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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello <BR>Darian and everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>With all the difficulties blind people have with
these two issues any and all divisions and affiliates of the NFB need to lend a
hand in resolving it. Sure let's encourage the blind to become involved in
community activities but let's not neglect the needs of our own members and
others needing these services and who have reached the end of their ropes with
trying to secure them through other channels.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Peter Donahue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dsmithnfb@gmail.com href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">Darian
Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=community-service@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org">Community Service Discussion
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Community-service] Seeking
ideas for the communityservicegroupseminar at national convention</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi peter,
<DIV> this is a good idea indeed.</DIV>
<DIV> I think finding the people to partner with you would be
the first thing to do.</DIV>
<DIV> someone mentioned working with the Jernigan institute
to see about the chances of this happening, and I think that if a
group of people came to the institute with the idea and the willingness
to see the idea through, they might be willing to support it.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV> i would say that based upon the goals and direction of the
group, this probably wouldn’t be a project the community service
group would take on however.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Darian </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> <BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Feb 18, 2014, at 7:48 AM, Peter Donahue <<A
href="mailto:pdonahue2@satx.rr.com">pdonahue2@satx.rr.com</A>>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Good morning everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Not only should we seek to
participate in other community events but how about conducting some
community service activities within the NFB. Blind people all across this
nation have a need for readers and drivers. Here is an idea where the NFB
and other community organizations could work together to meet this need.
Mary and I have had a devil of a time trying to have our snail mail read on
a regular basis and finding transportation to reach destinations not in our
local transit system's service area. Even when we have offered to pay
someone to read our mail or to drive us somewhere our offers have been
refused. On other occasions we have been offered assistance but when we try
contacting the individual who said they would read our snail mail our calls
go unreturned. I'm sure there are countless stories of other blind
individuals who have had a similar experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Some of our chapters have
talked about creating reader/driver pools in their communities but have yet
to pull it off. Our Community Service Division could play a major role in
making this a reality by working with the NFB Jernigan Institute, our local
chapters and state affiliates. We should be able to partner with various
volunteer organizations and individuals willing to provide these services to
blind persons needing them. I hope this is discussed and acted upon so blind
persons will have an easier time finding readers and drivers in the
future.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Peter Donahue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=dsmithnfb@gmail.com
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">Darian</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B><SPAN
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title=community-service@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org">Community Service Discussion
List</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Monday, February 17, 2014 10:38
PM</DIV>
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ideas for the communityservicegroup seminar at national convention</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Why specifically blind people that have had success in AmeriCorps
programs in Florida?<BR><BR>This electronic message has been brought to
you by my mobile device.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Feb 17, 2014, at 6:57 PM, "Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW" <<A
href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">peace05@comcast.net</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello, I did two years in the
Americorp. Americorp main office for Florida is located in
Orlando. It would be nice to have someone from their office come
and speak about some success services of blind people who have attended
the program in florida.</FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=dsmithnfb@gmail.com
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">Darian Smith</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B><SPAN
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title=community-service@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org">Community Service
Discussion List</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Monday, February 17, 2014
5:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [Community-service]
Seeking ideas for the community servicegroup seminar at national
convention</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi all,
<DIV> The overall focus will be on celebrating 20 years of
AmeriCorps, and the service work that the blind have themselves
contributed to the success of the program and the impact the program
has had on those who have served.</DIV>
<DIV> We are inviting those who have served in AmeriCorps
programs to share a bit about their experiences, what they’ve
given, gained and the perceptions they believe they changed of
the blind. </DIV>
<DIV> This will not constitute the entirety of the seminar,
but it will have a place of prominence on the agenda. </DIV>
<DIV> we are looking into inviting service agencies to spend a
few minutes talking about their programs and how attendees
may involve themselves in service via what they have to offer.</DIV>
<DIV> I believe we are targeting the following agencies: the red
cross, big brothers big sisters, habitat for humanity and hands
on network. we’ll probably ask them to introduce themselves to the
attendees and ask them to table in the back of the room should
individuals have further questions regarding involvement in their
local communities Hopefully we will use this opportunity to
develop relationships with these agencies that we can cultivate
over the coming years. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Hopefully we can delve deeper into possible
partnerships with these agencies in the future. We could
even look into the possibilities this year, but
that depends on the interest a committed soul or two has
in seeing that it happens. Unfortunately, this can be a
bit of an undertaking and such folks are proving to be in short
supply at the moment. </DIV>
<DIV> We have had some great help in finding the agencies and
AmeriCorps alumni federationests, and this has proven to be invaluable
effort and results-based action that those who have stepped up
should be proud of. </DIV>
<DIV> I’m thinking we are still a few presenters away from
this being the best seminar yet.</DIV>
<DIV> We also might be electing a slate of officers and board
members. If this is true we will have to make some time for this and
upon completion of the meeting we will have become a division of the
national federation of the blind. </DIV>
<DIV> we will see how those details work out because we are
still a ways from convention.</DIV>
<DIV> I hope this helps people help us find some great additions
to the agenda </DIV>
<DIV> Best,</DIV>
<DIV> Darian </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Feb 17, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Cheryl Fields <<A
href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV
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I think the hands on training may work better for next year.
When<BR>the red Cross is contacted the conversation, audio
description for<BR>videos, could begin at that time. It may take
some time to have them<BR>see the advantage in added it to their
materials. I should have added<BR>that this is a long range
goal.<BR>I want to hear about your experience, it may be valuable to
hear<BR>before the contact is made. smiles<BR><BR>Cheryl<BR><BR>On
2/17/14, Ashley Bramlett <<A
href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Cheryl,<BR>It's a good idea. I agree with
you it needs registeration and limit the<BR>size of the
workshops so they can give you all hands on instruction
more<BR>easily.<BR>However, not everyone is open to
the commitment to do first aid or cpr<BR>training.<BR>Think
of how busy convention gets.<BR><BR>Time may be unavailable on
either the hotel side or the convention<BR>participants side to do
it.<BR>It may be easier to plan a shorter hands on service
activity.<BR><BR>If you do contact them, I hope red cross is open
to adaptations.<BR>Unfortunatly, I had a bad experience attempting
to volunteer in their local<BR>office though and volunteering did
not work out. I'll write about later<BR>perhaps.<BR><BR>If I were
planning something to do at convention, I'd probably pick
the<BR>hygene or food kits idea instead.<BR>I'm just thinking
about the convention group and all the things going on<BR>there
and the wide interest areas among
conventioneers.<BR><BR>Ashley<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Cheryl Fields<BR>Sent: Monday, February 17,
2014 3:35 PM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion List<BR>Subject:
Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the
community<BR>servicegroupseminar at national convention<BR><BR>Hi
Everyone!<BR><BR>Great ideas! The cpr and first aid classes are a
wonderful idea and<BR>may require some registration.<BR>Think
about working with the Red cross to provide audio
description<BR>for all of the classes they use vvideos for. I'm
not sure how<BR>difficult it would be, most movies are audio
described and most places<BR>update materials on a regular basis
so, it's worth asking. This would<BR>benefit us across the
country!<BR><BR>Cheryl F.<BR><BR>On 2/17/14, Darian <<A
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hi Serena,<BR>It sounds really
cool!<BR>Tell me all about it! What's the name of the
organization? How did you get<BR>involved? Why did you get
involved?<BR>Darian<BR><BR>This electronic message has been
brought to you by my mobile device.<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Feb 16, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Serena
Nickell <<A
href="mailto:scnickell1980@gmail.com">scnickell1980@gmail.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>Hi,
I recently began volunteering with an organization that helps
the<BR>homeless. In addition to the above items we also
give out small<BR>flashlights and batteries (usually AA and
AAA).<BR>Serena<BR><BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Feb 16, 2014, at 10:09 AM,
"Michelle Clark" <<A
href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>Hi Michelle,<BR><BR>Here is a list of the
items we generally add. Also, at the bottom, I<BR>added
a<BR>draft of a letter I sent out to just people on my email
list and the<BR>Chapter. Hope it helps anyone who is
interested in doing something like<BR>this.<BR><BR>One other
thing we do when we get large bottles of lotion, shampoo,
ect<BR>is<BR>we hold them out and make up a gift type bag to
give out as a special<BR>gift.<BR>My Church has a Christmas
Party for a few local Women's Shelters and we<BR>give<BR>to
them as well. This year, they had so much stuff left over
they gave<BR>the<BR>rest to our Chapter!<BR><BR>Items we
include:<BR><BR>1. Wash cloths<BR>2.
Soap<BR>3.
Toothpaste<BR>4.
Toothbrushes<BR>5.
Lotion or petroleum jelly<BR>6.
Shampoo<BR>7.
Conditioner<BR>8.
Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<BR>In the past we
have gotten a mixture of things such as:<BR>Toilet
paper<BR>Mens deodorant<BR>Women's deodorant<BR>Sanitary
items<BR>Combs<BR><BR><BR>Draft
Letter:<BR><BR>Hello,<BR><BR>The National Harbor Chapter of
the National Federation of the Blind of<BR>Maryland is a
non-profit group of blind persons striving to help
others<BR>in<BR>the Prince Georges County area
who happen to be blind and low vision.<BR>We<BR>help one
another through advocacy, outreach, networking, and
sharing.<BR>Also,<BR>in the vision of our National
Headquarters, we not only help ourselves,<BR>we<BR>help
others.<BR><BR>This, in our fourth year, we will continue in
our outreach to others<BR>with<BR>a<BR>toiletries drive to
donate Hygiene Kits to homeless persons. As we
did<BR>last<BR>year through an array of generous donations,
we were able to give out<BR>approximately 120 bags of
toiletries to assist persons who are in
a<BR>state<BR>of homelessness. In addition, we were able to
donate additional kits to<BR>a<BR>local church that
regularly visits a shelter for women and
children.<BR><BR>Since homelessness is on the rise and help
is needed, our continual goal<BR>is<BR>to combine hygiene
kits and distribute them to as many as we can. We
are<BR>partnering with a local non-profit agency that runs
shelters and feed<BR>homeless persons in Prince Georges
County. They distribute these items<BR>when<BR>a person
enters the shelters. We are asking your assistance
with<BR>donations<BR>of toiletry items that will help us in
this effort and please forward<BR>this<BR>message to anyone
you feel will assist.<BR><BR>In specific we are asking for
any combination of:<BR>1. Soap<BR>2.
Shampoo<BR>3.
Lotion<BR>4.
Conditioner<BR>5.
Toothbrushes<BR>6.
Toothpaste<BR>7.
Washcloths<BR>8.
Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<BR>9.
Socks<BR>10. Grooming
items<BR>11. Sanitary items<BR>12.
Any additional small item you feel a
person living in the state<BR>of<BR>homelessness can
use<BR><BR>If you and/or your organization are able to
assist us in this effort,<BR>please<BR>let me know by
contacting me directly by either email at<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</A><BR>or<BR>via
telephone at 301 583-8585 evenings or 202 720-1560 days by
November<BR>14th. We will be compiling these
items on the Saturday before<BR>Thanksgiving. Your
contribution will be tax deductable and help in
the<BR>lives<BR>of those who are in situations other than
which we live.<BR><BR>To find out more about what we do,
please visit our National website at:<BR><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</A><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>or our State
website at<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.nfbmd.org/">www.nfbmd.org</A>. You may also
"like"<BR>us<BR>as<BR>the National Harbor Chapter on our new
Face Book page.<BR><BR>Sincerely Yours,<BR><BR><BR>Michelle
Clark<BR>President<BR>National Harbor Chapter<BR>National
Federation of the Blind of Maryland<BR><BR>"Changing what it
means to be blind in Prince Georges
County!"<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Community-service [<A
href="mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>]
On<BR>Behalf of Catherine Michele Mitchell<BR>Sent: Sunday,
February 16, 2014 9:35 AM<BR>To: Community Service
Discussion List<BR>Cc: Community Service Discussion
List<BR>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for
the community<BR>servicegroupseminar at national
convention<BR><BR>I also really like the idea of putting
some kind of kits together as a<BR>project at the
convention.<BR><BR>I would also like to ask those of you who
do this already in your<BR>chapters<BR>or affiliates to
please email me lists of items you include in
whatever<BR>kit<BR>you are making. I want to add materials
like this to our resource bank<BR>to<BR>help other people do
these kinds of projects.<BR><BR>Thanks,
everyone!<BR><BR>Michele Mitchell<BR>NFB Community Service
Group<BR>Research and Resource Committee
Chair<BR><BR>Tupperware Consultant<BR>781-790-3627<BR><A
href="http://www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch">www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch</A><BR><BR>On
Feb 15, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Cheryl Fields <<A
href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I love the idea of hygene kits for
the homeless. Our chapter collected<BR>toiletries for a
women's shelter last year, but we did not assemble<BR>the
items. The shelter was glad to receive the gift but we
could have<BR>saved them some time.<BR>I will suggest this
when we do it again, sounds like fun!<BR><BR>Providing a
hands on opportunity for convention attendees is
fantastic!<BR><BR>Cheryl<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On 2/15/14, Denise Shaible
<<A
href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>I like the idea of emergency preparedness.
I know the Red Cross has<BR>some<BR>information on
that and we all need to know about it. I also like
the<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>idea<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>of the Red Cross providing
small first aid kits. I remember
buying<BR>one<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>when<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>I took my first aid class
when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I
don't<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>know<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>if they would provide them
but, I'm wondering if we could
assemble<BR>them<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>if<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">we know what we need to put in
them and then we could give them to our<BR>members or
whoever we wish to give them to.<BR><BR>I really like
the idea of having someone speak about programs to
feed<BR>the<BR>hungry or doing a service project with a
local food bank. I
don't<BR>know<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>why<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>we couldn't help put bags of
food together. Yes, it's an
assembly<BR>line<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>job<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>but, we do it at my church
and we're able to feed between 50 and
100<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>persons<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>each month. It's
rewarding to know we're doing anything to help
and<BR>to<BR>promote the fact that we want to give not
just
get.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Denise<BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Michelle Clark<BR>Sent: Friday,
February 14, 2014 10:21 AM<BR>To: 'Community Service
Discussion List'<BR>Subject: Re: [Community-service]
Seeking ideas for the community<BR>servicegroupseminar
at national convention<BR><BR>Here in Maryland, my
Chapter did reach out to the local agency
and<BR>they<BR>provided emergency kits several years
ago. As time has elapsed
and<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>budgets<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">have shrunk, I find that is not
happening anymore. I am thinking<BR>someone<BR>locally
would have to initiate that? It would be important
for us to<BR>get<BR>the information and to tie it in
with serving an external group to
get<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>the<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">information as
well.<BR><BR>Michelle<BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Community-service [<A
href="mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>]<BR>On<BR>Behalf
Of Cheryl Fields<BR>Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014
11:53 AM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion
List<BR>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas
for the community<BR>service<BR>groupseminar at national
convention<BR><BR>Hello,<BR><BR>Having the Red Cross is
a great idea. In addition to the first aid,<BR>ask if
they provide disaster preparedness. It would be good to
have<BR>this information available, most people are not
prepared and if they<BR>need to evacuate may not know
what the designated safe places are. it<BR>could be
taken a step further and provide back packs with most
items<BR>inside, if the budget allows for
this.<BR><BR>Another idea is to plant a sensory garden
at one of the convention<BR>host hotels in Florida,
since we are spending a few years there.<BR>Plants
and other materials can be donated from local
garden centers.<BR><BR>I happen to be working on a
similar event in Cleveland and another<BR>idea from 1 of
our brainstorming sessions was a mural. Making
it<BR>visible to the community sending a clear positive
message about the<BR>blind. The Cleveland chapter has a
on going project, we volunteer at<BR>the Cleveland food
Bank re packing produce for distribution and
while<BR>working with the food bank a community produce
distribution can be<BR>arranged. It is rewarding and can
be lots of fun!<BR><BR>Have a great weekend and Happy
Valentine's Day!<BR><BR>CherylOn 2/14/14, Denise Shaible
<<A
href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Darian,<BR><BR>We spoke
sometime ago about having a Representative of the Red
Cross<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>give<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">a<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">presentation on first aid.
Are you still interested in that?
Please<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>let<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">me<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">know and I'll start
researching it. Also, if you know any
details<BR>about<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>our<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">seminar, please send that as
well.
Thanks.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Denise<BR><BR>From:
Darian Smith<BR>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014
10:26 AM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion
List<BR>Subject: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for
the community service<BR>groupseminar at national
convention<BR><BR>Hi all,<BR><BR>I'm looking for some
great ideas for our seminar at
National<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>convention.<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">any topics or presenters that
could round out an already
developing<BR>and<BR>exciting seminar. would be
appreciated!<BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>Darian<BR><BR><BR><BR>Darian
Smith<BR>Chairperson, Community Service Group
-National Federation of
The<BR>Blind.<BR>(415)215-9809<BR><A
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