[NFBWV-Talk] My latest Facebook post

[Karen McDonald]

I hope so, too.

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From: NFBWV-Talk <nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheri Koch via NFBWV-Talk
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:24 PM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Sheri Koch <skochnfbwv at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFBWV-Talk] My latest Facebook post

 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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