[Cabs-talk] CABS Spotlight applications posted

[Aziza Cano]

Awesome!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Harford" <jharford at calmail.berkeley.edu>
To: "California Association of Blind Students Mailing List" 
<cabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:53 PM
Subject: [Cabs-talk] CABS Spotlight applications posted


> Good evening
>
> We have now posted the applications for the CABS Spotlight and the CABS 
> Youth Spotlight, as announced in our last newsletter
>
> That was as follows:
>
> Wanted: Remarkable Student Leaders
> By: Aziza Cano, First Vice-President
> Students come in various shapes, sizes and capacities. The CABS board 
> recognizes this fact as plainly as any other group of NFB leaders. 
> Therefore, we have decided that as student leaders in this state 
> affiliate, it is time to give student leaders the recognition they 
> rightfully deserve for their hard work and dedication. By means of pulling 
> this project off, we have designed two opportunities for students to be 
> recognized. One of which will be especially geared towards the youth of 
> the NFBC, and the other which will reach out to students of all ages. 
> Please read the following descriptions of our new opportunities, while 
> keeping in mind any deserving student you may know.
> The CABS Youth Spotlight will bring into focus a quickly rising youth 
> leader. Young children and teens have remarkable potential, however often 
> times little stars, and great talent are overlooked in favor of 
> concentrating on the children and youth who need our attention more. 
> Therefore, the self sufficient and self motivated students do not always 
> receive the encouragement they deserve. CABS would like to change that. 
> Every future issue of the newsletter will feature a young student who has 
> done something extraordinary for their community. This good deed can most 
> certainly benefit his or her blind community; however any notable 
> community contribution is also applauded. This decision to not limit the 
> acts of leadership to the blind community stems from our belief that any 
> activity worth noting done by a blind person brings about community 
> awareness. Students in the CABS Spotlight will have an article featuring 
> them, as well as describing the kinds of activities they are involved in. 
> Note that passed issues of the CABS newsletter are archived on our 
> website, so that any interested persons can find them at anytime.
>
> The CABS Spotlight is specifically designed to showcase students that do 
> not fall into the youth category. Under graduate and graduate students 
> also deserve recognition for activities and causes they are involved in. 
> Again, community service efforts are not limited to benefitting the blind 
> community. The difference between the CABS Spotlight, and the CABS Youth 
> Spotlight, is that the CABS Youth Spotlight is geared specifically towards 
> teens in the NFB. In addition, the CABS Spotlight will be featured on the 
> CABS website twice a semester. These too will be archived as time 
> progresses.
>
> Anyone wishing to nominate students for either program can find a 
> downloadable nomination form at www.nbcal.org/cabs. After forms have been 
> filled out, they should be emailed to Aziza Cano at, 
> daydreamingncolor at gmail.com. People nominating students should be aware 
> that keeping the nomination a secret could potentially serve as a pleasant 
> surprise to the student in question. The board would like to express that 
> permission from parents of minors will be obtained to feature youth in the 
> newsletter.
>
>
> The two winners will be featured on our homepage with a photo of each and 
> a brief article summarizing their achievements.
>
> We look forward to receiving the submissions.
>
> Regards
> Justin Harford
> CABS Secretary
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