FIRST -Annual Meeting for the Association of the Blind - Statesville, NC
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N 35° 46.968 W 080° 53.259
17S E 510153 N 3959864
This marker is located outside the Vance Hotel on US 64/70 (Front Street) at Center Street in Statesville.
Waymark Code: WM43RT
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2008
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The first annual meeting of the North Carolina State Association for the Blind was held on September 26, 1934, at the Vance Hotel in Statesville, in conjunction with a regional Lions Club conference. In 1974 the group touted their connection with the Lions Clubs by becoming the North Carolina Lions Association for the Blind, and it is now known simply as the North Carolina Lions Foundation Inc. The original association was successful in focusing public attention on the needs of the state’s blind and visually impaired citizens. The modern successor continues the commendable work with various projects and programs throughout North Carolina.
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FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/26/1934
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