Beatrice Montoya Quintanilla Beatrice Montoya Quintanilla passed from this life quietly in her sleep on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Beatrice was born Feb. 24, 1927, in Floresville, Texas, to Adolfo and Maria Vara Montoya. She was 96 years of age. She met her husband, Alfredo G. Quintanilla, who was the one true love of her
Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) March 24, 2022 National Braille Press (NBP) announced the second annual Braille Across America Challenge to raise awareness
McMullen County leaders and guests including (from left) Larry Garcia, Scotty McClaugherty, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, Betty Dickinson, Linda Lee Henry, James Teal, Murray Swaim and Max Quintanilla shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the McMullen County Veterans Memorial on May 6. (Photo by Jeff Osborne)
Needham resident to participant in NBP running challenge
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National Braille Press announced Feb. 19 the first Braille Across America 2021 Virtual Running Challenge, with one of the runners being Vanessa Jones of Needham.
The challenge will begin March 17, NBP’s 94th birthday, and end April 19, Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts. Runners from coast-to-coast are signing up for the challenge, from Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Idaho and California.
“This year, we are asking our supporters and friends, blind and sighted, throughout the United States to join us virtually by carrying our braille baton and raising money to support braille literacy,” said Brian Mac Donald, president of National Braille Press.”