[stylist] Member Bios Now on Site

[Judith Bron]

Thanks for the link, Peter.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:22 PM
Subject: [stylist] Member Bios Now on Site


> Good evening everyone,
>
>    It's been an exhausting, hot, and miserable week here in South Texas
> mainly due to the intense heat wave that has covered much of the state and
> is creating drought conditions and difficulties for many in our state. I'm
> pleased to announce that the Member Bios section of our Web Site is now
> active and is available to check out. It can be reached by going directly
> to:
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/members/member_bios.shtml
>
>    There are currently six entries in this area. More will be added in the
> coming year. I'll check them to be sure all links work correctly. If you
> find a link that is bad please let me know so I can fix it before we leave
> for Detroit.
>
> I'm looking forward to participating in our activities at this convention
> and will be recording both NFBWD meetings. I'll be bringing close to
> $1000.00 worth of professional recording equipment for NFBWD and other
> recording projects I'll be doing during this year's national convention. 
> We
> gave it a dry run during our chapter meeting and are very excited about 
> the
> results as I know you will when the recordings are posted to the Web site.
>
>    The NFB of Texas San Antonio Chapter Web Site will go online later this
> summer and will have exciting content for visitors including our chapter
> podcast. We also voted to post our meeting minutes on the Web site as well
> and decided that the secretary and all members that produce material
> suitable for the Web site will also be responsible for marking it up and
> preparing the pages for the site giving us multiple individuals who can
> produce content for the Web site and maintain it to insure that content is
> kept up-to-date and new content is added in an efficient and timely 
> manner.
> And of course there's the opportunity to challenge blind people to learn a
> skill they never thought possible for a blind person to do namely creating
> Web Pages and posting them to a site. One of our members did this last 
> week
> and was thrilled to discover that if she chose to do so she could learn 
> the
> ins and outs of Web Site design and management. Here's hoping the weather 
> is
> much cooler than it is here. We're frying down here!  See everyone in
> Detroit.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> "Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber
>      And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered.
>      And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you
>      On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you."
> Will You Come to the Bower
> Traditional Irish Folk Song
>
>
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