[Oagdu] Oagdu meeting summary. Important, please read

[meandthedog at oberlin.net]

>Thank  you very much for a wonderful meeting. I will be on the phone on
the 14th 7pm.
I also pledge to work hard for OAGDU. Thank you for accepting my place on
the board.
Megan and Pepita.






 Deanna, it was a great meeting and the information was very valuable.
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> I will not be able to attend the meeting on Dec. 14.
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> 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!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> If you did not attend the meeting and have not yet paid dues, please do
>> so
>> as soon as possible. Dues are $5.00.
>>
>> Our next conference call will take place on Sunday, December 14th at
>> 7:00.
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> 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
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