[Community-service] Community-service Digest, Vol 74, Issue 1

Mon Apr 4 18:58:25 UTC 2016

Hi Anna,
Excited that you'll hopefully be joining us! It is fine if you are
late, and thanks for letting us know. We will also make sure that you
get the meeting notes.
Kyra

On 4/4/16, Anna via Community-service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Community Service!
> I just wanted to say that I am hoping to attend the membership call on
> Wednesday, however I have a meeting that goes til 8 or possibly a few mins
> late sometimes.  So i will try to join, but not sure when I will be able to
> call in. Is there notes sent out on the meeting or anything like that?  I
> will be at national convention and would like to help out with whatever
> needs helping out.  Please keep this in mind.  I'm looking forward to
> getting back involved with this division.
> See y'all!
>
> Anna E Givens
>
>
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>   1. Canes for Kids (Darian Smith)
>>   2. Re: Canes for Kids (Ericka)
>>   3. Membership Committee Meeting (Kyra Sweeney)
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 11:06:05 -0600
>> From: Darian Smith <president at nfbcommunityservice.org>
>> To: Community Service Discussion List <community-service at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Community-service] Canes for Kids
>> Message-ID:
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>> I have been asked to pass along the following announcement from Conchita
>> Hernandez.
>> as many of you know, Conchita has been a frequent presenter at our Annual
>> Community Service Division Seminars, and has been a leader  in our early
>> efforts in the community service group/division.
>> She offers a great opportunity to give to our blind brothers and sisters,
>> something we should always continue to do  as members of the NFB.
>>  as a fellow   Federationist, I hope that you might consider offering your
>> assistance  with her project below:.
>>> Canes for Kids!
>>>
>>> Can you imagine living without your cane and lacking the basic resources
>>> to be independent?  METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching all Students)
>>> will be providing canes to blind students at a school in Mexico. These
>>> students do not have canes and need them to be independent. How can you
>>> help? You can provide a cane to a child through one of two options below.
>>> When you make your donation the child's cane will include a label with
>>> your name as the donor of the cane.
>>> 1. Send your extra canes laying around or purchase a childs size cane and
>>> send it to
>>> Conchita Hernandez
>>> 6115 14th St NW
>>> Washington, DC 20011
>>> 2. Send us a donation with a comment of "this donation is for canes"
>>> through Go Fund Me at https://www.gofundme.com/6a4a86ns
>>> <https://www.gofundme.com/6a4a86ns>
>>>
>>> All of your donations can be tax deductible.
>>> Thank you ahead of time for helping us raise the expectations of blind
>>> students abroad!
>>>
>>>
>>> Conchita Hernandez, METAS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Darian Smith
>> President, National Federation  of the Blind Community Service Division
>>
>> Web: www.nfbcommunityservice.org
>>
>> Twitter: @NFBCSDivision, at goldengateace
>>
>> Facebook: search for ?National Federation of the Blind Community Service
>> Division"
>>
>> E-mail: president at nfbcommunityservice.org
>> <mailto:president at nfbcommunityservice.org>
>>
>> (415)215-9809
>>
>>
>>
>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
>> blindness is not what holds you back.
>> ?We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in
>> history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for
>> you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to
>> stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history? ?
>> Barack Obama
>> Help drive change for the blind .
>> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
>> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org
>> <http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/> or call 1-855-659-9314
>> ?
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>> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 15:17:13 -0500
>> From: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
>> To: Community Service Discussion List <community-service at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Darian Smith <president at nfbcommunityservice.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Canes for Kids
>> Message-ID: <CF2A7486-D565-4A96-AD75-0D5C53FE7487 at gmail.com>
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>> I shared this with a few friends in my community who have canes just
>> sitting around. I also contacted my pastor to see if the church as a whole
>> or the youth would like to collect money for the program. They're always
>> looking for a service project of some sort and what better way to help
>> someone abroad and show that the little things we need to be independent
>> mean a lot. I am certain they will get a letter from the school thanking
>> them with pictures of the kids and their cans. Perhaps this could be a
>> penpal thing. Who knows!
>>
>> Ericka Short
>> "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always
>> right."
>>
>> from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 3, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Darian Smith via Community-service
>>> <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been asked to pass along the following announcement from Conchita
>>> Hernandez.
>>> as many of you know, Conchita has been a frequent presenter at our Annual
>>> Community Service Division Seminars, and has been a leader  in our early
>>> efforts in the community service group/division.
>>> She offers a great opportunity to give to our blind brothers and sisters,
>>> something we should always continue to do  as members of the NFB.
>>>  as a fellow   Federationist, I hope that you might consider offering
>>> your assistance  with her project below:.
>>>> Canes for Kids!
>>>>
>>>> Can you imagine living without your cane and lacking the basic resources
>>>> to be independent?  METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching all Students)
>>>> will be providing canes to blind students at a school in Mexico. These
>>>> students do not have canes and need them to be independent. How can you
>>>> help? You can provide a cane to a child through one of two options
>>>> below. When you make your donation the child's cane will include a label
>>>> with your name as the donor of the cane.
>>>> 1. Send your extra canes laying around or purchase a childs size cane
>>>> and send it to
>>>> Conchita Hernandez
>>>> 6115 14th St NW
>>>> Washington, DC 20011
>>>> 2. Send us a donation with a comment of "this donation is for canes"
>>>> through Go Fund Me at https://www.gofundme.com/6a4a86ns
>>>>
>>>> All of your donations can be tax deductible.
>>>> Thank you ahead of time for helping us raise the expectations of blind
>>>> students abroad!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Conchita Hernandez, METAS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Darian Smith
>>> President, National Federation  of the Blind Community Service Division
>>>
>>> Web: www.nfbcommunityservice.org
>>>
>>> Twitter: @NFBCSDivision, at goldengateace
>>>
>>> Facebook: search for ?National Federation of the Blind Community Service
>>> Division"
>>>
>>> E-mail: president at nfbcommunityservice.org
>>>
>>> (415)215-9809
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
>>> blindness is not what holds you back.
>>> ?We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in
>>> history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for
>>> you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to
>>> stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history? ?
>>> Barack Obama
>>> Help drive change for the blind .
>>> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
>>> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call
>>> 1-855-659-9314
>>> ?
>>>
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>> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 16:21:58 -0700
>> From: Kyra Sweeney <kyra.sweeney94 at gmail.com>
>> To: community-service at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Community-service] Membership Committee Meeting
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>> Hi all,
>>  Just wanted to let you know that the next membership committee
>> meeting of the National Federation of the Blind Community Service
>> Division will take place this Wednesday, April 6th at 8 PM Eastern
>> time. We will be planning the division?s upcoming calls and events, as
>> well as discussing ways to build our membership and keep current
>> members informed.
>>
>> Please use the following call-in information:
>> (712) 432-0140 and enter access code 808277.
>>
>> We hope that you?ll join us for this call on Wednesday evening.
>> Best,
>> Kyra Sweeney
>>
>>
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