[NFBP-Talk] Federation Focus for the Week of May 19
David B. Goldstein
david at iCantCU.com
Tue May 20 19:10:05 UTC 2025
Hey there PA Federationists!
It's a quiet week for meetings across the affiliate, but that just means
you've got time to catch the latest _Federation Focus_ for the week of
May 19! I run through what's on deck -- including Tuesday's Pennsylvania
Association of Blind Merchants meeting and Saturday's Brandywine Valley
Chapter meetup at Happy Days Diner. Fewer meetings, but still plenty to
know.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/Zz3Wg87CHjk
More importantly, the Scholarship Raffle Fundraiser is back! Tickets are
just $5 for a three-digit number, giving you 31 chances to win in
October -- $50 Sunday through Friday, $100 on Saturdays. No emails, no
calls -- just check your mailbox in November. Want in or need a bunch of
tickets to sell? Hit me up at vp1 at nfbofpa.org.
We're also taking you inside the Spring Fling Blind Vendor Showcase in
Harrisburg, packed with amazing vendors like Kevin Cross, Joi Ponton and
Michelle McManus. Plus, a peek at Saturday night's raucous auction and a
reminder to lock in your reservations for both state and national
conventions. Catch all of it -- links to vendors, meetings, and more are
below.
Meetings:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM
PA Association of Blind Merchants Division Meeting
Via Zoom
https://www.nfbofpa.org/merchantszoom [1]
One Tap Mobile
+13092053325,,4503152944#
Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM
Brandywine Valley Chapter Meeting
In-person:
Happy Days Diner
3470 Lincoln Hwy E
Thorndale, PA
Fundraisers
Affiliate Scholarship Raffle
It is time to start selling those raffle tickets that benefit the NFB of
PA Scholarship Fund. Each ticket sells for $5. See your chapter or
division President or Treasurer for tickets. Drawings are nightly during
the month of October. If you are not in a chapter or division and would
like to buy tickets, please get in touch with me at vp1 at nfbofpa.org.
White Canes Connect Episode 135
In Episode 135 of _White Canes Connect_, hosts Lisa Bryant and David
Goldstein welcome Martha Steele and Natanya Sortland to spotlight the
inaugural Blind Birders Birdathon happening May 18, 2025. This
nationwide event invites blind and visually impaired individuals to
identify birds by sound during a flexible two-hour window within a
24-hour period. No birding experience required--just a love of
listening.
Find the podcast on
Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-birders-birdathon-breaks-barriers-nationwide/id1592248709?i=1000708559315
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zPRw94Dg6tPvo4EgD1GxN
YouTube
https://youtu.be/WMiGpkgvU4Y?si=1KjnlYkfIe1cd_K9
White Canes Connect at #12 on the Best 100 Visually Impaired Podcasts
Our affiliate podcast is hanging on at #12 of the 100 Best Visually
Impaired Podcasts! Check out the list at
https://podcast.feedspot.com/visually_impaired_podcasts/. You may find
your new favorite podcast on it!
NFB National Convention
Pennsylvania may be where the organized blind movement began, but this
summer, its heartbeat moves to New Orleans for the National Federation
of the Blind National Convention, July 8-13. Be part of the movement's
future--details at https://www.nfbofpa.org/nola [2]/. Online
registration closes on May 31.
Vendors and Sponsors from The PA Association of Blind Merchants Spring
Fling
Sadie McFarland
Email: sadiemc01 at gmail.com
Business: New York Life Insurance Company
Financial planning
Kevin Cross
Email: kmcessentials7 at gmail.com
Business: KMC Essentials LLC
https://www.thekanekeeper.com
Essential Kane Keeper: cane storage.
Marva Hall
Email: marva at myyahoo.com
Business: Blind Diva's Little Creations
baked goods and boutique items
Michelle McManus
Email: michelleandremy at gmail.com
Business: Michelle's Scent Site
https://michellescentsite.scentsy.us
Scented products: warmers, wax & more
James Robinson
Email: jnrobinson0928 at gmail.com
Business: The Blind Kitchen
cooking training to the blind & original food seasonings for sale.
Rachael Hudson
Email: hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com
Business: Rachael Everhart Hudson
Tactile Arts and Jewelry
Jasara Ponton
Email: missponton117 at gmail.com
https://www.themelanatedblindbaker.com
Baked goods from scratch. themelanatedblindbaker.com [3]
Pamela Baquero
Email: oneblindhippie at yahoo.com
Business: Little Sunshine Cafe
delicious, unique flavors and blends of blind sunshine coffee as well as
some herbal teas, other coffee items, inspirational positivity products
Stacie Leap
Email: stacie.leap at gmail.com
Business: Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents
Blind parents t-shirts, family cookbooks,
David Goldstein
Email: info at digitalgraphicsdesign.com
Business: Digital Graphics Design LLC
https://www.digitalgraphicsdesign.com
Sponsor Spotlight
R&K Subs
Central Pennsylvania's Best Full Service Fundraisers Offering Italian
Subs and Sandwiches Since 2005
https://randksubs.com/
Regards,
David
--
David B. Goldstein
david at iCantCU.com
(610) 715-5020 mobile
www.iCantCU.com [4]
iCantCU Podcast
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Support The Podcast When You Shop
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Connect with me:
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Links:
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[1] https://www.nfbofpa.org/merchantszoom
[2] https://www.nfbofpa.org/nola
[3] http://themelanatedblindbaker.com/
[4] http://www.iCantCU.com
[5] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icantcu-podcast/id1445801370
[6] https://open.spotify.com/show/3nck2D5HgD9ckSaUQaWwW2
[7] https://www.youtube.com/@icantcu/
[8] https://www.icantcu.com/amazon
[9] https://twitter.com/davidbenj
[10] https://www.instagram.com/davidbenj/
[11] https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenj
[12] https://www.facebook.com/davidbenj
[13]
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709
[14] https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI
[15] https://www.youtube.com/@pablindpodcast
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