Penny Duffy, First Vice-President

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Penny lives in New Hampshire with her two children, Sam (age 17) and Abby (15). Abby became blind at age 6 due to a rare genetic mitochondrial condition. Penny found the NFB and NOPBC a few months later in late 2010. "Finding the NFB was a great stroke of luck. Choosing to stay and raise my daughter with the NFB philosophy is one of the best parenting decisions I have made," she notes. Abby is an active girl enjoys skiing in the winter and other sports in summer.She is a paralympic hopeful and is on her high school ski team.  She attends local general public high school and is a Braille reader. Penny is president of the NH Parents of Blind Children and also on the National Federation of the Blind-New Hampshire 's board of directors. She has recently started working in the public education sector in finance and grants. Penny has a strong passion for Braille literacy and strives every day to help both her children to "Live the life they want."