<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I hear that there are two ways that a person can be involved, one is on the child’s school campus and the other in the community. <div class=""> I also hear that for some people school is not something that fits their schedule so the community option is a good one. </div><div class=""> The problem seems to be that a person is required to have a driver’s license and that no other form of transportation is an option. Is this true? are there blind people who are able to mentor in the community despite not being able to drive?</div><div class=""> Thanks!</div><div class=""> Darian </div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 18, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Kathryn Webster via Community-service <<a href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org" class="">community-service@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Darian,</div><div class=""> Yes, I have. Let me know your questions?</div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class="">Kate <br class=""><br class="">Kathryn C. Webster<div class="">(203) 273-8463</div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 13pt;" class="">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div class=""><br class="">On Mar 18, 2016, at 6:31 PM, Darian Smith via Community-service <<a href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org" class="">community-service@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class="">Hi all:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Are there any individuals on this list who have or know of people who have participatedin the Big Brothers Big Sisters program?</div><div class=""> Thanks,</div><div class=""> Darian </div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div class=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Darian Smith</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Web: <a href="http://www.nfbcommunityservice.org/" class="">www.nfbcommunityservice.org</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Twitter: @NFBCSDivision,@goldengateace</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Facebook: search for “National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division"</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="">E-mail: <a href="mailto:president@nfbcommunityservice.org" class="">president@nfbcommunityservice.org</a></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> </p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">(415)215-9809</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">blindness is not what holds you back.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> “We need your service, right now, at this moment - our moment - in history. I'm not going to tell you what your role should be; that's for you to discover. But I am going to ask you to play your part; ask you to stand up; ask you to put your foot firmly into the current of history” — Barack Obama </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> Help drive change for the blind .</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; color: rgb(87, 86, 214); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(87, 86, 214);" class="">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class="">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> or call 1-855-659-9314</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Times; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">“</div></div>
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<div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">Darian Smith</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" class=""> President, National Federation of the Blind of California, Community Service Division. </span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com" class="">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">(415)215-9809</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">Personal Twitter: @goldengateace</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">NFBC: @nfbca and NFB: @nfb_Voice </span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="" style="orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">blindness is not what holds you back</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="">“ A good Head and a good heart are always a formidable combination” </div><div class=""> - Nelson Mandela. </div><div class=""></div></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><h2 class="quoteBreadcrumb" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: rgb(56, 33, 16); font-weight: normal; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><br class=""></h2></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further <br class="">Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!<br class=""></blockquote></div><div class=""><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">For more information, please visit: </span><a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</a><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""> or call 1-855-659-9314</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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