[Iabs-talk] State Division Materials

[AZNOR99 at aol.com]

Joe,
 
Illinois has a number of interesting and unique programs for  students.
 
1.  NFBI Scholarship Program: Each year, a number of students  (averaging 5 
or 6 the last five years), are awarded substantial scholarships  from the 
affiliate to help fund post-secondary education.  These range  from, again, on 
average, $1250 to $2000 each.
2.  Internship Program: The NFBI helps fund a number of internships  each 
summer for high school and college students.  The purpose of this  program is to 
aid in funding meaningful projects that are related to the  student's 
vocational goal.  To that end, students can gain that "first  resume-building" 
experience, often getting their foot in the door of the  particular field in which 
they intend to work.  Past internships have  included education of young 
children, broadcast radio, building and repairing  farm equipment and automotives, 
and veternary medicine and animal safety, among  others.
3.  Freedom Link: This is the NFBI's and IABS's Transitions  program.  The 
program is a year-long project, meeting once a month.   The high-school aged 
students and their mentors engage in educational and social  activities, building 
relationships, and gaining blindness skills.
4.  Spring Student Seminars:  The past two years, the NFBI and  IABS have 
held student seminars.  They emphasize positive attitudes of  blindness, 
technology, mobility using the long white cane, Braille literacy, and  self-advocacy.
 
Hope this is what you had in mind.  Feel free to write if you have any  
questions or need more info.
 
Regards,
Ronza
 
 
In a message dated 12/16/2008 12:10:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jsorozco at gmail.com writes:

Dear  state student division presidents and representatives:

The NABS web  site is well underway.  As we grow closer to the launch we're
turning  to our student leadership at the state level to help us collect
information  about some specific information in your affiliates.  If your
affiliate  offers a scholarship, we would like to know.  If you have an
upcoming  state convention, we'd like the dates.  If there is a unique
program  in your state that only exists in your geographic boundaries, we'd
like you  to share it with others.  Help us build a complete repository  of
information that equally shares details about the happenings in  your
division and affiliate.  If you could pass this along to me by  Sunday,
December 21, you'd be my favorite person.

Also, I want to  take a moment to thank Peter Donahue for throwing in his
technical  assistance to help us meet our ambitious deadline.  He's good
people,  and any affiliate and/or division would be fortunate to have him in
their  corner.

Thanks all.

Joe Orozco

"Be ashamed to die until  you have won some victory for humanity."--James  M.
Barrie


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