[Nfb-new-hampshire] Help Make A Difference in the education ofBlind Students

[David Andrews]

It is a national project.

Dave

At 07:30 AM 8/19/2009, you wrote:
>Dear David,
>I'd like to run this in my weekly newspaper column here in New Hampshire
>and share it with our Commission members but I just want to be sure that
>this is something that will be available within each state and not
>require extensive travel. Thank you for any details you can provide.
>Take care.
>--Carol
>
>Carol A. Nadeau
>
>
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>Subject: [Nfb-new-hampshire] Help Make A Difference in the education
>ofBlind Students
>
>If you are ready to help make a difference in the education of blind
>students, then this message is for you! This fall, the National
>Federation of the Blind is going to kick-off an exciting new program
>designed to attract both perspective and current teachers into the field
>of blindness education. Specifically, we need volunteers for the
>following roles--
>
>*Presenters: As a recruitmentPresentor, you will work with your
>local universities to make presentations to teacher candidates. We will
>provide you email templates that you can use to establish a university
>contact, a few presentation format options that you can easily customize
>to complement your personal style, and additional materials that you can
>use to promote this outstanding career.
>
>Blindness Education Mentors: Blindness Education Mentors serve as a
>local resource to teacher candidates. Your main role is to establish a
>connection between the future teacher and the National Federation of the
>Blind. Parents of blind children, current or former teachers of blind
>students, and others who are passionate about the education of blind
>children are encouraged to become mentors.
>
>Career Fair Recruitment Representatives: For this role, we need
>individuals who would be interested in promoting this teaching option at
>college, high school or community career fairs.
>
>For each of these opportunities, you will receive strong support from
>our national office. We will provide you training, professional outreach
>materials, ready-to-use presentation outlines, and related support.
>This project has the potential to revolutionize blindness education.
>Please consider lending your time and talents to ensuring that the next
>generation of blind students receives a first-class education!
>
>For more information on how you can make a difference, please contact
>Rosy Carranza at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2283, or via email at
>rcarranza at nfb.org.
>
>
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