[VABS] VABS Business Meeting at Convention

Fri Sep 1 13:00:53 UTC 2017

is the meeting open to former vabs members? vabs is kind of my baby,
and I try to drop in every year, to talk, or watch, or something.

On 8/31/17, Naim Abu-ElHawa via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear Michael And Hello All:
> Good Day!
> Paying dues means to pay an annual membership fee, so as to receive the full
> entitlement/rights of a member. One will pay membership dues so that he or
> she can receive all privileges/benefits of being a member.
> A membership due for The Virginia Association of Blind Students will be paid
> annually (once a year.). I hope this clarifies what paying a membership due
> is. Thank you For asking, Michael. Thank you, all! Thank you much!
>
> Many Thanks And Much Respect.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Naim Muawia Abu-El Hawa
>
> Student: Northern Virginia Community College.
> Member: Virginia Association of Blind Students.
> Member: National Association of Blind Students.
> Member: National Federation of the Blind.
>
> Email Address: nmabuelhawa at gmail.com
>
> Cell Phone Number: (202) 848-8932
>
> "It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is
> the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow."
> Robert H. Goddard
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 31, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Michael Munn via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey President Parsons, what does paying due means?
>> I am an ESL student
>>
>> Michael Munn
>> Member/ intern of Virginia Association of Blind Student
>> Student of Hadley Institute for the Blind
>> www.hadley.edu
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Robert Parsons via VABS
>> <vabs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Elections:
>>>
>>> On Friday, November 3rd, all students will have the chance to formally
>>> join VABS by attending the social. While here, you can network and
>>> officially join by paying dues. On Saturday afternoon, the elections
>>> will
>>> be at the end of the meeting. All positions will be up for elections, as
>>> they are every year. If you are a dues paying member, you have the right
>>> to
>>> run for a position you think you are fit to dfor the next year. Paying
>>> your
>>> dues also gives you voting rights. So if you don't want to run, you will
>>> still be needed to vote on who you think can best do the job. The
>>> positions
>>> of the board are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, oard
>>> member 1: Legislative, Board member 2: Membership, Intern 1:
>>> Fundraising,
>>> Intern 2: Communications and Social Media. Let me know if you have any
>>> more
>>> questions.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Aug 31, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Garrett Kearns via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> For someone who's rather new to this, how do elections work?
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/31/17, Christopher Nusbaum via VABS <vabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Sounds exciting--I look forward to connecting with all of you in
>>> November!
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: VABS [mailto:vabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
>>>>> Parsons
>>>>> via VABS
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 4:21 AM
>>>>> To: 'Virginia Association of Blind Students list' <vabs at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: Robert Parsons <rob.parso3389 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: [VABS] VABS Business Meeting at Convention
>>>>>
>>>>> Greetings VABS
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to take the time to update you all on the biggest VABS event
>>>>> of
>>>>> the year. The annual business meeting and elections for the Virginia
>>>>> Association of Blind Students will take place on Saturday, November 4,
>>>>> 2017 at 12pm during the 59th National Federation of the Blind of
>>>>> Virginia's state convention. The convention will be at the Westin
>>> Tyson's
>>>>> Corner in Falls Church, VA. This business meeting is important for a
>>>>> variety of reasons:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.    It allows for the division to become fully caught up on all
>>>>> things
>>>>> that have been done in the past year.
>>>>> 2.    It allows for the past leadership of the division to address any
>>>>> questions that members may have about all that we have done and worked
>>>>> towards during the year.
>>>>> 3.    It allows for our membership to select the new year's leadership
>>>>> in
>>>>> a democratic fashion.
>>>>>
>>>>> As noted, the elections of the board for the Virginia Association of
>>> Blind
>>>>> Students will take place during our student luncheon, which was
>>>>> unanimously voted to feature our signature pizza lunch. This will
>>>>> differ
>>>>> from every other lunch being provided at convention because they are
>>>>> selling boxed lunches on Saturday. These boxed lunches will cost $18
>>>>> and
>>>>> will include a sandwich among other things. A student's pizza lunch at
>>> the
>>>>> luncheon will cost $7 and will include two slices of pizza and soda.
>>>>> You
>>>>> will be able to register for the pizza luncheon for students when you
>>>>> register for convention. Please keep in mind, if you do not pay for a
>>>>> pizza lunch, you will not be provided one. This is a catered event
>>>>> done
>>> by
>>>>> the hotel and they are cooking for precisely the amount that
>>>>> registers.
>>>>> Also, if you do not buy pizza, you can still attend the meeting.
>>> Finally,
>>>>> stay tuned for more announcements about when convention registration
>>> will
>>>>> become available. I look forward to connecting with you all in
>>>>> November.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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