Convention Alert!
Exciting times are coming in NFB conventions. Keep these in mind as you plan your activities throughout the coming year.
The Semiannual NFB of Minnesota Convention will be held in St. Cloud on Saturday, April 22 (the Saturday after Easter). In March, we will send members a letter with full details. As usual, the Metro Chapter will charter a bus from Minneapolis to the convention.
Buddy Program Sponsors Seminar
By Peggy Chong
On Saturday, November 12, a seminar sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, the YWCA of Minneapolis, and BLIND Inc., was held at the Downtown Minneapolis YWCA for parents of blind children. The subject was the importance of physical fitness. One family came from as far away as Bemidji to talk about the importance of keeping blind children just as physically active as their sighted peers.
While the parents met, the children went for a swim at the Y's pool.
Legislative Briefing
By Judy Sanders
As you read this, our Day at the Capitol is over and we are in the midst of another hectic legislative session. Here is a brief summary of the NFB of Minnesota's legislative agenda for 1995:
Letter Following Parents Seminar
(Editor's note: Judy Sanders served as moderator for the Parents Seminar described in the previous article, and received this letter afterward.)
Dear Judy:
New Parents Division Forms
By Peggy Chong
Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind Embroiled In Controversy
By Curtis Chong
Another Successful Move-A-Thon
By Peggy Chong
On a very sunny and pleasant Saturday morning in September, many Federationists gathered at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis for our thirteenth annual Move-A-Thon.
Folks enjoined a leisurely walk around the lakes and brought much money with them.
A Tour of Our New Headquarters
By Peggy Chong
Many of our members have seen this wonderful building, but for those of you who have not had the chance let me provide you with some history and information about our building.
Our New NFB of Minnesota Home
By Tom Scanlan
Everybody needs a home, a place one can be comfortable in and be proud of. The same is true for organizations. The National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota has a new one. Actually, our new home is a stately old mansion.
Les Affaires
1995 is a very special year for the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, for it is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of our state organization.