[Community-service] National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division 2016 Elections

[Darian Smith]

	Fellow Federationists:
 
 As I’m sure you are well aware, we are less than  two short weeks away from the 76th  Convention of the National Federation of the Blind. 
 On Saturday, July 2   The NFB Community Service Division will have our annual seminar and business meeting.  This meeting will be located at Wekiwa 8, level 2. registration will occur at 6:15 and the meeting agenda will start at about 6:35.
  At this meeting we will hear from Chapter presidents, scholarship finalists and other leaders and luminaries in our movement about how community service raises expectations of the blind and lifts us up as human  beings.
 We will also share with each other   the positives and challenges associated with the blind serving in a community where we are the minority and contemplate the  importance of this service for ourselves, our movement, and beyond.
 Of course, we will talk about the Habitat service project and our exciting trivia night.     We will  also discuss the programs, activities and overall future of our division.   . 

 A very important part of  this meeting will be the election of the board of directors of the Community Service Division.
 These elections  are open to anyone  who is present and has paid their $5 membership dues, allowing them to  run and/or  vote for any   position at the time of elections   .
 The offices up for election this year are as follows:
 President: Darian Smith 
Vice President: Chris Parsons
Secretary: Hindley Williams 
Treasurer: Corina Salinas
Board member: Jonathan Franks 
Board member: Mary Church
Board member: Juan Munoz 

 What all is involved in serving on the board?
  a commitment to attend one teleconference board meeting a month.  
Chairing a committee (e.g. membership, fundraising, etc) or heading up a major project (e.g.  convention service project, trivia night, etc)
needs to be reachable and responsive via email, text,phone or some combination of these.  (basically, you need to be willing to work)

  possess a strong interest/belief  in community service, it’s impact on the individual and community.
 Possess a strong belief in the  true abilities of blind people and a desire to use service as a way to build up  our blind brothers and sisters and to support the mission of the NFB and fellow federationists.

 I also want to make very clear that a person  can be  an active member of the division,take a leadership role in the division and not be  an elected leader to do so. 
The truth is, that these people  are at least just as important as those holding elected leadership  positions, in fact a number  of these  off board leaders have already made  important contributions to the work of the division at this year’s convention and my thanks goes out to them.
 If you are an individual that just wants to help and might not be interested  in elections,please stay tuned, as I will be sending out another note asking for your help. 
   
 If  you are interested in running  and would like further  information  regarding the division, please feel free to contact me regarding your question.
 My contact  information is  included in my signature below.
  Thank you for reading.
 Let’s Get Involved!
, Let’s Go Build  The Federation!  
  Darian 


Darian Smith
President, National Federation  of the Blind Community Service Division

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(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 
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