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Call for Donations for Earthquake Victims of Haiti

Antoinette Lee President NBSN

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.

See you in Memphis! If you haven’t registered for the 2010 conference of made your hotel room reservation yet, please hurry. Follow the 2010 conference link on this website and it will take you to all the information that you require. Our block of rooms will be closing soon, so hurry.

Be Safe,

Antoinette

Happy New Year My Brothers and Sisters of NBSN!
I trust you
have already started off your 2010 with many blessings and successes. I hope one of those successes was completing your NBSN conference registration. February 25, will be here before you know it.  I understand TN is planning a conference to top all conferences! You don’t want to miss it. Oh, and don’t forget your NBSN dues!!  Click here to check out all the information regarding dues and the conference in Memphis.

The TN conference chair, Karla
Carpenter, requested that I share some important information with you:

1.  Information about the conference is on the website – please complete it and send in your registration NOW!!  We need YOU.

2.  Please NBSN, reserve your room at the hotel soon. Hotel deadline is Feb. 4, 2010. (Our financial responsibilities are dependent upon the number of rooms the conference uses)

3.  If you would like to be in the NBSN choir - please let us know (deadline Feb. 10, 2010)

4.  The Cultural Café is always a big hit at the conference. It’s a time to chill and share our talents with each other; whether it’s music, interpretive/poetry reading, dancing, or story telling – we enjoy it all. If you are going to participate, please let us know and provide your talent by 2/10

5.  As always, the theme of the Saturday Night Awards Dinner will be African Attire.

6.  Arrangements have been made with a shuttle service to transport our NBSN participants from the airport straight to the Double Tree for a charge of $25. Here is the information you will need if you would like this service:

If you have any person wanting to use the shuttle, the cost will be $25 person round trip. {from the airport to the hotel / from the hotel
to the airport}  Date of the event 2-25-10-- 2-27-10

Each person may go directly to the web-site and make his or her reservation @ www.tenncoexpress.com  

Below you will find helpful hints for members of your team to know

Airport shuttle service available daily from 7:30am - 9:30pm

A. Upon arrival, proceed to baggage claims on the lower level~ collect your luggage

B. Proceed to the 3rd lane out from the building { GO TO COLUMN # 14 YELLOW}

C. Shuttle runs every 30 minutes {Top and bottom of each hour starting @ 7:30am}   

Take Care NBSN Brothers and Sisters. Fight the good fight, and I will see you in February. As always, please share this with any members who did not receive it. I understand that sometimes the list serve address doesn’t hit everyone, for whatever reason. So please help spread the information by sharing.

The Tennessee Rolling on the River Team Members are cooking up the cornbread and putting out the southern hospitality red carpet to provide the logistics of our upcoming conference in Memphis, Tennessee-the Blues Capitol of the World!  We are working with the hotel, legendary blues clubs, casinos and other landmarks unique to this historically rich city to make sure our conference will be a memorable experience. Click here to read more about Conference 2010.

Conference dates:  February 25-28, 2009.

Click here to download the NBSN Conference 2010 registration form.

NBSN Elects New Leadership

At the 2009 NBSN conference in February, elections were held for officers and at-large executive board members. Antoinette Lee, a government affairs consultant for the Tennessee Education Association was voted in as president.

Prior to assuming the presidency, Antoinette had been very active in the organization. She served two terms as vice-president. She began her association professional career by serving as a minority intern for NEA.

Other results of the election are:

Vice-President Joyce Phelps, MI
Secretary Linda Martin, CA
Treasurer Elvira Smith, NEA (DC)

At-large board members voted in include:

Terrance Dozier, VA
Pat Haynie, MI
Lenell Terrell, NEA (TN)

Click here for additional information about the executive board.

Click here to review the 2009-2010 committee appointments.

    

*        The Institute for Responsible Citizenship is currently accepting applications for its summer leadership program in Washington, DC. The Institute provides America’s best and brightest African American male college students with unparalleled networking opportunities, leadership development, and life-long mentorship. The application deadline is January 29, 2010. Read more...

*          Click here to register for the  2010 Conference to be held in Memphis, Tennessee - save the dates! February 25-28, 2010

*          Congratulations to NBSN Past President, Joyce Phelps, on her induction into the Michigan Education Association ESP Hall of Fame and the 2009 JEGNA Award recipient.

*          Want to sign up for an NBSN committee? Click here!

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