<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7249">Good morning all,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7250"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Although I agree Mentoring would be a great idea. I'm not sure if we have enough people to run such a program. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7251" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7252" dir="ltr">Because my life style is based on marching to my own drum. I would have to decline from such an event. I do like the idea though, and I wish you luck with it. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7485" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7486" dir="ltr">Perhaps if you can dig up some old members are ar no longer part of our affiliate and ask them to come out of retirement you might get some good mentor's.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7487" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7488" dir="ltr">That's my opinion I do wish you luck.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7489" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7490" dir="ltr">Rich</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7491" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7492" dir="ltr">P.S. I have come to the conclusion that although I am an activist I can no longer count my self as a true Federationist. It doesn't mean I don't want to help, it means I'm not a follower I'm a free spirited freak Be cool <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430735638236_7507"><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, May 3, 2015 11:56 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4741489319">
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">Hello everyone,</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">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.</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">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.
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">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. </div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">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.</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">What does everyone think? Is this something we’d like to investigate? Would anyone here want to be a part of something like that?</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">Take care,</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">Justin</div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix</span></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Graduate Student</span></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Louisiana Tech University</span></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Email: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">
President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a></span></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><span style="">Twitter: @SalisburyJustin</span></div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—</i></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Because I was not a Socialist. </i></div>
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Because I was not a Trade Unionist. </i></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i> </i></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Because I was not a Jew. </i></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i> </i></div>
<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal"><i>Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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<div class="yiv4741489319MsoNormal">Martin Niemöller</div>
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