[nabs-l] Local Chapters

[Sophie Trist]

I=20have=20the=20same=20problem=20as=20Tyler.=20I=20am=20on=20the=20Louisia=
na=20
Association=20of=20Blind=20Students'=20mailing=20list,=20but=20it's=20prett=
y=20much=20
a=20dead=20list=20except=20around=20convention=20time.=20I=20would=20like=20=
to=20be=20
part=20of=20a=20chapter,=20but=20the=20only=20ones=20close=20to=20me=20are=
=20about=20an=20
hour=20away,=20and=20school=20and=20my=20family's=20schedule=20doesn't=20al=
low=20for=20
me=20to=20carve=20out=20three=20to=20four=20hours=20a=20week=20to=20go=20th=
ere.=20There=20
probably=20is=20an=20at-large=20chapter=20for=20Louisiana,=20but=20I=20have=
n't=20
looked=20into=20joining=20it.=20I=20honestly=20don't=20know=20why--I=20thin=
k=20it=20
would=20be=20a=20great=20thing.=20I=20think=20about=20searching=20for=20it=
=20every=20now=20
and=20then,=20but=20I=20always=20forget=20and=20don't=20have=20time.=20This=
=20
discussion=20has=20given=20me=20a=20lot=20to=20think=20about.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Juanita=20Herrera=20<juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=207=20May=202014=2019:47:36=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Local=20Chapters

I=20have=20made=20multiple=20attempts=20to=20reach=20out=20to=20various=20C=
hapter=20
Presidents=20=20within=20my=20area=20and=20have=20never=20received=20any=20=
response=20
regarding=20meeting=20times,=20location,=20or=20meeting=20dates.=20Therefor=
e,=20I=20
figured=20I=20wasn't=20welcome=20to=20the=20chapter=20meetings,=20which=20i=
n=20turn=20
makes=20it=20difficult=20to=20join=20the=20local=20chapters.
Juanita=20Herrera

Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20May=207,=202014,=20at=205:58=20PM,=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gm=
ail.com>=20
wrote:

=20Hey=20NABS=20Family,
=20=20As=20you=20already=20know,=20the=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind=20is=20an=20=20
organization=20of=20the=20blind=20speaking=20for=20themselves=20in=20all=20=
matters=20
that=20concern=20the=20blind.
=20We=20come=20together=20=20to=20educate=20the=20public,=20elected=20repre=
sentatives=20
and=20ourselves=20about=20blindness=20and=20the=20true=20abilities=20=20=20=
of=20blind=20
people.
=20The=20most=20effective=20way=20of=20coming=20together=20is=20on=20the=20=
local=20level=20
via=20our=20=20chapters.
=20We=20have=20over=20700=20chapters=20last=20I=20heard=20and=20=20chances=
=20are=20=20that=20
there=20is=20one=20near=20where=20you=20live=20or=20go=20to=20school.=20=20=
If=20there=20
isn=E2=80=99t=20a=20physical=20chapter=20there=20almost=20always=20is=20a=20=
at-large=20
chapter=20in=20your=20state=20which=20meets=20via=20telephone.
=20?We=20believe=20there=20is=20no=20real=20=20substitute=20=20for=20the=20=
in-person=20
interaction=20and=20bonding=20that=20comes=20from=20a=20local=20in-person=20=
chapter=20
meeting,=20but=20the=20most=20important=20=20thing=20is=20to=20connect.
=20=20I=E2=80=99ve=20given=20this=20lon-winded=20introduction=20to=20ask=20=
you=20this=20
question:=20=20Are=20you=20a=20member=20of=20=20a=20chapter?=20if=20so,=20w=
hat=20has=20your=20
experience=20been?=20if=20not,=20what=20=20holds=20you=20back=20from=20the=
=20
involvement=20in=20a=20chapter=20that=20you=20desire.
=20=20interested=20to=20hear=20your=20thoughts.
=20=20Darian


=20Darian=20Smith
=202nd=20Vice=20President,=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=

=20(415)=20215-9809
=20dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
=20twitter:=20 at goldengateace

=20www.nabslink.org
=20Follow=20the=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20on=20twi=
tter:=20
@nabslink.
=20=E2=80=9C=20A=20good=20Head=20and=20a=20good=20heart=20are=20always=20a=
=20formidable=20
combination=E2=80=9D
=20-=20Nelson=20Mandela.

=20Vehicle=20Donations=20Take=20the=20Blind=20Further
=20Donate=20your=20car=20to=20the=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20Blin=
d=20today!
=20For=20more=20information,=20please=20visit:=20www.carshelpingtheblind.or=
g=20
or=20call=201-855-659-9314

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