[Ct-nfb] Just became an NFB member

[adrijana prokopenko]

Thanks so much to your welcoming message. I added you to facebook and
if you wish you can also email me back.

On 7/22/16, Richard McGaffin via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good morning Adriana,
> Welcome to our family, I wish to add my congratulations along with Justin's,
> allow me to introduce myself my name is Rich McGaffin, although I've taken a
> sort of step back from the NFB of CT, I still am a strong believer in the
> dream. I will always be a Federationist in spirit if not in a physically.
>
> I am some what different than your average member, I dance to my own beat
> and some times I maybe a bit of a renegade. But the NFB has taught me a
> lot.
>
> I grew up in a large family and there fore I wasn't sheltered. Constant
> tests by siblings and friends to push myself beyond most limits that we're
> supposed to live by.
>
> However I've learned from my Federation family that unity and the
> willingness to stand together, for a cause, has made me a better man, or at
> least I hope it has.
> be cool & good luck if you should need my help in anyway, please feel free
> to e-mail me, or you can find me on face book.
>
> Congrats & welcome
> Rich
>
>
>     On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:53 AM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb
> <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>  Dear Adriana,
>
>
>
> Congratulations on becoming a member of the National Federation of the
> Blind. With 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is working
> to raise the expectations of blind people because low expectations create
> barriers between blind people and our dreams. The wealth of this
> organization is not in any bank account; it is in the talent and heart of
> our membership. It is impossible to give the Federation more than I gain
> from my work here because it always comes back to me exponentially. Together
> with love, hope, and determination, we are transforming dreams into reality.
>
>
> Again, congratulations on becoming a member of the national Federation of
> the Blind.
>
> Yours,
>
> Justin Salisbury
>
> Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
> Committee on Automobile and Pedestrian Safety
> National Federation of the Blind
> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
>
> "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
>
> William Butler Yeats
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
> prokopenko via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:36 AM
> Cc: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Just became an NFB member
>
> Hi all,
>
>   I guess some of you know me from previous emails, but wanted to let  you
> know that I just became an NFB member at large. Even though I live  far
> away, the feeling is awesome and I hope to be doing some great  things for
> the organization. For those that do not know much about me,  my name is
> Adrijana  and I am a blind lady of 37 and a teacher of  English from
> Macedonia. I would be glad to connect to NFB members from  other parts of
> the world and exchange ideas and make friends at the  same time, so if you
> or others you know would like to email me, my  email address is:
> adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
>
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