At Large Chapter — Meets by conference call on the third Sunday of every
month; contact Aaron Cannon at (319) 400-0157 or cannona@gmail.com for
meeting details

Central Minnesota Chapter — St. Cloud area; meets at 12:30 on the second Saturday of every month at the American Legion in Waite Park

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 is May 16 at the NFB of Minnesota building in Minneapolis.  Members will receive a letter with details, and the letter will be on our website at www.nfbmn.org.

By Kristin Oien, Blind/Visually-Impaired Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education

(Editor’s Note:  Ms. Oien presented this item to our Annual Convention on November 1, 2014)

Good Morning Minnesota Federationists,

By René Perrance, Public Services Librarian, Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library

(Editor’s Note:  Ms. Perrance made this presentation at the Annual Convention on November 1, 2014.)

In Catherine’s stead, I am representing the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library today.  I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you.  I recognize a number of faces but am certain that I would recognize many more voices. 

By Carol Pankow, Director, Minnesota State Services for the Blind

(Editor’s Note:  Ms. Pankow presented this item at our Annual Convention on November 1, 2014.)

By Sheila Koenig

(Editor’s Note:  Sheila is a member of the NFB of Minnesota board of directors, a graduate of Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND), and a past president of our Metro Chapter.  She teaches 9th grade English at South View Middle School in Edina, and is one of the most adventurous people I know.)

By Joyce Scanlan, Past President

(Editor’s Note:  Joyce presented this testimonial at the banquet of our Annual Convention on November 1, 2014.  Tom served as treasurer from 1974 to 2014.  Joyce served as president from 1973 to 2007.  Together they led this organization to its current position as Minnesota’s largest, most effective force for improving the lives of blind people.  In recognition of their service, they are Life Members.)

By Lori Peglow

CMC-NFB President’s Message

Participation-Life

By Jennifer Dunnam

Here is a sampling of what the NFB of Minnesota has been up to in the last few months, and of the exciting things to which we are looking forward:

Volume 81, Number 2

Quarterly Publication of the

National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.

100 East 22nd Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

Voice:  (612) 872-9363

Website:  www.nfbmn.org

Tom Scanlan, Editor

E-mail tom.scanlan@earthlink.net

WE ARE CHANGING

WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE BLIND