[NFBWATlk] Bell Academy 2024

[Kris Colcock]

Hello All,

OK, so the meeting will be on Oct. 30 at 7:00pm. I'll send the invite
out by the end of the week. Mark your calendars.

Kris

On 10/17/23, Craig Cooper <craigcooper2013 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I vote for the 30th, since Carla and Marcy can be present on that day.
>
>
> On 10/16/23, Joy Relton <joy.relton at icloud.com> wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Either Monday works for me. Mondays are the consistently best night for
>> me.
>> I especially like that it is once a month so that I have the other three
>> Monday to go and sing karaoke.
>>
>> Big hugs for your energy, enthusiasm and leadership!
>>
>> Joy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2023 10:11 AM
>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>; Oregon
>> <president at nfb-oregon.org>; Angela Sanderson
>> <angela.sanderson at albany.k12.or.us>; Brianne Dean
>> <brianne.dean32 at gmail.com>; Joy Relton <joy.relton at icloud.com>; grelton
>> <grelton at verizon.net>; Kaye Kipp <kkipp123 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Nikki Palm <nikkirae83 at gmail.com>; Justin Harford
>> <blindstein at gmail.com>; Craig Cooper <craigcooper2013 at gmail.com>; Chris
>> Higley <chrishigley13 at gmail.com>; Corey Grandstaff
>> <corey.grandstaff at gmail.com>; Marci Carpenter <mjc59 at comcast.net>; Andrea
>> Barnhurst <atl_braves1fan at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: Bell Academy 2024
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> We are going to have our BELL Academy meetings once a month on Monday
>> evenings. Some of you were included in on the original emails and for this
>> I
>> am sorry. Hopefully this proposed schedule will work for everyone most of
>> the time.
>>
>> To review, we will be meeting once a month to prepare for the 2024 BELL
>> Academy. Each month we will tackle a different topic, talk about how to
>> get
>> the word out and have people volunteer for the behind the scenes
>> activities
>> that lead to a successful program. Our first meeting date is either
>> October
>> 23rd or 30th. Let me know which works best. We will review the Youth
>> Interaction Policy that both Oregon and Washington have adopted. Discuss
>> how
>> we can recruit volunteers and how to get the word out about the BELL
>> Academy. Meetings will last no longer than 60 minutes. If you have the
>> names
>> and emails of individuals who are interested in volunteering, please be
>> sure
>> to pass along the Zoom invite when it comes out.
>> Please  respond with either Oct. 23 or Oct. 30 so I can set up the
>> meeting.
>>
>> Looking forward to working with everyone again!
>>
>> Kris Colcock
>>
>>
>> On 10/15/23, NFB of Oregon <president at nfb-oregon.org> wrote:
>>> Mondays are generally a good day for me. This Monday would work, but
>>> the following Monday, the 23rd, is not a good day.
>>>
>>> Carla McQuillan
>>> President
>>> National Federation
>>> Of the Blind of Oregon
>>> 541-6539153
>>>
>>> On Oct 14, 2023, at 9:27 AM, Nikki Palm <nikkirae83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good morning,
>>> As of now, Monday nights work the best for me.
>>> Nikki Palm
>>>
>>>> On Oct 13, 2023, at 5:51 PM, Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, we are already talking about Bell Academy and here is the reason.
>>>>
>>>> Carla and I talked at the convention (where Justin did a very good
>>>> job of presenting ) and what we think would be a good idea is to have
>>>> a monthly meeting to get ready for BELL 2024. The first meeting is to
>>>> recruit and strengthen the base of volunteers we have. Then each
>>>> month a specific topic will be discussed. Recruiting volunteers,
>>>> getting the word out about the program, jobs that need to be done
>>>> before the academy starts and discovering the strengths and weak
>>>> areas of our volunteer pool.
>>>>
>>>> So we need a kick off meeting this month. Ideally I'd like to keep
>>>> the meetings for Bell on the same night each month. Saturdays are
>>>> probably not good but Sundays or Mondays? Evenings or afternoons? No
>>>> more than an hour max for each meeting.
>>>>
>>>> Give some ideas of days and times that would fit into your schedule
>>>> on a regular basis. For me personally, Monday evenings are usually
>>>> open.
>>>>
>>>> Once we have a date and time for October we need to get the word out
>>>> ASAP.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, enough for now, I look forward to hearing from you.
>>>>
>>>> Kris Colcock
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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