[blindkid] new school for blind in China

[Lenora J. Marten]

Wow! What a wonderful opportunity! I'm looking forward
to hearing all about it. See you soon in Orlando ~


Lenora






----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Orton" <ortonsmom at gmail.com> 
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 3:08 PM 
Subject: [blindkid] new school for blind in China 
 
> Hello friends, 
> I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the convention in Orlando. 
> 
> I'm thrilled to let you know that our family has been invited to 
> volunteer at a new college in China that intends to educate 
> underprivileged students, including blind students. Their goal is 50 
> blind students for the first year. 
> 
> One of the people who is helping get this college started is Nigel 
> Burton, formerly vice president of Microsoft China. I have invited 
> Nigel to come to the NFB  convention, and he plans to come in on July 
> 6 or 7. 
> 
> I would like to make some appointments for Nigel to meet people in 
> education, technology, and the parents group. If you can think of 
> someone I should include, please email me off list at 
> ortonsmom at gmail.com 
> Joy Orton 
> 
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