[Ohio-talk] To Our Student Division and Its Leaders

[Aleeha Dudley]

As my character Tammy would say: "Yeah!" :) I have loved serving as
President of the student division and am sure that Kaiti will take the
division where it needs to go in future.


On 11/16/13, COLLEEN ROTH <n8tnv at att.net> wrote:
> Hello All,
> I want to say that I was very pleased with the Student Participation this
> year.
> Student Divisions do have some ebb and flow out of necessity.
> Our Student Division was actually a Student Chapter in the early to mid
> 1970's.
> Some of these former Student Chapter Members are still very much a part of
> the NFB
> no matter where they live.
> It's kind of sad but some of the people who influenced us to be part of the
> NFB are not active now.
> I really want to encourage students to be a part of their local chapter or
> if there is no Chapter join the At Large Chapter.
> At some time there may be enough interest to form a Chapter where you live.
> JW I have no clue what you were talking about.
> Could you just repeat this in English?
> Colleen Roth
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Smith, JW <smithj at ohio.edu>
> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List (ohio-talk at nfbnet.org)"
> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:56 pm
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] To Our Student Division and Its Leaders
>
>>
>>
>> I feel like preachin today and in fact, as I write this, I got on one of
>> my preacher suits and I've been "pullin hoops" and "tunin in" all day (if
>> you don't understand these terms, ask somebody for clarification). How
>> many of you know that sometimes preaching to the choir is not always a bad
>> thing and sometimes can be very necessary? I want to tell our Student
>> Division and its leaders that your presence3 and involvement in our state
>> convention this year was inspiring, encouraging and exhilarating at times.
>> The student braille readers that participated in the radio play
>> presentation were excellent readers and added a freshness and energy that
>> I've been longing to see for some time in our affiliate (can I preach like
>> I feel?) Say amen somebody. For some time we have been trying to establish
>> a viable and committed student division and although we've had bits and
>> pieces of progress in this area in the past, for a number of reasons they
>> haven't lasted long enough. But I feel something different this time
>> (tunin in) and I hope I'm not wrong. These students seem ready to stay
>> with us and to hang in there through the thick and thin. Additionally,
>> they have demonstrated outstanding abilities that if we continue to
>> cultivate and they continue to make available to us, could bear the
>> present and future fruit we have all been seeding and seeking for in this
>> area for some time "Can I get a witness?" So, as I draw to the close of my
>> short message I want to challenge this current group of student division
>> leaders to keep on keepin on and to not let us forget about you. I want
>> you to continue to make us realize that you are both our present and
>> future and that we need to involve you in every aspect of our affiliate
>> and as much and often as possible. Keep on speakin up and speakin out and
>> volunteering to participate actively and to keep those of us who've been
>> doing this a longggggg time (pullin a hoop now) from letting staleness and
>> lethargy set in. We need you, we want you and to this point you have
>> proven that you are ready to storm the barricades with us. Say amen
>> somebody!
>>
>> Jw
>>
>> Dr. JW Smith
>> Associate Professor
>> Interim Director of Honors Tutorial Studies
>> School of Communication Studies
>> Lasher Hall, Rm. 112
>> Athens, OH 45701
>> smithj at ohio.edu<mailto:smithj at ohio.edu>
>> T: 740-593-4838
>> F: 740-593-4810
>>
>> ininAsk me about the newly revised Ohio Fellows Program or visit
>> http://www.ohio.edu/univcollege/ohiofellows.cfm
>>
>> "Regarding the past, change what you can, and can what you can't."
>> "Our minds are like parachutes. They work best when they are open."
>>
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