[nfb-talk] Rebuilding a Stagnate Chapter

[Beverly]

Hi Tina, as far as the transportation goes, if there is a Lions Club in your 
area, speak with them to see if they would volunteer to pick up some of the 
members.  I don't agree with finding a place that sells alcohol, but people 
love to eat so if you could find a restaurant like Denny's or Piccadilly, 
that would be helpful.  I have attended chapter meetings in both places.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Rebuilding a Stagnate Chapter


> Hi, Tina.
>
> I've never had to plan chapter meetings myself, so my suggestions are
> strictly from the point of view of a participant.  I think you're right
> about finding a location like a coffee shop.  Even better, get a location
> where they serve alcohol.  Of course, it helps to have interesting 
> speakers
> on subjects that you know will be of interest to the members.  Another 
> idea
> might be to appoint some committees and get members involved.  I think
> people like taking an active part in chapter meetings, as long as they 
> don't
> feel put upon.  Give assignments to the committees, and the committee
> reports should fill up some of the time at chapter meetings.  Also, I've
> always enjoyed meetings where the president was able to keep things moving
> along a good clip.  As for transportation, one thing that might work would
> be to have one or two drivers pick up passengers who would contribute
> towards the cost of the gas.  Good luck.  Hope this helps.
>
> Beth Wright
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tina Hansen" <tinah at peak.org>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Rebuilding a Stagnate Chapter
>
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for rebuilding a chapter that seems to
>> have
>> stagnated over the years? Our local chapter seems to have gone stagnate,
>> and
>> while we realize there is no magic formula for strengthening our 
>> chapter's
>> membership, I could use suggestions from anyone out there on how to
>> strengthen our local chapter.
>>
>> I'm sure part of it is due to the geographic spread of our area. I
>> recognize
>> that transportation in our area is not all that good. I also recognize
>> that
>> finding a more central location such as a coffee shop is bound to be a
>> help
>> in this regard.
>>
>> If anyone out there has more suggestions on membership building, I'd be
>> open
>> to hearing recommendations.
>>
>> I get the feeling that our chapter needs a direction to go, but I also
>> recognize that if our chapter has not accomplished a lot over the past
>> year,
>> it makes it more difficult to show prospective members what we've done
>> locally.
>>
>> Having said all this, I'd be open to any recommendations folks might have
>> for ways to build our chapter's membership and keep people coming to our
>> monthly meetings. Thanks.
>>
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