[Lpobc] Welcome to our new LPOBC listserv!

Wed Dec 11 16:44:34 UTC 2013

Shelly,

My apologies!  I will take care of it.

Thanks!

Laura

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Shelly Clark
<clark.shelly1078 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Laura,
>
> Please see the attached for my membership application. I actually mailed a
> hard copy application and a check back on August 21st. It was a $25 check
> to include the $5 membership fee and a $20 donation.  However, I have never
> received any correspondence.
>
> Thanks,
> Shelly Clark
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Laura Bostick <laura.l.bostick at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> *Louisiana Parents of Blind Children (LPOBC)*
>>
>> 101 South Trenton Street
>>
>> Ruston, LA 71270
>>
>> parent at lcb-ruston.com
>>
>>  (800) 234-4166
>>
>>  Dear Friend:
>>
>> Thank you for your interest in Louisiana Parents of Blind Children
>> (LPOBC).  LPOBC is the state chapter of the National Organization of
>> Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) and a division of the National Federation
>> of the Blind of Louisiana.
>>
>>
>>  Our purpose is to form a statewide network of parents and teachers of
>> blind/visually impaired children to provide vital support, encouragement,
>> and information. Our goals are:
>>
>>    - To create a climate of opportunity for blind/visually impaired
>>    children in home and society.
>>    - To provide information and support to parents and teachers of
>>    blind/visually impaired children.
>>    - To facilitate the sharing of experience and concerns among parents
>>    and teachers of blind/visually impaired children.
>>    - To develop and expand resources available to parents and teachers
>>    of blind/visually impaired children.
>>    - To help parents and teachers of blind/visually impaired children
>>    gain understanding and perspective through partnership and contact with
>>    blind/visually impaired adults.
>>    - To function as an integral part of the National Federation of the
>>    Blind in its ongoing effort to eliminate discrimination and prejudice
>>    against the blind and to achieve security, equality, and opportunity for
>>    the blind.
>>
>> If you have not filled out an LPOBC membership form, please do so now.
>> You can get a form at http://www.nfbla.org/pages/parents.html. Families
>> and professionals are welcome to join LPOBC, and no one will be turned away
>> if they are unable to pay the $5 annual membership fee.  We just want to
>> get your correct contact information so that we can keep you updated. We
>> keep in touch with our members through our website,
>> http://www.nfbla.org/pages/parents.html, our Facebook page,
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/356578505943/, and through periodic
>> e-mails to our member distribution.  If you would prefer to be contacted
>> by mail, please let us know.
>>
>> If you have already submitted an LPOBC membership form, please let me
>> know if you have not received the information you requested or if you are
>> not receiving *Future Reflections* magazine.  These materials are all
>> free from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).
>>
>> Some of the information packets available include:
>>
>>    - Blind Students in the Elementary Classroom
>>    - Braille Literacy (Children)
>>    - Brochure Packet for Parents/Teachers of Blind Children
>>    - Cane Travel/O&M (Children)
>>    - Early Childhood
>>    - (IEP) Individualized Education Program
>>    - Low Vision (Children)
>>    - Multiply Disabled/Blind (Children)
>>    - Parents of Blind Children
>>    - Social Skills (Children)
>>
>>
>> If you would like to order any of these items, contact the Independence
>> Market by e-mail at IndependenceMarket at nfb.org or by phone at 410-659-9314,
>> extension 2216.
>>
>> Another thing I would encourage you to do is to join the blindkid
>> listserv.  A listserv is an automatic mailing list server.   Members make
>> up a discussion group on a particular topic (i.e., parenting a blind
>> child).  When you join a listserv, you can write and receive messages from
>> other members of the group through e-mail. The purpose of the blindkid list
>> is twofold. First, the blindkid e-mail list is a sharing of information for
>> people interested in the welfare and development of blind children.
>> Secondly, it is a means of communication between the members and supporters
>> of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, to promote and
>> discuss the activities of the Division, such as the Braille Readers are
>> Leaders contest, Future Reflections, and the like. There will also be
>> occasional posts concerning issues of major importance to the blind as well
>> as announcements concerning activities of the National Organization of
>> Parents of Blind Children and The National Federation of the Blind.  You
>> can subscribe to the list or change your existing subscription at
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid.
>>
>> LPOBC is here to help you, so please do not hesitate to call or write if
>> there is something we can do for you.  We would love your input on what
>> you would like our organization to do in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>>
>> Laura Bostick, President
>>
>> Louisiana Parents of Blind Children
>>
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