[Nfbnet-members-list] 2014 Community Service Group Seminar/Organizing meeting Agenda: For The Good of The Community, For the Good of the Movement.

Darian Smith dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Sun Jun 29 15:27:46 UTC 2014


> Fellow Federationests,

 I am pleased and excited to present  to you all the agenda for the Community Service Group seminar/division organizing meeting!
 Please take note the fabulous group  of presenters slated to  share insights, information and  encouragement.
 Also be prepared to Join the newly formed division at this meeting ( dues are tentative at $5 which is the standard for most divisions of the Federation).
 if you should have any questions, please feel free to get a hold of me via the information in my signature found at the end of the e-mail.
  Thanks and  see you in Orlando!
  Darian        

> For the Good of the Community, for the Good of the Movement
> 
> 6:15 - 10:00 pm, Salon 7, level 2 (registration begins at 6:15 pm)
> 
> 6:25 - 6:55: Pre-seminar Service Forum
> Kyle Trager, Community Partnerships Manager, Hands On Orlando
> Jennifer Gallagher, Director of Community Outreach, Habitat for Humanity of Greater
> Orlando Area Inc
> Michael Fret , Regional Training and Development Program Manager, Red Cross
> Mid-Florida Region, Orlando, Florida
> 
> 7:00: Opening Remarks
> Darian Smith, Chairperson, Community Service Group, San Francisco, California
> 
> 7:05: Full Participation Starts with Giving Back
> Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the
> Blind, Baltimore, Maryland
> 
> 7:20: The Gift of Service, the Gift of the Federation
> Alan Chase, 2014 Scholarship Winner, Raleigh, North Carolina
> Derek Manners, 2014 Scholarship Winner, Cambridge, Massachusetts
> Katelyn MacIntyre, 2014 Scholarship Winner, Scottsdale, Arizona
> Deja Powell, 2014 Scholarship Winner, St. George, Utah
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> 7:30: 20 years of AmeriCorps: the Service, the Benefits, the impact
> Hue Jacobs, State Program Specialist, Corporation for National and Community
> Service, Florida State Office
> 
> 7:40: For the Good of the Community, for the Good of the Movement
> Conchita Hernandez, Teacher of Blind Students, Washington, D.C.
> Garrick Scott, President, National Federation of the Blind of Georgia, Decatur, Georgia
> Christina Clift, Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Tennessee;
> President, Memphis Federation of the Blind; Treasurer, Tennessee Association of Blind
> Students, Millington, Tennessee
> Annemarie Cook, member, at-large chapter, North Brunswick, New Jersey
> 
> 8:00: AmeriCorps Service, Federation Leadership, How They Go Hand in Hand
> Minister Sam Gleese, board member, National Federation of the Blind; president,
> National Federation of the Blind of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi
> 
> 8:10: Expanding the Role of the Blind in the Community
> Kevan Worley, Chairman, 75 days of action, National Federation of the Blind, Colorado
> Springs, Colorado
> 
> 8:15: Federation Philosophy in Action: First Annual NFB Community Service Division Service
> Project
> Charlotte Czarnecki, Convention Service Project Chairperson, Community Service Group,
> Minneapolis, Minnesota
> 
> 8:20: Lighthouse Youth Red Cross Club
>  	Jamey Gump, Youth Services Coordinator, Lighthouse for the Blind, San Francisco,
> California
> Priscilla Jimenez, Vice President, Red Cross club, Richmond, California
>  	Julie Cabrera, Member, Red Cross Club, Richmond, California
>  
> 8:30: Show Me How to Do It Now!: Finding Your Service Project
> Chris Parsons, Secretary, Community Service Group, St. Louis, Missouri
> 
> 8:40: What’s Whozit to You?
> Corina Salinas, Fundraising Chairperson, Community Service Group; Fundraising
> Chairperson, Texas Association of Blind Students, Houston, Texas
> Michele Mitchell, Research and Resource Chairperson, Community Service Group,
> Waltham, Massachusetts
> 
> 8:50: Changing What it Means to Get Things Done
> Darian Smith, Chairperson, Community Service Group, San Francisco, California
> 
> Organizing Meeting
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> 9:00: Review of the Constitution
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> 9:15: Establishment of Dues
> 
> 9:20: Elections
> 
> 9:40: Developing a Schedule of Events
> 
> 10:00: Adjourn
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> <For the Good of the Community, for the Good of the Movement(final).docx>
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> Darian Smith
> Chairperson, Community Service Group -National Federation  of The Blind.
> (415)215-9809
> dsmithnfb at gmail.com
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