<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks to Chris Parsons for being Jane on the spot with this great piece of info that I hope answers some questions and that you might share with others. <div> if you have further questions please contact me directly by using the information in my signature </div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">How do you feel about community service? Do you volunteer your time once in a while in the community or with your local church and want to find other blind individuals to connect with? Do you find community service interesting but are not sure that you as a blind person can get involved or don’t know how to begin?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><font color="#000000"></font> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Here's your opportunity!</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">We are a small group of people interested in doing community service. We enjoy giving back , and we believe that it is important for blind people to get involved in the community.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">So if you enjoy community service, or if you are interested in possibly doing some community service work in the future, please join us! We are always welcoming new members.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">We hold monthly conference calls during which we present a topic for discussion or have a guest speaker talk about his/her community service experiences. We also have a blog where we post summaries of our conference calls and welcome personal stories about the service work people like you do. We even have a list serve that allows us to connect, share stories, ask questions, and post articles/announcements about topics of interest related to community service.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Our blog is located at <a href="http://nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com/">http://nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com/</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Or join our list serve by going to <a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.orgg">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.orgg</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Please feel free to contact the chair of the group at</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="mailto:nfbcsoutreach@gmail.com" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">d</a><a href="mailto:smithnfb@gmail.com">smithnfb@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">if you have any questions or new ideas or wish to get involved.</span> <br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Darian Smith</div><div>Chairperson, Community Service Group -National Federation of The Blind.</div><div>dsmithnfb@gmail.com</div><div> (415)215-9809</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><br>Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further <br>Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<br>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a> or call 1-855-659-9314<br></blockquote></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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