<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hello Friends,</div><div>My thought goes out to families of those students and CCB. Please see below.</div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Chikako Mochizuki<br></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org</a></a><br><b>Date:</b> December 17, 2010 3:35:47 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a></a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Chapter-presidents Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a></a><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Send Chapter-presidents mailing list submissions to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a></a></span><br><span></span><br><span>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit</span><br><span> <a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org"><a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org</a></a></span><br><span>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents-request@nfbnet.org</a></a></span><br><span></span><br><span>You can reach the person managing the list at</span><br><span> <a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-owner@nfbnet.org"><a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-owner@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents-owner@nfbnet.org</a></a></span><br><span></span><br><span>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific</span><br><span>than "Re: Contents of Chapter-presidents digest..."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Today's Topics:</span><br><span></span><br><span> 1. tragic news (Scott C. LaBarre)</span><br><span> 2. Re: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] tragic news (Pamela Allen)</span><br><span> 3. FW: NFB/eBay project (Ewell, Jason)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 1</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:45:54 -0700</span><br><span>From: "Scott C. LaBarre" <<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>></span><br><span>To: "NFB of Colorado Discussion List" <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>,</span><br><span> "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFB Affiliate Presidents List"</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org">nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFB Chapter Presidents</span><br><span> discussion list" <<a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br><span>Subject: [Chapter-presidents] tragic news</span><br><span>Message-ID: <0516B5B1A92A4A399DD49BCB55F87E77@labarre></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Greetings, the below release describes an extremely tragic event which took place in our community today. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers as we go forward. This story has been all over the local news and bloggers have already been making many ridiculous statements about the blind. </span><br><span></span><br><span>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><br><span></span><br><span>COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND EXPRESSES GREAT SORROW </span><br><span></span><br><span>AFTER TRAGIC ACCIDENT</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>December 17, 2010 Littleton, Colorado</span><br><span></span><br><span>Contact: Julie Deden, Executive Director, 303 653-5987</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Early this morning, three students of the Colorado Center for the Blind were waiting at a Regional Transportation District bus stop at the Southeast corner of West Mineral Avenue and South Utica Drive in Littleton when a driver, headed north on Utica, lost control of her car as she was turning east onto Mineral and then hit the three students, one man and two women. Emergency personnel rushed the three to Littleton Hospital. The man later died due to massive injuries. The women are in stable condition and being treated. The Colorado Center for the Blind is not at liberty to release the names of the students or further personal information at this time while family members and loved ones are being contacted. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>"The students and staff of the CCB are in great shock and grieving," says Julie Deden, Executive Director of the CCB. "Our love, prayers, and tremendous sorrow go out to the family and friends of the student we have lost and we are praying hard for the two women still in the hospital," continued Deden. "At the Center, we are first and foremost a family and we will love and support one another through this great tragedy which has struck us at a time of year normally reserved for joy and celebration," reflected Deden.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The three students were on their way to the Center for its annual holiday party immediately prior to a winter break. The CCB has requested assistance from Littleton city officials, and grief counselors are present at the Center to help staff and students address this tremendous tragedy. "We will do whatever is necessary to help our family through this difficult time," said Diane McGeorge, Chairperson of the CCB's Board of Directors and herself a former Executive Director of the Center.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>According to the Littleton Police, icy road conditions played a significant role in today's accident. "Our students' blindness had absolutely nothing to do with the accident," said McGeorge. "Our entire community is reeling from this terrible incident," said Scott LaBarre, President of the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Center's chief sponsor. "These students were simply waiting for their bus like hundreds of thousands of other metro commuters on their way to work or school. The breadth and scope of this tragedy cannot be expressed in words," commented LaBarre.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>For more information about the CCB, go to <a href="http://www.cocenter.org">www.cocenter.org</a> or call 303 778-1130. The Center has been offering independence training to blind youth, adults, and seniors since 1988. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.</span><br><span></span><br><span>LaBarre Law Offices P.C.</span><br><span>1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918</span><br><span>Denver, Colorado 80222</span><br><span>303 504-5979 (voice)</span><br><span>303 757-3640 (fax)</span><br><span><a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a> (e-mail)</span><br><span><a href="http://www.labarrelaw.com">www.labarrelaw.com</a> (website)</span><br><span></span><br><span>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the designated recipient, you may not read, copy, distribute or retain this message. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender at 303) 504-5979 or <a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>, and destroy and delete it from your system. This message and any attachments are covered by the Electronic</span><br><span>Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510-2521.</span><br><span>-------------- next part --------------</span><br><span>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...</span><br><span>URL: <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/private/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org/attachments/20101217/f6e24f18/attachment-0001.html">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/private/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org/attachments/20101217/f6e24f18/attachment-0001.html</a>></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 2</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:04:40 -0600</span><br><span>From: "Pamela Allen" <<a href="mailto:pallen@lcb-ruston.com">pallen@lcb-ruston.com</a>></span><br><span>To: "NFB Affiliate Presidents List"</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org">nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFB of Colorado Discussion List"</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, "National Association of Blind Students</span><br><span> mailing list" <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion</span><br><span> list" <<a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br><span>Subject: Re: [Chapter-presidents] [NFBAffiliatePresidents] tragic news</span><br><span>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:C4C4D143FE724BF6A3F7B8E40F7AA0CA@lcbruston.pri">C4C4D143FE724BF6A3F7B8E40F7AA0CA@lcbruston.pri</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";</span><br><span> reply-type=original</span><br><span></span><br><span>You are all in our prayers and thoughts!</span><br><span></span><br><span>----- Original Message ----- </span><br><span>From: "Scott C. LaBarre" <<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>></span><br><span>To: "NFB of Colorado Discussion List" <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>; "National </span><br><span>Association of Blind Students mailing list" <<a href="mailto:nabs-l@nfbnet.org">nabs-l@nfbnet.org</a>>; "NFB </span><br><span>Affiliate Presidents List" <<a href="mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org">nfbaffiliatepresidents@nfbnet.org</a>>; "NFB Chapter </span><br><span>Presidents discussion list" <<a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>></span><br><span>Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 2:45 PM</span><br><span>Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] tragic news</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Greetings, the below release describes an extremely tragic event which took </span><br><span>place in our community today. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers as </span><br><span>we go forward. This story has been all over the local news and bloggers </span><br><span>have already been making many ridiculous statements about the blind.</span><br><span></span><br><span>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><br><span></span><br><span>COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND EXPRESSES GREAT SORROW</span><br><span></span><br><span>AFTER TRAGIC ACCIDENT</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>December 17, 2010 Littleton, Colorado</span><br><span></span><br><span>Contact: Julie Deden, Executive Director, 303 653-5987</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Early this morning, three students of the Colorado Center for the Blind were </span><br><span>waiting at a Regional Transportation District bus stop at the Southeast </span><br><span>corner of West Mineral Avenue and South Utica Drive in Littleton when a </span><br><span>driver, headed north on Utica, lost control of her car as she was turning </span><br><span>east onto Mineral and then hit the three students, one man and two women. </span><br><span>Emergency personnel rushed the three to Littleton Hospital. The man later </span><br><span>died due to massive injuries. The women are in stable condition and being </span><br><span>treated. The Colorado Center for the Blind is not at liberty to release the </span><br><span>names of the students or further personal information at this time while </span><br><span>family members and loved ones are being contacted.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>"The students and staff of the CCB are in great shock and grieving," says </span><br><span>Julie Deden, Executive Director of the CCB. "Our love, prayers, and </span><br><span>tremendous sorrow go out to the family and friends of the student we have </span><br><span>lost and we are praying hard for the two women still in the hospital," </span><br><span>continued Deden. "At the Center, we are first and foremost a family and we </span><br><span>will love and support one another through this great tragedy which has </span><br><span>struck us at a time of year normally reserved for joy and celebration," </span><br><span>reflected Deden.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The three students were on their way to the Center for its annual holiday </span><br><span>party immediately prior to a winter break. The CCB has requested assistance </span><br><span>from Littleton city officials, and grief counselors are present at the </span><br><span>Center to help staff and students address this tremendous tragedy. "We will </span><br><span>do whatever is necessary to help our family through this difficult time," </span><br><span>said Diane McGeorge, Chairperson of the CCB's Board of Directors and herself </span><br><span>a former Executive Director of the Center.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>According to the Littleton Police, icy road conditions played a significant </span><br><span>role in today's accident. "Our students' blindness had absolutely nothing </span><br><span>to do with the accident," said McGeorge. "Our entire community is reeling </span><br><span>from this terrible incident," said Scott LaBarre, President of the National </span><br><span>Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Center's chief sponsor. "These </span><br><span>students were simply waiting for their bus like hundreds of thousands of </span><br><span>other metro commuters on their way to work or school. The breadth and scope </span><br><span>of this tragedy cannot be expressed in words," commented LaBarre.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>For more information about the CCB, go to <a href="http://www.cocenter.org">www.cocenter.org</a> or call 303 </span><br><span>778-1130. The Center has been offering independence training to blind </span><br><span>youth, adults, and seniors since 1988.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.</span><br><span></span><br><span>LaBarre Law Offices P.C.</span><br><span>1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918</span><br><span>Denver, Colorado 80222</span><br><span>303 504-5979 (voice)</span><br><span>303 757-3640 (fax)</span><br><span><a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a> (e-mail)</span><br><span><a href="http://www.labarrelaw.com">www.labarrelaw.com</a> (website)</span><br><span></span><br><span>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message may contain confidential and privileged </span><br><span>information. If you are not the designated recipient, you may not read, </span><br><span>copy, distribute or retain this message. If you received this message in </span><br><span>error, please notify the sender at 303) 504-5979 or <a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>, </span><br><span>and destroy and delete it from your system. This message and any attachments </span><br><span>are covered by the Electronic</span><br><span>Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510-2521.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBAffiliatePresidents mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBAffiliatePresidents@nfbnet.org">NFBAffiliatePresidents@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbaffiliatepresidents_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbaffiliatepresidents_nfbnet.org</a> </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message: 3</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:34:22 -0500</span><br><span>From: "Ewell, Jason" <<a href="mailto:JEwell@nfb.org">JEwell@nfb.org</a>></span><br><span>To: <<a href="mailto:NFBAffiliatePresidents@nfbnet.org">NFBAffiliatePresidents@nfbnet.org</a>>,</span><br><span> "<a href="mailto:Chapter-Presidents@NFBNet.org">Chapter-Presidents@NFBNet.org</a>" <'<a href="mailto:Chapter-Presidents@NFBNet.org">Chapter-Presidents@NFBNet.org</a>'></span><br><span>Cc: "Gabias, Mary Ellen" <<a href="mailto:MGabias@nfb.org">MGabias@nfb.org</a>></span><br><span>Subject: [Chapter-presidents] FW: NFB/eBay project</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B039C303D@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local">7638A85981599142811F69FBB9508B6B039C303D@FPNTEXCBE01.services.local</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"</span><br><span></span><br><span>The following announcement and materials come from Mary Ellen Gabias.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>From: Gabias, Mary Ellen </span><br><span>Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 1:52 PM</span><br><span>To: Ewell, Jason</span><br><span>Subject: NFB/eBay project</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Dear state and chapter president:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>I'm writing to ask your help with an exciting new venture, the NFB/eBay</span><br><span>Entrepreneurs project.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The December Monitor carried an article introducing two classes we will</span><br><span>be holding in late February, the NFB/eBay Entrepreneur and the Train the</span><br><span>Trainers classes. The link to the article is</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm10/bm1011/bm101109.htm">http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm10/bm1011/bm101109.htm</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The audio link is:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Audio/Braille_Monitor/2010/December/09_Tr">https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Audio/Braille_Monitor/2010/December/09_Tr</a></span><br><span>aining_Our_Way_To_Business_Opportunities.mp3</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>We have had a lot of interest from blind people across the country, and</span><br><span>from some individuals outside of the United States. But we need to make</span><br><span>sure that any blind person who might be interested is aware that this</span><br><span>opportunity exists.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Would you please talk to the blind people in your area and invite them</span><br><span>to call or write if becoming an entrepreneur on eBay interests them.</span><br><span>I'm attaching the application package for the project, consisting of</span><br><span>three files. It includes both applications and a list of frequently</span><br><span>asked questions with links to resource material. Please feel free to</span><br><span>pass them on.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Thankyou for all you do. 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