Vol. 30, No. 8
OCTOBER 2005

THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE
A publication of Mid-Florida Council of the Blind


TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM MFCB PRESIDENT RACHEL BADER
NEXT MFCB GENERAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING REVIEW
PROPOSED REVISION TO THE MFCB BY-LAWS
A REMINDER OF THE FLORIDA WHITE CANE LAW
2005 FCB MID-YEAR BOARD MEETING COMING TO MFCB COUNTRY
FCB HAS A DISCUSSION LIST AND NEW VOICE CHAT ROOMS
MFCB ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS A CONCERN FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
HAVE A LAUGH OR TWO
MEMBERSHIP - from Jay Bader
BIRTHDAY PEOPLE


MESSAGE FROM MFCB PRESIDENT RACHEL BADER

Hello, MFCB Members and Friends. It was great to see so many of you at our September Meeting.

As we look forward and plan for in the days and weeks ahead the events surrounding White Cane Safety Day, I want to thank all of you who have and will step up to help out. I would encourage all of our Members also to inform others who may not be aware, about the issues surrounding pedestrian safety. As traffic patterns continue to become more complex in busy areas, and as vehicles become more and more quiet, the challenges to those of us who are blind or vision impaired are increased and pedestrian safety issues become more and more important.

It will take the efforts of all of us to keep these issues in the forefront to help make our community the safest it can be for blind pedestrians. Looking forward to seeing all of you in October!


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NEXT MFCB GENERAL MEETING

The next General Meeting of MFCB will be at Booth Towers, 633 Lake Dot Circle, Orlando, FL, 32801, on Saturday, October 1st, 2005, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The phone number at Booth Towers is (407) 843-5533. It is highly recommended that if anyone uses paratransit, please plan your rides accordingly.

If you are using paratransit to get to the MFCB General Meeting, please contact Nicole Hugues at (321) 663-2007. She needs to be made aware of the fact that if you ever use paratransit to get to the Meeting, a list can be maintained as to who uses the service at any given time when trips are scheduled for the day of the Meeting.

As this issue goes to press, there is no guest speaker announced for this General Meeting. However, we plan on going over final details for the upcoming White Cane Week, voting on the very important Membership Dues revision proposal for the MFCB By-Laws and hearing the Nominating Committee report for their recommendation of MFCB Officers for the upcoming November Elections.


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SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING REVIEW

25 Members and guests attended the MFCB September General Meeting, held on September 10th at Booth Towers in downtown Orlando. President Rachel Bader began the meeting by welcoming Members back from the Summer break and allowed Members to share what they did over the Summer.

1st Vice President Patti Land announced that a benefit fundraiser was coming up in November that would be worthwhile for MFCB Members to take part. It is the Autumn Leaves Festival, which benefits the Betty Sparrow Support Group, on Saturday, November 12th, 2005. Tickets are $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for children and kids can attend for free. You can purchase tickets directly from Betty and if you have any question about this event, contact Betty Sparrow at (407) 290-2248.

After the Treasurer's and Secretary's Reports were read and approved, Rachel opened the floor for any committees to report. First, on behalf of the Activities Committee, Patti Land reported that there are activities planned through the month of November. The September activity would be a luncheon at O' Boys BBQ in downtown Orlando on Saturday, September 24th; White Cane Day (Saturday, October 15th) would be the MFCB activity for the month of October; and the Betty Sparrow Support Group's Autumn Leaves Festival would be the MFCB November activity on Saturday, November 12th.

Rachel then announced that Matt Roberts has decided to step down as Refreshments Coordinator. Jackie Gideons has accepted those responsibilities. Jackie then asked for volunteers for helping with refreshments for the October General Meeting, with Elizabeth Bouyer and Sheila Young offering to help. Jackie also wanted to thank the following people for the refreshments at the September General Meeting: Leslie Spoone, Patti and David Land for the food and snacks, and also Scott Larson, who provided the drinks.

Then, on behalf of the By-Laws Committee, Jay Bader reported that the By-Laws Committee met via conference call before the MFCB Executive Board did on Thursday, September 8th, to draw up a proposed revision to Article IV of the By-Laws. This was due to the fact that at the Annual FCB Convention this past May in Ft. Lauderdale, an amendment to their By-Laws was passed to change the state due date for membership dues to November 30th. (The proposed revision is printed later in this issue.)

Jay also reported on behalf of the Membership/Telephone Committee. He said that the Annual Membership Drive, in cooperation with the Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services in Daytona Beach, has gotten off to a successful start, with 6 New Members joining MFCB. Jay added that with the proposed By-Law revision, Members will have to be prepared to turn in their dues sooner than usual. He thanked Elizabeth Bouyer for all her help as Co-Chair and Bill Freeman and Matti Hickson for their assistance during callouts, especially for activities, and let them all know to be ready for a very busy next couple of months as we finalize the MFCB Membership Roster for 2006.

For the Transportation Committee, Chuck Graham reported on the ever-increasing gas prices and their impact on paratransit. Chuck was on a conference call conducted by the TD Commission in Key West on Friday, September 9th, and based on that call, he is hopeful that paratransit will not be seriously affected by the gas situation. He added that Orlando paratransit services will be up for bid in 2006. This could also apply to getting new vehicles and equipment. And Chuck closed his report by mentioning that a union has been formed between paratransit drivers and its maintenance workers that could help paratransit in the future.

With no Old Business to discuss, Rachel began New Business by discussing a possible White Cane Week during the week of October 10th, culminating with White Cane Day on Saturday, October 15th. Members in attendance decided MFCB would sign on with the NFB-Greater Orlando Chapter to organize White Cane Week events. It was also mentioned that Diane Ketts of Lighthouse Central Florida will help in the process.

Rachel selected Patti to head up a special committee to work with NFB-GOC on White Cane Safety Week and Sheila Young offered to help as well. Rachel added that any MFCB Member can participate in these events. Chuck Graham said that if any restaurants can help with food on White Cane Day itself, those businesses should be approached.

Then the Nominating Committee was formed. Patti would preside this as the 1st Vice President is Chair, with Members in attendance selecting Sheila Young, Jim Lamb, Jackie Gideons and Betty Sparrow to be in this committee. (After the September General Meeting, Patti was informed that only 3 additional Members could be selected and approved by the Membership. So Sheila decided to step down from the Nominating Committee.)

Sheila mentioned an article printed in the September Braille Forum that Melanie Brunson, Executive Director of the American Council of the Blind, wrote concerning emergency preparedness and wanted MFCB Members to be aware of its local concerns. Jay said that he read this article and that it would be reprinted in the next issue of THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE. (That article is reprinted later in this issue.)

Arline Graham asked about the ACB Cruise taking place in 2007. Rachel referred her to the ACB National Hotline and to contact that number for more information. The ACB National Hotline is 1-800-424-8666.

The September fundraiser was a 50/50 raffle, which raised $40.00. The $20.00 prize was won by Arline Graham.

The following Door Prizes were awarded:

3-Piece Florentine - Paulette Gordon, a guest at the Meeting who later that day became a Member of MFCB
4 Magnetic Clips for Refrigerators - Chuck Graham
$5.00 Cash - Patti Land

Congratulations to all the Door Prize winners!


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PROPOSED REVISION TO THE MFCB BY-LAWS

Due to the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) changing its due date for state membership dues to November 30th, MFCB is forced to change its deadline for membership dues accordingly. The MFCB By-Laws Committee has drawn up a proposed revision to the By-Laws for consideration by the Membership. Here is the proposal read at the MFCB September General Meeting on Saturday, September 10th:

In Article IV, Dues, change the "7th of January" to "15th of November" and strike the line "Dues for a 6-month membership of $5.00 can be paid midway through the year."

It would then read as the following:

"ARTICLE IV, Dues

Annual MFCB dues will be $12.00 payable no later than the 15th of November to the chapter, $8.00 of which will be forwarded to the State Council. Members who wish to join after the due date may still pay dues but will not be counted as a voting member for the State Council for that year."

Current wording:

"ARTICLE IV, Dues

Annual MFCB dues will be $12.00 payable no later than the 7th of January to the chapter, $8.00 of which will be forwarded to the State Council. Members who wish to join after the due date may still pay dues but will not be counted as a voting member for the State Council. Dues for a 6-month membership of $5.00 can be paid midway through the year."

Again, the proposed revision:

"ARTICLE IV, Dues

Annual MFCB dues will be $12.00 payable no later than the 15th of November to the chapter, $8.00 of which will be forwarded to the State Council. Members who wish to join after the due date may still pay dues but will not be counted as a voting member for the State Council for that year."

This revision will be re-read, discussed and voted on at the MFCB October General Meeting at Booth Towers in downtown Orlando on Saturday, October 1st. MFCB encourages Members to attend to be a part of the process and make your voice heard on this very important part of business for the organization. If any changes are made to the proposed revision, those will be printed in the next issue of THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE.


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A REMINDER OF THE FLORIDA WHITE CANE LAW

In the last issue of THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE, an article was printed from the American Council of the Blind (ACB) website chronicling the history of White Cane Safety Day. As MFCB prepares to work in conjunction with the National Federation of the Blind-Greater Orlando Chapter on many activities for a White Cane Week during the week of October 10th, it is time to present what is law in the state of Florida. The following is reprinted with permission from the September-October 2005 edition of the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) newsletter, The White Cane Bulletin:

WHITE CANE LAW PROTECTS BLIND PEDESTRIANS: VIOLATION OF THE WHITE CANE SAFETY LAW AS A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE
by Carl McCoy, a Past President of FCB

(Editors' Note: October 15th is Florida White Cane Day)

There is little doubt that the American intersection is becoming more and more hazardous to blind pedestrians. In one recent week alone, there were five incidents of persons struck by motor vehicles resulting in one being killed and the other four being seriously injured. With ever-increasing traffic volume everywhere, hearing about a person who is blind becoming a traffic victim somewhere in the U.S. is almost a daily occurrence.

As a countermeasure, many states have adopted legislation designed to protect this vulnerable group who must cross busy streets to conduct their daily activities. Florida Statute 413.07 is named Traffic Regulations To Assist Blind Persons and states:

1. It is unlawful for any person, unless totally or partially blind, or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or highway, to carry in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red.

2. Whenever a pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway, guided by a dog guide or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, the driver of every vehicle approaching the intersection or place where such pedestrian is attempting to cross shall bring his vehicle to a full stop before arriving at such intersection or place of crossing and before proceeding shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring such pedestrian.

3. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person not carrying such a cane or walking stick, or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways; nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog upon the streets, highways, or sidewalks of this state, be held to constitute, or be evidence of, contributory negligence.

4. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in section 775.082, section 775.083, and section 775.084.

Since there seems to be little public awareness that violating the legal rights of blind pedestrians is a punishable offense, we urge that every driver in Florida, both residents and visitors, at least learn and observe this law. If it would enhance their sensitivity to mentally place themselves in the role of the unsighted, they might imagine being blindfolded and told to "Now, cross the street." Would a careless or reckless driver have a clearer insight into the plight of the blind and observe safety?

We, the members of the Florida Council of the Blind, challenge Florida's drivers to observe the rights of blind pedestrians, and indeed all pedestrians, to take into account the lives of these courageous pedestrians and respect those who carry a white cane or are lead by a guide dog.


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2005 FCB MID-YEAR BOARD MEETING COMING TO MFCB COUNTRY

For the past couple of years, the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) has been proud to hold its Mid-Year Board Meeting in the Orlando area. The 2005 FCB Mid-Year Board Meeting will take place for the third consecutive year at the Sheraton Safari in Lake Buena Vista, November 18th through 20th.

This is an opportunity for everyone throughout the state to see how the various committees within FCB operate, as well as get an idea of the direction the organization is headed for the next six months. As we get closer to the Mid-Year Board Meeting, MFCB invites all Members to spend at least one day, either the day of the Business Meeting on the 19th or the Leadership Seminar on the 20th, to sit in and check out our state affiliate's activities.

The Sheraton Safari is located at 12205 Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32836. The hotel is located in the Lake Buena Vista area of Orlando. You may use the direct number to the hotel to make a reservation: (407) 239-0444. Remember to state you are booking under our group's name of FCB.

This hotel is on Disney property and offers free shuttle service to the park. Additionally, no one could ask for a finer location. Hundreds of restaurants, banks, and stores are within a close proximity covering all price ranges. There is even a Pizza Hut on the hotel premises.

The group room rate for making reservations to the 2005 FCB Mid-Year Board Meeting is $86.00 a night, for up to 4 people in a room. The cutoff date for reserving at that rate is October 1st, 2005. Please note and comply with this date as no extensions will be honored at the group rate after October 1st.

If you would like to attend any of the activities on the first day of the Mid-Year Board Meeting on Friday, November 18th, or if you have any questions about the entire weekend, please contact MFCB President Rachel Bader at (407) 658-2479 or 1st Vice President Patti Land at (407) 521-9047. More information will be forthcoming as the dates get even closer, especially in THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE.


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FCB HAS A DISCUSSION LIST AND NEW VOICE CHAT ROOMS

Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) is proud to have its members throughout the state participate in a couple of ways on the Internet. The FCB E-mail Discussion List is a way for members, locally and statewide, to express themselves freely on a variety of issues. These can range from those on a local level to issues on a state or even national platform.

MFCB encourages all Members with E-mail and Internet access to sign up and participate in the various discussions as well as maybe even starting a few. To sign up for the FCB E-mail Discussion List, and for more information about the List, go to the FCB website at http://www.fcb.org and go to the link for "FCB E-mail Discussion List Information and Instructions."

And as of April 15th, 2005, FCB has opened up 2 new chat rooms for members of the organization. One of these is for general chat, the other is for the FCB Board and its respective committees to meet. Everyone is invited to sit in on these chats, especially to participate with those in the general chat room.

For more information about the new FCB chat rooms, especially if you want to know how you can join in on the chats, click on the link "Voice Chat for FCB" at http://www.fcb.org.


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MFCB ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Mid-Florida Council of the Blind has a presence on the World Wide Web. Through the Florida Council of the Blind web site, http://www.fcb.org, there is information available on the Internet about MFCB, especially the newly-approved MFCB By-Laws, as well as current and some past issues of the MFCB Newsletter, both in the previous name of MUMBLES and the newer name of THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE. This is only the beginning as another option has been made available for people to find out what is going on with our organization.

To specifically get to the MFCB section of the FCB website, go to http://www.fcb.org/mfcb.htm. Feedback is strongly encouraged as to the accessibility and content of the website, so if you have any questions or suggestions, E-mail webmaster@fcb.org. With your suggestions, changes can be made that will better what we have on the Web.


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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS A CONCERN FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Being prepared for an emergency, natural and otherwise, is important to everyone, but especially important to the disabled. Our national organization, the American Council of the Blind (ACB), and its Executive Director, Melanie Brunson, are working as hard as possible to make sure that those who are disabled, including the visually-impaired, are not left out of the process. However, ACB wants its local chapters to be involved as well when it comes to emergency preparedness.

The following is reprinted with permission from the ACB Newsletter "The Braille Forum," Volume 44, Number 2, September 2005.

PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES
by Melanie Brunson

Since the events of September 11, 2001, some of the air space over the nation's capital has been off limits to airplanes. Earlier this summer, a small, private plane ventured into this restricted air space. When attempts by authorities to get the pilot to turn around were unsuccessful, a decision was made to evacuate the office buildings on Capitol Hill and the White House. Police officers told everyone to leave their offices and "run for your lives," by some accounts.

A few days after this event, I attended a meeting, which was sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission and the National Organization on Disability, to discuss the issues related to emergency preparedness of people with disabilities. It was reported by a representative of the National Organization on Disability that when the offices were evacuated during the event described above, people with disabilities who were in the affected buildings were told to stay where they were and that someone would "come back for them after everyone else had been evacuated." Amazing! The expressions of horror that followed this revelation were unanimous. The agencies that had been involved in conducting this evacuation were not among those represented at this meeting, so we have no way of knowing what their rationale was. However, we all agreed that such a course of action was neither wise nor acceptable.

Unfortunate as it was, I think this incident serves as a wake-up call for governments, businesses, law enforcement and public safety agencies, and people with disabilities themselves. It draws attention to one more area where advocacy and public education about the needs and abilities of people with disabilities must be increased. In an emergency situation, where leaving someone behind to be attended to later could have fatal consequences for that individual, it is especially imperative that first responders have sufficient knowledge about the capabilities of people with disabilities to enable them to make informed judgments regarding appropriate evacuation methods for such people. It is also imperative that people with disabilities have access to information about emergency situations, so that they can make informed decisions regarding how to keep themselves safe.

Fortunately, a number of efforts are under way which will hopefully begin to address these needs. The White House has established an Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities, which recently issued a report to the president outlining the state of the country's preparedness and the concerns of a variety of federal agencies. Several agencies have also launched web sites wherein they have attempted to provide information about emergency preparedness and disability. Different agencies are taking different slants, depending on their focus, but the common thread running through all of the presentations is that all citizens need to be prepared, and that the needs of all citizens must be considered by emergency management personnel, before, during and after emergencies.

One of these sites was launched by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the Department of Labor. It provides a template of guidelines for dealing with emergencies that occur in the workplace, specifically government buildings where people with disabilities may be employed. Dr. Roy Grizzard, in unveiling the web site, said that people with disabilities need assurance that their workplaces are safe, and that information is available that can provide this assurance if implemented. The target audience is government employers and their employees, but the information is applicable to private sector workplaces as well. Readers who have access to the Internet can check out this information at www.dol.gov/odep.programs/emergency.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has another web site, which contains advice on emergency preparedness, transportation accessibility, and evacuation methods for various modes of transportation, such as rail and transit systems. Disabled individuals can learn how to react in situations ranging from evacuations of mass transit systems to being trapped in a car during a blizzard or hurricane. The site also includes links to Department of Homeland Security web pages that provide information on preparing for specific emergencies, including natural disasters such as severe weather, fire and earthquakes, as well as man-made disasters such as spills of hazardous materials. Finally, the site provides information for transportation providers on how to respond to the unique needs of people with disabilities during an emergency. The web address for the new site is www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp.

Another source for a great deal of information on this subject is www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0660.xml. This is a web portal from which you can access information from a variety of agencies.

This is a good start, but there is still much to do, for all of us. One very practical need that remains largely unmet should be obvious to some of you. How do we get the information on all of these web sites into the hands of people with disabilities who don't have computer access? ACB staff members have been discussing this issue with the various agencies involved, and we are hopeful that some publications will be made available in other formats, but we cannot yet tell you when that will happen.

We are also aware that many additional communication issues remain unresolved. As many of you know, ACB has been urging the Federal Communications Commission for years to take action that would insure that emergency information that is displayed visually on TV screens would also be verbalized. We have incorporated language into the latest video description bill that would advance this effort significantly. Work is currently under way to evaluate the state of the technology that could make this feasible, and to get this information into the hands of decision-makers at the FCC and in Congress. However, it is clear that a lot of work needs to be done on both the technological and political fronts in order for us to have adequate access to emergency warning information.

The efforts that I have discussed thus far are all taking place at the national level. What about the states and local communities? How much do the first responders in our local communities know about appropriately assisting people with visual impairments during and after emergencies? How prepared are people with visual impairments to deal with those same emergencies? Since most emergency situations are experienced locally, it is imperative that local citizens and the personnel charged with responding to emergencies have the information they need to act and react effectively. However, there is a great deal of concern that much of the information that is being gathered at the national level is staying at that level and not getting into the hands of those who need it most. We have received several phone calls in the ACB office from individuals who have an interest in emergency preparedness, but who say that nobody in their state or local organizations is attempting to address the needs of people with disabilities as they develop their emergency plans. In addition, it has been estimated by the National Organization on Disability that 58 percent of people with disabilities have no emergency preparedness plans of their own.

So what can we do? Here's a suggestion. Just as affiliates have committees that address transportation and technology issues, how about establishing one that deals with emergency preparedness issues? These committees could then work with local agencies and provide assistance to them in understanding and addressing the needs of people in their communities who have disabilities. Individuals might also attend local city council or public safety commission meetings to raise issues about emergency preparedness for people with disabilities.

ACB staff members have worked with government agencies, private entities and disability organizations to address these issues, and we will continue to do so. However, since emergency situations will potentially impact all of us at one time or another, and all of us would benefit from being more prepared for them, I believe this is a topic that should receive closer attention by all of us, both at the very personal, practical level and at the public policy level. I think it would be great if affiliates would embrace this issue and treat it as if it is as important as pedestrian safety, because one of these days, it could very well be.


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HAVE A LAUGH OR TWO

MFCB Member Sheila Young wants to test your deduction skills. This test is not your average simple one. In fact, see you get a chuckle or two out of the following that Sheila titles, "Can You Figure These Out?"

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching.

DON'T PEEK!

ANSWERS:
1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry.

3. Charcoal

4. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

5. The letter "e," which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph.


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MEMBERSHIP - from Jay Bader

Notes from Jay: The Annual MFCB Membership Drive, in cooperation with the Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services in Daytona Beach, has begun. Those mailers began with the hope that there are those who receive it interested in becoming members of MFCB.

There will be those who get this mailing that are already members but please keep in mind that if you are a Talking Book subscriber in Orange, Osceola or Seminole County, this will arrive. So if you know someone who you think may be interested in becoming a Member of MFCB, or if they would like to donate to our organization, pass it along. Just as they do on the state level, donations are always gladly accepted.

I am also accepting dues for new members as well as renewals. Please note that the dues are $12.00. If you attend a General Meeting, this is payable by cash, check or money order; otherwise, please send your dues by check or money order to the following address:

MFCB Membership Secretary
5611 Pecos St.
Orlando, FL 32807

Make your check or money order payable to MFCB.

Please welcome the following NEW MEMBERS of MFCB:

KATHY ALLEN (on behalf of her mother, Jane Hay)
615 S County Club Rd.
Lake Mary, FL 32746
(407) 324-3133

RALPH BLACK
70 W Lucerne Cir., Apt. 706
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 841-1310, ext. 2706

ERIC CULLARS
3073 Eglington Dr.
Orlando, FL 32806
(407) 898-6767

PAULETTE GORDON
2036 Mercy Dr., Apt. 104
Orlando, FL 32808
(407) 298-3114

PAUL HUTSKO
509 E. San Sebastian Ct.
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 772-0583

SHEILA ISRAELIAN
2858 Osprey Cove Pl., #102
Kissimmee, FL 34746
(407) 944-3933

WILLIAM JOHNS
1545 Parsons Rd.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
(407) 847-7212

DONICE MICHAEL
470 Village Pl., Apt. 114
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 772-0476

MARGARET RUBEN
1039 Pebble Beach Circle East
Winter Springs, FL 32708
(407) 365-4308 (for her daughter, Margaret Gordon)

Also, please note the following Member's CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

LARRY TURNBULL
7838 Toledo St.
Orlando, FL 32812
(407) 281-4277

In addition, Matt Roberts has changed his phone number due to personal reasons. He has asked for his number to not be publicly available and that he only be contacted by e-mail. His e-mail address is blindbiker@pobox.com.

And I always accept submissions to THE MID-FLORIDA VOICE. All submissions for the November issue must arrive by regular mail or E-mail to me by the 15th of October as it will be prepared shortly after that. You will be properly credited with the submission.

If you have any further questions, please call me at (407) 658-2479 or E-mail at mfcbinfo@bellsouth.net. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the October General Meeting!


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BIRTHDAY PEOPLE

OCTOBER

3 - Bo Justice
5 - Jack Jordan
5 - Zeena Hogsbro
17 - Dave Hillebrandt
18 - Bill Freeman
22 - Marie Mayers
31 - Joyce Hull



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