[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Nichole's recovery, was: Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests

wow I didn't even know what was up in the first place will read tomorrow.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Valerie Maples 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:19 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Nichole's recovery, was: Re: Puzzled about 
all our new vounteer requests


  So sorry, Shelley, and others who have written!


  I was thinking I put the link so people could follow our daily updates in my 
pre-surgery message to not clog the list.  The link is below my name, but long 
story short, Surgery went well, came home Friday by ambulance.  She is not 
tolerating the TLSO (back brace), so it is limiting her time up, and even at 
that, they wanted her in it 23/7.  Still aside from the pain meds constipating 
her, she is doing surprisingly well.  A few smiles and giggles and books are 
her buddies again.  


  Thanks for asking!


  Valerie 


  Please pray for and follow Nichole's recovery:


   http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples 


  On Nov 15, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:


    Valerie how is Nichol doing?

    How did the surgery go?

    Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
    and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog

    The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he 
does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009) 

      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Valerie Maples
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 1:22 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests


      We FB and write on CaringBridge about Bookshare.  Also, I have been 
helping teachers get their books and recommending it to others, always 
mentioning the need for sighted volunteers and even people who can only do a 
book a month, but seriously would be surprised if that generated 5 new 
volunteers.  However, the lists I am on reach an average of 1800 - 3500 people. 
 I also use Bookshare signatures on them at times when Nichole is not needing 
prayers.  ;-)


      Enjoy the increase!  



      Valerie 


      Please pray for and follow Nichole's recovery:


       http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples 


      On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Scott Rains wrote:


        Hi team,

        Rick and I have been trying to understand why there has been a sudden 
influx of volunteers wanting to do scanning and proofreading for Bookshare. I 
can't account for it due to any campaigns we have going from this end. Are any 
of you aware of any possible contributing factors?

        Here is some of the trend data:

        Recent monthly totals of signups:
         July    38
         Aug    28
         Sep    35
         Oct     42

        Signups for Nov, just thru Nov 15:  53!

        It began around Tue Nov. 9th.

        Features of the current campaign that are atypical of signups over 
recent months:

         1)  over the past week we have averaged >5 signups per day (39 total):
              This is 3-4x the usual rate.

        2)  almost all new signups are <not> members


        Scott Rains
        Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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