[Arizona-students] East Valley Pool Party

[Ben J. Bloomgren]

That does clear things up, as I thought that the chapter was above the 
division.
Ben
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Silverman, Arielle" <ASilverman at nfb.org>
To: "Arizona Association of Blind Students List" 
<arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] East Valley Pool Party


> Hi all,
>
> I'll try my best to explain how our NFB of Arizona affiliate is organized, 
> although I know it can get confusing. Basically, the NFB is our national 
> consumer organization of the blind, and it has affiliates in every state 
> made up of members in that state. Our Arizona affiliate is further divided 
> into "chapters" and "divisions". Chapters are distinguished by 
> geographical location, so we have a chapter in Phoenix, one in the East 
> Valley, one in the West Valley, one in Tucson, and one in northern 
> Arizona. People of all walks of life who live in the same area make up a 
> chapter. Divisions are made up of blind persons from across the state who 
> have a certain common interest
> . AABS is our student division, so we are made up of blind students from 
> all over the state; there is also a division for seniors, for merchants, 
> and for diabetics. Chapters and divisions have the same status. We 
> encourage blind students to join our student division (AABS) to meet and 
> network with other blind students statewide, and also to join your local 
> chapter to meet blind people of all ages who live in your city.
>
> I hope that clears things up a bit. The pool party that is coming up at 
> the end of July is for the East Valley chapter, so anyone living in the 
> East Valley area is welcome to attend. Someone should eat an extra 
> hamburger for me..........
>
> Arielle
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