[NFBNJ] Congratulations We Did It! The Commission Will Be Preserved

[Annemarie Cooke]

Seconded! WhooHoo!  Way to go, Carol and Joe and my fellow Federationists!
Annemarie Cooke
On 2/26/18, Zoraida Krell via NFBNJ <nfbnj at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Wow!  Hats off  to Joe & Carol!  Kudos to awesome leadership:)
>
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:30 PM, joe ruffalo via NFBNJ <nfbnj at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Greetings to all on the NFBNJ distribution list!
>>
>> Congratulations to all that emailed and called Governor Murphy and Acting
>> Commissioner Johnson with your letter and the facts sheet on the
>> importance
>> to preserve the NJ CBVI.
>> Your individual and collective voices were heard as we want to continue
>> to
>> raise expectations to live the life we want!
>> I know when we need you again, you will be available to assist to change
>> what it means to be blind!
>> The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey are the blind speaking
>> for ourselves!
>>
>> Again, congratulations!
>> The following was forwarded by Carol Castellano, President, Parents of
>> Blind Children-NJ.
>>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Dear Members,
>>
>> Thanks to your efforts of calling, writing, and emailing, we have
>> received
>> the assurance in writing and in person today from Acting Commissioner
>> Carole Johnson that "the Murphy Administration is committed to CBVI's
>> important work...and has no intention of dismantling or eliminating
>> CBVI."
>>
>> The Commission for the Blind will be preserved!  Well done, everyone!
>>
>> Carol & Joe
>>
>> Carol Castellano
>> Parents of Blind Children-NJ
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976 <(973)%20377-0976>
>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>> www.blindchildren.org
>> www.nopbc.org
>>
>> 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 Expectations To Live The Life We Want!
>>
>>
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Annemarie Cooke