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<p>Hey there PA Federationists!</p>
<p class="p1">It’s a quiet week for meetings across the affiliate, but that just means you’ve got time to catch the latest <em>Federation Focus</em> 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.</p>
<p class="p1">Watch now: <a href="https://youtu.be/Zz3Wg87CHjk">https://youtu.be/Zz3Wg87CHjk</a></p>
<p class="p1">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@nfbofpa.org.</p>
<p class="p1">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.</p>
<p class="p1">Meetings:</p>
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<p class="p1">Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM<br />PA Association of Blind Merchants Division Meeting<br />Via Zoom<br /><a href="https://www.nfbofpa.org/merchantszoom"><span class="s1">https://www.nfbofpa.org/merchantszoom</span></a><span class="s1"><br />One Tap Mobile</span></p>
<p class="p3">+13092053325,,4503152944#</p>
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<p class="p1">Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM</p>
<p class="p1">Brandywine Valley Chapter Meeting<br />In-person:<br />Happy Days Diner<br />3470 Lincoln Hwy E<br />Thorndale, PA</p>
<p class="p1">Fundraisers</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">Affiliate Scholarship Raffle</p>
<p class="p1">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 <a href="mailto:vp1@nfbofpa.org">vp1@nfbofpa.org</a>.</p>
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<p class="p1">White Canes Connect Episode 135</p>
<p class="p3">In Episode 135 of <em>White Canes Connect</em>, hosts Lisa Bryant and David Goldstein welcome Martha Steele and Natanya Sortland to spotlight the inaugural <strong>Blind Birders Birdathon</strong> 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.</p>
<p class="p1">Find the podcast on</p>
<p class="p1">Apple Podcasts</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-birders-birdathon-breaks-barriers-nationwide/id1592248709?i=1000708559315">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-birders-birdathon-breaks-barriers-nationwide/id1592248709?i=1000708559315</a> </span></p>
<p class="p1">Spotify</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zPRw94Dg6tPvo4EgD1GxN">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zPRw94Dg6tPvo4EgD1GxN</a> </span></p>
<p class="p1">YouTube</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="https://youtu.be/WMiGpkgvU4Y?si=1KjnlYkfIe1cd_K9">https://youtu.be/WMiGpkgvU4Y?si=1KjnlYkfIe1cd_K9</a> </span></p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">White Canes Connect at #12 on the Best 100 Visually Impaired Podcasts</p>
<p class="p1">Our affiliate podcast is hanging on at #12 of the 100 Best Visually Impaired Podcasts! Check out the list at <a href="https://podcast.feedspot.com/visually_impaired_podcasts/">https://podcast.feedspot.com/visually_impaired_podcasts/</a>. You may find your new favorite podcast on it!</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">NFB National Convention</p>
<p class="p3">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 <a href="https://www.nfbofpa.org/nola">https://www.<span class="s2">nfbofpa.org/nola</span></a><span class="s2">/</span>. Online registration closes on May 31.</p>
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<p class="p3">Vendors and Sponsors from The PA Association of Blind Merchants Spring Fling</p>
<p class="p4"> </p>
<p class="p3">Sadie McFarland</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:sadiemc01@gmail.com"><span class="s2">sadiemc01@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: New York Life Insurance Company</p>
<p class="p3">Financial planning</p>
<p class="p4"> </p>
<p class="p3">Kevin Cross</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:kmcessentials7@gmail.com"><span class="s2">kmcessentials7@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: KMC Essentials LLC</p>
<p class="p3">https://www.thekanekeeper.com</p>
<p class="p3">Essential Kane Keeper: cane storage.</p>
<p class="p4"> </p>
<p class="p3">Marva Hall</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:marva@myyahoo.com"><span class="s2">marva@myyahoo.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Blind Diva's Little Creations</p>
<p class="p3">baked goods and boutique items</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">Michelle McManus</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:michelleandremy@gmail.com"><span class="s2">michelleandremy@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Michelle's Scent Site</p>
<p class="p3"><a href="https://michellescentsite.scentsy.us">https://michellescentsite.scentsy.us</a></p>
<p class="p3">Scented products: warmers, wax & more</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">James Robinson</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:jnrobinson0928@gmail.com"><span class="s2">jnrobinson0928@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: The Blind Kitchen</p>
<p class="p3">cooking training to the blind & original food seasonings for sale.</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">Rachael Hudson</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:hudson.rachaeld@gmail.com"><span class="s2">hudson.rachaeld@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Rachael Everhart Hudson</p>
<p class="p3">Tactile Arts and Jewelry</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">Jasara Ponton</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:missponton117@gmail.com"><span class="s2">missponton117@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3"><a href="https://www.themelanatedblindbaker.com">https://www.themelanatedblindbaker.com</a></p>
<p class="p3">Baked goods from scratch. <a href="http://themelanatedblindbaker.com/"><span class="s2">themelanatedblindbaker.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">Pamela Baquero</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:oneblindhippie@yahoo.com"><span class="s2">oneblindhippie@yahoo.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Little Sunshine Cafe</p>
<p class="p3">delicious, unique flavors and blends of blind sunshine coffee as well as some herbal teas, other coffee items, inspirational positivity products</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p3">Stacie Leap</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com"><span class="s2">stacie.leap@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents</p>
<p class="p3">Blind parents t-shirts, family cookbooks,</p>
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<p class="p3">David Goldstein</p>
<p class="p3">Email: <a href="mailto:info@digitalgraphicsdesign.com"><span class="s2">info@digitalgraphicsdesign.com</span></a></p>
<p class="p3">Business: Digital Graphics Design LLC</p>
<p class="p3"><a href="https://www.digitalgraphicsdesign.com">https://www.digitalgraphicsdesign.com</a></p>
<p class="p4"> </p>
<p class="p3">Sponsor Spotlight</p>
<p class="p3">R&K Subs<br /><strong>Central Pennsylvania’s Best Full Service Fundraisers Offering Italian Subs and Sandwiches Since 2005</strong></p>
<p class="p3"><a href="https://randksubs.com/">https://randksubs.com/</a></p>
<p class="p3">Regards,</p>
<p class="p3">David</p>
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