislative initiatives and I am delighted to support blind 
> Americans by
> participating in
> the March for Independence."
> Congressman Dingell has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 
> 1955 and
> is Chairman
> Emeritus of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He joins former 
> Motown singer
> and current
> Detroit Councilwoman Martha Reeves and other local Detroit luminaries who 
> have agreed
> to co-chair
> the Motor City March for Independence.
> For more information about the March for Independence, including how to 
> participate
> and how to
> sponsor a marcher, visit
> www.marchforindependence.org
> .
> To learn more about the National Federation of the Blind, please visit
> www.nfb.org
> .
> SOURCE National Federation of the Blind
> http://www.nfb.org
> PR SOURCE
> http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=...
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