Welcome Patricia. You seem like a dynamic individual. I hope you like volunteering. From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Patricia Henry Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:14 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Portential greeters Hello Ms Linares! My email is sloanhenry@xxxxxxxxx I am a disability advocate and have loved and mentored twin girls through the challenges of school. I have one twin at Kutztown and one recent grad from Kutztown. Their journey has been amazing and inspiring. Although they have many successes, they continue to need support and face daily challenges in language, expressive and receptive and communication in general. Through the years, I have helped many with IEP's and advocacy for services in public education, social service agencies and state and federal disability benefit determination/coordination. I have an interest in participating more with Wrightslaw and supporting transition to college, post-secondary opportunities. I have recently been asked to join the Board of Directors of the PA chapter of Learning Disabilities Association of America. Additionally, I have participated in local Disability Empowerment seminars and OVR initiatives. I am a nurse case manager and have successfully coordinated and facilitated favorable outcomes in healthcare. I have been 'retired' since 2005 as I have pursued personal interests. I want to become an active volunteer with Bookshare. It seems like a wonderful organization, but quite frankly, I need guidance. I have no idea where to begin....please let me know how to join in and eagerly support your goals and mission. I have been approved to be a volunteer and would like to offer some time and effort. I look forward to your response and direction. Regards, Patricia Henry On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi all, I'm perfectly fine with the way things have been handled. My previous email was just in response to the phone discussions where people wanted to greet new volunteers who weren't comfortable posting to the list to introduce themselves. If no one is interested in this idea anymore, that is fine too and the greetings can just continue as they have been going. Best, Madeleine From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martha Rafter Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:55 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Portential greeters Hi Cindy, When I posted to Madeleine, you were one of the folks I had in mind. We just do it anyway so why not just keep doing it? Marty From: Cindy Rosenthal <mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:39 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Portential greeters Well, I know that I and quite a few others do post a welcome to newcomers who introduce themselves on the list. If you think it's desirable to post a welcome to anyone anyone who has joined but hasn't introduced him/herslf and thus that we don't know about, I'm game. Cindy On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi volunteers, At one point we discussed having people greet new volunteers who have recently joined the list. I haven't had very many people email me directly expressing interest so I thought I'd post here. For anyone interested in greeting others, Alisa and I were thinking that it could just be as simple as posting to the list once or twice a week with a friendly note to welcome anyone new. It could be as simple as: "Hi to anyone new to this discussion list! Welcome! Please feel free to introduce yourself and don't hesitate to ask questions." While we want to ensure that everyone feels welcome, we don't want to clog up the list with chatty posts. We kindly request that if anyone is feeling especially friendly, please make sure no one else has already sent a greeting recently (in the last few days) before posting. We shall see how this works, and I'd greatly appreciate any feedback, whether positive or negative! Thanks and have a great rest of the day! Best, Madeleine Linares Volunteer Coordinator Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative 650-644-3459 madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx Join us in celebrating our 10 <http://blog.bookshare.org/2012/03/11/join-bookshares-worldwide-10th-anniver sary-celebration/> th Anniversary! Description: Title: Bookshare logo: Bringing Reading to Life for 10 Years