From sara.litzler at gmail.com Sun May 1 17:51:12 2011 From: sara.litzler at gmail.com (Sara Litzler) Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 12:51:12 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] donations for Chicken fajitas Message-ID: Hello to all we are still going to need donations for the plate cell. So if you can help out please email back and let us know. We are needing donations for to buy the Chicken fajitas. If you can help out we would like to know how much you are willing to give and if so we need to know by this Wednesday May fourth. Thank you from the funraiser team. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon May 2 01:13:07 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 20:13:07 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] donations for Chicken fajitas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: got it sara, thanks On 5/1/11, Sara Litzler wrote: > Hello to all we are still going to need donations for the plate cell. > So if you can help out please email back and let us know. > We are needing donations for to buy the Chicken fajitas. > If you can help out we would like to know how much you are willing to > give and if so we need to know by this Wednesday May fourth. > Thank you from the funraiser team. > > _______________________________________________ > Nfbsatx mailing list > Nfbsatx at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Nfbsatx: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsatx_nfbnet.org/jose.martinez07%40gmail.com > From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon May 2 02:00:32 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 21:00:32 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] NFB SA May Update 2011 Message-ID: Good Evening Chapter Members, Welcome to your May report! The last few months have been filled of exciting accomplishments and unexpected changes, and I want you all to understand that your board is hard at work to make sure that everything continues to go well, and that the changes do not impact any of our plans. With that in mind, I want to let you all know that we have a new place where we are going to meet. The Greater New Mt Zion Baptist Church located at: 1407 NW 19th Street Right off of Culebra Rd. Will be our new home. The dates for the meetings will be the same, every third Saturday of every month, unless otherwise notified. Exact location and room name will follow on the meeting announcement that will be out later on this month. Also, just a reminder, the Braille class will be starting this month, May 21, at 10:30 am, right before our chapter meeting. If you know of anyone who would be interested in participating in the class, please make sure to let them know about this and also to fill out the form that will be coming out later on this week. Our Second Annual Plate sell is this coming Saturday. And we are still in search for some items. If you have not signed up for anything yet, and are able to donate some items please contact Vice President Denise at: 210-897-6434 If not please sell, sell and sell tickets! We would love to have all of our chapter members out there supporting this event! So please come out and help your chapter fundraise and everybody wear your shirt! Things will be getting started at 9:00 AM. And it will be ending at around 4 pm. The location of the plate sell is, Rodriguez County Park 6098 Jerome Rd, San Antonio, TX 78227 Near the intersection of Jerome Rd and Gena Rd, right off of Old HighWay 90! Plates are 5 dollars, and consist of Chicken/beef fagita tacos plus rice and beans! Plates will be available for pick up after 12:00 pm at the park kitchen located at pavilion one! Finally, remember that our meeting is on May 21 at 1:00 pm, at The Greater New Mt Zion Baptist Church. I hope to see you all at our new location! Thank you for all your continued hard work! It is because of every single one of you that we can continue to do so much! Take care everyone! A. Z. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Tue May 3 00:39:33 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 19:39:33 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Important Message-ID: Good Evening Members, I have a family emergency to attend too which will keep me out for the remaining of the week. Unfortunately this means I will be unable to attend the plate sell, therefore anything having to do with the plate sell will be handled by Vice President Denise Rodriguez and the rest of the board. If you need to contact Denise please contact her at: 210-897-6434 Thank you From sara.litzler at gmail.com Thu May 5 22:29:07 2011 From: sara.litzler at gmail.com (Sara Litzler) Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:29:07 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] plate cell list Message-ID: Hello to all here is a copy of the plate cell list and what is every one is to bring. Plate Cell Items List Cookes Raul and Alix dad Pat Husban Damian Elsa Husban Servers Elsa Water Pat roasters Denise Pat Extension cords Athly Sara Bryan ? 1 10lb Charcoala and Lighter Fluid Denise ? 200 To Go Plates Jose ? 200 Packets of plastic utensils Jose ? 1 3 ?pack of Paper Towels Cindy ? 1large box Trash Bags Michael ? 1 large box heavy duty Aluminum foil Michael Bryan luminum foil sheets Jose ? 1 box Plastic gloves Denise Plastic table cloths Sara ? Serving utensils Elsa Bbq utensils Pat ? Large Serving Bowls or Tupper ware Cindy ? Large ice chests Pat Sara Denise ? Ice Sara Denise Pat Who ever else can. ? Cooked Rice Pat one pot Jose one pot Elsa one pot ? Cooked Beans Athly one pot Pat one pot Elsa one pot ? Beef fajitas Denise ? Chicken fajitas Denise ? Flour tortillas Sara ? nine 12-packs of sodas Alix and Raul Elsa ? Small Plastic containers with lids Sara ? Pico de gallo Sara Marry From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon May 9 20:32:06 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:32:06 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Plate Sell, Thanks, Message-ID: >From Denise: ----------- Hello, I would like to thank everyone who attended the plait sell at Rodriguez County Park. It was a good turn out with everyone and a good out come of people picking up plates. We did well and again thank you for all you're help out their we really work together. Denise Rodriguez, Vice President, and Fun raising Committee Chair From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon May 9 22:33:50 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 17:33:50 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Important Announcement Message-ID: Dear Chapter Members, This is very urgent; we are going to have to change our meeting place once again. We have had an unexpected change of heart from the individuals where we were going to have our Braille class and chapter meeting as they have decided to change their mind on us using the location. There is also some security concerns with the location of the church. We are working extremely hard on finding a permanent location that can accommodate our needs! For now, we are going to meet at the DARS office on May 21, and the Braille class must be postpone for one more month. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. A. Z. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Sat May 14 16:32:41 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:32:41 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Announces 2011 Scholarship Program Winners In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Freeh, Jessica" Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 15:46:00 -0500 Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Announces 2011 Scholarship Program Winners To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen at nfb.org National Federation of the Blind Announces 2011 Scholarship Program Winners Baltimore, Maryland (May 13, 2011): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation?s oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the winners of its 2011 Scholarship Program, which awards thirty scholarships each year to recognize achievement by blind scholars. The winners are listed below in alphabetical order with their home states and vocational goals: ? Yasen Angelov, FL: certified public accountant (CPA) ? Jessica Beecham, TN: therapeutic recreation specialist for persons with disabilities ? Mary Billington, NY: educational policy and management specialist ? David Bouchard, MS: teacher of orientation and mobility ? Christine Daniels, CO: scientist/professor of cellular and molecular biophysics ? Roberto Diaz, CT: teacher of American history to at-risk youth ? Aleeha Dudley, OH: equine veterinarian ? Heather Edwards, SC: disability services coordinator ? Christopher Fountain, VA: family and marriage counselor ? Brenton R. Fuchs, CT: business administration and marketing ? Diane Graves, IN: social services administrator ? Michelle Hackman, NY: scientist specializing in behavioral science ? Shafeka Hashash, NJ: lawyer or international relations specialist at the UN ? Carry Joanis, NY: MBA-credentialed financial analyst or product manager ? Kathleen Katulak, NY: teacher of the blind and educational researcher ? Catherine Lei, CA: patent attorney and expert in the physical sciences ? Ma?ayan Malter, IL: professor of economics ? Daniel Martinez, TX: teacher of blind students ? Ryan T. McBee, OR: elected politician or political consultant ? Julie McGinnity, MO: vocal coach, professional singer, and German translator ? Terence Meehan, CA: medical doctor involved in clinical research and teaching ? Sylvia Modesitt, MO: scientist/professor of astrophysics or molecular biology ? Justin Salisbury, CT: professor of quantitative economics ? Kyle Shachmut, MA: administrator/professor of educational media and technology ? Amber K. Sherrard, LA: nutritionist ? Sandra Sommers, OH: physical therapist ? Mikaela Stevens, ID: motivational public speaker ? Kristina Vu, TX: lawyer ? Henry Wedler, CA: professor of chemistry ? Matthew C. Yeater, IN: minister and evangelist ?These students represent academic excellence, and many of them are doubtless future leaders of this nation?s blind,? said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind. ?They are forging a path in disciplines as varied as economics, molecular biology, physical therapy, law, and nutrition. They are proof of our conviction that we, the blind of this nation, can compete on terms of equality with our sighted peers, and we are very proud of their accomplishments.? In July each winner will attend the NFB?s seventy-first annual national convention in Orlando, Florida, where the Scholarship Committee will spend several days getting to know each student and then decide which scholarship (ranging in value from $3,000 to $12,000) to award each of them. The scholarship winners will then be announced at the banquet of the NFB convention on Friday, July 8. For more information on the National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program, visit www.nfb.org/scholarships. ### About the National Federation of the Blind With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people?s lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind. From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Mon May 16 01:07:12 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 20:07:12 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] NFB SA Monthly chapter meeting Message-ID: NFBSA Monthly Chapter Meeting Come and find out what your local NFB chapter has been up to! And what the future plans are! Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011 Time: 1:00-3:00 PM Location: DARS-Division of Services for the Blind 4204 Woodcock Drive, Suite 274 San Antonio, TX 78228 (2nd Floor, Trinity Building, just inside NW Loop 410 between Callaghan and Babcock) Agenda: ? National and Local Updates. ? Committees row call ? Meeting Location update ? Braille Class update ? Refreshments will be served The National Federation of The Blind is the voice of the nation?s blind and leader in blindness related projects such as The Blind Driver Challenge. For more information go to: WWW.NFBSATX.ORG From pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com Wed May 18 15:17:26 2011 From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com (Peter Donahue) Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:17:26 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] Fw: [Jobs] Position Opening Announcement Director Rehab Center AustinTexas Message-ID: <001501cc156e$b240aa70$82070b43@yourfsyly0jtwn> Hello everyone, Thought I would pass this on to help spread the word. All the best.\ Peter Donahue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrews, David B B (DEED)" To: "Jobs for the Blind" Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:08 AM Subject: [Jobs] Position Opening Announcement Director Rehab Center AustinTexas -----Original Message----- From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Bell Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:04 AM To: Rehab Mailing list; NOMC mailing list Subject: [rehab] Fw: [NCSAB Members] Position Opening Announcement Position Opening?Director, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center (CCRC) in Austin, TX I want to let everyone know that Mr. Ed Kunz, who has been Director of our Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center since 1992, has given notice that he is resigning his position to pursue some family obligations. While we are sad to see Ed leave the position, I am pleased to announce that we were able to secure approval to recruit and hire for this critical position. The Director, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center is responsible for the staffing and operation of this 24/7 rehabilitation training facility serving Texans who are blind. The Center currently has 110 FTEs and is part of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Blind Services? vocational rehabilitation program. Located in the heart of Austin, Texas, the Center is convenient to consumers from across the state because of its central location. The city of Austin, known as the ?live music capital of the world,? boasts a growing economy and is one of the premier places to live in the nation. Interested applicants must have a Bachelor?s degree in rehabilitation or appropriate field, supplemented by a minimum of eight (8) years progressively responsible experience in vocational rehabilitation, preferably with experience in a residential training facility for people who are blind, two (2) years of which must be acquired in a supervisory/management capacity; Master?s degree may substitute for two (2) years of required VR experience. Salary range for the position is $67,380 to $101,460, depending on qualifications and experience. If you or someone you know is interested in being considered for this employment opportunity, we?d love to hear from you. I?m enclosing a copy of the position announcement with the details about the opening. Applications may be submitted through the HHS Jobs Center, https://accesshr.hhsc.state.tx.us Barbara Barbara J. 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Name: ATT00001..txt URL: From jose.martinez07 at gmail.com Wed May 25 01:33:25 2011 From: jose.martinez07 at gmail.com (Jose Martinez) Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:33:25 -0500 Subject: [Nfbsatx] NFB SA Announcement Message-ID: Good Evening Chapter Members: I am happy to announce that we will be participating in a unique event for Parents of Blind Children. The event is Destination Wonderland and we are one of the few organizations who are going to be represented. Over 1200 parents and children from all over Texas will be attending this event and the NFB will be proudly represented! The event is set to happen on Friday June 17, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at the first ever Ultra Accessible Family Fun Park Morgan?s Wonderland! The park is located at: 5523 David Edwards Dr., San Antonio, TX We will be located near the entrance of the park or just outside the Event Center. If you are interested in helping out at the table please contact Secretary Cindy Garcia so she can have you down on the list. More details will follow! All the Best A. Z.