[Nfbmo] Yay!!!
Susan Ford
johnsusanford at earthlink.net
Sat Jan 30 20:13:12 UTC 2010
Dan:
How exciting! Work hard and enjoy Washington!
Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 1:00 AM
Subject: [Nfbmo] Yay!!!
>I get to meet Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (see message below)! She's a
> real firebrand - hasn't
> let the GOP get away with anything and she's a fighter for my particularly
> favorite blind civil rights
> legislation.
> I'll send a picture of the two of us to you.
> D
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/30/2010 12:48:09 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> CDanielsen at nfb.org writes:
>
> Dear Fellow Federationists:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
> "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
>
>
>
> As you know, our Washington Seminar is fast approaching. On
> Wednesday, February 3, it is extremely important that you attend the
> 5:00 p.m. meeting because we will have a special
> guest. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida will
> receive a Distinguished Legislative Service Award for her leadership
> in securing funding for the Digital Talking Book program of the
> Library of Congress. Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz is a
> subcommittee chairperson and Chief Deputy Whip in the United States
> House of Representatives. Please make a point to attend this meeting
> and express your sincere appreciation for all that she has done to
> create opportunity for blind Americans. Congresswoman Wasserman
> Schultz is also a cosponsor of the Blind Persons Return to Work Act
> and the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, and we believe that she
> will soon sign on as a cosponsor of the Technology Bill of Rights for
> the Blind. Please join us in honoring this great supporter and
> friend of America's blind.
>
>
>
> If you're not already in Washington on Wednesday but live in the
> District or in Virginia or Maryland, please make an effort to be at
> the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street SW, to attend this special
> presentation. If you live in Maryland or can get to the National
> Center for the Blind in Baltimore, there will be transportation on
> Wednesday afternoon to the Holiday Inn Capitol for this important
> gathering. If you would like to utilize this transportation option,
> please contact Scott White by calling (410) 659-9314, extension 2231,
> or e-mailing <mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org. Please let Scott
> know by the close of business on Monday, February 1, if you plan to
> use this transportation option. Transportation will leave the
> National Center for the Blind promptly at 2:45 p.m. and return to the
> Center at approximately 8 p.m. Please be sure to arrive at the
> Center no later than 2:30 p.m. so that the van(s) can depart on
> time. If you will already be at Washington Seminar, please make a
> point of being in the Columbia Room at 5 p.m. The gathering will
> last until approximately 6:30 p.m. I hope to see you in Washington.
>
>
>
> Sincerely:
>
>
>
> Chris Danielsen
>
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