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

[Angela fowler]

Well, there's plenty of time for that. 

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter
meeting

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
>Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:40 PM
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter 
>meeting
>
>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!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> >On Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:46 PM
> >To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> >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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