[blindkid] Fwd: Announcing the NABS mentoring program

[Carol Castellano]

>Received from Darian Smith, 2nd Vice President, National Association 
>of Blind Students (NABS).
>
>Greetings:
>
>The National Association of Blind Students is excited to announce 
>that we will be hosting a mentoring program as part of the 
>activities for students at the 2013 NFB national convention, being 
>held in Orlando Florida from July 1 to July6. We will be pairing 
>students up with one-on-one student mentors who are experienced with 
>national convention and, ideally, share professional and other 
>interests. I know, this sounds great. But, to make it work, we need 
>your participation!
>
>We are looking for folks who would be interested in having, or 
>serving as, a student mentor during the week of convention. When 
>selecting mentees, we will give preference to first-time convention 
>attendees. But if there is enough space, we would like to open it up 
>to those of you who have already attended a convention as well.
>
>In order to be a mentee, you must:
>
>- Be a high school junior or senior, or a current college or 
>graduate student (nontraditional students are welcome); and
>- Be available to attend a welcome meeting with us on Monday, July 1 
>from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
>
>If you want to apply to become a mentee, please fill out a short survey at:
><http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentee-form>http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentee-form
>
>In order to be a mentor, you must:
>
>- Have attended at least one NFB convention before;
>- Be a current college or graduate student, or have graduated within 
>the last two years (nontraditional students are welcome); and
>- Be available to attend a welcome meeting with us on Monday, July 1 
>from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and then be willing to spend some time with 
>your mentee throughout the week.
>
>If you want to apply to become a mentor, please fill out a short survey at:
><http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentor-form>http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentor-form
>
>Please share this with your friends or anybody who might be interested.
>
>Thank you for your interest in this new NABS program!
>
>Darian Smith
>2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
><mailto:dsmithnfb at gmail.com>dsmithnfb at gmail.com
>
>www.nabslink.org
>Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink

Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers