THE RHODODENDRON A Publication of: MOUNTAIN STATE COUNCIL OF THE BLIND, INC PO Box 834 Ridgeley, WV 26753 www.mscbwv.org WINTER 2015 Editor: Carol McGhee In This issue: President’s Message MSCB Convention information Human Partnership press release I R S Resources Money Identifier Helpful Hints Be My Eyes Christina Ament Chapter News Marcia’s Munchies Calendar of Events MSCB Officers and Board Membership Form President’s Message By Donna Brown Dear MSCB Members, Happy 2015! While it is the beginning of a new calendar year, the MSCB calendar year is in full swing. Our committees are hard at work carrying out their tasks, and in some cases, working on some new tasks. I am gearing up to attend the ACB affiliate Presidents meeting in Arlington, VA in a few weeks. Just a reminder! If you haven't already paid your MSCB 2015 membership dues, please do so as soon as possible. You may pay your dues online at mscbwv.org or by completing a paper membership form and mail it along with your check to MSCB, PO. Box 834, Ridgeley, WV 26753. The 2015 MSCB state convention site and dates have been selected. (See more information later in this issue). The 2015 ACB National Conference and Convention will be held July 3-11 in Dallas, TX. The Sheraton hotel will be the home to ACB during this time. Room rates are $89 plus tax per night. Room reservations can be made by calling (888) 627-8191 and mention that you are with the ACB convention. If you've never attended a national convention, consider doing so. In a few weeks, we will "spring forward" and set our clocks forward an hour. I hope that might encourage you to "spring forward" and help advocate for equality for blind and visually impaired individuals. Enjoy this issue of The Rhododendron. Donna Brown, MSCB President MSCB Convention Information Please save the dates for the Mountain State Council of the blind's 2015 convention being held on October 9th 10th and 11th in beautiful Alpine Lake resort in Terra Alta West Virginia. The convention committee is hard at work to make the 2015 convention a great success with many different ideas for programming being discussed. Please check future newsletters for more details or call convention chairman Glen Pinkard at 304-822-7123 or email gpinkard@mscbwv.org. Human Partnership HEALTHY FOODS AND DRINKS COMING TO GOVERNMENT WORKPLACES Randolph-Sheppard Blind Vendors pen Healthy Vending partnership with HUMAN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: After bringing healthier snacks to students in the massive “Smart Snacks in School” healthy vending switchover of 2014, HUMAN (www.HealthyVending.com), Entrepreneur’s #1 Healthy Vending Franchise in 2014, and the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America (RSVA) have partnered to provide government and private sector facilities with healthy vending solutions. “Teaming with the Randolph-Sheppard blind vendors is a win-win,” said Sean Kelly, HUMAN’s founder and CEO. “We believe that providing easy access to healthier foods in our nation’s workplaces is the fastest way to fight the growth of diet-related health problems like heart disease and obesity. By adapting our proven program for visually impaired small businesses, we can improve their profit margins and thereby rapidly increase the availability of healthful foods to government employees.” Healthy vending programs have proven popular and profitable in government facilities like the Chicago Parks District and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, but overall adoption of healthier items has faltered in the Federally-sponsored Randolph-Sheppard Program due to a lack of training, marketing support, and product distribution for blind vending operators. Katherine Bishop, Nutrition Policy Associate, Center for Science in the Public Interest said, “It’s great to see HUMAN partnering with RSVA to provide Randolph-Sheppard vendors with the tools they need to increase healthier food and beverage options on public property.” In the new partnership, Randolph-Sheppard blind vendors gain access to HUMAN’s proprietary training, marketing, equipment, and product distribution systems, allowing them to successfully transition towards popular healthy vending menus. HUMAN’s product distribution network will make it easier to obtain the right healthful products, which are unavailable from traditional vending distributors. “HUMAN’s product line is stocked with an unbelievable variety of great tasting snacks that have been successfully market tested,” said Pinky Harris, a Licensed Randolph-Sheppard Vendor. “HUMAN’s vision, branding, pricing, and training have positioned them for explosive growth in an increasingly health conscience America. HUMAN is the healthy vending solution for Randolph-Sheppard blind vendors.” By adapting its proprietary training and marketing systems for Randolph-Sheppard State Licensing Agencies and Business Enterprise Programs, HUMAN gives blind vendors the needed education and support to take proactive steps towards increasing profitability through a healthy vending model. “RSVA blind vendors are excited about the opportunities the HUMAN partnership affords,” said Dan Sippl, President of the Board, RSVA. “Healthy vending growth has outpaced traditional snack and beverage growth for a number of years. Clearly the American public has embraced healthy vending options. HUMAN offers blind vendors an increased-margin revenue model to meet this ever increasing marketplace demand.” Official program announcement and program overview will take place at the RSVA Sagebrush conference on Feb. 10th, 2015. “The Sagebrush conference will be our chance to reveal our innovations in micro market technology, which is sure to be a hit at blind vendor locations,” said Kelly. “Office workers these days deserve a better customer experience than your typical row of old vending machines – and that’s what our open-air, self-serve micro markets provide. The added benefit is that they are much easier to stock and maintain for blind vendor operators.” The RSVA Healthy Vending program is set to launch in select markets in 2015. Creating economic opportunities for blind vendors while improving the availability of healthy options in vending and concession environments is the end goal of the partnership. About HUMAN HUMAN (“Helping Unite Mankind And Nutrition”), is the nation's leading distributor of healthy foods. Via healthy vending machines, healthy micro markets, direct delivery services, and other innovative automated retail technologies, HUMAN delivers on its vision to make healthy food more convenient than junk food. The “better-for-you” platform delivers a wide variety of healthy snacks, fresh produce, coffees, and locally-sourced foods. HUMAN is an Inc 500 company, Entrepreneur Magazine’s #1 Vending Franchise in 2014, and on Forbes list of “America’s Most Promising Companies." The company is a certified B-Corp and donates 10% of profits to charities that improve childhood nutrition. HUMAN's products can be found in more than 2,000 locations nationwide, with services to schools, YMCAs, hospitals, health clubs and companies such as Tesla, BlueCross, BlueShield, Apple, Wells Fargo, HP and others. For more information, visit www.HealthyVending.com About RSVA RSVA (Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America), http://www.rsva.org, is the preeminent advocacy group representing Randolph-Sheppard Licensed Blind Managers. RSVA’s mission is to enhance, protect, and educate on behalf of blind entrepreneurs operating vending and concession businesses under the Randolph-Sheppard Act. RSVA is the largest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind. The Randolph-Sheppard Act is a 1936 Federal statute which gives priority to blind and visually-impaired individuals in the operations of vending and concession locations on Federal property. The Department of Education (RSA) regulates the Randolph-Sheppard program through designated State Licensing Agencies (SLA) which license blind and visually-impaired individuals. State sponsored Business Enterprise Programs (BEP) contract with Federal, State and private sector facilities to provide vending and concession solutions. A Randolph-Sheppard licensed manager is then selected by the BEP to operate a BEP contract facility. SAGEBRUSH is the longstanding trade convention of RSVA which annually brings together disability matter experts, suppliers, distributors, educators, government officials, and OEMs to create an awareness among blind vendors and State Licensing Agencies concerning new technologies, products, market trends, and regulatory initiatives. I R S Resources A Reminder From the IRS About Resources for People with Disabilities IRS Services for People with Disabilities Hundreds of accessible federal tax forms and publications are available for download from the IRS , Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities, explains the tax implications of certain disability benefits and other issues, and is available at www.IRS.gov. Money Identifier Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches Phase 2 of Money Identifier Distribution Program Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. government will make free money identifiers available to any US citizens who cannot read regular print due to blindness or visual impairment. Eligibility is no longer limited to individuals who are current patrons of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) program. Any US citizen meeting the criteria for the NLS program can now apply. It is unknown whether non-citizen legal residents are also eligible, but until advised otherwise, we urge anyone falling into this category to apply. Unfortunately, the application is presently available only in regular print. It is available from either of two websites: www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrencyreaderform.html www.loc.gov/nls/other/currencyreader/index.html The application can be printed from either site. Applications can also be obtained by calling 1-844-815-9388. The application includes a certification that the applicant has a disability that prevents him or her from reading regular print. Individuals who are registered with NLS can indicate this on the form via check box. No further certification is required for such individuals. Lastly, Anyone who receives a defective money identifier should call 1-844-815-9388 to obtain a replacement. Helpful Hints By Mucie Allred Put milk or non- dark liquid in a cup that has a dark lining so you can see if there's something at the bottom of your drink. A good rule is to get out everyday even in this cold weather. Go out around 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon, the warmest part of these winter days. Call it getting some "air.?" I have four looks for my tank tops: sleep, play, work, dress... Yes there are dressy tank tops with spangles n brocade and such fancy stitching. For identification with storing your K Cups in a limited area, set one flavor on its bottom, turn one on its top and lie a third flavor on its side. Keep repeating this system if necessary. Set the kitchen timer for 5 or 10 minutes and use this for the time you clean.. Do not overextend yourself! Be My Eyes App By Glen Pinkard The App That Lets Users Lend Their Eyes, And Blind People See Things In A New Way Be My Eyes is a crowdsourced video chat service providing sight for those in need. Tyler Hayes It's always nice when you can lend a hand to someone in need, but this new app takes that idea to another level: Thanks to Be My Eyes, you'll now be able to actually lend your eyes to a visually impaired person. The new iOS app provides a video stream, similar to Apple's FaceTime video calling, that connects someone visually impaired with someone able to see and willing to help out. The app's inventor, Hans J. Wiberg, was inspired by FaceTime and how some of his blind friends were using it for visual help. "With FaceTime, you can't call a random volunteer," says Wiberg. "That's where I came up with the idea of making this group of volunteers who can easily answer a question whenever they have time and if not, someone else will step in." The examples the company shows in its product video include visually impaired users getting help with things like reading an expiration date, figuring out what a photograph looks like, and reading signs in an unfamiliar location. The app is more about helping with particularly difficult moments, rather than long periods of assistance. Opening the app, you're prompted to select if you are sighted or if you need help (assuming you have accessibility features turned on), and then sign up for an account. If you sign up as a helper, that's it, you wait until you get a notification to be someone's eyes. You can share that you're using the app across social media to gain points in the app, which you also gain for successfully helping someone. The points are used to create a rating system for determining the best helpers. If you need help seeing you'll be taken to a screen that says "connect to the first helper available." The screen automatically enables voiceover (reading text on the screen) from this point on as well. You wouldn't be blamed for thinking that it's a little incompatible that someone who can't see-or has trouble with their vision-would be using a touch-screen mobile phone to begin with. That's not the case at all; Apple has been particularly aggressive with its accessibility features. "From what we find, a clear majority of blind smartphone users are on iPhone-in Europe almost exclusively," says cofounder Thelle Kristensen. "IOS has had accessibility functions for the blind since iOS 3 that came with iPhone 3GS in 2009 and has since gotten continuously better." Be My Eyes is currently only available for iOS, but Kristensen hopes to add Android in the future through grant funding. The nonprofit also has a GitHub repository for developers interested in speeding the process along for another mobile operating system like Android or Windows Phone. Of course, beyond the platform issues one of the main challenges a service like this faces is having someone available to help when they're needed. "We do not have a clear picture of how many helpers are needed, but our estimate is that if we have two helpers per blind person we should be good," explains Wiberg. "And right now it is more like 10 to 1." Within 10 hours of the app's launch, the service already had about 4,000 helpers and about 500 visually impaired people signed up. In the small-scale testing done prior to launch there weren't any problems reaching helpers when they were needed. Wiberg is visually impaired himself and came up with the idea for the app when he was a consultant in the Danish blind community. He first gave a TEDx talk about Be My Eyes back in September of 2013. Be My Eyes is just one of the ways mobile devices are helping assist those in need. Apple, for one, touts its accessibility features, not only for vision, but also for hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy. And there are other third-party developers building things like a Braille keyboard or light sensor. The Light Detector app, for instance, uses the phone's camera to turn natural or artificial light into sound so someone knows if an area is dark or light. For now, Wiberg does not have plans to evolve Be My Eyes to products like Google Glass, but he hasn't written off the idea entirely: "We would love to try it out," he says. The following is a testimonial written by Glen Pinkard: I have actually used this app myself personally in trying to get my television back on the correct channel. The volunteer was able to tell me which direction to point the camera to help me see which input to put the TV back on. Another time I used it to find out whether or not my new coffee pot was actually still on or not. Both experiences were very good! IRONMAN 2014 By Marcia springston Christina Ament, from Alexandria, Virginia, competed in the 2014 Ironman competition last October in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.  Tina is blind, and was one of five physically challenged athletes chosen by lottery to participate in this major event.  She works in Washington, DC, as an attorney for the United States Department of Justice, and travels to her day job via rapid transit with her fourth Leader Dog,  Tekla, a  female Shepherd. As a child Tina’s family lived in Germany, California, Colorado and Virginia. They moved a lot, because her father was in the military.  She and her sister Suzanne, who is also blind, enjoyed horseback riding and tandem bike riding with their school friends.  Tina was on her high school swim team and college rowing team, but didn’t stick with the rowing team because  “there was just  too much drama; it was like being a cheerleader,” and her  law school studies left little time for sports.  In 2006 she began running in marathons, and found all the blind runners and guides so nice that she really enjoyed it. In 2010 she and many other runners went to New York to protest the rule that all visually impaired runners must wear blackout glasses.  This was successful, and the rule was later dropped.  It was this experience and these associations that got her involved with triathlon competition. On a Friday evening when I interviewed Tina over the phone, she was cycling on her trainer as we spoke.  She planned to ride 50 miles that evening, and again on Saturday.  She has connected the rear wheel of a single person bike to a device that allows it to be ridden as a stationary one. This way she can train conveniently indoors. The Ironman competition began in Hawaii, where islanders wanted to test to see who was strongest.  There are numerous Ironman competitions in the continental United States, but Kailua?Kona hosts the annual Ironman World Championship.  The Ironman is a triathlon race requiring swimming, cycling, and running over long distances.  Hawaii’s strong winds, high heat, and rough seas make for an extremely challenging venue.  Tina had competed in four smaller Ironman races before she won a spot for the world event in Kona.  She received the news while at work on April 15th 2014, and said, “I had never screamed in my office, but when I got the news, I ran up to the gym and kept shouting that I was going to Kona!”  Tina works out continually, but knowing that she would be going to Hawaii for the World Ironman in October, really intensified her training.  Although training is really hard work, she says she loves being fit and strong, and “a side benefit is that I can eat anything I want!”   On race day, October 11th, Tina and her long term guide Anne Philges, woke at 4:30 am to get ready.  The first leg of the Ironman began with hundreds of competitors going down carpeted steps into the ocean.  Tina said, when the cannon went off it felt like a washing machine with everyone beginning to swim.  They had to swim a mile out and a mile back, through huge swells and a lot of turbulence.  During the swim there is no way for her to check her time, because she would lose time stopping to ask Anne.  She was actually doing well, but began to have a meltdown when she heard a paddle board patrol near by.  Patrols come out and notify competitors who have surpassed the time limit, and while Tina had never been eliminated for being too slow before, she says there is always a first time.  Fortunately, that was not the case, and he was just cruising the area.  When Tina and Anne arrived at the finish line, volunteers were waiting to pull them out of the water.   Next they quickly showered the salt off their skin, knowing they would definitely pay for it later if they skipped the shower. I should mention here that blind athletes are required to use the same guide throughout the race. So, if your guide can’t keep up with you, you’re in real trouble.  Tina said several guides wanted to race with her but she chose Anne, because Anne had competed in Kona once before. The cycling began with them pedaling uphill in to a headwind.  Tina said that this is usually her best part of the race, but headwinds plagued them the whole way, and every time they passed a break in the lava rock at the side of the road, strong crosswinds tried to push them sideways into cyclists. Tina found it interesting that Kailua, where they began, was arid and rocky, and Hawi, the town at the top of the ride, was very green and lush,  “like a different world up there”.  The total distance of the   cycling leg of the race was 112 miles, but fortunately the second half was downhill going back to Kailua. On their descent, they reached speeds of 35 to 40 miles per hour.   Tina said that they carry plenty of nutrition on the bike, but everyone is very happy that these races always have Coke available at the aid stations!  The third part of the race was, of course, running a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles.  Anne and Tina were tethered together with a bungee at the waist, which allows freedom of arm movement, but does not give you the best guidance.  The wrist tether actually works better for giving direction, but one of her coaches advised her to use the waist bungee instead.  Part of the running course took them past the condominium where her sister, parents and several friends were cheering their hearts out for her.  She said that was quite a thrill!  By now, it was getting pretty late and they had miscalculated and not brought along a head lamp.  The highway was dark and Anne could hardly see the dividers and bumps in the road. They got some relief when other runners came along with head lamps to light the way.  Tina arrived at the finish line at 11:18 pm, to a multitude of cheering people and the announcer blasting out, “Christina Ament you are an Ironman!”  She never expected such reception.  When she began jumping up and down, they started laughing with her. Tina was the only physically challenged woman to actually finish the race.  What a long but glorious day! Tina’s plans for 2015 are to do a few half-Ironman races and hopefully be chosen to cycle in a fundraising race from San Francisco to San Diego for the Physically Challenged Athletes’ Foundation.   She also hopes to race once again in the 2016 Kona Ironman in Hawaii. On the morning of Tina’s big race in Kona Hawaii, she was interviewed on the Today Show. As a result of this broadcast, one of her old school friends connected with her on Facebook, reminding her that she was in fact her very first biking captain!  Because the Kona Ironman is known for its extreme difficulty, Tina finally feels she has achieved true credibility as an athlete! “The slogan of Ironman is that anything is possible,” Tina says, and she has come to believe it’s true!   Chapter News Potomac Valley By Glen Pinkard PVC has had a great end of 2014, in which we had our Christmas party at the Main Street Grill, a new restaurant in Romney. Most members were able to be present. At our January meeting, all members were able to be present and the main topic was how to recruit new members. On February 21 we will be setting up at the Bon Ton at the country club mall in Cumberland, Maryland, to sell the Bon Ton community day coupon books as well as to get our chapter some recognition. In March, we are excited to be setting up for the first time at the Mineral County stem festival which stands for science technology engineering and math. This is an event geared towards getting students in kindergarten through 12th grades interested in these fields. Let's face it, technology has made our lives as blind and visually impaired individuals so much easier. Our sixth annual Bowl-A-Thon is scheduled for April 18 at Potomac Lanes in Moorefield. The annual dinner for the seniors from WVSB and the annual ice cream social for the students at the School for the Blind are in the planning stages. Watch for more details in future news letters, and have a great spring! Tri-county News By Chris Cook The Tricounty Chapter celebrated the holidays on December 14th at Chris and Russell Cook's home. About 25 people participated including members and their families. Each family contributed to the meal, and the chapter provided homemade chili, sandwiches, and drinks. We gathered around the piano to sing our favorite Christmas carrols, and then played Dirty Santa. A new visitor stated that she had never felt so welcomed by a group of blind people like she did with us. Her daughter is experiencing sight loss at this time. Special thanks goes to Chris's sons for cooking, serving, and driving to making this party such a success. VANDALIA NEWS by Carol McGhee The Vandalia Chapter's Christmas party was celebrated on Friday, December 12, 2014. Ninetta Garner hosted the event in the Arts and Crafts Room in The Village at Heritage Point, the retirement village where she resides. In addition to the members present there were three guests. One was MSCB member Sharon Fridley from Nitro who was visiting the McGhee family for a few days. Judy Hurst also joined us. Alma, a lady who lives in the Village and is a friend of Ninetta was celebrating her 90th birthday that day. The group sang happy birthday to her and she really enjoyed herself. We wish you a cozy winter and we will be back in the spring issue. Marcia’s Munchies By Marcia Springston EDITOR's NOTE: In this newsletter we are introducing a new column that I hope you will enjoy. As well as getting new recipes, we hope you will also contribute them to: wakerobingallery@gmail.com Lazy Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake 1 box yellow or white cake mix (I used yellow with pudding in the box) 2 eggs beaten 5 TBS melted butter 2 Cup mini chocolate chips (used regular size chips) Mix together (I just used a fork) Put in a greased 9 by 13 pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Phone Calls Through you Head Taking phone calls through your head Get this through your skull: Ditch the earbuds. That's more or less the message from a startup called Buhel, which is aiming to radically change the way you take calls -- from inside your head. Sound a little crazy? Let me explain. The company has concocted a pair of Bluetooth 4.0 sunglasses -- aptly named SoundGlasses SGO5 -- that pump the sound of music and calls into your inner ear through your cranium. It's kind of a head trip. Buhel says the intra-cranial aural magic happens through the wonders of bone conduction technology. Small, soft speakers tucked into each lightweight, polymer arm of the sunglasses (the parts that hug the sides of your head) let users listen to calls, tunes, videos and more from connected iPhone, Android and Windows mobile devices through their skulls, hands-free and ear-free, too. Without earbuds muffling surrounding sounds, SoundGlasses free users to hear noises around them. In other words, taking and making phone calls while driving, biking or running can be a lot easier and, more importantly, safer. For ski bunnies, Buhel also offers similar ski goggles. They're called Speakgoggle G33 Intercoms and they allow you to talk through your nose bones. You can't make this stuff up. To chat on calls, SoundGlasses wearers need only speak. A bi-directional noise-cancelling mic embedded in the nose bridge of the shades picks up and transmits their voices. To place and end calls, Buhel says users simply push a button on the glasses. The button also controls volume and activates interaction with Siri and Cortana, Apple's and Microsoft's respective voice assistants. If you have an eye for fancy lenses, Buhel has you covered. Depending on how much you spend, you can choose from a variety of scratch-resistant lenses. Or you can even add your own prescription lenses. The shades' lithium-ion battery juices approximately three hours of talk time and recharges via a USB cable/wall charger combo. Some obvious questions: How clear will the audio be when vibrated through your inner ear? And, um, what about cloudy days? You don't wear sunglasses in the dark. Buhel's parent company Atellani recently launched the high-tech specs on Kickstarter. The campaign is the company's second stab on the crowdfunding platform and has already exceeded its $80,000 funding goal, with 36 days to go. A set of these bad boys will put you back a pledge of $160. Shipping is slated to start in May. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242589 Calendar of Events 2015 MSCB Conference Calls begin at 9:00 pm. The Number is 832-551-5100 Pass Code: 186679# Google Voice Number: 304-933-9540 Sunday March 8: Daylight savings time begins Monday March 9: MSCB Conference Call Sunday April 5: Easter Monday April 13: MSCB Conference Call Sunday May 10: Mother's Day Monday May 11: MSCB Conference Call Monday May 25: Memorial Day (Observed) Monday June 8: MSCB Conference Call Sunday June 21: Father's Day Friday July 3 through Saturday July 11: ACB National Conference and Convention, Dallas, Texas Saturday July 4: Independence Day Monday July 13: MSCB Conference Call Monday August 10: MSCB Conference Call Monday September 7: Labor Day Monday September 14: MSCB Conference Call Friday, October 9-11: MSCB State Convention, Alpine Lake Resort, Terra Alta West Virginia Monday October 12: Columbus Day (observed) Monday October 12: MSCB Conference Call Saturday October 31: Halloween Sunday November 8: Daylight savings time ends Monday November 9: MSCB Conference Call Wednesday November 11: Veterans Day Thursday November 26: Thanksgiving Day Monday December 14: MSCB Conference Call Friday December 25, Christmas Day MSCB OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Donna Brown Phone: 304 822-4679 Email: president@mscbwv.org Vice President: Kevin Maynus Phone: 304 253-8821 Email: vice-president@mscbwv.org Secretary: Ninetta Garner Phone: 304 381-2729 Email: secretary@mscbwv.org Treasurer: Dennis Dennison Phone: 304 738-8930 Email: treasurer@mscbwv.org Board of Directors Carol McGhee Debbie Cain Josh Metz Glen Pinkard MOUNTAIN STATE COUNCIL OF THE BLIND, INC. PO Box 834 Ridgeley, WV 26753 www.mscbwv.org Membership Form Updated January 2015 In order to update our records, it is most important that you complete this form and return it by February 1st. Please make sure you fill in the format preferences and visual status for each person. You are encouraged to make extra copies to share with others. Please return this form with appropriate dues to your local chapter contact, OR to Dennis Dennison, MSCB Treasurer, at the above address, OR email to treasurer@mscbwv.org. Membership may also be completed online by clicking on the Membership link at www.mscbwv.org. For questions or more information, call President Donna Brown at (304) 822-4679 or Treasurer Dennis Dennison at (304) 738-8930. 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