[stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter meeting

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

no, doesn't know much cooking or baking yet either.

jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 05:39 PM 3/1/2009, you wrote:
>Does he know how to BBQ yet? Probably not, he's a little young.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
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>meeting
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>he's always been a very cool kid, loves gadgets so he likes me.  I have lots
>of gadgets.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 05:21 PM 3/1/2009, you wrote:
> >That's great, Jim. What a cool kid!
> >
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> >Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:46 PM
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> >Subject: [stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter
> >meeting
> >
> >Dear friends,
> >yesterday afternoon was our monthly chapter meeting, delayed one week
> >from the usual saturday because of Kansas University basketball.
> >
> >five of our members were out being ill or caring for ill loved one!  so
> >only three of us adult members were present and I as vice president
>presided.
> >one of the members, Bob, is a father of an eight-year-old boy who is
> >totally blind named Luther.  Bob brought books and toys for Luther, but
> >he ignored them.  instead, he sat up at the table and participated like the
>rest of us.
> >Once he said "NFB isn't really for Kids, though, like me, is it?"  to
> >which I replied that he is as much a part of NFB as I am.  he later
> >talked about JAWS on his computer, and participated in our discussion
> >of the "braille invasion" for the last saturday of April.  that event,
> >we will spread out across Lawrence and publicly read braille, either
> >aloud, or silently, armed with brochures to hand out including those on
> >the Louis Braille coin.  he was talking about sighted people and their
> >responses to seeing him reading Braille.
> >
> >This was delightful.  never once did Luther pick up a book or a toy, he
> >was too busy taking part in the meeting.  I just wanted to share this
> >very gratifying event with you all.  I think Luther has learned to be a
> >Federationist.  he and his parents and sister attended the convention
> >in Dallas last summer.
> >jc
> >
> >Jim Canaday M.A.
> >Lawrence, KS
> >
> >
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