[VABS] VABS Movie and Mingle Recap: What Was Missed

[Ashley Bramlett]

yes, the events will be in various areas of the state.
Chris you are right we have a big state and its harder to travel to various 
places due to the distance. In other states, you can travel by car in a few 
hours. One can travel several hours in VA and still not cover the state 
though. Anyways, we will do what we can do in the state.
It is true  NFB coverage is poor in some parts of the state.
For students or anyone in those regions who want involvement, there is an 
at-large chapter.
You can participate in that chapter through conference call.


If you all have one near Williamsburg or Fredericksburg, that might be 
somewhere I can get to.
For those not making the events, fortunately, the state convention is in a 
good place for public transit of any kind. There is even a hotel shuttle 
from the metro and the Tysons mall. Your chapter might even have organized 
paid transit to the convention hotel. With several options, you should be 
able to make state convention.

If there are clusters of students living in one geographic area, I encourage 
you to get together.
For instance, there are a handful in Northern virginia.
It may not be a vabs event then, but its good to have support and 
opportunities to share ideas among each other while having fun.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher Nusbaum via VABS
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 11:37 AM
To: Virginia Association of Blind Students list
Cc: Christopher Nusbaum
Subject: Re: [VABS] VABS Movie and Mingle Recap: What Was Missed

This sounds like a very exciting event, and a great way to get students 
involved while having a good time! Connections are what we're all about, and 
it seems like VABS is doing a wonderful job of fostering them. Way to go!

I hope you are planning to conduct similar events across the state, as VA is 
a big state and one which covers a wide area. As is understandable with 
states of this size, there are areas which don't receive wide Federation 
coverage—the area in which I go to school, for example. It's important to 
reach out to students in these areas as well, but I'm sure you already know 
that. Congratulations on a soccessful start to a worthy project!

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 27, 2017, at 12:26 PM, Robert Parsons via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hello VABS
>
>
>
> So yesterday was the first VABS social event, Movie and Mingle. This 
> event,
> aimed at allowing students to meet that may have never crossed paths or
> spoken before, was the beginning of more events like it. Students met at 
> the
> United Artist West Tower Regal Cinemas in the West End of Richmond and saw
> Anna Bell: The Creation, a horror film. Aside from understanding how to 
> work
> the descriptive audio devices, and Robert screaming like a girl, the movie
> portion of this event was almost seamless. After the movie, the gang piled
> into an Uber and went 11 blocks east to have lunch at TGI Friday's, where
> the camaraderie and fellowship ensued while endless appetizers were
> devoured. There were a few high points that came out of this event:
>
>
>
> 1.    We have a new student member, LaTeia Randolph. She is a student from
> Williamsburg that attends Reynolds Community College in Richmond. I am
> adding her to the list as I write this.
> 2.      We have learned that Regal cinemas have the most abundant amount
> of descriptive audio devices in Richmond. Unlike other theaters, the one 
> we
> attended can serve up to 15 blind individuals that require them in one
> sitting.
> 3.    TGI Friday's has the best cheesecake ever. Ok, maybe that one was a
> personal highlight.
>
> I would like to thank the students that registered, attended and mingled. 
> I
> especially want to thank the students that came from Northern Virginia to
> attend this event. I hope that their attendance sends a message to the 
> whole
> group that distance is not the easy way out of attending an event that 
> VABS
> throws. Don't let your fear of travel or finance stop you from having a 
> good
> time, because when it is time to face the real world and you are invited
> places that won't always be3 attractive to a friend, coworker, or
> supervisor. Stay tuned for more emails about upcoming VABS events.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Robert E. Parsons Jr.
>
> President, Richmond Chapter
>
> President, Virginia Association of Blind Students
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
>
> Randolph Macon College '18
>
> Phone: 804 200 3275
>
> "Without struggle, there is no progress." -Frederick Douglass
>
>
>
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