[NFB-Seniors] Website redesign complete

[Mary Jo Partyka]

Vert good.

Pretty soon, you may be managing websites in all fifty states.



> On Jul 31, 2021, at 9:34 PM, Brian Mackey via NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all,
> 
> 
> 
> This is Brian Mackey, webmaster of the NFB Seniors Division. I want to give
> you an important update regarding the redesign of seniors.nfb.org.
> 
> 
> 
> Since May I have been working on redesigning the website on the Drupal
> platform. I want to inform you that redesign is finally complete and I want
> to thank you for your patience while I performed the redesign. I want to
> thank Ruth Sager, Judy Sanders, and Robert Neuman for their assistance with
> this project.
> 
> 
> 
> A couple of new features on the site:
> 
> - online membership form that will send you to a checkout experience to pay
> your membership dues upon submission (depending on your payment method
> selection in the checkout process you will eventually be sent to PayPal to
> pay using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account)
> 
> - online retreat membership form that will send you to a checkout experience
> to pay your membership dues upon submission (depending on your payment
> method selection in the checkout process you will eventually be sent to
> PayPal to pay using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account)
> 
> - online calendar that automatically updates and can be viewed via an iCal
> feed
> 
> - reformatted pages for a better viewing experience
> 
> - and so much more
> 
> 
> 
> At your convenience, please visit the site on a periodical basis. If you
> find something that needs updating, correcting, or added, please let myself,
> Judy, and Ruth know off list. To visit the redesigned site, please visit
> https://seniors.nfb.org.
> 
> 
> 
> Please note that sometime later this year or sometime next year, the
> national office will be assisting the division with migrating the website to
> a new multi-site web platform. This migration will require that the website
> get another redesign, which will be performed by a third-party vendor
> selected by the national office in partnership with representatives from the
> division.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you again and enjoy the redesigned website!
> 
> 
> 
> Brian A. Mackey
> 
> Brian A. Mackey
> Owner, Mackey Enterprises, LLC
> Treasurer & Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
> Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, Delaware,
> Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, South Dakota, West Virginia,
> Connecticut, & Arkansas
> Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind Division and National
> Federation of the Blind Seniors Division
> Webmaster & Interim Secretary, Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association
> Member, NFB Membership Committee
> 609-680-8488
> <mailto:Bmackey88 at gmail.com> Bmackey88 at gmail.com
> 
> "Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make
> those dreams come true"
>      -Vince Papale
> 
> 
> 
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