[Nfb-fundraising] Need some help finding a Monitor article

[Marion & Martin]

Dear Seville,
    Thank you very much. I didn't realize it was part of another article. 
This appears to be what i am looking for!

Marion Gwizdala

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> >From the June, 2006, monitor, exerpted from "Building an Education 
> >Program
> at the Jernigan Institute"
>
> Lions Blindness and Low Vision Education Project
>
> In a number of projects the Jernigan Institute is a partner rather than 
> the
> leader in the effort. One significant example is the Institute's 
> partnership
> in the Lions Blindness and Low Vision Education Project. The International
> Association of Lions Clubs is well known in the field of work with the
> blind,
> and many blind people have benefited in some way from the work of a Lions
> Club or an individual member. The Jernigan Institute, the Lions Vision
> Research
> and Rehabilitation Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute, and the Department 
> of
> Health Policy and Management in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of 
> Public
> Health are collaborating, under the direction of the Lions Multiple 
> District
> 22, to develop an educational project to change and clarify knowledge,
> perceptions,
> and attitudes about blindness. In this project the Jernigan Institute is
> helping develop an educational video and training materials based on focus
> groups
> that were held with leaders of clubs in Maryland, Delaware, and the 
> District
> of Columbia.
>
> During late April and the first week of May, training was held at the
> Jernigan Institute to prepare Lions to use the educational materials in
> presentations
> to their local clubs and other community organizations. The Jernigan
> Institute staff hopes that the success of this collaboration will lead to
> future opportunities
> to work closely with local Lions Clubs around the country. Since many
> Federation members are also contributing members of local Lions Clubs, 
> this
> partnership
> is a natural extension of work being done all over the country by
> Federationists and Lions with a passion for changing what it means to be
> blind. Those
> attending the NFB national convention in Dallas can look forward to 
> learning
> more about this emerging project.
>
>
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> [mailto:nfb-fundraising-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marion & Martin
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> Subject: [Nfb-fundraising] Need some help finding a Monitor article
>
> Dear All,
>    Please excuse the cross-posting of this message and its off-topic 
> nature
> to a couple of these lists. However, I am looking for an article that 
> would
> be very helpful for the Florida Affiliate's Convention. I thought if I 
> sent
> it broadly, someone would be able to help!
>    At our National Convention in Dallas last year we heard a speaker from
> Lions International who shared the importance of the Lions partnering with
> the NFB. His address was re-printed in the Braille Monitor but I cannot 
> find
> it in the archives on the web site. I did find the speech by Dr. miflin, 
> but
> this is not the one I am looking for. Does anyone know which issue it was 
> in
> and the title of the article?
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala
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