<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite">The Following Comes from NABS board member Justin Salisbury regarding an opportunity that student division leaders looking to build their membership will not want to miss out on. <br></blockquote><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">So, we have an idea. We’re putting on a student seminar, a student division social, or a fun activity at the state convention. We know how to run it, who will speak, what kind of food we want, but now…how do we get people to attend? Who do we invite? How do we spread the word?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We once struggled with these questions in the North Carolina Association of Blind Students, and we devised a solution: create an advertising directory for our state. With four people working on the project for only about two months, we realized that it was, in fact, possible. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The system is simple. A division can create a directory of disability contacts at all universities, community colleges, and trade schools in its state. As soon as we had organized this directory, advertising our events became much simpler. We did it all in Microsoft Excel, too.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The NABS Membership Committee has been hosting a series of conference call workshops, which I have been leading, where we will explain and discuss how to organize and best use an advertising directory for student division events in your state.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The last two of these conference call workshops will be held:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Sunday, March 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">8:00 PM eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Tuesday, March 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">9:00 PM eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For each of these calls, use the following conference line:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dial (605) 475-6700<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Enter access code 7869673<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I look forward to talking with many on the calls. Each call is stand-alone, but people are welcome to come again if interested. If you have any questions, please email me directly at <<a href="mailto:justin.salisbury@earthlink.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">justin.salisbury@earthlink.net</span></a>>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Justin Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">President<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Connecticut Association of Blind Students</p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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