National Federation of the Blind
of Minnesota
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(612) 872-9363
Email: President Jennifer Dunnam
Win $50 or $100. The Metro Chapter is sponsoring a writing contest open to everyone. The writer of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $50 and publication of the article in the Minnesota Bulletin. Another $50 will go to the winner of a random drawing from all the essays submitted. Read the contest rules and who has won recently and what they wrote.
Upcoming Event: September 25, 2010. The 29th annual Move-A-Thon is in Minneapolis. One can either walk bike or skate. Each participant is asked to work on seeking donations from the community and bring their pledge forms and collections the day of the event. This year it will be combined with the Metro Chapter picnic. Read the details for the Move-a-thon.
Upcoming Event: September 30, 2010. "Transition to Independence Fair!" Sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota State Services for the Blind, and Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc. Discussions, demonstrations, and workshops designed to provide students in grades 9-12, as well as their teachers and parents, with information, resources, and practical skills to assist in the transition from school to post secondary education and to the workplace.
Upcoming Event: November 5-7, 2010. The Annual NFB of Minnesota Convention is at the Kelly Inn in downtown St. Cloud.
The National Federation of the Blind of
Minnesota (NFBM) is the state's largest and oldest
organization of the blind. We provide individual counseling,
advocacy, and education through a number of programs. Most of our
members are blind, and our knowledge of blindness comes from our
personal lives and our collective experience. We have learned
that the real problem of blindness is not loss of eyesight, but
the fear and misunderstandings that surround it. We believe that,
if given training and opportunity, blind people can live full and
productive lives.
The Minnesota Bulletin is the quarterly publication of the NFB of Minnesota. It contains the latest updates on issues that affect blind Minnesotans, announcements and information about NFB meetings and conventions, and thought-provoking articles about the lives of blind people.
To improve adjustment-to-blindness training options for blind people in Minnesota, members of the National Federation of the Blind founded Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc. in 1986. BLIND Incorporated has training programs that help people of all ages to gain the skills and confidence they need to be full and productive members of society.
There are several ways to keep up with, as well as interact with, the most active group of blind people in Minnesota:
- Join the discussion list for Minnesota on NFBNET.
- Follow @nfbmn on Twitter.
- Become a fan on Facebook.
is a Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation that meets
good-giving standards.
Donations to it are tax deductible
charitable contributions.
