The 2002 Awards
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The 2002 Awards
Presented by the National
Federation of the Blind
Mary
Willows, displaying her award, and Steve Benson
From the Editor: National
Federation of the Blind awards are not bestowed lightly. If an appropriate recipient
does not emerge from the pool of candidates for a particular award, it is simply
The Scholarship Class of 2002
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The 2002 Scholarship
Class
of the National Federation
of the Blind
The
Scholarship Class of 2002: (left to right) back row: Ben Pool, Moira Egan,
Mazen Abou‑Antoun, Jessica Bachicha, Tony Olivero, Jennifer Peterson,
James Konechne, Emily Wharton, Sheila Koenig, and Robin House; middle
[Lead PHOTO/Description: An unidentified girl of about fourteen rests her
cheek on Whozit's shoulder
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Meet
Whozit, the NFB logo unveiled during the Louisville convention. Here a young
Federationist snuggles up to the full-color, free-standing replica of Whozit
that graced this year's convention deliberations and now stands beneath the
display of proclamations at the National Center for the Blind.
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Recipes
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2002
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Recipes
This
month's recipes were submitted by members of the NFB of Mississippi. They provide
fine southern summertime eating.
Magnolia
Cream Cheese Brownies
by Prentice Horton
Prentice
Horton is serving his second term as president of the Hazlehurst Chapter. He
is also president of the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
in Mississippi.
Ingredients:
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Justin Dart, August 29, 1930, to June 21, 2002, is pictured
here with President Bill Clinton as he received th
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2002
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Justin
Dart Dies
From
the Editor: As we were going to press, we received word of the death of Justin
Dart, a warrior of great stature in the battle for civil rights for disabled
people everywhere. He was a longtime friend and colleague to the Federation.
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Nancy Burns]
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Motivating
Chapter Members
by Nancy Burns
From
the Editor: The following good advice appeared in the Fall/Winter 2001 issue
of the NFBC Journal, a publication of the National Federation of the
Blind of California. Nancy Burns is the affiliate president, with years of experience
in chapter and affiliate work. This is what she says:
The
Letter to the Reader's Digest
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2002
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Letter
to the Reader's Digest
by Sandy Ryan
From
the Editor: Sandy Ryan was a 1985 NFB scholarship winner. Like most of us she
lives a full and satisfying life, filled with family and community activities.
When she is disturbed by something she reads, she recognizes her responsibility
to try to set the record straight. In the following letter she makes the attempt
[PHOTO/CAPTION: April Jones]
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2002
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Young
Federationists Do Their Part
From
the Editor: Early in their lives April and Amanda Jones made friends with Dr.
Jernigan at national conventions. He enjoyed talking with the twins and showing
them things. They are now in high school, and it's clear that they have learned
their Federation philosophy well and practice it every day. The following article
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Sami Osborne reads a book to his little brother Luca
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2002
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Small Wonder
by Sarah Saffian
Sami
Osborne reads a book to his little brother Luca.
From
the Editor: The following article first appeared in the June 2002 issue of Rosie.
Sami Osborne's family has been to the National Center for the Blind several
times to learn what they can about blindness. The fact that they have acquired
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Five students get a workout using Hula Hoops
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Kids
Reach Out to Federation
Raise
Funds to Help the Blind
by Aloma Bouma
Five
students get a workout using Hula Hoops.
From
the Editor: Aloma Bouma is Assistant Director of Community Relations for the
National Federation of the Blind. She wrote the following article to commend