[Community-service] The 2015-2016 Community Service Division

[Darian Smith]

Dear Federation  Family,
  I write to report back from  the activities that took place  at the 75th convention of the National Federation of the Blind surrounding the community service Division.
 We had a fun trivia night, with our Federation Trivia being Led by Amy Buresh of the National Board of directors and NFB  of Nebraska President.
 She was a great MC and we are glad to have had her. Thank you, Amy!
 We had  a very fun and energetic music trivia event where members raved about what a good time they had.
 I would like to thank all of you who came out to support it. I would also like to thank Corina  Orosco,who   helped us tabulate for that round  of music trivia.
  I have been told By Corina Salinas that the limo ride and party was very fun and enjoyable by all who won entrance to it, and I would like to Thank Her for spearheading this effort.
 Our first ever division meeting was  well attended and brought with that attendance great energy.
 From Dr. Maurer, to Jeanie Massay, our training center students and our lovely moderator for that panel, Conchita Hernandez, and our scholarship winners who spoke on the agenda, we learned a lot and became a more inspired, engaged and motivated group of people.
 I am glad for our  diverse agenda and the promise that seems to come from the numbers that participated in every aspect of the meeting, from a blind veteran to a guide dog user, we probably boasted a wide-ranging  topic and speaker pool that rivaled most of the meetings had at our convention this year.
  
 We also  held elections for the board of directors to serve  this year. all of these offices are  for a one year term.
 President, Darian  Smith,  Vice President, Chris Parsons, Secretary, Hindley Williams, Treasurer, Corina Salinas and board members   Jonathan Franks, Mary Church and Juan Munoz.
  each member of the board of directors has committed, by virtue  of accepting their nomination and  allowing themselves to be elected, to the division, it’s growth and development, and  to work collectively and collaboratively to  build the federation and to  participate actively in the work of the division.
 each individual on the board will chair a committee and those committees will be confirmed and  announced in the near future.
 If you should have ideas for committees you would like to  see and work you would like to do, please be in touch via the information in my signature. 
       
   
 
  
Darian Smith
President, National Federation  of the Blind Community Service Division

president at nfbcommunityservice.org <mailto:president at nfbcommunityservice.org>
 
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