<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Autumn asked this be forwarded to our chapter members.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Autumn Louise <<a href="mailto:autumnschaefer@gmail.com" class="">autumnschaefer@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Oct 1st and October Events Blind Awareness, Pedestrian Safety & White Cane Safety Day 2020!</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">September 30, 2020 at 5:24:37 PM PDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:pedsafe@metropdx.org" class="">pedsafe@metropdx.org</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""><b class="">Happy Blind Awareness Month!</b><br class=""><b class="">Many
great things are happening in the Portland area this month starting on Thursday the 1</b><sup style="font-weight:bold" class="">st</sup><b class=""> we kick things off with Blind
Pedestrian Safety Now! These online events are open to the public and address both our blind
and sighted communities. Please join us and share with your lists!</b></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Email Contents:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">October
event dates and info (attached Word docs for each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Awareness
projects: Variable signs & Proclamations</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">How to get
involved in Ped Safe projects</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Word attachments
with details for attending each event, titled by date</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">ONLINE
EVENT DATES:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span></b></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Thursday October 1st 12:00 - 1:00 pm</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""><b class="">Blind Pedestrian
Safety Now! </b>Hosted by Sunday Parkways,<b class=""> t</b></span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">his
online event will provide tips for sighted and blind folks to protect the
safety of our blind community. Accessible via Zoom, phone and Facebook live. Join
the Pedestrian Safety Action Coalition for a live Sunday Parkways online event
with community leaders and special guest ‘Oregon Pedestrian Rights’ author
Raymond Thomas in a discussion about blind pedestrian safety in preparation for
White Cane Safety Day 2020. See attached: “Oct 1<sup class="">st</sup> 12pm Blind Pedestrian Safety Now event”</span></div><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.75in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Wednesday October 7th 10:15 - 10:35 am<br class="">
Online in chambers reading of White Cane Safety Day 2020 Proclamation</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> with City of Portland Mayor Ted
Wheeler during a city council meeting. See attached: “Oct 7th Mayor
Proclamation 2020 White Cane Safety Day” </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.75in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Thursday October 15th - 2 event times: 12:00 – 1:00 pm and 5:30 – 6:30 pm<br class="">
White Cane Safety Day 2020! </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Join this community event online, both times will cover the
same topics: looking back at White Cane Safety Day in history, the joys of
independent travel, a Proclamation reading with Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, and
community sharing of memorable moments traveling with a white cane or guide dog.
Accessible by Zoom with passcode, one tap mobile, dial by location or Facebook
live, see attached: “Oct 15 White Cane Safety Community Events”</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">2020 AWARENESS
PROJECTS:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Variable
message Signs - "Stop for the blind it's the law"</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Starting
October 1st and for the next 3 weeks signs will be posted to oncoming traffic
in various parts of the city of Portland to raise awareness.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Proclamation
Highlights - White Cane Safety Day October 15, 2020:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">State of
Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Secretary of State Beverly Clarno issued a
proclamation September 10, 2020</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">City of
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler issued a proclamation and will read it in chambers
October 7th </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">Portland
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly will share a reading of the Mayor’s Proclamation at
our online White Cane Safety Day event October 15<sup class="">th</sup><br class="">
<b class="">PSA Public Safety Announcement</b> <b class="">- recorded by Michael Babcock, Podcast
Host at KJ7PAZ</b><br class="">
This announcement includes details of the crossing law and invites everyone to
make “Every day a Shite Cane Safety Day!”. This will be broadcast locally.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b class=""><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">The
Pedestrian Safety Action Coalition</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%" class="">These events
and awareness projects are brought to you by the Pedestrian Safety Action
Coalition. To get involved contact Committee Chair Mary Lee Turner at:
<a href="mailto:smilingmarylee@gmail.com" class="">smilingmarylee@gmail.com</a> or 503-956-5088.</span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">
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