Hello My Brothers and
Sisters, I hope all of you are making it
through the heat of summer. The new fiscal
year has started, so I am wishing you a
successful year.
We have had a lot of changes in our ranks.
We have had promotions, job changes,
retirements and some of our most loyal and
supportive members have chosen other
professional endeavors. We wish everyone
stepping to a new challenge the best of
luck; and Godspeed to all those continuing
to maintain excellence. We also want to
relay our sympathy and prayers to those who
have lost family members in the last 5
months.
If you or a fellow NBSN member that you know of, has had a “Kudos” promotion or job change please let us know that. Likewise, if prayers need to be sent for a brother or sister, let us know that also. Our web master is building a section of the website for us to share special moments with each other. We may not always have time to call and talk to each other, but hopefully the website can be a vehicle to help us stay updated and on top of what’s happening regarding our family. However, we can’t do this without you giving us the information. So please e-mail me – alee@tea.nea.org with that information. Let’s keep the Network strong.
An example, something that may be useful is this e-mail I received along with the attachment. This was sent to me as NBSN president and I am passing this on as an informational piece only - because I have not spoken to Cheryl Singleton (Mass. NBSN member), about the job. Feel free to contact her for more information, this is all I have:
Massachusetts Teachers Association has another job vacancy . Since the cutoff date is August 13,2010, I am sending this to you directly. If this creates a problem for you please let me know. I am trying to get applicants of color through the NBSN.
Gerri Weathers
EEO Officer
Massachusetts Teachers Association
I hope everyone has started planning for the 2011 NBSN Conference in CA. It is going to be Grand. Visit the website and check that out as well as filling out your NBSN membership form, if that has slipped your mind. February will be here before you know it.
Well my brothers and sisters, keep your head up and have much success. I will be talking with you again soon. Please share this with any NBSN member who did not receive it, or direct them to our website, as it will be put there as a “president’s message.
Antoinette
Antoinette Lee, President
National Black Staff Network
Call for Help for Black Staffers Hurt by the Tennessee Flood
NBSN
is calling for donations to help out our
Tennessee brothers and sisters hurt by the
flood.
Contact the Tennessee NBSN secretary,
Shronder Gentry by phone at 615-242-8392
x360 or e-mail at
sgentry@tea.nea.org
for specific information.
Call for Donations for Earthquake victims of Haiti
TN-NBSN is teaming up with Earth Matters TN, to collect and send hygiene products to the earthquake victims of Haiti. There will be collection boxes at the Memphis 2010 conference registration table through-out the conference, for you do donate hygiene products. The following is a list of earth friendly hygiene items that are needed.
Hygiene Donations:
hand towels
(approximately 16" x 28", no fingertip or
bath towels)
washcloths
wide-tooth combs
nail clippers (no metal files or
emery boards)
bar soaps (bath size in wrapper)
toothbrushes (in original packaging)
Band-Aids® or other
adhesive bandage strips
Sanitary napkins
Diapers
Lotions &
shea butter
Deodorant
Toothpastes which have extended expiration
dates
I’d like to encourage you to open your heart
and assist our brothers and sisters in Haiti
by contributing what you can. The Tennessee
contact person for these efforts is Trazana
Staples,
tstaples@tea.nea.org.
Be Safe,
Antoinette
