[Community-service] Some food for thought...

[Juan Carlos Munoz]

Hey guys. My name is Juan Munoz from Houston, Texas. I used to do a
lot of service in high school doing monthly events with children and
the elderly. Admitedly, I haven't done much in terms of service since
I graduated high school four years ago, but I'm hoping to change that.
I'm always willing to help out, and especially if a group is involved,
such as this one, so I hope to be able to help get this group off the
ground and turned into a full division in anyway I can. I hope to
share and learn how serving in the community is both rewarding for us,
and educational to others who may not realize our worth in this area.
Looking forward to getting to know y'all better.

On 7/12/13, Denise Shaible <denise.shaible at att.net> wrote:
> Well, that's food for thought all right.  Let me introduce myself.  I'm
> Denise Shaible and I live in California with my husband Adam who works as a
>
> Mobility Instructor at the Society for the Blind in Sacramento.  We're both
>
> active in our church although we just started attending it.  I love working
>
> with homeless persons and it gives me a great feeling to feed them and to be
>
> fed by them.  I've made friends with a woman who was homeless for a number
> of years and we're learning from each other.  I think that's what comes from
>
> serving.  I'm not sure what I expect from this group except that I think it
>
> could be a group which encourages its members to serve others.  I agree that
>
> we need to show that we don't always expect to be served.  I'm excited about
>
> this group and this list.  I expect to give and receive food for thought and
>
> ideas on how I as a blind person can serve my fellow blind persons and my
> community.  I would like to help in creating a Division because I believe it
>
> goes along with the NFB philosophy and shows that we won't always sit on the
>
> sidelines waiting for someone else to help us.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denise Shaible
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darian Smith
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 11:55 AM
> To: Community Service Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Some food for thought...
>
> Hello all,
> Kaiti, this is a great quote!
> To me, this means that we as human beings need to have the mindset that
> service has to be a part of living. We can't go about life expecting to
> only receive.  Indeed  we are best served to serve,  as  we all have
> something to give and should find a way  to share our talents with the world
>
> in which  we live.
> just my thoughts.
>   Again, thank you, Kaiti.
>
>
> best,
>    Darian
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As some or all of you may know, there is currently an initiative going
>> on to turn this group into a division with a purpose of combining
>> community service with the NFB philosophy.  This division would be
>> great for the people it helps, but also for showing people that blind
>> people can be active, contributing volunteers in the area of community
>> service.
>>
>> That being said, I thought it might be cool to see if we can get some
>> discussion going on community service as it pertains to NFB
>> philosophy.  I'm a big quote person, so I thought I'd start by sharing
>> one of my favorite service-related quotes.  I like this one because I
>> think it applies to everyone, blind,, sighted, or purple, and it might
>> be something we can talk about in terms of the group/fledgling
>> division.  Anyway, here it is:
>>
>> "Service is the very purpose of life. It is the rent we pay for living
>> on the planet." Marian Wright Edelman.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kaiti
>>
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Respectfully,

Juan Carlos Munoz