[Tn-talk] FW: Congressman Sessions to Serve As Honorary Chairman of NFB March for Independence

[Seay, Michael]

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Subject: Congressman Sessions to Serve As Honorary Chairman of NFB March
for Independence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen       
Public Relations Specialist 
National Federation of the Blind    
(410) 659-9314, ext. 2330    
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen at nfb.org <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> 
 
Congressman Sessions to Serve As 
Honorary Chairman of NFB March for Independence
 
Dallas, Texas (April 15, 2008): The National Federation of the Blind
(NFB) announced today that Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32) will serve
as honorary chairman of the NFB's second annual March for Independence.
The March for Independence-A Walk for Opportunity will take place on the
morning of Wednesday, July 2, as part of the convention of the National
Federation of the Blind to be held this year in Dallas.
 
"All Americans, including the blind, deserve an equal opportunity to
rise as high as their talent and ambition will allow," said Congressman
Sessions.  "I share this fundamental belief with the National Federation
of the Blind, and that is why I am honored to serve as honorary chairman
of the March for Independence-A Walk for Opportunity."
 
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "We are pleased to have a pillar of the Dallas community and a
dedicated public servant like Congressman Sessions join our March for
Independence this year.  We look forward to continuing to work with the
Congressman to achieve the full integration of the blind into society on
a basis of equality." 
 
For more information about the March for Independence, including how to
participate and how to sponsor a marcher, visit
www.marchforindependence.org <http://www.marchforindependence.org> .  To
learn more about the National Federation of the Blind, visit www.nfb.org
<http://www.nfb.org> . 
 

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About the National Federation of the Blind
 
With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is
the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people
in the United States.   The NFB improves blind people's lives through
advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the
blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January
2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute, the first research and training center in the United States
for the blind led by the blind.