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<DIV>Hi all,</DIV>
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<DIV>As many of you know, I am the chair of the Community Service Division’s
social media committee, which is currently in charge of maintaining the
division’s Twitter, Facebook, listserv, and blog and will likely also be in
charge of maintaining a division Web site in the near future. With all of these
tasks in mind, and as we look toward growing the division and bringing more
people in, I want to strengthen the social media committee so that it can be an
even more effective tool for networking and outreach efforts as well as for
spreading our message and getting more blind people involved in community
service.</DIV>
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<DIV>I’m looking for a few creative, social media-savvy people to work with me
in this effort by joining the committee, helping out with some of the social
media efforts of the division, and brainstorming some ideas for how we can use
social media to engage our members more and reach out to even more people. If
this sounds like something you’d be good at and could have some fun with, send
me an e-mail at christine-parsons@sbcglobal.net. If you’ve been wanting to get
directly involved in the work of this new and growing division, this might just
be your opportunity.</DIV>
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<DIV>I’d like to establish a consistent day and time each month for the
committee meeting, so when you send me an e-mail indicating your interest,
please also give me a few possibilities for days that you would be available
each month to attend a committee meeting, probably no longer than a half
hour.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am excited about the things that this committee will do in 2015 and
beyond, and I am looking forward to working with some of you in this
effort.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Parsons</DIV>
<DIV>Vice President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service
Division</DIV>
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