[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Nichole's recovery, was: Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:19:04 -0600
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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