[Cabs-talk] Brainstorming! Fundraising idea part II

Thu Aug 13 21:49:04 UTC 2009

    Thanks Mary for the great input.  The convention mainly goes from 
ThursdayOctober 22  when we walk across the golden gate for braille 
literacy, FridayOctober 23,  when you could learn about the student division 
meet people see exhibits and have some fun also you could check out other 
division meetings you might be interested in like parents of blind children.
On Saturday, october 24,  we have the actual convention meeting where we 
have representatives from rehab and government officials.Saturday night is 
the banquet and Sunday morningOctober 25,  we finish by 12:00 a.m I think 
you would really benefit from coming.
If you were able to free up time and money wasn't a problem which days could 
you attend?
Also would you be willing to share a room with some other ladies if we could 
work that out?I can't promise anythingbut I'll ask if you would be willing 
to come.  We could really use your help.
  maybe we can find you assistance  attending.
So if you could free up the time definitely let us know AS soon as you can.

I know schedules and classes get busycome October,  in fact I have two 
classesSeminar in rehabilitation and advanced practicum  that conclude on 
the 23rd and some 12 page final papers come due,  so I might even be doing a 
few assignments by laptop if it comes down to it to get the final papers in.
You would in addition to benefiting be a great help should you decide to 
join and work with the CABS.
Also I think there is a chapter near you, I think Chucks chapter, not sure 
but I think it's in Fresno.
  They meet once a month and do other great work in the community.
You would be a tremendous asset if you haven't joined them or checked them 
out.
If you have, of course they probably have all ready had the privelege of 
meeting you.

Either way, whether you make this convention or not I apreciate your 
thoughtful feedback.  Helping people in your situation is exactly the intent 
of my efforts.
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Miiller" <mlm6 at fpu.edu>
To: "California Association of Blind Students Mailing List" 
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Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Cabs-talk] Brainstorming! Fundraising idea part II

> hello
> I personally would love to support the funraiser any possible but I am one 
> of those people who would like to see the money raised through the virtual 
> fund be used to sponcer those can't aford to come to convention  so they 
> will be able to come. I have never been to convention do to the fact that 
> I can't aford it. I am not sure if I can make convention this year or not 
> but it would be nice to know that there is money to sponcer people like me 
> to go to convention so people can't use the excuse of money
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Original E-mail
> From: Michael Peterson <its_mike at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 08/13/2009 04:17 AM
> To: NFB of California List <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>, California Association 
> of Blind Students Mailing List <cabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Cabs-talk] Brainstorming! Fundraising idea part II
>
>
> Hi all I have begun working on the "giant pizza feast which will be held 
> on
> the first day of fall September  21 2009 More details soon but heres part 
> II
> Many of you want to help grow our convention and can't attend the pizza
> event  because you are to far away or because of other obligations or 
> maybe
> just because your counting callories!
> Would those who can't make it be willing to support a simultaneous virtual
> effort?
> I will tell you how the check or money order is to be written out if this
> sounds good and it will be to the sponsoring NFBC chapter.
> You can donate just like you would buy pizza $3 $5 whatever by check or
> money order because if you pay through paypal they might have a limit
> minimum.  When I was working with the American cancer society it was $10.
> I'm not asking for virtual pizza purchases yet just want feed back would 
> you
> be willing to help that way rather than having to buy a coupon book you
> might never use, also is there interest in coupon books at $15 $20 a piece
> with straw hat if we can get that fund drive happening?
> I would like to finish this drive by the beginning to say the 14th of
> october.
> Once the bus going to the convention is covered if additional funds are 
> left
> over we could perhaps donate them to the affiliate to be used to help
> sponsor members who need help  attending the convention.
> Or would you feel more compelled to donate to the virtual fund if we 
> solely
> used this portion to sponsor people so they could afford to come thus
> helping boost our attendance.
> We really need the highest attendance possible and as many blind people as
> possible walking across the golden gate bridge.  It's a statement for
> braille literacy and it's a statement letting everyone know the NFBC is
> alive and well in California that blind people care about their future and
> want to be involved in shapeing it!
> We need in my opinion 300 or more to attend if possible because with all 
> the
> California budget cuts it will show those who need to know blind people 
> are
> concerned!
> If they see a larger group they will know that we have lots more at home 
> who
> couldn't be there.
> While we might not be impacted further with SSI SSD other programs could 
> be
> impacted because money is tighter.
> We also need to have our voice affectively heard with vocational
> rehabilitation and the Kendell reader just to name a few projects and 
> while
> numbers physical numbers aren't everything they do help.
>
> Other efforts you can make on and individual basis, invite a friend or two
> share a room if you need to not just to save you money but to make it
> possible for others to come also share any ideas you may have how we can 
> get
> more blind people to attend.
> Mike Peterson
>
>
> Mike Peterson
>
>
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