[NFBWV-Talk] My latest Facebook post

[Sheri Koch]

 Thank you Karen.  I’m hoping it will get us a donation or two

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 10:21 PM Karen McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> > It was a beautiful post. I saw it on Facebook.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Oct 10, 2019, at 9:33 PM, Sheri Koch via NFBWV-Talk <
> nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I followed Patty Chang’s suggestion and askes my Facebook friends to
> consider donating to NFB. What if one thousand of us did that and each got
> one $20 donation!!
> >
> > Here’s my post. Thanks to Marcus for allowing me to share the picture
> > that he and I were in.
> > Post
> >
> > As many of you know, I have been legally blind all my life. It wasn’t
> until I was 50, however, that I became comfortable with my blindness and
> dared to put a cane in my hand. This invaluable tool has become a pathway
> to, and a symbol of my independence. Had it not been for the national
> Federation of the blind, I would never have picked up that cane.  I
> sincerely believe that I would not be the confident person that I am today.
> >
> >
> >
> > The National Federation of the Blind is a consumer organization of blind
> people for blind people. We believe that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines us.   every day we raise the expectations of
> blind people because low expectations create obstacles between us and our
> dreams. We can live the life we want, blindness is not what holds us back
> >
> >
> >
> > I owe so much to this organization and I give on a daily basis as the
> president of our state affiliate and to blind West Virginians.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know that it takes money not only to run our West Virginia affiliate,
> but to run our national office that contributes in so many ways.  I never
> send this kind of post out but if you happen to have a few extra dollars
> and you want to contribute to a very worthy cause, I would encourage you to
> go to NFB.org click on the  donate box and give what you can.  It is an
> amazing organization to which  I am so proud and grateful to belong.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks everyone
> >
> >
> > Sheri Koch, President
> > National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
> > 304-993-5103
> >
> >
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-- 
Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103