[VABS] Convention Week: The Pressure is On

[eKinston Walker]

I apologize. I believed I had sent you ice breakers in a series of text
messages a few weeks back. Either way they are headed your way in an email

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 12:08 PM Robert Parsons via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Bonjour VABSters
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> Who's excited? Who's pumped? Well, if you are not, too bad I am. We are
> officially in convention week and I wanted to just remind people of duties.
> All board members need to email me with their ice breakers ASAP. I have
> heard nothing from any of you and if I don't get anything today then we
> will
> hold hands and sing the wheels on the bus for 2 hours on Friday night.
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> I also want to remind the people who are slated for positions on the board
> by the nominating committee that it is this weekend that your work ethic
> should be seen. I need VABS to look like they are a force and I need its
> potential leaders to look like they want to have these positions. I have
> seen plenty of elections where a new student comes in and upsets a person
> that was slated for a position because no one in the membership saw the
> slated person until the actual election process. Don't be one of those
> students. The reason the nominating committee believes that you are a good
> fit for the position you are nominated for is because you showcased talent
> that, with the right connections and support, can make you an awesome
> leader
> of not just VABS, but the affiliate as well. Don't make their research go
> to
> waste.
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> All moderators of the panel discussions will receive their questions to ask
> the panelists this afternoon. Again, they are not tough questions. They are
> just an avenue for the panelists to introduce and describe themselves and
> their experience.
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> Finally, all students that will be at the hotel on Thursday night, please
> come find me. I think it would be fun to catch up for a bit and discuss
> things for the first day.
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> I look forward to hearing from all of you very soon.
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> Thanks
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>
> Robert E. Parsons Jr.
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> President, Richmond Chapter
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> President, Virginia Association of Blind Students
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> National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
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> President, French Club
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> Secretary, Caribbean American Student Alliance
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> Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society '15
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> Randolph Macon College '18
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