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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Justin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>And I just realized that I, too, made the same mistake of hitting reply and not reply-to-all…and that the reply went to the entire listserve! I believe that your recommendation is a good one, and my own mistake shows how easily one can make a mistake in the realm of e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 20, 2021 5:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List; maryanne.melley@gmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] NFB of CT scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to suggest that this conversation not be held on the public list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>he/him/his<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>President@Alumni.ECU.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang=EN>https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'>“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'>Cesar Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deb Reed via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 20, 2021 5:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Deb Reed <<a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a>>; NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] NFB of CT scholarship<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Maryanne and fellow board members,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have never met Isabel in person and really do not know her very well. Her application letter is both interesting and encouraging to learn of her experiences in high school as well as her accomplishments and goals. We certainly know how very important the field of social work is in our world today. I have never written a letter like this.If someone who has done this before would like to give me some guidance, I would be very happy to write the letter.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> Deb Reed<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Central CT Chapter President <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation Of The Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Phone - 860-973-3679 </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Cell-860-378-5370</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email - <a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Aug 20, 2021, at 11:53 AM, <a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Would one of you be kind enough to write a recommendation letter for this scholarship applicant. Please let me know who will amongst you volunteers to write it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Maryanne Melley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>860-212-5549</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Live the Life You Want; Blindness is Not What Holds You Back”</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a> <<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: NFB of CT scholarship<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryanne,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have another scholarship applicant! She’ll need a state officer’s letter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lucia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Rosario, Isabel M. <<a href="mailto:rosarioi4@southernct.edu">rosarioi4@southernct.edu</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 16, 2021 11:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> NFB of CT scholarship<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning Lucia,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you’re doing well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am applying for the NFB of CT scholarship this year and have all of my documents electronically. Would you be able to forward my information to the scholarship committee?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you in advance.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Isabel Rosario</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Co-chair|NABS Fundraising Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>President| Connecticut Association of Blind Students</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>Secretary| Connecticut Association of Guide Dog Users</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>A proud division of the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><a href="http://www.nfbct.org">www.nfbct.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'><a href="mailto:rosarioi4@southernct.edu">rosarioi4@southernct.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#212121'>203-993-3045</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><Scholarship application .pdf><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><Biographical sketch.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><Isabel Rosario's reference letter.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><Recommendation letter.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><Proof of blindness.pdf><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><eTranscript.pdf><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>