[Missouri-parents-network] MU Sight Club Mentoring Program

[Gina Marie Ceylan]

Dear Parents,

The MU Sight Club, a new organization at the University of Missouri for students who are blind/visually impaired, would like to invite high school students to participate in our new mentoring program.

Our goal is provide friendship, expertise, and inspiration for high school students who are blind/visually impaired aspiring to attend college. We'd like to share our experiences, resources,  and solutions to help students transition to, and excel in college.

If you're interested, contact me for more info.

looking forward,
-Gina Ceylan
MU Sight Club President
Doctoral Candidate, Science Education
University of Missouri
(843)670-7319
gmafz9 at mail.missouri.edu
ginacofc at hotmail.com
On Dec 6, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Gary Wunder wrote:

> We have the opportunity to send one or two parents to the parent leadership program sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind.  This would involve going to the Washington Seminar and also to the national convention in Orlando, Florida.  Implied in this commitment is not only being present at the two events but also taking an active role in helping us build and strengthen a parents division here in Missouri.
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> Please look over the e-mail I have pasted at the bottom of this message, and let me know if any of you are interested.
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> Gary
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> Dear State Presidents,
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> Dr. Maurer has again approved funding the Parent Leadership Program. We are seeking new recruits for the PLP that will be held at our 2011 Washington Seminar. Do you have one or two parents who are willing to start or build a parents’ division in your state?  These parents will need to make a commitment to help your affiliate recruit other parents of blind children, serve as a resource and advocate to other parents of blind children in your state, and organize parent meetings and seminars. Please send us the names and contacts of these parents. They will then be invited to Washington Seminar, so that they can participate in workshops where they will learn how they can organize and help other parents in your state. They should arrive on Saturday, January 29th and stay at least through Tuesday, February 1st. Funding will be available to help them attend Washington Seminar. These parents will meet a second time at our 2011 National Convention and again be offered funding.
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> Please let us know by December 17, 2010. If you had a parent participate in the Parent Leadership Program during the 2010 National Convention in Dallas, they will be invited to Washington Seminar. If you had a parent participate in both the 2010 Washington Seminar and National Convention, they will be invited to attend Washington Seminar as a second-year participant. In this case, the second-year participants will receive partial funding of $500 towards their expenses.  We will keep you informed as to who accepts the PLP invitation. We are looking forward to hearing about the potential leaders from your state!  Thanks so much for you help!
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> Best,
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> Joanne Wilson
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> Executive Director of Affiliate Action
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> 200 East Wells Street
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>       at Jernigan Place
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> Baltimore, MD 21230
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> 410.659.9314 x 2335
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> (F) 410.659.6893
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> jwilson at nfb.org
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> "Voice of the Nation's Blind"
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