[Njabs-talk] My Youth Slam experience

Serena serenacucco at verizon.net
Wed Feb 25 00:20:44 UTC 2009


Hey Ben

Wow!  Sounds like you had an awesome time!  You certainly have that can do 
attitude ... graduating from LCB really gives it to you!

I hope others on this list join in this great experience.

Serena


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benjamin Vercellone" <skimanbe at optonline.net>
To: <njabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:07 PM
Subject: [Njabs-talk] My Youth Slam experience


> They this is Ben Vercellone.  I attended the Youth Slam in 2007.  It was a 
> lot of fun, and I was in the rocket team.  When I got there, I was 
> immediately aware that this was an NFB oriented place because everybody 
> had that Can Do attitude.  I participated in building a rocket, which flew 
> 331 feet into the air.  I knew this only because I was trained how to 
> operate the altitude sensor, as well as how to build rockets.   I had 
> already been to space camp twice in my life, because I used to want to be 
> an astronaut.  I made a good friend, Josh Harper from Tennessee.  This was 
> the biggest highlight, as we still talk to this day.  I also benefitted 
> greatly in my outlook.  I grew in my confidence from the Youth Slam, and I 
> was honored to actually sit to the left of Dr. Betsy Zaborowski toward the 
> end.  This was certainly another highlight.  I recommend this event to any 
> high school student who does not yet have any plans for this summer.  I 
> hope that you make many new friends if you chose to go, and I hope that 
> you become more independent.
> Thank you for listening,
> Ben
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