[NFBNJ] Updated: Spotlight On Our Members: Achievements and Accomplishments page

[joe ruffalo]

    Greetings to all!
Please review the following submissions, provided below.
They are on the state website.
Please consider submitting your achievements and accomplishments in order 
for others to raise their expectations to live the life we want!
Keep the same length and use both submissions as a template.
I know of authors, business owners, secretaries, internet dis jockeys, , 
teachers, social workers, college graduates etc.
Please share your story as your words would inspire others to raise 
expectations to transform dreams into reality!

Please forward to Brian Mackey at bmackey88 at gmail.com and copy me at 
nfbnj1 at verizon.net

Warmly,
Joe


We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net
www.nfbnj.org
Raising ExpectationsTo Live The Life You Want!
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From: Brian Mackey
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 12:25 PM
To: Joe Ruffalo (NFBNJ President) ; 'Linda Melendez'
Subject: Updated: Spotlight On Our Members: Achievements and Accomplishments 
page


Spotlight On Our Members: Achievements and Accomplishments


Showing that our members are living the lives they want!


Brian Mackey


Affiliate Treasurer
Affiliate Webmaster

Since 2011, Brian is the proud owner of Mackey Enterprises, LLC. in November
2015, Brian successfully launched his company website,
<http://www.mackeyenterprisesllc.com/> www.mackeyenterprisesllc.com. Since
July 2018, Brian maintains six NFB affiliate websites and one national
division website! Brian is also an active member of the Middle Atlantic
Blind Golf Association since 2010, which holds about 30 to 40 outings a year
in Pennsylvania and Southern NJ each year. Brian is the winner of the 2018
MABGA Pro Am Tournament on August 17th, and the winner of the 2018 Putting
Contest at Green Valley Country Club during a MABGA outing on August 21st.
In 2006, Brian earned his 1st degree black belt in Shotokan karate. Brian
graduated from the Louisiana Center for the Blind in 2007. In addition,
Brian was a participant of the National Federation of the Blind's 86th
National Leadership Seminar which took place in March 2018.


Linda Melendez


Affiliate Board Member
Board Member, At Large Chapter
President, Sports & Recreation Division of NFBNJ
Chair, Transit Committee

A major accomplishment of mine was being the Key Note Speaker on Wednesday,
April 25th, 2018 and sharing my journey of "Getting into the Game of Life"
at the 35th Annual Conference for the New Jersey Commission on Recreation
for Individuals with Disabilities at the Ramada Plaza Conference Center in
Monroe New Jersey for approximately 75 attendees. It was an honor and a
privilege to speak about my life and how I have become the woman I am today.
I spoke about being the eldest of four daughters of a single mom in the late
60's; her struggles and triumphs during a time when there was little to no
assistance for physically abused women. The same was true for single
parents, families living below the poverty level and people with
disabilities. I focused on how each person has the power in their own lives
to remove barriers and overcome obstacles that prevent us from living the
lives we truly want. Highlights of my presentation included sharing my own
experiences as a single mom and serving as support for my family; going from
sight to blindness and how there really can be a great life after such an
experience; the pride and hard work involved the loss of 100 pounds and
completing my first half-marathon; coping with the death of my mom, managing
my anxiety and depression and of course, describing my leadership role in
the National Federation of the Blind of NJ and how its philosophy holds a
major role in my life today.


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