[Nfbf-l] Special invitation for you

[Brooke Evans]

High five to your chapter and to a huge success!
Brooke
StateWiide Chapter

  

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> On Jul 12, 2014, at 1:32 AM, Miranda Kilby via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> FROM: Tampa Bay Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> CONTACT: Miranda Kilby, President
>     352-942-0417
>     MBKilby at gmail.com
> 
> PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFITS THE BLIND
>    On Saturday, July 26 - the 24th anniversary of the Americans with
> Disabilities Act (ADA),, Beef O'Brady's will host a pancake breakfast
> to benefit the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Federation of the
> Blind of Florida (NFBF). The breakfast will be held from 8:00 - 10:00
> a.m. at the Beef OBrady's located at 8810 N. Himes Ave. and will
> include two eggs, pancakes, bacon, and coffee, tea, or orange juice
> for only $7.00 per plate. In addition to breakfast, guests will also
> have the chance to win door prizes and participate in a 50/50 drawing.
> Blind chapter members will be on hand to demonstrate reading & writing
> Braille, including having their names written in the tactile code,
> share how blind people use the long white cane, and how a blind person
> uses a guide dog. Advance reservations are required and can be made by
> sending an email with the number in your party to
> 
> MBKilby at gmail.com
> 
> "Every day we raise the expectations of blind people," says Miranda
> Kilby, who serves as the Tampa Bay chapter president, "because low
> expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams."
> 
>    The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest
> organization of the blind in the United States. The NFB believes that
> the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight, but low
> expectations of the blind that create obstacles to achieving their
> highest potential. The Federation provides scholarships to blind
> students; support for those who are blind or losing their eyesight;
> advocacy for the blind facing discrimination; and informational
> programs for the general public on topics of blindness. The NFB is not
> an organization that speaks on behalf of the blind; they are the blind
> speaking for themselves.
> # # #
> If You Come ...
> 
> WHAT: Pancake Breakfast
> WHERE: Beef O'Brady's
>                8810 N. Himes Ave.
>                Tampa, Florida
> WHEN: Saturday, July 26, 2014
> TIME: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
> ADMISSION: $7.00 per person
> 
> For more information contact
> Tampa Bay Chapter
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> Miranda Kilby, President
> 352-942-0417
> MBKilby at gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Miranda B. Kilby
> President
> Tampa Bay Chapter
> Vice President
> Florida Association of Blind Students
> Board member NFBFL
> Ph: (352)942-0417
> 
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