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Radio Interviews

I'm just passing along this information for anyone who might be interested.

On Wednesday, January 19 at 8:00 PM, eastern, Joe Ruffalo, host of Thru Our Eyes will conduct interviews with Mary Ellen Gabias and Mary Jo Hartle.



Coordinator of the NFB/eBay project, Mary Ellen Gabias will highlight those considering a career that includes selling on eBay or training others to do so.


Director of education at the Jernigan Institute, Mary Jo Hartle, will feature the upcoming Youth SLAM 2011. In addition, Mary Jo will discuss additional programs and projects conducted and sponsored by the national organization.


To watch and listen, please visit the following:


www.thruoureyes.org


or for our JAWS users and mobile phone users, please visit


m.thruoureyes.org


To call in with a question or comment, please dial


1 888 572 0141






UPCOMING INTERVIEWS


Save the Date and Time:


On Wednesday, February 16, at 8:00 PM, eastern, Joe Ruffalo will conduct interviews with Carl Jacobson, national board member, president of the New York affiliate and upcoming radio star and Jesse hartle, legislative specialist at the national center. Jesse will be discussing updates from the Washington Seminar and outlining the ways we need to get involved and to make a difference.


The program director and staff of Thru Our Eyes are searching for interview ideas and for the possibility of leaders in the NFB to host their own shows.


Please contact me to discuss.


My contact information is below.


Great watching and listening!






Remember: When we all do, it becomes doable.


The more we try, the more we succeed.


Everything is impossible until you do it.


Keep believing. Keep dreaming. Keep learning


Let's work together. Let's make a difference!


Joseph J. Ruffalo


President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey


Phone: 973-743-0075


Please visit our State and National Web Sites


http://www.nfbnj.org


http://www.thruoureyes.org


http://www.blindchildren.org


http://www.nfb.org


Email:


nfbnj@yahoo.com










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