[Community-Service] Community-Service Awesome job Xavier

Mon Apr 24 12:54:50 UTC 2023

👏🏾👏🏾 Servic is a part of what we do and we don’t expect to be
recognized for doing it. Truth is service inspires, hopefully others are
inspired to serve and share. Thanks for sharing Xavier!!

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>    1. Fwd: Flight for Sight - Giving away three $10, 000 travel
>       grants to people who are blind or have low vision (David Andrews)
>    2. Re: Feeding the Homeless (cmkries at comcast.net)
>    3. Visited a Shelter for Women In Recovery (Veronica Alston)
>    4. Outreach Thanks and Support Opportunities You Cane GIve
>       (james boehm)
>    5. Re: Visited a Shelter for Women In Recovery (Jeanetta price)
>    6. Reflections in service (Griff)
>    7. How I?ve served this weekend (LyVette Byrd)
>    8. Lady Q at your service! (Stacie Leap)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 12:36:20 -0500
> Subject: [Community-Service] Fwd: Flight for Sight - Giving away three
> $10, 000 travel  grants to people who are blind or have low vision
> We have been asked to circulate the following:
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> Flight for Sight is a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit that isÂ giving away three
> $10,000 travel grants to individuals or teams with someone who is blind or
> has low vision. The mission is to explore the world, engage with others,
> and educate people about the lifestyles and experiences of people who are
> blind and have low vision.
>
> You can learn more here:Â https://www.flightforsight.net/
> Also, here is a direct link to our application:Â
> https://www.flightforsight.net/apply-for-grants/
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> Likewise, here is our Linktree for more places to find information.Â
> https://linktr.ee/flightforsight
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> Any help you could give sharing this opportunity would be greatly
> appreciated! Please let me know if you have any questions at all. Feel free
> to email, text, or call.Â Â
>
> Thank you again and sorry we did not connect sooner. Better lateÂ than
> never!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mike Walsh
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> --
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> Mike Walsh
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> Founder and Executive Director
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> "Mike Walsh" <mike at flightforsight.net>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <cmkries at comcast.net>
> To: "'Community Service Discussion List'" <community-service at nfbnet.org>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:33:37 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Community-Service] Feeding the Homeless
> Wow Xavier!  This is excellent!  At a time where so many are gathering to
> do
> wrong, you and your friends are gathering to serve.  Keep bringing the
> light
> (and the food) to those who hurt and live in dark and desperate places.
>
> Sincerely... Carol
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Community-Service <community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
> Of
> Xavier Muhammad via Community-Service
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 9:57 PM
> To: community-service at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Xavier Muhammad <xmanyes at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Community-Service] Feeding the Homeless
>
> Good Evening,
>
> This is Xavier and I would like to share with you all my community service.
> On Saturday, April 8 a group of friends and I went out to feed the homeless
> in the downtown Atlanta area. Despite the inclement weather we were able to
> feed over 50 people.
>
> On the following Saturday, April 15, me and the same group of friends went
> out to feed the homeless once again. This time we went to several homeless
> shelters, and serviced those finding shelter under the bridges in our city.
> We were able to feed over 100 people. They were very grateful and happy to
> see us. Feeding the homeless is a great passion of mine. I truly believe it
> is better to give than to receive.
>
> Xavier
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Veronica Alston <veronicalalston at gmail.com>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:24:38 -0400
> Subject: [Community-Service] Visited a Shelter for Women In Recovery
> Yesterday morning, I spent time at a shelter with women who are in
> recovery and have babies. We discussed the different components of a
> community, family, and parenting.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: james boehm <jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:06:54 -0500
> Subject: [Community-Service] Outreach Thanks and Support Opportunities You
> Cane GIve
>
> Dear Friends and Supporters,
>
> Our trip to Athlone School for the Blind in Cape Town, South Africa from
> March 1 – 9, 2023, was an amazing and productive experience! We thoroughly
> enjoyed getting to know many children, equipping them with canes and
> spending a few minutes with each one. The huge, open room was filled with
> tapping as the children tested out their new independence with wide smiles!
> For many of the children, this was their first time using a cane, and some
> asked, “Do I need to give it back?”
>
> During our time there, we spent time training 80 students and 21 adults,
> sharing independence and forging new relationships. Our partner with
> MegaVoice brought the solar-powered audio Bibles with extra children’s
> Bible stories, and the little ones gleefully accepted, excited to listen.
> One afternoon, we taught a group of adults how to restore canes with the
> “first aid kit” we’d brought with us. Now, they can fix the canes
> themselves and continue the work of You Cane Give. Jimmy enjoyed meeting
> with a group of nine students chosen by the school counselor to be “student
> mentors.” Moving forward, she will pour into them weekly and he will meet
> with them remotely, to support them as they become available to classmates
> who may feel more comfortable reaching out to a peer.
>
> We want to thank the MANY people who helped to donate canes and materials,
> the ones who leant their hands to help us restore the canes, to individuals
> who sent financial support that bought materials, audio Bibles, and to our
> families, who sent us and took care of things here in the States! You Cane
> Give is all of you, and it made a difference in a wonderful school filled
> with beautiful faces located 8,313 miles away!
>
>
>
> If you are or know of an mobility instructor who would like to travel
> internationally with us for mobility training, or if you have other skills,
> such as fundraising, social media, and networking, reachout to Jimmy at
> Youcanegive at gmail.com
>
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>  Check out our work at www.youcanegive.org
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> Be sure to check out our Facebook and Youtube channel as well!
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeanetta price <price.jeanetta at gmail.com>
> To: Community Service Discussion List <community-service at nfbnet.org>
> Cc:
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:34:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Community-Service] Visited a Shelter for Women In Recovery
> Veronica,
>
> Thank you for sharing your service.  We appreciate your passion for
> helping women  live the life they want. Keep growing and glowing with all
> that you do in your community as well as our blind community.
>
> #TeamWillingWorkers
> #NFBCSD
> #WeServe
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> > On Apr 23, 2023, at 3:28 PM, Veronica Alston via Community-Service <
> community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday morning, I spent time at a shelter with women who are in
> recovery and have babies. We discussed the different components of a
> community, family, and parenting.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Griff <marvingriffin at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:53:15 -0500
> Subject: [Community-Service] Reflections in service
> This week I served by sharing my knowledge of the iPhone with one of my
> good friends sister. She is in the process of losing sight right now, and
> she has been dealing with  anxiety , worry, and depression  I was able to
> let her know that her iPhone has the accessibility features that can give
> her a great deal of independence. It is my plan to get with  her brother
> and make a trip to her home in Louisiana to spend a day with her giving her
> in person training on the voiceover feature for her phone! It’s a pleasure
> to pay it forward to those who need it so I’m blessed to be able to be a
> blessing to others!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: LyVette Byrd <forthebyrdsconsult at gmail.com>
> To: Community Service Discussion List <community-service at nfbnet.org>
> Cc:
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:11:06 -0400
> Subject: [Community-Service] How I’ve served this weekend
> With God’s help and His blessing I’ve clothed,  feed and housed the
> homeless.🙌🏾🙏🏾 --
> LyVette E. Byrd
> For The Byrd's Consulting
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stacie Leap <stacie.leap at gmail.com>
> To: Community Service Division <Community-Service at nfbnet.org>
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> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:57:23 -0400
> Subject: [Community-Service] Lady Q at your service!
>
>
>
> Coming all the way from Philadelphia, the home of the Philly cheesesteak
> and Philadelphia soft pretzels, we want to introduce Quitrina Townes A.K.A
> Lady Q. I love to serve because I like to see smiles on people’s s faces
> and feel the joy in their hearts. I recently volunteered on Saturday, April
> 15, 2023 as a planning committee member for the John Jon Awareness Walk.
> The walk will take place on Saturday, July 15, 2023. We are preparing for
> the walk which is to honor people with different abilities and their
> advocates.  Currently, I am assisting in gathering contacts for media
> outreach. I also provide input on the logistics of the walk and its agenda.
> We will be walking in a wildlife refuge park and I plan to walk as I am
> also an advocate for many people.
>
>
>
> I also volunteer daily as a member of the Words of Encouragement Committee
> with the Community Service Division where I make phone calls to those who
> need some words of encouragement and uplifting messages. I call about five
> people a week. The people are all over the country: Atlanta, Georgia;
> Houston, Texas; and back at home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I started
> volunteering for this awesome committee in January 2023. I do this to
> remind people to look forward and don’t look back. I also encourage those
> who are not involved with the NFB to consider joining because of the many
> benefits it provides.
>
>
>
> The mic is hot! Who’s next?!
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LyVette E. Byrd
For The Byrd's Consulting
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