[Oagdu] Oagdu meeting summary. Important, please read

[Marianne Denning]

Deanna, it was a great meeting and the information was very valuable.

I will not be able to attend the meeting on Dec. 14.

On 11/30/14, Deanna Lewis <deannakay03 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Sorry for the delay in sending this out, things have been crazy busy! I want
> to send a brief recap of our 2014 Oagdu meeting at the NFB Convention. The
> Convention was great and we had a very productive Oagdu meeting on Saturday,
> November 1st. I tried to record the meeting on my Victor Stream for those
> who could not attend. I will have to make sure that it recorded properly and
> then send the file out to those who wish to listen to it.
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> We held the business part of the meeting first, discussing the Darden gift
> card fundraiser and also the Rada Cutlery fundraiser. We passed along the
> sample items that were ordered a few months ago, so that everyone got to see
> the quality and design of the products. I passed out the Rada Cutlery
> catalogs to members, and a website will be set up shortly, so that we can
> sell the products online. If you are interested in receiving a catalog, to
> show to people for sales, please let me know and I will mail one or more to
> you.
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> We set-up a Gavel Committee, committee members will meet quarterly to
> collect data for the Gavel Report. Oagdu won the Division Gavel Award this
> year (the second time since we formed this Division). Thank you all for
> getting out there and spreading the word about guide dogs, blindness, Oagdu,
> and the NFB. Let’s celebrate by becoming an even stronger Division next
> year!
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> Elections were held; Debbie Baker stepped down as Vice President, and Aleeha
> Dudley was elected as the new Vice President. Kathy Withman stepped down
> from her Board Member position and Megan Schief was elected as the new Board
> Member. Marianne Denning was also re-elected as Treasurer.
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> Jenine Stanley spoke about the Guide Dog Foundation’s training program and
> about TSA. After the meeting she was able to show a potential member what it
> feels like to walk with a guide dog.
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> Overall, a great meeting! We have 2 new members, Jenine Stanley and LuAnn
> Bowers. I love that we are growing and know that we have a lot of work to do
> this upcoming year. Please help this organization in any way that you can;
> speak to children, educate the public, support the fundraisers and sell the
> products. Thank you all for the hard work you do and for participating
> actively in our wonderful Division!
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> If you did not attend the meeting and have not yet paid dues, please do so
> as soon as possible. Dues are $5.00.
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> Our next conference call will take place on Sunday, December 14th at 7:00.
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> Please remember to send in your Darden Restaurant gift card tickets to me by
> December 15th. The drawing will take place on December 16th. See a separate
> email for me information on this fundraiser.
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> Again, thanks for all you do!
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> Deanna Lewis, President and her sidekick, Pascal
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053