[Nfbc-info] Convention reports

Tue Jul 13 21:43:41 UTC 2010

Thanks.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu>
To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports

> Hi Mary,
>
> Society for the Blind in  Sacramento works with tribes in northern
> California -- perhaps you might want to talk to Michelle Miller or 
> Priscilla
> Yeung about the kinds of programs they are all ready conducting with blind
> native Americans.
>
> There is, as I'm sure you know, a specific RSA funded federal grant 
> program
> for American Indian VR services -- they are called 121 grants, and there 
> are
> some 68 of them around the country.  I think California has four of them.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Brian Miller
>
>
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> On
> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:36 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>
> there are some reservations in various parts of Riverside County as well 
> as
> in other parts of southern california. I may have a partial list somewhere
> or at least its a list of the tribes that have been involved in Indian
> gaming and have casinos.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>
>
>> Actually, do you remember that we talked about the underserved
>> population of Native Americans?  I am writing a grant proposal to a
>> foundation in Orange County.  Are there any reservations in that area?
>> Maybe we can get some of them to the fall convention for early braille
>> instruction and exposure to good attitudes about blindness.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Karmalynne" <snowbird170 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 7:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Mary! Yes, I'll be at state, and what can I do to help?
>> Karmalynne
>> "Because I have been given much I too must give. Because of Thy great
>> bounty Lord each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee with
>> every brother that I see who has the need of help from me"
>> MSN Messenger: christmaskarma70 at hotmail.com
>> Facebook: Karma Rios
>> Twitte:www.twitter.com/ladymusic1970
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 7/11/10, Mary Willows <mwillows at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Mary Willows <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 5:44 PM
>>> We missed you too. I hope you
>>> can join us for the state convention in October in Irvine.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karmalynne"
>>> <snowbird170 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 4:39 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>>>
>>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>> I'm saddened about not attending this year's convention, but thank
>>> goodness for the kind people who streamlined it. I hear it was a
>>> rockin' good time! Hope everyone made it home safely, and look
>>> forward to hearing about your experiences.
>>> Take care,
>>> Karmalynne
>>> "Because I have been given much I too must give. Because of Thy great
>>> bounty Lord each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee with
>>> every brother that I see who has the need of help from me"
>>> MSN Messenger: christmaskarma70 at hotmail.com
>>> Facebook: Karma Rios
>>> Twitte:www.twitter.com/ladymusic1970
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 7/10/10, Mary Willows <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: Mary Willows <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
>>> > Subject: [Nfbc-info] Convention reports
>>> > To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Cc: "karen j steele" <karenjsteele at yahoo.com>,
>>> "Ever Lee Hairston" <ever.hairston at gmail.com>, "jana d littrell"
>>> <janadlittrell at sbcglobal.net>, "tiffany manosh"
>>> <tmanosh at sbcglobal.net>, "geraldine croom" <tgedwards47 at aol.com>,
>>> "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
>>> > Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 6:33 PM Greetings Fellow
>>> > Federationists, I trust everyone got home from Dallas safely. I
>>> > know you hear this all the time but, that really was a
>>> great
>>> > convention. Now that the schedule is one day shorter it seems even
>>> > more difficult to attend all the
>>> division and
>>> > special interest meetings at a national convention.
>>> >
>>> > That is why I am writing this message. I would really appreciate it
>>> > if you could take out just a few minutes
>>> to
>>> > write down your thoughts and feelings about the
>>> individual
>>> > meetings which you attended in Dallas. A couple of paragraphs would
>>> > be fine. Tell us where you went and
>>> a
>>> > brief summary of the speakers you heard or topics
>>> which were
>>> > discussed. I would like to get your reports up on the website so
>>> > everyone can read them.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you,
>>> > Mary Willows, President
>>> > National Federation of the Blind of California
>>> > mwillows at sbcglobal.net
>>> >
>>> >
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