[nfbwatlk] Fw: Mutual of America Foundation Recognizes National Federation of the Blind as Merit Finalist Award Winner

[Mike Freeman]

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CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

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National Federation of the Blind

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Mutual of America Foundation Recognizes
National Federation of the Blind as Merit Finalist Award Winner



2007 Youth Slam Program Honored



Baltimore, Maryland (March 16, 2008): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB), the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind
people, will be recognized as a Merit Finalist Award Winner for 2008 by
Mutual of America Foundation at a Community Partnership Award Luncheon
on Wednesday, March 18.  The luncheon will be held at the National
Federation of the Blind headquarters in Baltimore.  The award was given
in recognition of the NFB's Youth Slam program, a four-day science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) academy for blind youth held at
Johns Hopkins University in the summer of 2007.



The luncheon will recognize the individuals and organizations that
played a key role in the success of the Youth Slam program, including
NASA, Maryland Space Grant Consortium, and Westminster Astronomical
Society.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "We are pleased to host this luncheon and join Mutual of America
Foundation in honoring all of the organizations who helped to make the
2007 Youth Slam a success.  With the help of these fine organizations,
two hundred blind youth gained access to fields that are traditionally
(and falsely) considered closed to them and gained the confidence to
pursue any field of their choosing."



For more information about the National Federation of the Blind, please
visit www.nfb.org.



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About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is
the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people
in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through
advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the
blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January
2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute, the first research and training center in the United States
for the blind led by the blind.