[nfb-talk] chapter meetings

[dmgina]

I truly think it is a swell thing to do it this way.
We are in a building where the ladies like to bake the cookies for that 
evening.
I would rather see it done by the members of the group.

--Dar
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kaye zimpher" <kayezimpher at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] chapter meetings


> In our chapter we take turns each month bringing in snacks. We even have a
> hospitality committee which solicits volunteers for the coming months. 
> When
> volunteering we try to keep the diabetics in mind as well as those who 
> want
> something tasty. Some members try to feed an army while others like myself
> believe the meeting is about more than food and bring something small.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <tjcarter at bluecherry.net>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] chapter meetings
>
>
>> Ed and list,
>>
>> I learned in college that college students are always attracted to free
>> food.  Really cheap food where you know the money is going somewhere
>> important is almost as good.  Coffee and donuts are cheap.  A dollar's
>> contribution should cover the per-person cost unless the chapter has a
>> large population of students with bottomless stomachs.  *grin*
>>
>> In fact, in the average chapter I've seen in the places I've seen them, a
>> recommended dollar contribution should work out relatively nicely for
>> coffee and donuts.  That's probably just about the right amount for 
>> people
>> to occasionally not have a dollar this month and not lose money on the
>> prospect.
>>
>> The nice thing about this is that anyone in the chapter can get it 
>> started
>> because the cost isn't that great (unless you're trying to feed the 
>> Denver
>> chapter, but they've already got breakfast taken care of.)  You should
>> know after only a couple of meetings whether or not idea is going to be
>> successful in your chapter.  It might not be--a chapter full of diabetic
>> people isn't likely to jump for chocolate frosted cake donuts.  *grin*
>>
>> Let the feedback tell you how to proceed and, if it becomes popular, have
>> the chapter take over the funding and collection since probably the
>> treasurer is better able to keep track of how much money is coming in
>> versus going out to pay for these meeting expenses.  If the amount spent
>> starts to become larger than the amount contributed on a regular basis,
>> steps may need to be taken.
>>
>> The point of the exercise is to encourage our most valuable resource--the
>> local membership of the Federation--to play an active role in the
>> organization.  If this has the desired effect, maybe it's worth doing 
>> even
>> if the costs are a little more than the contributions.
>>
>>
>> Now, meeting someplace that you can manage a potluck would be a very nice
>> thing, but most of the chapters I've seen wind up meeting someplace that 
>> a
>> potluck will not work.  It sure sounds like a good idea though.  It would
>> taste like one too, I'd imagine.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 07:19:16PM -0400, Ed Meskys wrote:
>>> Most of the members of my chapter are elderly who recently lost vision.
>>> John
>>> Parker and I are the only two blind people, and we are not that young
>>> either. I am 71, have been blind for 36 years, and in the nfb for 30
>>> years.
>>> We try to have a speaker, from some agency or service, about every 
>>> second
>>> meeting. At other times John and I try to show some new device, talk
>>> about a
>>> phenomenon like "facial vision," or various techniques of cooking,
>>> personal
>>> management (using sock rings or safety pins to keep things sorted and
>>> together, or for labeling. (for instance, a safety pin on the left pin
>>> identifies NFB T-shirts, one at the rear high quality picture Ts, one on
>>> the
>>> right hip scruffy Ts, one in the front plain ones for under dress 
>>> shirts,
>>> and one on the tag on the back of the collar which advertises the 
>>> science
>>> fiction magazine I edit and publish.) We used to end our late Saturday
>>> morning meetings with coffee and dessert, but slowly more and more other
>>> members began bringing food, so we have a full pot luck luncheon after
>>> the
>>> meeting, with chatter and networking.
>>> Best, Ed Meskys
>>>
>>>
>>> Edmund R. Meskys
>>> NIEKAS Publications
>>> National Federation of the Blind of N.H.
>>> Moultonboro Lions Club
>>> edmeskys at localnet.com
>>> 322 Whittier Hwy
>>> Moultonboro NH 03254-3627
>>> my credo:
>>> Clinton lied, nothing happened
>>> Bush lied, thousands died
>>> and over 3,000 permanently brain injured
>>>
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