[Nfbsatx] Fwd: [TABS] Fwd: NYLN Challenge for 2011

[Jose Martinez]

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From: Gabriel Cazares <gcazares10 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:24:30 -0600
Subject: [TABS] Fwd: NYLN Challenge for 2011
To: tabs_students at googlegroups.com

Good Monday TABSters,
Check out the following message from the National Youth Leadership
Network.This organization is cross-disability, and this is an exciting
new program launched by NYLN, and it would be really cool if our state
and our division made a presence. Feel free to contact me off list if
you have any questions, I have been elected to serve on the governing
board for this organization for 2011, so I'll be able to assist you if
you have any questions or concerns.
Best,

...Gabe

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From: Stacey Milbern <stacey at nyln.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:17:21 -0500
Subject: NYLN Challenge for 2011
To:

Hi all :-)

As you all may have heard, the National Youth Leadership Network is in
the process of launching a virtual lending library this Spring where
youth with disabilities can go online, check out books/movies/zines
and have those titles mailed to them for free. (Think of this as
netflix, but for disabled youth, and with more movies than books. In
addition to checking out titles, library card holders will be able to
participate in book clubs, movie nights, writing workshops, meet the
author events... all via video chat, conference call, live streaming,
and the web!)

Have you been waiting to get your hands on that hard-to-find book or
movie? We have it!

One feature of the library will be video, audio and written reviews of
each title. To create this feature by March, we are initiating a NYLN
Book Review Challenge. Any NYLN member, whether they are an adult,
youth, parent, or ally, can participate. Read more for details:

1.) We will mail YOU books and movies to watch now, for free. Each
NYLN member who reviews 3 titles -- book or movie -- will receive a
gift card to somewhere of their liking. Our favorite reviews are ones
that are done by video camera/web cam like the tv show Reading
Rainbow. We also love written or audio reviews. We will send you a
guide for your review and if you are interested, we can work with you
on your review. We will transcribe and caption all reviews for you.

2.) In addition to that incentive, we will be having an extra
challenge to see a.) who can finish the most reviews by February 20th
and b.) who can create the most creative/engaging/funny reviews. Both
of those challenges will get a extra special gift card prize.

Enrolled in these two challenges we have four fierce challengers so far:

Speedy Stacey
Reading Ryan
Supersonic Savannah
Agile A'ishah

At this time, we are not allowed to take bets on the challengers.. ;)
BUT we have room for 11 more competitors (and also spots for folks who
want to read and not compete). If you would like to join them, please
email me and I'll send you a list of books and movies to choose from.
So far we have over 300 books on sex, organizing, eugenics, disability
history, poetry and TONS more.. all books we hand-picked for you!

Onward!!

Stacey Milbern

Community Outreach Director
National Youth Leadership Network
www.nyln.org



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