Presidential Release #545, January 2025

President Mark Riccobono presents presidential release #545. He celebrates the new year and World Braille Day. President Riccobono discusses membership for the year and strengthening our financial position of the organized blind movement. He also shares reference articles and customary endings.   References: Jeannie Massay: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1904/bm190403.htm   Barbara Pierce’s article about becoming a member: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1904/bm190404.htm   Stephanie Cascone’s article on members who both dive in and hang back and how we are all making a difference: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1904/bm190406.htm   A blog post by Cayte Mendez about how scholarships are more than the money: https://nfb.org/blog/so-much-more-money-scholarship-story