[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 75, Issue 9

Sun Jul 11 17:44:27 UTC 2010

What a great board and officers there are, now, for NOPBC; congratulations 
to all! I know these people will be fabulous in their respective roles as 
leaders and guides to other parents of chilren who are blind or visually 
impaired.

Thank you so much for all you do!

Best ever,
Leslie Ligon

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> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:01:14 -0400
> From: Carol Castellano <blindchildren at verizon.net>
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> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Fairy tale Day at School
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> Great idea!  Pix to share?
> CArol
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> At 01:41 PM 7/8/2010, you wrote:
>>Glad y'all liked it! His teacher helped me come up with the idea. :)
>>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Carly B <barnesraiser at gmail.com>
>>Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:15:48
>>To: <empwrn at bellsouth.net>; NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for
>>parents of blind children)<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: Re: [blindkid] Fairy tale Day at School
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>>Oh my gosh, Marie, what a great idea! Perfect! lol!
>>
>>:) Carolynn Barnes
>>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Marie <empwrn at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> > It's Jack and the Beanstalk! Jack is not a big dresser-upper. He does 
>> > not
>> > like masks or hats so we were a bit perplexed about fairytale day
>> at school.
>> > I knew Jack would carry his cane. I could not guarantee that he would 
>> > hold
>> > on to any other accessory so.....voila--Jack & the beanstalk!
>> >
>> > Marie (mother of Jack born May 2005)
>> > See glimpses of life with my determined son who is developing in his 
>> > own
>> > way at his own time at http://allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com
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> Carol Castellano
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> 973-377-0976
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> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:26:28 -0500
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindkid] Exciting NOPBC Announcement
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>>
>>Dear Listers,
>>
>>I am most happy to announce that at this year's Annual Meeting in
>>Dallas this past Monday, the National Organization of Parents of
>>Blind Children elected a new president and board.
>>
>>As many of you know, I stepped into the position of NOPBC president
>>under unusual circumstances a little over a year ago.  I have had a
>>wonderful experience being president and hope that I have made a
>>contribution to the organization.  But I never intended to run for
>>this office and in fact, though I was very honored, I turned down
>>the offer to do just that two years ago, when Barbara Cheadle
>>announced that she would not run again.  I believe that this
>>organization that I love so much will be better served by having a
>>president whose child is younger and who is closely connected to the
>>education system.  After all, my daughter is 26 now and I haven't
>>had a direct connection with the schools for five years.  In
>>addition, I was very happy serving as a support to Barbara Cheadle
>>for all those years and I will be extremely content to return to a
>>position of support for our new president.
>>
>>And so, it is with great excitement and pleasure that I announce
>>that our new president is Laura Weber of Texas.  Laura is the very
>>capable founder and past president of the TX POBC, a very lively and
>>dynamic chapter.  She is the mom of Lindsay Adair who just turned
>>eight years old and will be entering second grade in the fall at her
>>local elementary school.  Laura, her husband John, and Lindsay live
>>in Houston.
>>
>>Laura had a seventeen-year career as a biomedical engineer at NASA's
>>Johnson Space Center.  Recently, she shifted gears and is now in the
>>last class of a master's program in special education.  Student
>>teaching comes next in the fall.  Once she is certified in special
>>education, Laura plans to pursue certification as a teacher of blind
>>students.  Laura has also successfully completed all the required
>>coursework for certification as a literary braille transcriber and
>>is working on completing her manuscript.  It will be a wonderful
>>thing to have a person like Laura as a professional in the blindness 
>>field.
>>
>>I would also like to announce our newly elected board:
>>
>>1st Vice President: Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway (GA)
>>2nd Vice President: Carlton Walker (PA)
>>Secretary: Andrea Beasley (WI)
>>Treasurer: Pat Renfranz (UT)
>>
>>Board Members:
>>Jean Bening (MN)
>>Jim Beyer (MT)
>>Wingfield Bouchard (MS)
>>Carol Castellano (NJ)
>>Lety Castillo (TX)
>>Denise Colton (UT)
>>Dave Hammell (IA)
>>Zina Lewis (VA)
>>Barbara Mathews (CA)
>>Sally Thomas (TX)
>>
>>I believe that our organization is in very, very capable hands and I
>>hope you will join with me in enthusiastically welcoming and
>>supporting our new president and board.
>>
>>All the best,
>>Carol
>>
>>Carol Castellano
>>National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>973-377-0976
>>carol_castellano at verizon.net
>>www.nopbc.org
>>
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