[nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam Ends withMarch and Ceremony in Washington

Darian Smith dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 20:39:34 UTC 2009


Nathan, that sounds like  such fun! Not gonna lie, kinda jealous!  Who
was in your pod?  Awsomeness!
 Darian

On 8/4/09, Aziza C <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good going Nathan!
> Email me off list, I have a question for you.
> Aziza
>
> On 8/4/09, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We had finger prints, blood, a weapon and a narative. We convicted Marc
>> Maurer.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/3/09, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
>>> Hey Nathan,
>>>
>>> How did that work? Who did you end up arresting?
>>>
>>> What did you have to work with. Finger prints, fake blood?  A narrative?
>>>
>>> Just wondering,
>>>
>>> Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Nathan Clark" <troubleclark at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam Ends
>>> withMarch and Ceremony in Washington
>>>
>>>
>>> My name is nathan Clark and I am from Maryland. I was in the CSI track
>>> and it was cool. We got to solve murder mysteries.
>>>
>>> On 8/1/09, Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org> wrote:
>>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>>
>>>> CONTACT:
>>>> Chris Danielsen
>>>> Director of Public Relations
>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>>>> (410) 262- 1281 (Cell)
>>>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>>>>
>>>> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam
>>>> Ends with March and Ceremony in Washington
>>>>
>>>> NASA to Present Braille Coins That Flew in Space
>>>>
>>>> Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2009): Two hundred
>>>> blind high school students and their mentors from
>>>> across the nation will close out the second
>>>> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam in
>>>> the nation’s capitol this afternoon. The students
>>>> will begin their visit to Washington at 2 p.m.
>>>> with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial followed by
>>>> a march down the mall to the brand new Capitol
>>>> Visitors Center, where the closing ceremonies of
>>>> the Youth Slam will take place at 6 p.m. The
>>>> closing festivities will include a presentation
>>>> by the students about their week of scientific
>>>> study, as well as a special presentation by
>>>> senior officials of the National Aeronautics and
>>>> Space Administration. NASA will present the NFB
>>>> with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver
>>>> Dollars that flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis
>>>> on its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in
>>>> May 2009. Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson will be
>>>> among the dignitaries in attendance.
>>>>
>>>> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
>>>> Federation of the Blind, said: "The National
>>>> Federation of the Blind is thrilled that our
>>>> second Youth Slam will conclude with a ceremony
>>>> in our nation’s capitol and will feature a
>>>> presentation by leaders in the field of space
>>>> exploration. This is doubtless an experience that
>>>> the Youth Slam students­and everyone involved
>>>> with the Youth Slam­will never forget. This
>>>> closing event will symbolize the belief of the
>>>> National Federation of the Blind, and all of our
>>>> partners in the Youth Slam, that blind people,
>>>> like everyone else, have a spirit of adventure, a
>>>> willingness to explore new ideas and new worlds,
>>>> and a boundless capacity to imagine a future full of possibility."
>>>>
>>>> "I’m so proud of all the Youth Slam partners here
>>>> today and the work you do every day, in every
>>>> way. I’m also so proud of the students who’ve
>>>> traveled from all over the country for a week of
>>>> intense STEM training. You have so much to offer
>>>> and deserve the opportunity to earn your stars in
>>>> STEM fields. I am committed to making sure you
>>>> have that opportunity," said Senator Mikulski,
>>>> Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations
>>>> Subcommittee that funds NASA. "I was proud to put
>>>> $600,000 in the federal checkbook to support
>>>> NFB's Youth Slam and to develop teaching and
>>>> training techniques for the blind and visually
>>>> impaired. I will continue to fight for federal
>>>> investments in key programs like this one.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # # #
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> About the National Federation of the Blind
>>>>
>>>> With more than 50,000 members, the National
>>>> Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
>>>> influential membership organization of blind
>>>> people in the United States. The NFB improves
>>>> blind people’s lives through advocacy, education,
>>>> research, technology, and programs encouraging
>>>> independence and self-confidence. It is the
>>>> leading force in the blindness field today and
>>>> the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004
>>>> the NFB opened the National Federation of the
>>>> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
>>>> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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