[Fabs] Fwd: April's blog announcement

[Nallym Bravo]

Best,
Nallym Bravo
nbrav003 at fiu.edu
Please excuse the brevity of this message as it was sent from a mobile device. 

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> From: Community Service Blog <nfbcsblog at gmail.com>
> Date: April 5, 2012 9:48:10 PM EDT
> To: chanel2428 at gmail.com, dsmithnfb at gmail.com, julietsalih at yahoo.com, marceygonzalez at gmail.com, nbrav003 at fiu.edu
> Subject: April's blog announcement
> 
> Please pass the following announcement on to anyone you think would be
> interested.
> 
> In honor of National Volunteer Month* and Global Youth Service Day
> (April 20-22)**, the Community Service Group is looking for stories to
> feature on its blog at nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com. This month
> the themes are fairly open, so hopefully there is something for
> everyone. You are welcome to write on one or both.
> 
> 1. Tell us about what led you to serve and why you continue to serve.
> Why did you first get involved in community service? What was the
> first project you did? What keeps you involved?
> 
> 2. Tell us about service projects you were involved in as a youth.
> What did you do? What did you learn from the experience?
> 
> You can start sending in your stories immediately. Stories should be
> no more than 500 words. Stories should be submitted by April 25 to
> ensure inclusion in the blog during the month of April, but this is a
> month-long event. In keeping with the theme, we want to feature
> stories throughout the month, so feel free to send them in any time
> between now and the 25th. Send stories as an attachment or in the body
> of a message to nfbcsblog at gmail.com. Be sure to include your name,
> state, and a title with each submission. I look forward to reading
> about your experiences.
> 
> *More information on National Volunteer Month, begun by President
> Nixon in 1974, can be found at
> http://www.uwchatt.org/www/docs/1241/national-volunteer-week-with-united-way--s-volunteer-center.
> 
> **More information on Global Youth Service Day can be found at http://gysd.org/.
> 
> Chris Parsons
> Blog Coordinator, Community Service Group