[Nfbv-announce] Seeking Help with Project RISE Work Experiences-Respond by Feb 1!

[Sarah Patnaude]

>From Arielle SilvermanDeputy Coordinator, Project RISE

    We deeply appreciate all of your support for our Project RISE program
thus far! At Project RISE, we are working on organizing career-related
opportunities for our students statewide for this spring and summer.
These include summer jobs and internships (paid or unpaid); job-shadow
opportunities; workplace tours; and informational interviews with
blind professionals.

    If you would be willing to help out with an informational interview,
a tour of your workplace, a job-shadow, or an internship-or if you
know someone who can help-please contact Arielle Silverman at
602-502-2255
Or
Nfbprojectrise at gmail.com
Before February 1, 2019.

We are looking for all kinds of professional contacts, but especially
connections in the following fields:
-Information technology professionals

-animal caretakers

-healthcare/allied health

-hotel/hospitality/tourism

-chefs and cooks

-lawyers

-musicians

-business

-massage therapy

Last year, we were able to set up some life-transforming internships
and professional mentoring relationships for our students, thanks to
the support of our members. Our membership network is one of our
strongest assets, and Your help will ensure that we can transform more
students’ lives this year.



-- 
Arielle Silverman, Ph.D.
Deputy Coordinator | Project RISE
Resilience, Independence, Self-Advocacy, Employment
602-502-2255
Nfbprojectrise at gmail.com