[Njabs-talk] Braille Event for March 28, 2009...Everyone is Invited!

Fri Mar 13 02:17:47 UTC 2009

ATTENTION NJABS: 

I would like to invite everyone to our Braille event to celebrate the launching of the Louis Braille Commemorative Coin to be held on Saturday, March 28th beginning at 11am- 1pm. I would like ALL BOARD MEMBERS, AND EVERYONE who is signed up to this list serve and if you have friends who do not know about NJABS , PLEASE spread the word on Facebook, AIM, MYSPACE, etc. If you are planning to attend this event, please let me know. Also if you're coming, make sure you bring your sighted friends, mom & dads, family members, girlfriends & boyfriends, neighbors, fraternity & soroirity brothers & sisters, and everybody you know. I hope for everyone to come on Saturday, March 28th at the Crowne Plaza in Clark, NJ which is the hotel that we have our state convention at every year. There'll be sorted breads served like muffins, danishes, coffee, etc. So please let me know if you can come ASAP. 

Regards, 

Ms. Valdez 

Event: Louis Braille Commemorative Coin Celebration 

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009 

Time: 11am- 1pm 

Location: Crowne Plaza in Clark, NJ 

Please R.S.V.P: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 with me 

*Also there will be a celebration held in the Cherry Hill area in early April if you cannot attend the event on March 28th. More details with the date, time, and location will soon follow as they become available. 

----- Original Message -- --- 
From: "Rania" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> 
To: "New Jersey Association of Blind Students" <njabs- talk at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:51:46 AM GMT - 05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Njabs- talk] NJABS Teleconference Minutes 

Do you want us to put out the word about the 28th ASAP? 
Rania, 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EVELYN E. VALDEZ" <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net> 
To: <njabs- talk at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:58 PM 
Subject: [Njabs- talk] NJABS Teleconference Minutes 

> 
> 
> NjABS Teleconference began at 8:13pm on Sunday, March 8, 2009. Joe 
> Ruffalo, our affiliate president was one of our guest speakers. From the 
> Cherry Hill Chapter, Ed Godfrey and Linda Debeardinis were present on the 
> call as well as Jerilyn Higgins who is the president of the Central Jersey 
> Chapter and Dan Faccini who is president of the Northeast Chapter. Alicia 
> shared with us the fundraising activities that her and Melissa Herf are 
> doing for Camp Marcella. Blind kids can still go to Camp Marcella and the 
> cut- off age is now 17. Phil is back as the director. Email addresses and 
> fax numbers for applications will soon follow. So spread the word that 
> Camp Marcella will go on this summer but the Easter Seals are running it. 
> You can also apply to be a counselor but you have to work all camp 
> sessions. Alicia will post more info about Camp Marcella and the benefit 
> concert that will be going on in Southern NJ. 
> 
> Joe Ruffalo discussed how important it is to apply for an NFB scholarship 
> for graduating high school seniors, college students, and graduate school 
> students. Don't leave any piece of info out of your application packet or 
> else your packet gets put in Pile B and it is harder at that point to get 
> your packet in Pile A. Remember that the essay you write is imperative. 
> Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009. If you apply for a 
> scholarship, you will have a phone interview with Joe Ruffalo and then he 
> writes a letter. 
> 
> Finally, our other guest speaker Mr. Anil Lewis, NFB Scholarship 
> Chairperson joined us on the call from the airplane. So better late than 
> never. He highlighted a couple of things. Don't become discouraged if you 
> don't win, keep on applying because your name is now in the system. You do 
> not have to be a member of the NFB to win a scholarship. As a scholarship 
> winner, not only do you win but you gain a network of blind professionals, 
> Affiliate action has a host of activities such as seminars throughout the 
> year, etc. 
> 
> Louis Braille Commemorative Coin launches March 26, 2009. It marks the 
> 200th birthday of the man who gave us Braille. An event will be held on 
> Saturday, March 28, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza in Clark, NJ from 11am- 1pm. 
> Congressman, state senators, and the governor have been invited. A 
> proclamation will be read in print and in Braille by various individuals. 
> Everyone is invited, blind and sighted. Tables will be set up with 
> individuals using a slate and stylist and paper and pencil, Braille 
> writers and typewriters, Braille Note and laptops, and individuals reading 
> twin vision books. Sorted breads and coffee will be served. Hopefully all 
> members of the NJABS list serve and division will be able to attend for 
> this very important event. Please R.S.V.P as soon as you can so an 
> estimate of how many people are going to go can be calculated. Save the 
> date: Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11am- 1pm. 
> 
> Members present: 
> 
> Evelyn Valdez- president 
> 
> Jessica Skinnell- board member 
> 
> Casey- board member 
> 
> Paul Grenier- board member 
> 
> Greg- secretary/treasurer 
> 
> Ben Vercelone 
> 
> Rania Ismail 
> 
> Christina Mitchell 
> 
> Melissa Casiano 
> 
> Danny Romero 
> 
> Alicia 
> 
> Missy Lomax 
> 
> Angel Reyes 
> 
> Ishaan "Henry" 
> 
> Connor Mullin 
> 
> Jason Capati 
> 
> Jeremy Capati 
> 
> Sarah Weinstein 
> 
> 
> 
> Respectfully Submitted, 
> 
> Ms. Valdez 
> 
> 
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