[Gabs] Blind Students organize A Day Of Service

[Isaiah Wilcox]

Blind Students organize A Day Of Service
             On January 18, 2010, the members of the Georgia  
Association of Blind Students (GABS), a division of the national  
federation of the Blind of Georgia, organized a local food drive to  
support the Atlanta Community Food Bank.  In addition to collecting  
non-perishable food items, GABS is also raising money to assist in the  
Haiti relief effort.  The funds raised will be donated to Yele Haiti.


	Stopping people passing by asking for a moment of their time is  
harder than it looks, but the GABS students are committed to engage  
and educate the public as they pass by the table setup in the lobby of  
the Decatur Court office building were the NFB of Georgia office is  
located.  What they are doing may seem small, but it is making a  
tremendous difference in the lives of others.
Mr. Isaiah Wilcox, President of the Georgia Association of Blind  
Students, and a Junior at Morehouse College believes that it is  
important to commemorate this day in the tradition of Dr. martin  
Luther king, Jr., by committing to a day of service.  “GABS works to  
empower blind students with the attitude that we can be competitive  
with our sighted peers,” says Mr. Wilcox.  “Part of being competitive  
is being engaged as active participants in civic events that help  
those less fortunate.  Furthermore,” says Mr. Wilcox, “it is a great  
outreach opportunity to recruit new members of the Georgia Association  
of Blind Students.”  The Georgia Association of Blind Students is a  
volunteer group of blind students that provide mutual support and  
advocate for the rights of blind students to receive a quality  
education.  An integral part of a National Association of Blind  
Students, there are currently over 50 Georgia members of this  
organization consisting of blind high school and college students.   
For more information about Georgia Association of Blind Students,  
visit: WWW.NFBGA.ORG/GABS/
The National Federation of the Blind of Georgia, (the Georgia  
affiliate of a national organization of 50,000 members) is a non- 
profit volunteer organization of blind people committed to the  
provision of instruction in the alternative skills of blindness,  
training in the use of assistive technology, and promoting positive  
personal and public attitudes about blindness.  “So often, Blind  
people are thought to be the beneficiaries of the public good will,”  
says Mr. Anil Lewis, President of the NFB of Georgia.  “I am extremely  
proud of our students for organizing this event and demonstrating that  
blind people can be viable contributing members of our communities.”   
For more information about the National Federation of the Blind of  
Georgia, visit: WWW.NFBGA.ORG/
              Partnering with the Atlanta Community Food bank, and  
Yele Haiti, the Georgia Association of Blind Students is truly  
changing what it means to be blind.  Their goal is to fill two barrels  
with non-perishable food items that will be used to meet the needs of  
families in the local community.  The barrels are located in the lobby  
of the Decatur Court office building at 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank fights hunger by educating, empowering  
and engaging our community.  They are currently distributing almost 2  
million pounds of food and other donated grocery items monthly.  For  
more information visit: WWW.ATLANTACOMMUNITYFOODBANK.COM.
Yele Haiti is a grassroots movement inspiring change in Haiti through  
programs in education, sports, and the arts and environment.  Yele  
Haiti has pulled together a group of like minded organizations and  
first responders in order to help coordinate delivery of emergency  
services and materials needed by victims of the earthquake in Haiti.   
For more information on Yele Haiti visit: WWW.YELE.ORG.
Isaiah Wilcox
Georgia Association. of Blind Students, President
National Association of Blind Students, Board Member
Phone: (678) 568-9527
E-mail: iwilcox2011 at gmail.com

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