[Mt-blind] Attention Federationists Interested in scouting

[David Andrews]

> From Mark Riccobono:




>
>Recently, the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 
>has met with a representative of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to 
>discuss collaborative efforts that might benefit blind youth and 
>raise awareness about the capacity of blind people.  While many 
>blind people have participated in Scouting, the NFB and BSA have not 
>previously worked actively together to encourage young blind people 
>to participate fully in BSA programs.  A representative from BSA 
>will be at our National Convention in Atlanta and we would like to 
>have an informal gathering on Monday, July 2, with members of the 
>Federation who:
>1. Have previously participated actively in Boy scouts (especially 
>those who reached eagle scout).
>2.  Have served as a leader in Boy scouts or have otherwise been 
>active in a troop with your child.
>3.  Have a strong interest in helping create join efforts between 
>the Federation and Boy scouts of America.
>
>If you are one of those people and you are interested, please come 
>to the Affiliate Action suite, Room 3908 at the Marriott, on Monday, 
>July 2, @ 7:00 a.m. to participate in the discussion.  If you are 
>planning on coming, please send an email to me at 
><BLOCKED::mailto:mriccobono at nfb.org>mriccobono at nfb.org so we can get 
>some sense of the expected attendance.  Please also indicate what 
>level of involvement you have had with scouting.  If you have 
>questions, you can call me at (410) 659-9314 extension 2368.  After 
>this informal gathering, our goal will be to put together a smaller 
>working group to help coordinate what efforts we might build between 
>BSA and the NFB through our Jernigan Institute.
>
>we look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!
>
>
>Mark A. Riccobono
>Interim executive director; and
>Director of Education, Jernigan Institute
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>1800 Johnson Street
>Baltimore, Maryland   21230
>Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2368
>Fax: (410) 659-5129
>Email: <BLOCKED::mailto:mriccobono at nfb.org>mriccobono at nfb.org
>Web: <BLOCKED::http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org
>
>Learn about the most dynamic gathering for blind youth ever-- the 
>NFB Youth Slam!
><BLOCKED::http://www.blindscience.org/ncbys/Youth_Slam.asp>http://www.blindscience.org/ncbys/Youth_Slam.asp
>
>Thank You for Supporting Youth Empowerment through the 2007 March 
>for Independence on July 3--your contributions make a 
>difference!  To learn more about the participation and 
>accomplishments of Team Empowerment, visit:
>
><BLOCKED::http://www.marchforindependence.org/goto/TeamEmpowerment>http://www.marchforindependence.org/goto/TeamEmpowerment

David Andrews and white cane Harry.