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<DIV>Darian,</DIV>
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<DIV>First of all, my name is spelled Denise not Denice. No biggie but,
wanted to clarify that. Next, I understand what you’re saying about not
being able to serve in community settings because of blindness. I have
been turned away from church projects for that reason. I believe I
understand more fully the goals of the Community Service Group. I would
definitely like to help in the pursuits to help sighted persons understand that
we can work just as hard and as passionately as they can despite our blindness,
which we don’t even care to focus on. I’m glad you wrote back. I’ll
definitely e-mail you off list to discuss this topic more because I believe
there is no reason why we can’t work together.</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Denise</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dsmithnfb@gmail.com
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">Darian Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:15 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=community-service@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org">Community Service Discussion List</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Community-service] {Disarmed} How About Helping Human
Services?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Denice,
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<DIV>I am not entirely familiar with the Human Service division and it's goals,
but I am not completely positive that the goals of the two
groups completely mesh.</DIV>
<DIV> The Community Service Group was created with the
importance of communicating in action that the blind are more than
simply to be considered as objects of charity, that the blind
are capable and willing participants in society in helping to
solve our societies' biggest challenges. We want to do this in the
same ways that our sighted peers do. This might be done in many ways
including but not limited to working in coup c kitchens, taking part in habitat
builds, giving blood working in food pantries, donating to food pantries,
but in any way that show that we are real people doing our part to address
real problems.</DIV>
<DIV> people might want to volunteer in their communities and should be
supported in doing so. Hopefully we can help find those who want to do service
in their communities opportunities to do this. Sometimes
people are kept from doing the community service work in
communities for no other reason then their blindness, we
should help them to work through those barriers that are put in
front of them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Where do people go when they want to get the tools and gain the confidence
they need to tackle some of our societies' biggest problems through
service?</DIV>
<DIV>I hope that this is the place. I hope that this is the
place because we make it the place.</DIV>
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<DIV>I will say that working with the human services division was
something that I pursued at the beginning of our
existence, however I didn't hear back from anyone and needed to move
forward.</DIV>
<DIV> I encourage yo to contact me off-list should you have any
questions and maybe we can come to an understanding as it relates to
what a possible partnership is or isn't.</DIV>
<DIV> Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> Darian </DIV>
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<DIV>On Jul 16, 2013, at 5:48 PM, "Denise Shaible" <<A
href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</A>>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I’ve just been elected to a Board position with the
Human Services Division. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the
Human Services Division, we’re a group of folks in what has been called the
“helping professions”. I’m just wondering if Community Service and Human
Services could get together and help each other. I mean, we’re both
service oriented and love helping where we can help and we love showing people
that blind people can work in any profession we desire. It sounds like a
match to me. So, let me know what you think. Maybe some of you are
already members of the Human Services Division and I don’t know it. Our
President, Mary Schock would like to create committees within our
Division. This is what got me to thinking about joining two great
groups.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Denise Shaible</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dsmithnfb@gmail.com
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">Darian Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 14, 2013 2:18 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Community-service] {Disarmed} I'd Love To Get
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Jimmy.
<DIV>glad to have you!<BR>
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<DIV>On Jul 14, 2013, at 12:19 PM, "James P. Dickman" <<A
href="mailto:James.Dickman@loras.edu">James.Dickman@loras.edu</A>>
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Community Service Group<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Hello my federation family.
My name is Jimmy Dickman and I am from Park Ridge Illinois and I have been
involved with the NFB for about two years. I would love to support or to get
involved with the community service group. I've chose to join this list
because I believe that participating in community service is not only an
important part of the world, but at the same time the right thing to do. If
there is anything that I could do to support this group please let me know
and I would love to participate.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Thank you for the
opportunity , and I hope that my message was sent successfully.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Sincerely,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>Jimmy Dickman<SPAN
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