[Nfbkabs] The meeting and the future

[slerythema]

I think these are great ideas, Shannon!  I was thinking something along
those lines.  We have teamSpeak available to try and conduct state wide
business meetings and then try to have something social locally and kick
it off with an article or something about the mission or philosphy of
the NFB.  It could be someting like the article that Katie read at the
last meeting.  It doesn't have to be something to ram the philosophy
down their throats but something that gives practical examples of how we
live the philosphy.  Then it could be playing cards, watching a movie,
listening to music, etc.

Just had a thought, maybe we could use some of the short stories in the
Kernel Books.

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbkabs-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfbkabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shannon Caldwell
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:42 PM
> To: 'Kentucky Association of Blind Students'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbkabs] The meeting and the future
> 
> 
> Hi Jane! 
> It might here are some suggestions for how to include members 
> from outside
> the Louisville area for when there can't be a cellphone 
> network/internet
> network. Have you considered posting the minutes on the list 
> for all to read
> and then ask for member public comments/suggestions feedback from the
> minutes? This might be one way to gain new perspective from 
> those outside of
> Louisville. Also, submit some open ended questions to be 
> answered by the
> membership this has been done before and if nothing else it sparks
> interaction and thought provocation among members. Another 
> idea is have you
> thought about hosting over the internet a kind of trivio 
> pursuit game in
> which KABS could possibly make some money at and maybe 
> present some kind of
> prize for the winner(s)
> Well that is all I can think of for now but let me know if this is
> worthwhile to you or useful at all. Talk to you later 
> Shannon Caldwell 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbkabs-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfbkabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jayne Seif
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:55 PM
> To: nfbkabs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbkabs] The meeting and the future
> 
> This past Tuesday members of KABS held a meeting on the campus of the
> Kentucky School for the Blind, in an effort to both have a 
> meeting to kick
> off the year's business, but to do this in a location that would be
> accessible to those  high school students that attend KSB.  
> Our effort paid
> off and we had about eight of the students at the school who 
> attended and
> expressed interest in attending future KABS events.  I know 
> that everyone is
> concerned with the meeting focus still being in Louisville, 
> and I understand
> this.  So that I why I am getting this discussion started.  I 
> still want to
> have events at the school, or at least for some of us to go 
> and hang out
> with the kids.  But this does not mean we have to have 
> meetings.  I know
> that many of us would like to see less of the meeting 
> structure and that it
> is really not practical given peoples schedules and with the 
> membership we
> have out in the state and would like to have soon.
> 
> 
> 
> So what I am thinking is that in this list we have a great 
> resource to pass
> on ideas, and get events planned at least in part without all getting
> together.  What do you all think.
> 
> Also in this vein I would like Jennifer to get on here and 
> tell us how she
> does her rock'a thon becaus I was thinking that an event like 
> this could be
> done with all of us no matter what city we are in, on the 
> same day, but
> getting sponsorship  in our own areas.  It could be any kind 
> of "a thon"
> Braille reading, walking, whatever.  But doing something on 
> the same day
> might give a kind of since of unity.
> 
> Sorry if this seems scattered.  All I can say is SCHOOL!!
> 
> Jayne
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