[nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...

Tue May 31 18:11:50 UTC 2011

Hi, Christine,

Now that you mention it, I do remember being at the same table 
but don't remember which year.  I really appreciate your kind 
note.

The NFB gave me the confidence, the courage, and the backing to 
fight back.  Although I knew the legal bills would get paid, I 
have to say that Carl Chier, my attorney, was so outraged that he 
later told me he would have fought the case for free if it had 
been necessary.

Cordially,

Evelyn

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Boone <christine_boone at comcast.net
To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:21:42 -0400
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...

Evelyn,
Thank you so much for your well wishes and for your support!  I 
remember your name and your case from my earliest days in the 
Federation.  My husband Doug and I sat at your table during the 
banquet at our National convention...was that last year?   I 
think so, and it was wonderful to share the meal with you.

Thanks for sharing some history and some wisdom with us all!
Warm Regards,
Christine

On May 25, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Evelyn Weckerly wrote:

 Hi, Christine,

 You're getting at something we all must contend with sometimes: 
either we are regarded as unable to do anything or else we are 
expected to be perfect.  Actually, I didn't get tenure in my 
first school districteither.

 I rejoice with you for your victory.  I hope they don't contest 
the decision in court.  That happened to me--all the way to the 
Michigan Supreme Court.

 Cordially,

 Evelyn

 At 04:14 PM 5/25/2011, you wrote:
 Thank you Tonya.  Thanks so much for your support!  Thanks to 
Marcus and to all of you wonderful guys!   Now for those of you 
who are from the Eastern side of Michigan, when I say Guys, I 
mean men and women, boys and girls.  It's a western thing.  So I 
am sending out my heart-felt thanks to each and every one of you 
for sticking by me during this long, hard time.  I know that some 
of you might have been thinking that there must be something 
wrong with me, for after all, wasn't this the second time I had 
been fired?  It feels absolutely amazing to be vindicated once 
again.  We don't have a million dollar judgment this time, but we 
have the very thing I have wanted most since the beginning of 
this adventure:  And that is my return to work.  I am more than 
ready to get back to the important business of making Michigan's 
training center into a place where blind and visually impaired 
people really are prepared to go back to work, both inside and 
outside the home!

 I love you all!

 Christine

 On May 24, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Tonya Smith wrote:

 Hey Kristine congratulations.  I'm glad that you finally got 
justice on your part and hopefully things will go a better for 
you.  So I guess congratulations.

 Tonya Smith sent you this voice-to-text generated email using 
Voice on the Go.
 To listen, click on the voice message link or open the 
attachment.

http://vemail2.whitelabelapp.net:8080/enterprise/Recordings/vSoli
y5Q-20110524-1902.wav

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 From: Marcus Simmons <MarcusSimmons at comcast.net
 Sent: May 24, 2011 6:36:25 PM
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 Subject: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...

 Christine won her case.  I am not surprise.
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