[Cabs-talk] It's all about the students

[Darian Smith]

haha good call!  it was the fourth... a week ago!  that was what I
ment to say! lol.

On 10/11/09, Michael Peterson <its.mike at att.net> wrote:
>     Hi Darion is it really October 4, do I really get an extra week on my
> term paper?
> Oh good I love that part.
> Either way will be there to hear those views.
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darian Smith" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
> To: "cabs-talk" <cabs-talk at nfbnet.org>; <abs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 6:26 AM
> Subject: [Cabs-talk] It's all about the students
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>  As you know, today is Sunday, October 4, 2009.     What you may or
> may not be aware of is what that means.  Today is the  day where the
> California Association of Blind Students holds it’s open forum for
> candidates to  talk to you, the  students of California (high school,
> college, grad school, rehabilitation training center),  about  their
> hopes and intentions as a prospective  elected officer  of cabs.
> This is a great opportunity for you to gain valuable information to
> make the most informed decision possible when elections take place at
> the cabs business meeting on Friday, October 23rd. As you are reading
> this, you might ask yourself “why should I care about this election?”
> I would ask you to consider the power of your voice as a voice that
> has influence on who represents you, the blind student in California.
> Consider what you look for in a leader,    what changes you feel you
> want to see in cabs, in the state, in your schools, and who you
> believe will give those views not just validity, but support those
> views and look to make those changes real.
>  That said; please remember that cabs is not simply about the leaders
> of the division, but about you.  You are the people who drive the
> movement, the people whose thoughts should matter in every decision
> made, and the only way to insure that they do matter, is to make your
> voice heard.     All too   often,   we take our chance to make our
> mark for granted and neglect to seal the deal.   However, we now have
> an opportunity to have a say, and I would strongly encourage,
> challenge, implore each and every student who reads these words to
> attend this forum,   take part in this election, and find a way to be
> involved with cabs.   Know that involvement is  leadership too, it’s
> taking  part in something (in this case, cabs; but it can be your
> chapter, church, school, or  in your community),   and  adding your
> talents, skills, thoughts and feelings to  the effort; by doing so,
> you enrich  and  diversify the organization, movement or establishment
> you are a part of.
>    I would like to close with one last thought…
>  Just about a year ago, the country was in the thick of a very
> historic presidential race.  The country took notice, not only to what
> the candidates had to say on the various concerns the country had, but
> to what voice they had.  As a result, people turned out in record
> numbers to cast their vote (what is interesting to think about is the
> strong voice that the youth had in this election; all because they
> stopped,   took notice, heard a candidate that listened to them and
> that spoke more truly to them).  At the end of that election, people
> felt like they counted, and they, for the first time in a while, felt
> united. Yes, I suspect that feeling was not lost on many of you, and
> another such feeling of unity, empowerment, and  informed choice
> awaits you.  When you take a moment and really think  about it, the
> great things that you can help to build start today, because you all
> can make great things happen within cabs.
>      Take care, cabsters
>
>  Darian
>
>
> --
> "And if you will join me in this improbable quest, if you feel destiny
> calling, and see as I see, a future of endless possibility stretching
> before us;
> if you sense, as I sense, that the time is now to shake off our
> slumber, and slough off our fear, and make good on the debt we owe
> past and future generations,
> then I'm ready to take up the cause, and march with you, and work with
> you. Together, starting today, let us finish the work that needs to be
> done, and
> usher in a new birth of freedom on this Earth."- Baraq Obama
>
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-- 
"And if you will join me in this improbable quest, if you feel destiny
calling, and see as I see, a future of endless possibility stretching
before us;
if you sense, as I sense, that the time is now to shake off our
slumber, and slough off our fear, and make good on the debt we owe
past and future generations,
then I'm ready to take up the cause, and march with you, and work with
you. Together, starting today, let us finish the work that needs to be
done, and
usher in a new birth of freedom on this Earth."- Baraq Obama