[nabs-l] What Has The NABS Board Been Doing

[christopher nusbaum]

I also found the monthly updates to be very useful, and I always
looked forward to reading them. Furthermore, as a board member of the
Maryland student division, I found them to be a great resource to
forward on to the folks in our division to give them an update on what
national is doing.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Jun 9, 2013, at 8:15 PM, "nabs.president at gmail.com"
<nabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
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> I appreciate your indicating that the monthly updates are something that you
> found useful. Perhaps we should consider bringing those back. The impression
> I had was that not many people took the trouble to read them, and they do
> take a fair amount of time and effort to put together. Thank you for writing
> to suggest the reinstatement of the NABS Notes updates.
>
>
>
> Beyond that, I must respectfully take issue with your characterization of
> the current situation. NABS board members, working side by side with many
> other members of NABS, have engaged in multiple projects over the last year.
> We have sent representatives to numerous student functions and state
> conventions around the country. We have overhauled the membership list and
> put it in a searchable database. We have held multiple informative
> membership calls. We have put out issues of the Student Slate. We have held
> a student leadership seminar in Baltimore. We have worked on a mentoring
> program for first-time convention attendees that will be taking place in
> Orlando. We have raised significant funds for the work of NABS and the NFB
> as a whole. And we have NABS board members and general members alike who
> hold significant leadership positions in their chapters and affiliates.
>
>
>
> I am 100% open to thoughts, suggestions, or criticism. However, I do not
> appreciate having my board and our many hard-working members called out for
> doing nothing in a public forum such as this list. Suggestions on what NABS
> or the board could be doing better are always welcome at
> nabs.president at gmail.com. I appreciate all constructive feedback, be it
> positive or negative. But let us not discredit the time and energy that many
> individuals volunteer to continue to build our organization and make
> progress on issues of importance to all of us.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
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> Sean
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> Sean Whalen
>
> President, National Association of Blind Students
>
> (608) 332-4147
>
> Nabs.president at gmail.com
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