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

Fri Mar 13 06:16:52 UTC 2009

Evelyn,
My BF and I are coming.

On 3/12/09, EVELYN  E. VALDEZ <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> 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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Christina