[Cabs-talk] Disappointed

[Joe Orozco]

The deadline was last night, and exceptions are only being granted on a case
by case basis.  That much of it is out of my control, but if your division
is really interested in putting in the work to write a proposal, I'll let
you know when the next round will be opened.

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
crowd."--Max Lucado 

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[mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angela fowler
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:05 AM
To: 'California Association of Blind Students Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] Disappointed

Have the deadlines past? 

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[mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco
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Subject: [Cabs-talk] Disappointed

Dear all,

If someone offered your student division $2,000 to carry out a 
project between September and November, would you take it?  The 
amount is certainly not a fortune, but it's $2,000 more than 
you have now.  It would give you an opportunity to elevate your 
outreach among the general public, recruit new members and 
generally put your name out there for people to understand you 
are serious about the business of changing what it means to be 
blind.  Are you interested?

I shared information of this grant my office was offering to 
youth almost two months ago.  I just checked the list of 
last-minute applicants, and unless I am mistaken, and I hope I 
am, no one took me up on that post.  I genuinely do not 
understand the apathy among my fellow students.  The 
application was relatively simple.  I offered to answer any 
questions people had of the application.  I mean, I work for 
the grant maker.  I should hope I know what we are looking for, 
and had you taken the time to talk to me, I could have told you 
that your proposal could have centered around Meet the Blind 
Month in October, that the Braille coin could have made for an 
excellent literacy campaign or explored any number of different 
ways you could have developed a compelling case for why your 
division deserved the money over another organization.

So, there we are.  Trying and failing leaves room for 
improvement.  Not trying at all?  ...  I don't get it.

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on 
the crowd."--Max Lucado
 

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