National Federation of the Blind
of Minnesota
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(612) 872-9363
Email: President Jennifer Dunnam
Making change WITH a dollar: There are 293 different ways to make change FOR a dollar. Do you know ONE way YOU can make change WITH a dollar? Purchase a Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar and $10 will be donated to the National Federation of the Blind to help stop the Braille literacy crisis in America. Make change with a dollar and change what it means to be blind by purchasing a coin from the United States Mint.
Upcoming Event: July 3 through 8, 2009. The National NFB Convention is in Detroit, Michigan. This is a whole week of friends, fun, and serious business. It is a chance to be part of the largest gathering of blind people in the world. Read the full convention bulletin on the NFB website.
Upcoming Event: September 12, 2009. The 28th 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 the day of the event.
Upcoming Event: October 23-25, 2009. The Annual NFB of Minnesota Convention is at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul - Riverfront in downtown St. Paul. Room rates are $74.00 with $10,00 for each additional person in room beyond two (max. four), plus tax.
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.
is a Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation that meets
good-giving standards.
Donations to it are tax deductible
charitable contributions.
