[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] From Debra Smith: Warm Sock And Mitten Drive

[Megan Homrighausen]

>From Debra Smith:

Dear Fellow Chapter Members and Friends,
During the East Valley Chapter Christmas Party I will be collecting warm socks and mittens for the homeless shelter. Although this is not an official chapter function I would like members and friends to have the opportunity to participate in this warm clothing drive. I will collect the items at the party and get them to the shelter. So, it’s easy, just clean out your sock drawer and your mitten box and bring the items that you are no longer using to the party on Saturday evening. Hope to see you there! Warm Regards,Debra Smith 

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 Sincerely, 

Megan Homrighausen 
East Valley Chapter President
National Federation Of The Blind Of Arizona   
480-510-6196

National Federation Of The Blind Basic Principles -Dan Frye

1. Itis respectable to be blind. It’s okay to be blind. Being blind issomething that we need not feel troubled or embarrassed about, concerned aboutor emotionally exhausted over. It’s okay to be blind.
2. The real problem of blindness is not the absence of vision but isthe social misconceptions and stereotypes that exist about blindness. It is not the physical absence of eye sight but it is what society has come tobelieve about our blindness. We reject the misconceptions that society has andwe accept that the physical absence of our sight is not the big problem.
3. With proper training and opportunity the average blind person cando the average job in the average place of work.
4. Blindnessis simply one of many human characteristics, like being tall or being short,being big or small, being bright or average. Blindness is simply one of many
characteristics.
5. Blindnesscan be reduced to the level of an inconvenience or physical nuisance. 
6. Webelieve in the effectiveness of alternative non visual techniques.
7. Ifwe want equal rights we need to accept equal responsibility.
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