[Vabs] Virginia Association of Blind Students

NFBof Fx john_bailey17 at hotmail.com
Fri Jan 2 12:13:23 UTC 2009


I would like to participate. Sunday works for me.
JB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
To: <vabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Vabs] Virginia Association of Blind Students


> Hi folks,
>
> Thanks to Seville Allen, the First Vice President of the Affiliate, I 
> have a different conference call number to use. It will allow us to  use a 
> toll-free number for you to call in. For security purposes,  though, we 
> won't be publishing the access number on the list.  Therefore, if you wish 
> to participate in the first conference call for  VABS of 2009, please send 
> me an e-mail with your preference for a  Sunday evening or Monday evening 
> call.
>
> Please e-mail me if you have questions.
>
> Corbb
>
> -----
> Corbb O'Connor
> The George Washington University '10
> B.A. Political Communication & Economics
>
> On Dec 31, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Corbb O'Connor wrote:
>
> Hello students!
>
> I am posting this message on the National list as well, for I'm not  sure 
> how many students are on the Virginia list. I'm looking to get  the 
> Virginia division rolling again, and would love your help. If you  attend 
> school in Virginia or the metro-DC area, I'm happy to have you!  Please 
> see below for the message I sent the VABS list, and if you're  interested, 
> please join that list at www.nfbnet.org
>
> Many thanks and Happy New Year.
> Corbb
>
> -----
> Corbb O'Connor
> The George Washington University '10
> B.A. Political Communication & Economics
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Corbb O'Connor <corbbo at gmail.com>
> Date: December 31, 2008 5:14:29 PM EST
> To: vabs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: From your President.
>
> Happy New Year Virginians!
>
> Corbb O'Connor here, President of the Virginia Association of Blind 
> Students. For those who weren't aware, I spent this past semester  abroad 
> at the National University of Ireland, Galway, as was therefore  unable to 
> make it to our state convention. (You see, I told Dr.  Schroeder that I 
> would happily return if he paid my airfare -- I was  told that was not in 
> the budget!) I left you, though, in the very  capable hands of Jessica 
> Kostiw, and I'm glad to hear that she does  not disappoint!
>
> It's time for us to start moving again as a division. I have had a  great 
> difficulty in reaching our current VABS Board this past year, so  I am 
> hoping that you can all help me.
>
> I would love to hear your ideas of what we can do this year. But more 
> importantly, I want your help making those ideas a reality. One of the 
> first things that I want to focus on is crafting a constitution for  our 
> division. This will involve a lot of discussion, some writing, and 
> thinking about our division's future.
>
> To facilitate this, I propose that we hold a conference call either  next 
> Sunday, Jan. 4 or Monday, Jan. 5 at 10pm ET. I have used a  service before 
> at Freeconference.com where you will need to dial a  phone number, enter 
> an access code, and join the conversation. That  phone number is a 
> long-distance number, but my hope is that by holding  this meeting in the 
> evening, we can exploit free long distance minutes  on cell phones!
>
> In order to give an accurate count of the participants to the 
> teleconference company, please reply to me with your availability  (either 
> Sunday or Monday) and your e-mail address.
>
> Best wishes for 2009, and I look forward to working together.
> Corbb O'Connor
>
> -----
> Corbb O'Connor
> The George Washington University '10
> B.A. Political Communication & Economics
>
>
>
>
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