February of 2002. I started volunteering in October of 2001. Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. - Helen Keller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:00 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare is 6! Shelley, when was it that the site officially went live? G.Cindy --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > yep, I was a volunteer with Bookshare before it went > live. I remember > approving books, by looking at the first 1000 words > and the last 1000 words > and judging quality on that fact, was in the fall of > 2001. Smile. I also > remember the day that the site officially went live. > It was really > exciting. We were on Topica back then too. > > It took me about a year to earn my membership and I > joined in january of > 2003 I think. > > But was active and creating and scanning all those > years ago. That is quite > a thought. > > Smile. Happy Birthday Bookshare. > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Alumni Association Board > www.guidedogs.com > > More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book > in my hand, my > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > - Helen Keller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allison Hilliker" <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 6:09 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare is 6! > > > Hi everyone, > > > Bookshare has now officially been alive for six > years as of yesterday. > Thought some of you would like to know. Is there > anyone on the list who has > been a member that long? I've been a member for > five, so I'm close, but not > quite there. Would be interested to hear from > others who have been with > Bookshare since the beginning. > > Anyway, congratulations to Bookshare, and here's > hoping for another six > thousand or so years! > > Allison > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in > the subject line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - > Release Date: 2/22/2008 > 6:39 PM > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release Date: 2/22/2008 6:39 PM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.