[nabs-l] New Board

Wed Jul 13 15:36:54 UTC 2011

Hi=20Darian,

Thank=20you=20for=20the=20kind=20words!=20Well,=20as=20second=20vice=20pres=
ident,=20you=20
don't=20have=20to=20say=20goodbye=20to=20us,=20you're=20one=20of=20our=20le=
aders!=20:)

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20in=
=20
Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20How=
?=20Click=20
on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:=20
www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I=20C.A.N.=
=20=20
Foundation.

=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Tue,=2012=20Jul=202011=2016:16:02=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20New=20Board

I=20would=20=20Just=20like=20to=20=20Publicly=20congratulate=20(in=20no=20p=
articular=20
order
the=20following=20folks:=20Nijat=20Worley,=20Isaiah=20Wilcox,=20=20and=20Ja=
nice=20=20
jeang.)
These=20are=20people=20I=20have=20=20personally=20worked=20with=20and=20can=
=20speak=20to=20
their
efforts=20and=20talents=20as=20far=20as=20the=20=20=20positive=20progressio=
n=20of=20nabs=20
goes.
=20I=20have=20learned=20from=20and=20grown=20with=20these=20individuals=20a=
nd=20am=20
happy=20to
have=20had=20the=20chance=20to=20have=20worked=20with=20them.

=20To=20Arielle=20Silverman,=20our=20past=20nabs=20president:
=20My=20deepest=20appreciation=20to=20you=20in=20helping=20me=20grow=20into=
=20=20the=20
leader=20I
am=20at=20this=20point.=20=20You=20have=20done=20alot=20=20for=20me=20perso=
nally,=20but=20to=20
a
larger=20extent,=20a=20great=20deal=20for=20the=20national=20association=20=
of=20blind
students.=20=20You=20have=20been=20a=20voice=20of=20reason,=20a=20seeker=20=
of=20common=20
ground,
and=20=20=20the=20lendse=20that=20has=20focused=20us=20on=20the=20main=20vi=
sion,=20where=20we
should=20always=20=20be=20focused=20twards=20-=20bettering=20and=20supporti=
ng=20the
National=20Federation=20of=20the=20Blind.
=20Each=20of=20you=20have=20plans=20=20=20=20that=20take=20you=20in=20diffe=
rent=20directions=20
in
life,=20butI=20know=20you=20will=20always=20be=20a=20support=20to=20the=20s=
tudent=20
division
and=20of=20the=20larger=20movement.=20=20So,=20=20Best=20wishes=20to=20you=
=20all=20and,=20
well,
it's=20not=20"good-bye"=20it's=20"see=20you=20soon"

=20With=20Much=20=20Love=20and=20appreciation

=20=20Darian=20Smith

On=207/12/11,=20Arielle=20Silverman=20<arielle71 at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,
=20I=20would=20just=20like=20to=20take=20a=20moment=20to=20congratulate=20t=
he=20newly=20
elected
=20NABS=20board.=20=20I=20would=20also=20like=20to=20thank=20all=20those=20=
who=20helped=20to=20
make
=20our=20student=20division=20seminar=20and=20business=20meeting=20a=20succ=
ess:=20all=20
the
=20members=20of=20the=20former=20NABS=20board=20for=20their=20help=20with=20=

registration,
=20election=20management,=20and=20door=20prizes,=20and=20all=20those=20volu=
nteers=20
who
=20assisted=20with=20marshalling=20and=20vote=20counting.=20=20Your=20assis=
tance=20
was
=20invaluable=20in=20allowing=20me=20to=20focus=20on=20chairing=20the=20sem=
inar=20and
=20election=20process=20without=20having=20to=20redirect=20my=20attention=20=
to=20
these
=20details.=20=20While=20the=20elections=20took=20a=20long=20time=20with=20=
many=20
candidates
=20running=20and=20several=20counted=20contests,=20I=20believe=20they=20wer=
e=20
conducted=20in
=20a=20fair=20and=20organized=20fashion,=20and=20I=20can=20attribute=20this=
=20to=20the
=20competence=20of=20all=20those=20who=20worked=20together=20to=20count=20v=
otes.=20=20If=20
you
=20have=20feedback=20about=20the=20elections=20process=20or=20how=20it=20ca=
n=20be=20
improved=20in
=20the=20future,=20I=20would=20encourage=20you=20to=20direct=20this=20feedb=
ack=20to=20our=20
new
=20president,=20Sean=20Whalen,=20or=20to=20others=20on=20the=20new=20board.=

=20Finally,=20I=20want=20to=20acknowledge=20those=20of=20you=20who=20ran=20=
for=20
positions=20on
=20the=20NABS=20board=20and=20were=20not=20elected.=20=20There=20were=20qui=
te=20a=20few=20of=20
you,
=20and=20without=20naming=20names,=20I=20will=20say=20that=20I=20know=20man=
y=20of=20you
=20personally=20and=20believe=20you=20have=20a=20lot=20to=20offer=20the=20s=
tudent=20
division=20in
=20terms=20of=20ideas=20and=20service.=20=20I=20sincerely=20hope=20that=20a=
ll=20of=20you=20
who=20ran
=20for=20the=20NABS=20board=20will=20lend=20us=20your=20service=20on=20NABS=
=20committees,=20
offer
=20to=20organize=20new=20NABS=20committees=20or=20activities,=20and=20conti=
nue=20to=20
serve
=20as=20leaders=20in=20your=20state=20student=20divisions.
=20I=20wish=20the=20best=20of=20luck=20to=20the=20next=20NABS=20board.=20=20=
As=20past=20
president,=20I
=20will=20not=20meddle=20in=20the=20affairs=20of=20the=20new=20board,=20but=
=20I=20am=20always
=20available=20to=20offer=20advice=20or=20assistance=20if=20you=20ask=20for=
=20it.

=20Best,
=20Arielle=20Silverman

=20On=207/12/11,=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,
=20=20Typically,The=20=20Honor=20and=20=20Privilage=20of=20making=20the=20a=
nnouncement=20
of=20the
=20new=20board=20goes=20to=20the=20=20President=20of=20that=20new=20board.=
=20=20I=20was=20going=20
to
=20make=20such=20announcement,=20but=20seeing=20as=20=20I=20am=20not=20the=
=20president,=20
and=20the
=20last=20time=20I=20had=20=20spoken=20to=20the=20president,=20he=20had=20i=
ndecated=20that=20
he
=20wished=20to=20do=20so,=20I=20had=20left=20it=20at=20that.
=20=20=20I=20understand=20=20though,=20that=20=20this=20information=20has=20=
made=20the=20
rounds.
=20This=20is=20not=20a=20secret=20by=20any=20stretch,=20and=20I=20know=20th=
at=20everyone=20is=20
just
=20settling=20back=20into=20the=20post-convention=20=20swing=20of=20things.=
=20=20=20
Basically,
=20I=20just=20wanted=20to=20maintain=20that=20informal=20custom=20that=20Pr=
esidents=20
seem=20to
=20have.
=20=20=20BEst,
=20=20=20Darian

=20On=207/12/11,=20Rania=20Ismail=20CMT=20<raniaismail04 at gmail.com>=20wrote=
:
=20Thanks=20for=20updateing=20everyone.=20=20I=20was=20wondering=20who=20wo=
ne=20as=20
well.
=20Rania,

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf
=20Of=20Mary=20Fernandez
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20July=2012,=202011=2010:44=20AM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20New=20Board

=20Hey=20Jordan,
=20The=20NABS=20board=20is=20as=20follows:
=20President:=20Sean=20whalen
=201st=20Vice:=20Karen=20Anderson
=202nd=20Vice:=20Darian=20Smith
=20Secretary:=20Cindy=20Bennett
=20Treasurer:=20Shelby=20Ball
=20Board=20Members:=20Candice=20Chaptman,=20Brieley=20Pollard,=20Megan=20Wh=
alen=20
and
=20Dominique=20Lawless.
=20I=20apologize=20if=20I=20misspelled=20anyone's=20name!
=20Mary

=20On=207/11/11,=20Jordan=20Richardson=20<lilrichie411 at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20Hello=20list,

=20For=20the=20bennefit=20of=20those=20of=20us=20unable=20to=20make=20it=20=
to=20convention=20
this
=20year,
=20who=20makes=20up=20the=20nabs=20board=20for=20the=202011/12=20term?

=20Thank=20you,
=20Jordan
=20mnabs=20president

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=20--
=20Mary=20Fernandez
=20President:=20Georgia=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students
=20Emory=20University=202012
=20P.O.=20=20Box=20123056
=20Atlanta=20Ga.
=2030322
=20Phone:=20732-857-7004

=20"It's=20not=20worth=20doing=20something=20unless=20someone,=20somewhere,=
=20would=20
much
=20rather=20you=20weren't=20doing=20it."
=20Terry=20Pratchett

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=20--
=20Darian=20Smith

=20=93My=20secret?=A0=20See=20it,=20and=20stay=20focused=20on=20it.=94

=20=97=20Shaquille=20O'Neal

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