[nfbmi-talk] Fw: The time has come

[fred olver]

No, NO, Tonya, Larry isn't resigning, Gerry Tekins is resigning from the 
Commission for the Blind.

Fred Olver

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tonya Smith" <tonyasmith75 at live.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: The time has come


> Hi Larry, thi sis Tanya. Does this mean that you are going to resign from 
> being the Presedent of the MFB or are you just going to resign from the 
> appointed office's commission that Rick gave you and you are going to stay 
> at the MFB?
>
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>> Original Message:
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> From: Larry Posont <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>
>> Sent: March 21, 2011 8:24:53 PM
>> To: nfbmi List <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: The time has come
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Geri Taeckens" <geri.taeckens at isahealthfund.org>
>> To: "Cannon, Patrick (DELEG)" <cannonp at michigan.gov>
>> Cc: "'Jo Ann Pilarski'" <pilarskij at charter.net>; "'JOHN SCOTT'" 
>> <jcscot at sbcglobal.net>; <laschuck at juno.com>; "'Larry Posont'"
>> <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>; "'Luzenski, Sue (DELEG)'" 
>> <LuzenskiS at michigan.gov>
>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 8:17 PM
>> Subject: The time has come
>>
>>
>> Dear Pat, Joann, John, Lydia, Larry, and Sue,
>>
>> I have thought long and hard about what I am about to write but have 
>> finally
>> made my decision. I need to prematurely resign from the commission board,
>> effective immediately.  This is in no way any reflection on my deep 
>> caring
>> and concern for MCB and its customers; rather the realization that I just 
>> do
>> not have the time to give with my new life situation.  Though I love 
>> being
>> my own boss in my business, it does not come with paid time off. (Smile!)
>>
>> Pat, I know that we have not always seen eye to eye and that my tendancy 
>> to
>> be rather provocative and audacious may not always have been welcomed, I 
>> do
>> want you to know how much I appreciate all the work you and your staff 
>> do.
>> Truly, everything I've said and done as a commissioner is because I 
>> really
>> do care and felt it worth my time and energy.  Supporting blind people in
>> Michigan is a huge task and it takes diverse thinking, ideas, and people 
>> to
>> do the job.  Though I am looking forward to avoiding those trips to 
>> Lansing,
>> reading the reams of pages in the board packet  documents, and staying at
>> the Radisson Hotel whose elevators crush various body parts, I will 
>> really
>> miss connecting with all of you and sharing good laughs amidst some
>> stressful moments.
>>
>> Please know that I am still very interested and willing to support the 
>> blind
>> community in Michigan. I still plan to help out at the Braille-A-Thon, 
>> Camp
>> T. and other various blind events. If there is ever anything I can do to
>> support MCB or blind people, please, do not hesitate to call me any time.
>>
>> So, I wish all the staff and board members at MCB my very best.  Please 
>> feel
>> free to pass on this note to them, Pat.  Take very good care of 
>> yourselves.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Geri Taeckens
>> P. S.
>> And a big fat hug!
>>
>>
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