The National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota is an organization focused on consumer advocacy for blind people and promoting a positive philosophy of blindness.  We are also a family.  Here is a column that we print from time to time, containing items that would not normally be sent out on our membership listserv but which are noteworthy and of interest to members.  Did you or a Federationist you know get a new job?  Go on a major trip?  Win an award?  Have a child?  Something else important to you?  If you have news you would like shared in this column, send it to the Bulletin editor, Tom Scanlan, and he will pass it along. Here’s the news since our last column:

Dan Wenzel, the new executive director of Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND), has purchased a home in Bloomington, and his family has joined him from Baltimore.  We are glad to have wife Jennifer (a graduate of BLIND), and children Roland, Stephen, and Tanner with us in Minnesota.

This month our loss will be Illinois's gain — Hannah Furney will be heading off to seek her fortune there.  Hannah has done great work in this affiliate supporting the student division, helping with door prizes at the conventions, and generally being willing to step in with any needed help.  We will miss you, Hannah, and hope you'll come back to visit sometimes.

We look forward to welcoming another new Federationist very soon — Adrianne (Andi) and Frandi Dempsey are expecting a little one who will be here before we know it!

If we have missed any noteworthy news here, please send it along for the next column!