[Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of theBlindAnnounces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

Sat Nov 20 02:06:39 UTC 2010

Kirk, I'll have to give it to you on list, since I lost your email address 
as well.  It is markspark at bellsouth.net.  There it is.

Mark Tardif
Welcome to my planet
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> Mark, would you resend me your email address off line? I have lost yours 
> and
> others and would like to replace it. Thanks my friend, Kirk
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> Mark Tardif
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> Jacob Bolotin Awards
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>> CONTACT:
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>> Chris Danielsen
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>> Director of Public Relations
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind
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>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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>> National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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>> National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2011
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>> Baltimore, Maryland (November 17, 2010): The National Federation of the
>> Blind today announced that applications are now being accepted for the
>> 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program.  Each year the National Federation
>> of the Blind presents cash awards to individuals and organizations that
>> have made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full integration
>> of the blind into society on a basis of equality.
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>> Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a blind physician who lived and practiced in 
>> Chicago
>> in the early twentieth century.  He was widely known and respected in
>> Chicago and throughout the Midwest during his career, which spanned the
>> period from 1912 until his untimely death at the age of thirty-six in
>> 1924.  He was particularly recognized for his expertise on diseases of 
>> the
>> heart and lungs.  Bolotin used his many public speaking engagements to
>> advocate for the employment of the blind and their full integration into
>> society.
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>> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
>> "Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a pioneer who overcame low expectations and
>> discrimination to become a renowned member of the medical profession
>> without the benefit of the support services and civil rights protections
>> available to blind people today.  He was also a fierce advocate for
>> greater opportunity for the blind in his time, and doubtless would have
>> been a leader in the organized blind movement had he lived to see it come
>> into being.  The Jacob Bolotin Award Program celebrates his pioneering
>> spirit by recognizing and supporting outstanding programs, technologies,
>> and individual efforts that promote independence and opportunity for 
>> blind
>> Americans.  Following the example set by Dr. Jacob Bolotin, previous
>> winners of the award granted in his name represent the finest efforts
>> being made today by and on behalf of blind people throughout the United
>> States."
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>> Recipients of the 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards will be determined by the
>> Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee of the National Federation of the 
>> Blind.
>> Applications are due by March 31, 2011.  Individuals or organizations are
>> encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or others.  The award
>> recipients will be announced at the 2011 National Federation of the Blind
>> Convention in Orlando.  A total of $50,000 will be distributed to the
>> award recipients.
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>> The Jacob Bolotin Award Program is funded through the generosity of Dr.
>> Bolotin's nephew and niece, Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman.   In addition 
>> to
>> establishing the Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman Trust to endow the awards,
>> the late Mrs. Pearlman also wrote The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin
>> Story.   The book has been published by Blue Point Books and can be
>> ordered directly from the publisher at
>> <http://www.bluepointbooks.com/>www.bluepointbooks.com.  Proceeds from
>> book sales will also benefit the award program.  For more information or
>> to fill out the online application, please visit
>> <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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>> About the National Federation of the Blind
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>> 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.  Please visit our Web site:
>> <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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