[Colorado-talk] Successful Seminar at CSDB

[diane mcgeorge]

I am so pleased to read this information from you, Melissa, about this CSDB 
seminar; that is just terific!  And for all those folks who participated, 
you all have a lot to be proud of.  Jaking inroads into CSDB, geting to know 
the students and staff and letting them know we are not the scary people 
they used to think we are, is just the one of the best things our students 
can be doing.  You guys are really changing the future for blind people and 
that's what the NFB is all about.
Congratulations to you all.
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Green" <graduate56 at juno.com>
To: "Cabs" <cabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: [Colorado-talk] Successful Seminar at CSDB


>
> Thank you all who participated.
> Thank you to the center for the chocolate coins.  They were a hit with the 
> students.
> Yesterday, five members of cabs hosted a seminar at csdb.  19 students 
> participated in three break out sessions.  The sessions concerned college 
> and social issues, Technology, and independent travel.  Even though these 
> were the topics covered.  Many times the discussions went deeper than 
> those topics.
> For example, in the travel group, which I was co-facilitating, we 
> discussed being picked on in school.
> There were also some humorous moments as well.  For example, in the social 
> group arielle was asked how can you date someone for more than two weeks.
> After the break out sessions, we discussed the importnace of the national 
> federation of the blind and both the colorado asociation of blind students 
> and the national asociation of  blind students.  In the beginning of the 
> seminar, Mr. Tutt Addressed us all.  He informed the students that we were 
> their rolemodels and that we would be coming back there to be involved 
> with the students and to discuss their future.
> Mr. Tutt also stayed through out most of the seminar and observed the 
> break out sessions.
> At the end of the seminar, many of the students gave us their contact 
> information and thanked us for coming to be with them on a thursday night.
> We have been invited to do another seminar on September 17th and to 
> participate in some way in their homecoming activities on the 19th.
> i believe that everyone in volved left the activity center in a very good 
> mood.  As well as feeling more inspired and energized.
> Melissa Green
> The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass 
> yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.
>
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