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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Justin,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yes, we should start a mentering program. As a ment
I would be most interested in learning more about computers. I have been
online for a long time now, but still don't know very much. Please count
me in on this venture.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Joe Tolve</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>ee,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ct-nfb@nfbnet.org href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Justin Salisbury
via Ct-nfb</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ct-nfb@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:'ct-nfb@nfbnet.org'">'ct-nfb@nfbnet.org'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 03, 2015 11:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ct-nfb] Should We Start a
Mentoring Program?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Some affiliates run mentoring programs. We talked about
doing one in Connecticut a while back, but we didn’t hold the discussion in a
forum as broad as this one. I’m curious about the possibilities, but I only
want to go down the road of exploring details if people in our affiliate are
actually interested.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I know I am where I am today because of the great mentors
I’ve had in the National Federation of the Blind, some of whom are on this
email list. Most of those experiences happened organically for me, but I
wonder about how powerful it could be to run a mentoring program like the NFB
affiliates in Illinois, Utah, Georgia, Texas, etc. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Here are a few details of other programs so far as I
understand them. Certainly, we could take consultation from other programs,
but I wouldn’t want to guide the program to the point of bypassing the
ingenuity that I’m proud to consider a characteristic of Connecticut citizens.
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Programs divide participants into two groups: one with more
experience (mentors) and the other with less experience (mentees). Then, pairs
are made with one person from each group. Activities are held a few times per
year, usually at existing NFB events, where mentors and mentees get together
and help each other be stronger. Sometimes, trips and other events are planned
just for people in the programs. Of course, mentors and mentees communicate
outside of events, too.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>What does everyone think? Is this something we’d like to
investigate? Would anyone here want to be a part of something like
that?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Take care,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Justin<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Justin
Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Graduate
Student<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Professional
Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Louisiana
Tech University<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Email: <A
href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif">Twitter:
@SalisburyJustin<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak
out—<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Because I was not a Socialist. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not
speak out— <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Because I was not a Trade Unionist. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
<o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Because I was not a Jew. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><o:p> </o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I>Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak
for me. <o:p></o:p></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Martin Niemöller<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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