From todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk Fri Apr 6 03:42:33 2012 From: todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk (todd orlowski) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:42:33 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] MOABS Meeting Minutes from4 April 2012 Message-ID: <007c01cd13a7$4e1caa20$ea55fe60$@yahoo.co.uk> Attached are the Minutes from tonights meeting. The next Meeting is Scheduled for 5 May 2012 Todd Orlowski MOABS Secretary -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MABS Meeting Minutes 4 April 2012.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14633 bytes Desc: not available URL: From todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk Sat Apr 7 05:29:12 2012 From: todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk (todd orlowski) Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:29:12 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] Revised Minutes Message-ID: <00d301cd147f$5e009130$1a01b390$@yahoo.co.uk> Attached are the revised Minutes. I did not have last names for everyone so I put down there position. Shirley I did add that you tried to connect. As far as I am aware that the conference call was discussed with Darian and the members of our board Friday night. If anyone has corrections that I need to add or has a issue with the minutes please contact me. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MABS Meeting Minutes 4 April 2012.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14816 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Mon Apr 9 17:49:16 2012 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:49:16 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] Fwd: NABS Notes for March In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sean Whalen Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:07:52 -0400 Subject: NABS Notes for March To: nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org Please find attached, as well as pasted below, the NABS Notes update for March. Thanks, Sean Sean Whalen President, National Association of Blind Students (608) 332-4147 nabs.president at gmail.com NABS Notes March 2012 In this edition of NABS? monthly bulletin: 1. NABS Needs You! 2. Congratulations to Missouri! 3. State Announcements 4. Meeting Minutes NABS Needs You! Are you planning on being in Dallas this July for National Convention? You want to help NABS and meet new people at the same time? We are looking for folks who would be interested in volunteering to assist with a whole host of efforts at convention. So, whatever your talents, get in touch and we would be thrilled to put them to use. We will be needing help with a wide range of tasks from convention planning and fundraising to dealing cards and manning the NABS table in the exhibit hall. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Sean Whalen at 608 332-4147 or nabs.president at gmail.com. Congratulations to Missouri! As of March 29, 2012, NABS has a brand new state student division in the great state of Missouri! Congratulations to the newly elected President, Bethany Bennington. Huge thanks are due to Shirley Grauel for her efforts to rebuild the student group in Missouri and to bring them to this point. Thanks as well to the support of Gary Wunder and the entire MO affiliate. NABS is one step closer to having an affiliate in each of the 50 states. State Announcements Note: All announcements are printed below as they were received from their senders. No effort to edit for content, grammar or clarity has been made on the part of NABS. Delaware: We are selling raffel tickets for a Holland American Cruise for 2 to Mexico or the Caribean for a week. Everything is inclued except port charges and transportation to and from the area where the cruise is taking off from. 1 tickets for $10 and 3 tickets for $25. Drawing will be held April 13 @ 10:pm at a Titanic Dinner. Please contact me at nabs_delawaredivision at yahoo.com if you are interested in purchasing tickets or desire more information. Meeting Minutes National Association of Blind Students Board Meeting Minutes March 18, 2012 Meeting called to order at 8:35 P.M. Members Present: Sean Whalen Karen Anderson Darian Smith Cindy Bennett Shelby Ball Candice Chapman Briley Pollard Domonique Lawless Committee Reports Fundraising: Thank you?s to auction donators are going into the mail tomorrow. The Apple TV raffle will be drawn shortly. We will do a raffle at National Convention with several prizes. We will determine the details of this over the coming weeks and finalize a decision on the April call. Membership: A flyer for the March call is in the works. Exploring topics for next month?s membership call. Slate: Almost ready to publish. Should be out in late March or early April. Website: Contacts continue to be maintained, and the resource list is still in the works. Old Business: Treasury: Checks were mailed to Cindy, BLIND, Inc. Holiday Inn Capitol, Sean. There are still some outstanding checks. New Jersey, Jeff Lucas, National, and Beth Debus. Sean and Shelby will follow up to ensure that outstanding checks are cleared. New Business Rep Requests: Tennessee did not work out. A rep will not go to Mississippi, but Candice will be there. Sean is going to Texas. Cindy might go to Wisconsin. Darian might go to New Mexico. Decisions on WI and NM will be made in the next week. NABS Leadership Seminar: June 1 weekend is the most likely. Affiliate action is interested in assisting with agenda and finding participants. Dr. Maurer has been contacted. NABS Promotional CDROM: A multimedia approach with interviews was proposed instead of the CD just containing documents. The committee will continue to work out the specific approach, and report back to the full board for a decision at the next meeting. As always, please contact Sean Whalen at 608 332-4147 or nabs.president at gmail.com with any questions, comments or suggestions. The NABS board works for you, and we want to know how we are doing! -- Darian Smith "To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the formula for a life well lived." - Dr. Peter Benson -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: NABS Notes March 2012.doc Type: application/msword Size: 34816 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dandrews at visi.com Fri Apr 13 12:57:13 2012 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:57:13 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] Virginia Job/Mentoring Opportunity Message-ID: Hello counselors and potential mentors, The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) is seeking blind or visually impaired college students with a 3.0 average or its equivalent (and at least 60 credit hours) as Mentors for our summer College Assessment Program (C.A.P.) to be held June 17th through June 29th 2012. Maturity and good blindness skills a real plus! During CAP, targeted at blind and visually impaired high school students and blind adults who are considering attending college, staff will assess students' skills and readiness for college by simulating a college schedule. Mentors will accompany their group of students (4 per group) to class, encourage good use of blindness skills (cane travel, Braille, non-visual computer use), share problem-solving skills from their own academic and social experiences during college, participate on a student panel during the College Logistics' class, and help students at night and on the weekend in the dorm. Telephone Interview required. If accepted, mentors will be paid minimum wage ($7.25 per hour for a total of 80 hours-- week-day, evenings, and some weekend hours) and room and board for two weeks. Specific schedules determined upon hire. Final notification of acceptance during the week of May 14-18 by telephone/email with written acceptance to follow. Please email a short essay no more than 500 words detailing why you would like to be a mentor and how your skills and experience apply. Include your name, address, email, telephone number, and resume including three references to buffa.hanse at dbvi.virginia.gov if interested. If you have any questions or would like further information please call me at: 502-296-3600. PLEASE POST ON LIST SERVS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARE THIS NOTICE WITH OTHERS WHOM YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED. From andrewjedg at gmail.com Tue Apr 17 12:29:49 2012 From: andrewjedg at gmail.com (Andrew Edgcumbe) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:29:49 +0800 Subject: [Mabs] hi Message-ID: hi,from this website:ezerass.com,I have Order china 16 Products 64GB IPAD2 ,I've received the item today It's amazing! The item is original, brand new and has high quality, I'm pleased to share this good news with you! From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Tue Apr 17 14:35:20 2012 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:35:20 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] Nabs Membership call: Sports and fitness Message-ID: Greettings Nabs members! We hope everyone is getting excited for summer. Because it will be here very soon. And we know you want to look your best. So NABS is happy to host a call about ways to get in to shape and stay looking good. Please join us on April 22nd at 7pm eastern. For some fun conversation with some great folks who know all about fittness including Amber Sherrard and Serena Olsen. We all need to get out of our dormrooms or apartments and feel good about ourselves, so let?s start talking about it, so you can go do it! Confrence call number is : 712-775-7100 code: 257963 Sincerely, Nabs Membership Committee From GWunder at earthlink.net Tue Apr 17 16:48:23 2012 From: GWunder at earthlink.net (Gary Wunder) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:48:23 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] hi In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <94B26A84EFD94B1EB9936CE06324D536@GaryWunderPC> Please do not use this site to advertise. -----Original Message----- From: mabs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:mabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Edgcumbe Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:30 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Re: [Mabs] hi hi,from this website:ezerass.com,I have Order china 16 Products 64GB IPAD2 ,I've received the item today It's amazing! The item is original, brand new and has high quality, I'm pleased to share this good news with you! _______________________________________________ Mabs mailing list Mabs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/mabs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Mabs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/mabs_nfbnet.org/gwunder%40earthlink.net From todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk Fri Apr 20 05:08:00 2012 From: todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk (Todd Orlowski) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:08:00 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - Urgent Action Needed Regarding Braille Instruction for Blind Students References: Message-ID: <9BBC7054-7846-4CAE-A1B8-DA47EC9A3D21@yahoo.co.uk> Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Kuhnke, Kristian" (by way of David Andrews ) > Date: 19 April 2012 20:08:40 CDT > To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org > Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - Urgent Action Needed Regarding Braille Instruction for Blind Students > > > Fellow Federationists: > > I am writing to inform you of a Dear Colleague letter that was circulated yesterday by Senators Murray, Boozman, and Harkin related to the instruction of Braille for blind students. > > We have been working with Senator Murray on this issue, and are excited that the letter was released for other Senators to sign onto in support. As you know many blind students are not receiving Braille instruction today, despite the language contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which states that Braille will be the primary reading media for blind students. Senator Murray will hold her letter open through Friday, April 27, for other senators to sign onto, and then she will send the letter to the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. > > Attached is a copy of the Dear Colleague letter that was circulated. We are asking you to contact your senators and urge them to join with Senators Murray and Boozman in support of instruction of Braille for blind students. Also attached is a state-by-state list of contacts for this issue. Please note that Republican offices should contact Ian Prince in Senator Boozman?s office, while Democrats should be directed to Jake Cornett in Senator Murray?s office. We are pleased that Chairman Harkin of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Senator Mikulski of Maryland have already joined as cosigners of the Dear Colleague letter. > > Please contact me with any questions you may have. Thank you all in advance for your work on this important issue for blind students. > > Jesse > > Jesse Hartle > National Federation of the Blind > Government Programs Specialist > Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233 > Email: jhartle at nfb.org > > > Content-Type: application/msword; name="Dear Colleague - Cosign Bipartisan" > Braille Literacy Letter to Duncan.doc" > Content-Description: Dear Colleague - Cosign Bipartisan Braille Literacy > Letter to Duncan.doc > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Dear Colleague - Cosign" > Bipartisan Braille Literacy Letter to Duncan.doc"; size=27648; > creation-date="Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:58:38 GMT"; > modification-date="Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:59:16 GMT" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbnet-members-list mailing list > Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Sun Apr 22 17:14:22 2012 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:14:22 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] Nabs Membership call: Sports and fitness In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greettings Nabs members! We hope everyone is getting excited for summer. Because it will be here very soon. And we know you want to look your best. So NABS is happy to host a call about ways to get in to shape and stay looking good. Please join us on April 22nd at 7pm eastern. For some fun conversation with some great folks who know all about fittness including Amber Sherrard and Serena Olsen. We all need to get out of our dormrooms or apartments and feel good about ourselves, so let?s start talking about it, so you can go do it! Confrence call number is : 712-775-7100 code: 257963 Sincerely, Nabs Membership Committee From todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk Tue Apr 24 03:55:37 2012 From: todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk (todd orlowski) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:55:37 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] Addresss for dues Message-ID: <004601cd21ce$1ca9c4c0$55fd4e40$@yahoo.co.uk> For those that still need to pay dues please email me at todd.orlowski at yahoo.co.uk and I will send you a mailing address for dues to be sent too. Thank you Todd Orlowski From GWunder at earthlink.net Tue Apr 24 15:31:05 2012 From: GWunder at earthlink.net (Gary Wunder) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:31:05 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] FW: Thank You Note! Message-ID: _____ From: Shirley Grauel [mailto:sagrauel at swbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:50 AM To: gwunder at earthlink.net Subject: Thank You Note! Hello Gary, Would you please post this on the list serve? Thank you! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I know this note is long over due but unfortunately you cannot stop time when ever you want! With Easter, a very sick husband, a move from North Carolina to Missouri, and 3 major college papers due, time flew by! On the positive note, we had a nice Easter, Phil is much better, our son Luke is now a resident of Missouri, and I received all A's on my papers! First, the Student Planning Committee would like to thank the board for funding the seminar; without your generosity it would have never happened. Next, we would like to thank Gene and Carol Coulter for setting up the pizza luncheon; it was fantastic! A special thank you to our NABS Representative Darian Smith; he did a great job! A special thank you to Vicki Roberts who I recruited, at the last minute, to be my assistant, she was a true life saver! Finally, to everyone else who helped make our seminar a success in any way; from purchasing a snack sack or afghan raffle ticket, to words of encouragement, thank you! Phil and I had the honor of getting to know and eat lunch with Dr. and Mrs. Maurer; he congratulated us and let me know how pleased he was with the student seminar. All of the feedback I have received has been positive. We had a great turn out and best of all we are now a division again! We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the Prayer Breakfast; again, all of the feedback I received was good! I would like to give a special thank you to Julie M for doing the music portion of the program. One last thank you and that is to my committee, Julie M, Julie S. Chris P, Cari F, Janelle O, and Todd O; without all of their work and dedication, the seminar would have never become a reality; thank you!. The division is off to a good start; we had our first conference call; I believe this year will be a productive one! Again, thank you! Take Care and God Bless, Shirley G. "Smile, it will make people wonder what you are up to!" From kgborah at att.net Tue Apr 24 20:12:54 2012 From: kgborah at att.net (Kyle Borah) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:54 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] [Nfbmo] FW: Thank You Note! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes it was all really great thank you to everyone. On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:31 AM, "Gary Wunder" wrote: _____ From: Shirley Grauel [mailto:sagrauel at swbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:50 AM To: gwunder at earthlink.net Subject: Thank You Note! Hello Gary, Would you please post this on the list serve? Thank you! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I know this note is long over due but unfortunately you cannot stop time when ever you want! With Easter, a very sick husband, a move from North Carolina to Missouri, and 3 major college papers due, time flew by! On the positive note, we had a nice Easter, Phil is much better, our son Luke is now a resident of Missouri, and I received all A's on my papers! First, the Student Planning Committee would like to thank the board for funding the seminar; without your generosity it would have never happened. Next, we would like to thank Gene and Carol Coulter for setting up the pizza luncheon; it was fantastic! A special thank you to our NABS Representative Darian Smith; he did a great job! A special thank you to Vicki Roberts who I recruited, at the last minute, to be my assistant, she was a true life saver! Finally, to everyone else who helped make our seminar a success in any way; from purchasing a snack sack or afghan raffle ticket, to words of encouragement, thank you! Phil and I had the honor of getting to know and eat lunch with Dr. and Mrs. Maurer; he congratulated us and let me know how pleased he was with the student seminar. All of the feedback I have received has been positive. We had a great turn out and best of all we are now a division again! We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the Prayer Breakfast; again, all of the feedback I received was good! I would like to give a special thank you to Julie M for doing the music portion of the program. One last thank you and that is to my committee, Julie M, Julie S. Chris P, Cari F, Janelle O, and Todd O; without all of their work and dedication, the seminar would have never become a reality; thank you!. The division is off to a good start; we had our first conference call; I believe this year will be a productive one! Again, thank you! Take Care and God Bless, Shirley G. "Smile, it will make people wonder what you are up to!" _______________________________________________ Nfbmo mailing list Nfbmo at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmo_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbmo: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmo_nfbnet.org/kgborah%40att.net From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Tue Apr 24 20:27:43 2012 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:27:43 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] [Nfbmo] FW: Thank You Note! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would like to Thanks Shurley and Gary, as well as the affiliate for having me! I can say that it was a great pleasure to work with and spend time with such energetic, passionate and committed people! The Missouri Association of Blind Students (MABS)is an exciting thing to say and a wonderful thing to know that it exists. I look forward to hearing aboutall of the students this division goes on to help, and the work it does to strenthing the collective efforts of the organized blind of Missouri. it is great to be able to count one more student division amungst our number within nabs, and know that The National Association of Blind Students is always here to help however we can! We are doing great things, and we will continue to do so, so long as we are togetherin our efforts! Best, Darian On 4/24/12, Kyle Borah wrote: > Yes it was all really great thank you to everyone. > > > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:31 AM, "Gary Wunder" wrote: > > > > _____ > > From: Shirley Grauel [mailto:sagrauel at swbell.net] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:50 AM > To: gwunder at earthlink.net > Subject: Thank You Note! > > > > Hello Gary, > > > > Would you please post this on the list serve? Thank you! > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - > > I know this note is long over due but unfortunately you cannot stop time > when ever you want! With Easter, a very sick husband, a move from North > Carolina to Missouri, and 3 major college papers due, time flew by! > > > > On the positive note, we had a nice Easter, Phil is much better, our son > Luke is now a resident of Missouri, and I received all A's on my papers! > > > > First, the Student Planning Committee would like to thank the board for > funding the seminar; without your generosity it would have never happened. > > > > Next, we would like to thank Gene and Carol Coulter for setting up the pizza > luncheon; it was fantastic! > > > > A special thank you to our NABS Representative Darian Smith; he did a great > job! > > > > A special thank you to Vicki Roberts who I recruited, at the last minute, to > be my assistant, she was a true life saver! > > > > Finally, to everyone else who helped make our seminar a success in any way; > from purchasing a snack sack or afghan raffle ticket, to words of > encouragement, thank you! > > > > Phil and I had the honor of getting to know and eat lunch with Dr. and Mrs. > Maurer; he congratulated us and let me know how pleased he was with the > student seminar. All of the feedback I have received has been positive. We > had a great turn out and best of all we are now a division again! > > > > We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the Prayer > Breakfast; again, all of the feedback I received was good! I would like to > give a special thank you to Julie M for doing the music portion of the > program. > > > > One last thank you and that is to my committee, Julie M, Julie S. Chris P, > Cari F, Janelle O, and Todd O; without all of their work and dedication, the > seminar would have never become a reality; thank you!. > > > > The division is off to a good start; we had our first conference call; I > believe this year will be a productive one! > > > > Again, thank you! > > > > Take Care and God Bless, > > > > Shirley G. > > "Smile, it will make people wonder what you are up to!" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbmo mailing list > Nfbmo at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmo_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbmo: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmo_nfbnet.org/kgborah%40att.net > > _______________________________________________ > Mabs mailing list > Mabs at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/mabs_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Mabs: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/mabs_nfbnet.org/dsmithnfb%40gmail.com > -- Darian Smith "To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the formula for a life well lived." - Dr. Peter Benson From GWunder at earthlink.net Tue Apr 24 23:27:29 2012 From: GWunder at earthlink.net (Gary Wunder) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:27:29 -0500 Subject: [Mabs] [Nfbmo] FW: Thank You Note! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <436ECFA336C4488CB0EEA1CF5830C7DD@GaryWunderPC> Hello Darian. We love having you. Thank you so much for agreeing to come. You were definitely an asset and an important part in forming our group. Warmly, Gary -----Original Message----- From: mabs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:mabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darian Smith Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 3:28 PM To: Missouri Association of Blind Students Cc: NFB of Missouri Mailing List Subject: Re: [Mabs] [Nfbmo] FW: Thank You Note! I would like to Thanks Shurley and Gary, as well as the affiliate for having me! I can say that it was a great pleasure to work with and spend time with such energetic, passionate and committed people! The Missouri Association of Blind Students (MABS)is an exciting thing to say and a wonderful thing to know that it exists. I look forward to hearing aboutall of the students this division goes on to help, and the work it does to strenthing the collective efforts of the organized blind of Missouri. it is great to be able to count one more student division amungst our number within nabs, and know that The National Association of Blind Students is always here to help however we can! We are doing great things, and we will continue to do so, so long as we are togetherin our efforts! Best, Darian On 4/24/12, Kyle Borah wrote: > Yes it was all really great thank you to everyone. > > > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:31 AM, "Gary Wunder" wrote: > > > > _____ > > From: Shirley Grauel [mailto:sagrauel at swbell.net] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:50 AM > To: gwunder at earthlink.net > Subject: Thank You Note! > > > > Hello Gary, > > > > Would you please post this on the list serve? Thank you! > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - > > I know this note is long over due but unfortunately you cannot stop time > when ever you want! With Easter, a very sick husband, a move from North > Carolina to Missouri, and 3 major college papers due, time flew by! > > > > On the positive note, we had a nice Easter, Phil is much better, our son > Luke is now a resident of Missouri, and I received all A's on my papers! > > > > First, the Student Planning Committee would like to thank the board for > funding the seminar; without your generosity it would have never happened. > > > > Next, we would like to thank Gene and Carol Coulter for setting up the pizza > luncheon; it was fantastic! > > > > A special thank you to our NABS Representative Darian Smith; he did a great > job! > > > > A special thank you to Vicki Roberts who I recruited, at the last minute, to > be my assistant, she was a true life saver! > > > > Finally, to everyone else who helped make our seminar a success in any way; > from purchasing a snack sack or afghan raffle ticket, to words of > encouragement, thank you! > > > > Phil and I had the honor of getting to know and eat lunch with Dr. and Mrs. > Maurer; he congratulated us and let me know how pleased he was with the > student seminar. All of the feedback I have received has been positive. We > had a great turn out and best of all we are now a division again! > > > > We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the Prayer > Breakfast; again, all of the feedback I received was good! I would like to > give a special thank you to Julie M for doing the music portion of the > program. > > > > One last thank you and that is to my committee, Julie M, Julie S. Chris P, > Cari F, Janelle O, and Todd O; without all of their work and dedication, the > seminar would have never become a reality; thank you!. > > > > The division is off to a good start; we had our first conference call; I > believe this year will be a productive one! > > > > Again, thank you! > > > > Take Care and God Bless, > > > > Shirley G. > > "Smile, it will make people wonder what you are up to!" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbmo mailing list > Nfbmo at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmo_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbmo: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmo_nfbnet.org/kgborah%40att.net > > _______________________________________________ > Mabs mailing list > Mabs at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/mabs_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Mabs: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/mabs_nfbnet.org/dsmithnfb%40gmail.com > -- Darian Smith "To dream what is possible and to put oneself in service of that dream is the formula for a life well lived." - Dr. Peter Benson _______________________________________________ Mabs mailing list Mabs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/mabs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Mabs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/mabs_nfbnet.org/gwunder%40earthlink.net From dsmithnfb at gmail.com Sat Apr 28 00:24:36 2012 From: dsmithnfb at gmail.com (Darian Smith) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:24:36 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] *For High School Students Only* Nabs High School Committee Presents: Bullies and Blindness. Message-ID: To All High School Students list of 3 items ? Have you been bullied because of your blindness? ? Do you ever worry about what would happen if you were to be bullied? ? Would you like to seek advice from other blind students? list end Join the NABS high school group to discuss these situations and ways to handle them on Sunday April 29th at 7:00 p.m eastern. Call: 712-775-7100 Pass code: 257963 We look forward to talking to you: NABS High School Committee From excitingevents at audioaccessfm.com Sun Apr 29 16:18:27 2012 From: excitingevents at audioaccessfm.com (excitingevents at audioaccessfm.com) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:18:27 -0700 Subject: [Mabs] Failure Becomes Success And The Long Awaited Evening With Mitzi Friedlander Takes Place Tonight Message-ID: <162af2752ff52538e28f85169d7d63a9.squirrel@webmail.audioaccessfm.com> Hello Everyone! Life was looking pretty grim around here last week. The folks at Audio Access FM, an online radio station, were prepared to give you an evening with a very popular talking book narrator Mitzi Friedlander. Unfortunately, the technology gremlins decided that they didn't want to chill with a cool talking book narrator. So our technology failed, and many were left with disapointed looks on their faces. But we've been working hard over here. Many sleepless nights were had, and a few of us thought we'd be driven to the funny farm by the men in the white coats, but I'm happy to say that the technology appears to be back on track, and Mitzi Friedlander was good enough to agree to meet with us tonight instead! So our special Evening With Mitzi Friedlander will take place after all! Now, if the name Mitzi Friedlander is unfamiliar to you, you have the opportunity to learn just why so many readers of all ages are unable to forget this incredible lady! That opportunity will come your way tonight at 6 PM eastern time, as Jonathan Matte, host of Anything Entertainment on the internet radio station Audio Access FM, presents An Evening With Mitzi Friedlander." Join Jonathan as he tells Mitzi's story through a live interview with her. You'll learn about Mitzi's career, the books she's read, and so much more. Why is she so famous to talking book readers? You'll just have to tune in tonight to find out! To hear the show live, tune in starting at 6 PM eastern (5 PM central, 4 PM mountain, 3 PM pacific) by going to either http://www.audioaccessfm.com/listen_live.php or if that link gives you trouble, go to http://www.audioaccessfm.com/broadband.php Can't listen with your PC? No problem. The interview can be heard by picking up your cell or lan line phone and dialing 1-712-432-3900 and when prompted, enter in access code 135845 followed by the pound sign. This is a presentation you're sure not to forget, delivered by a young man with a conversational style that will make you feel like you've known Mitzi for years by the time he's done. So, at least for this Sunday, turn off the TV, grab your favorite meal, pull up a chair, and tell your friends to either join us by phone or pc for Anything Entertainment: An Evening With Mitzi Friedlander" tonight, April 29, 2012 beginning at 6 PM eastern on Audio Access FM, Stretching The Boundaries Of Sound Entertainment And Filling Your Life With Sweet Ear Candy! http://www.audioaccessfm.com Can't make the live presentation? If for some reason you can't be there live, send an email to daviddunphy at audioaccessfm.com letting him know you'd like a link to download a recording of the show, and you'll receive the link as soon as it becomes available, which will be shortly after the interview has finished. For all other inquiries about the interview, or if you have any questions about the Anything Entertainment Program, contact the show host, Jonathan Matte at jmatte28 at audioaccessfm.com See You tonight!!!