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Read below. Important for transitioning students.
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<span class="signature">Kathryn Carroll<br /> President, New York Association of Blind Students<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blindstudents">https://www.facebook.com/blindstudents</a></span>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The National Association of Blind Students is excited to announce that we will be hosting a mentoring program as part of the activities for students at the 2013 NFB national convention, being held in Orlando Florida from July 1 to July6. We will be pairing students up with one-on-one student mentors who are experienced with national convention and, ideally, share professional and other interests. I know, this sounds great. But, to make it work, we need your participation!</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We are looking for folks who would be interested in having, or serving as, a student mentor during the week of convention. When selecting mentees, we will give preference to first-time convention attendees. But if there is enough space, we would like to open it up to those of you who have already attended a convention as well. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">In order to be a mentee, you must:</span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Be a high school junior or senior, or a current college or graduate student (nontraditional students are welcome); and</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Be available to attend a welcome meeting with us on Monday, July 1 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If you want to apply to become a mentee, please fill out a short survey at:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); "> <span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentee-form" target="_blank">http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentee-form</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">In order to be a mentor, you must:</span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Have attended at least one NFB convention before;</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Be a current college or graduate student, or have graduated within the last two years (nontraditional students are welcome); and</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Be available to attend a welcome meeting with us on Monday, July 1 from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and then be willing to spend some time with your mentee throughout the week.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">If you want to apply to become a mentor, please fill out a short survey at:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); "> <span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fnabslink.org%2Fdrupal%2Fcontent%2Fmentor-form%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFk07WjaSgpvw7_NgwBehjC7WSFvg" target="_blank">http://nabslink.org/drupal/content/mentor-form</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Please share this with your friends or anybody who might be interested.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 11px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; "> <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Thank you for your interest in this new NABS program!</span></p>
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Darian Smith
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2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
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<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>
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<a href="http://www.nabslink.org/" target="_blank">www.nabslink.org</a>
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Follow the National Association of Blind Students on twitter: @nabslink
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