[Nfbc-info] November, 2010 Bulletin

[Tina Thomas]

Hello Gail- The bulletin is pasted under Mary's contact information. 
Tina   

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Is it me, or is it just an image and not the bulletin?
Gail
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From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 5:22 PM
Subject: [Nfbc-info] November, 2010 Bulletin


>                                                Mary Willows, President
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> 39481 Gallaudet Drive Apt. 127
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> Fremont, CA 94538
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> (510) 248-0100
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> mwillows at sbcglobal.net
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> November 1, 2010
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> To be read at chapter meetings:
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> Thank you for all that you do!
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> Well, we have wrapped up another successful state convention.  Last 
> weekend,
> Federationists came together in Irvine to enrich and support each other in
> our quest to change what it means to be blind.  By all accounts, it was a
> very harmonious and uplifting gathering.  An event such as that would not 
> be
> possible without the cooperative spirit of many, many people.  So thank 
> you
> to everyone who sold the tickets, passed out the agendas and assisted the
> new people to get from place to place.
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> Our national representative, Dr.  Fred Schroeder gave astirring banquet
> speech.  Many people who were present told me that he moved them to tears.
> He reassured all of us that the NFB has changed lives and will continue to
> do so if we come together, work together and stay together.
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> Scholarships:
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> This year, the scholarship committee decided to award five scholarships to
> worthy college students.  The awards were presented at the banquet in 
> front
> of an enthusiastic crowd.  The "Julie Landucci Scholarship" was awarded to
> two students who are not clients of the Department of REHABILITATION. 
> They
> are Nancy Angwin of Fresno and Marsh Smith of Los Angeles.  The other 
> three
> recipients were Marvin Jones, Los Angeles; Chuy Vaca, Burbank; and Henry
> (Hoby) Wedler of Davis.  Congratulations to them all.
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> New Charters:
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> California is growing.  This year we organized six new chapters.  They 
> are:
> East Bay Chapter, President, Jason Holloway; Southwest Riverside County
> Chapter, President, Jeri Siquiros;  Riverside San Bernnardino Chapter,
> President, Pam Chase;  Inland Empire, President Cheryl Thirston;  and the
> West LA Chapter of Angels, President, Tina Thomas.  We have also started 
> an
> "At Large Chapter:  for those who are not living in areas where the NFB of
> California already has a chapter.  Go to our website to see when and where
> all the chapters meet.
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> www.sixdots.org/chapters
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> Elections:
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> This year all of the officer positions were up for elections.  The 
> President
> is Mary Willows;  First Vice-president, Robert Stigile;  Second
> Vice-president, Ever Lee Hairston;  Secretary, Shannon Dillon and 
> Treasurer,
> Mellisa Haney.
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> The Board of Directors are Kia Vaca, Michael Hingson and Tiffany Manosh.
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> Thank you to the people whose service we will always appreciate.  Gail
> Paulson and Lisamaria Martinez.  We wish them much love and good luck in
> their busy lives.
>
> Mary Willows, President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> mwillows at sbcglobal.net
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