[NFBNJ] Congratulations Alyssa Shock National Federation Scholarship Recipient For 2017

[joe ruffalo]

    Greetings to all!

GREAT NEWS!
The national scholarship committee met last week at the National Federation 
of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland.
I received a call from a committee member informing me that Alyssa Shock is 
one of the thirty members of the class of 2017.
With over 600 applications to review, being one of the thirty is 
outstanding!
I have provided a brief summary of Alyssa's interests, goals and leadership 
skills.
Congratulations, Alyssa!
Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net

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Alyssa Shock is a psychology major at Fairleigh Dickinson University. At 
FDU, she is a member of the Honors’ Program, and she does a 1 hour radio 
show every week on one of the HD channels at the radio station. Outside of 
FDU, she volunteers for a Sexual Violence Resource Center. She has also just 
received an internship working with children, and is looking forward to 
starting this new adventure. This is extremely relevant to her career goals 
as she plans to have a career working with children in her future.
Outside of FDU, Alyssa Shock is also a member of the Northeast chapter of 
the National Federation of the Blind. She has been a member of this 
organization since high school, and has enjoyed her experiences with them. 
Alyssa was a member in the Leadership Education Advocacy Determination, 
LEAD, program for high school students with vision loss.  LEAD allowed her 
to meet many great people, learn new things, and make memories which will 
last a lifetime.
When not studying or taking part in other extra-curricular activities, 
Alyssa enjoys spending her free time reading, socializing with family and 
friends, and listening to music. She also enjoys skydiving, and other 
thrill-seeking activities.

Congratulations Alyssa!
The following joke proves that Alyssa was a student in the LEAD program with 
Jerilyn and me.

Alyssa has forwarded the following.
She has a corny joke you might appreciate.
What’s worse than raining cats and dogs?
Hailing taxis
My student learns well!