[nfbwatlk] INL Ground Breaking

[Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)]

Hi Listers,

I was fortunate to have attended a very exciting ground breaking ceremony and fund raising event in Spokane last Friday.  The Inland Northwest Lighthouse for the Blind, which is part of the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind is expanding to include about another 50 thousand square feet.  This will allow employment of between forty and fifty more blind employees for production and manufacturing of products for Federal agencies, and other organizations as well.
The INL was breaking ground on a new addition to the building.

One of the speakers at the ceremony was our own Federationist Maria Bradford.  Kirk Adams, President and CEO of the Seattle Lighthouse introduced her, and said that the NFB Spokane chapter had played a very important part in the decision to acquire a building and start the INL there five years ago. He wanted to speak to some blind community members, called President Bradford, and went to the chapter meeting there. The reaction was so positive, according to Kirk, that was where they wanted to be. Maria made a great speech about her work at the Lighthouse, and I was really impressed.  Nice going, Maria, and keep up the good work over there.

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Bennett Prows