[Community-service] Seeking ideas for the communityservicegroupseminar at national convention

Catherine Michele Mitchell michmitch66 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 17 19:20:33 UTC 2014 

Wow, sounds like CPR training is really an entity unto itself. What if we have a speaker from the Red Cross talking about volunteer opportunities this year, and maybe next year they could offer CPR training workshops throughout the convention? We could send out an announcement ahead of time saying that space is limited and request that people register prior to the convention for the workshops. That way we could limit the size of each workshop and be pretty sure we were only getting people who are truly interested so the Red Cross trainers would not be wasting their time standing around waiting for people to show up.

Should we follow some kind of theme for our seminar? It seems that most of our ideas are about helping other people, rather than things like cleaning up parks, etc. Which is fine; there are so many opportunities out there, it might actually be helpful to narrow our scope and focus on a theme, I don't know, something like "Helping Hands Touching Lives". Okay, maybe that's a little hokey, but I think you all get my drift.

What do you guys think, especially you Darian?

Michele

Michele Mitchell
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On Feb 16, 2014, at 6:57 PM, "Michelle Clark" <mcikeyc at aol.com> wrote:

> When it comes to  CPR, it does take all day. We did it at work and they
> adjusted due to my blindness. There were no videos and the instructor really
> spent time  deciding what he needed to do to make sure I was included and
> understood. We did mostly hands on. That is what took up all the time. We
> worked in pairs and he had 12 dummies. We did adults in the morning and
> children in the afternoon.
> 
> Michelle
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 5:22 PM
> To: Community Service Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the
> communityservicegroupseminar at national convention
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I like all ideas. for those of us not at convention, I hope your meeting is 
> recorded. For speakers, I like the ideas about Americorps participants.
> For learning about service and safety, having a red cross speaker  speak on 
> disaster preparedness and / or conducting a first aid workshop is a great 
> idea. Too often, it is thought we cannot help out in emergency or disaster 
> situations. With the training and resources to help, we can act on it and 
> disspell those myths.
> 
> I like the idea of a kit as a service project; its easy to do and some 
> activity one can simply drop in to help out, so if one cannot commit a long 
> time, if they have, say 20 minutes, they can contribute something. Also, I 
> believe certifications are national and scope; they expire after two years. 
> If you all do decide to host a cpr or first aid workshop, just make sure the
> 
> red cross staff are aware of how to teach the class; it has to be hands on 
> and descriptive; usually, they demonstrate up front and then people 
> practice. Having not taken a class, I'm not sure how its run, but I heard 
> they typically show videos as well; now if the videos are informational and 
> auditory, its fine, but if not, you need an alternative way to learn the 
> material.
> Also you all will need a lot of time for that. At least around here, a CPR 
> workshop for adult cpr takes about 3 hours and to do infant, child and adult
> 
> cpr, it takes 5 or 6 hours.
> 
> Ashley
> that and still get a lot done.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Catherine Michele Mitchell
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:35 AM
> To: Community Service Discussion List
> Cc: Community Service Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the 
> communityservicegroupseminar at national convention
> 
> I also really like the idea of putting some kind of kits together as a 
> project at the convention.
> 
> I would also like to ask those of you who do this already in your chapters 
> or affiliates to please email me lists of items you include in whatever kit 
> you are making. I want to add materials like this to our resource bank to 
> help other people do these kinds of projects.
> 
> Thanks, everyone!
> 
> Michele Mitchell
> NFB Community Service Group
> Research and Resource Committee Chair
> 
> Tupperware Consultant
> 781-790-3627
> www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch
> 
> On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I love the idea of hygene kits for the homeless. Our chapter collected
>> toiletries for a women's shelter last year, but we did not assemble
>> the items. The shelter was glad to receive the gift but we could have
>> saved them some time.
>> I will suggest this when we do it again, sounds like fun!
>> 
>> Providing a hands on opportunity for convention attendees is fantastic!
>> 
>> Cheryl
>> On 2/15/14, Denise Shaible <denise.shaible at att.net> wrote:
>>> I like the idea of emergency preparedness.  I know the Red Cross has some
>>> information on that and we all need to know about it.  I also like the 
>>> idea
>>> 
>>> of the Red Cross providing small first aid kits.  I remember buying one 
>>> when
>>> 
>>> I took my first aid class when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  I don't 
>>> know
>>> 
>>> if they would provide them but, I'm wondering if we could assemble them 
>>> if
>>> we know what we need to put in them and then we could give them to our
>>> members or whoever we wish to give them to.
>>> 
>>> I really like the idea of having someone speak about programs to feed the
>>> hungry or doing a service project with a local food bank.  I don't know 
>>> why
>>> 
>>> we couldn't help put bags of food together.  Yes, it's an assembly line 
>>> job
>>> 
>>> but, we do it at my church and we're able to feed between 50 and 100 
>>> persons
>>> 
>>> each month.  It's rewarding to know we're doing anything to help and to
>>> promote the fact that we want to give not just get.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Denise
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Michelle Clark
>>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 10:21 AM
>>> To: 'Community Service Discussion List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the community
>>> servicegroupseminar at national convention
>>> 
>>> Here in Maryland, my Chapter did reach out to the local agency and they
>>> provided emergency kits several years ago. As time has elapsed and 
>>> budgets
>>> have shrunk, I find that is not happening anymore. I am thinking someone
>>> locally would have to initiate that?  It would be important for us to get
>>> the information and to tie it in with serving an external group to get 
>>> the
>>> information as well.
>>> 
>>> Michelle
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Cheryl Fields
>>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:53 AM
>>> To: Community Service Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the community service
>>> groupseminar at national convention
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> Having the Red Cross is a great idea. In addition to the first aid,
>>> ask if they provide disaster preparedness. It would be good to have
>>> this information available, most people are not prepared and if they
>>> need to evacuate may not know what the designated safe places are. it
>>> could be taken a step further and provide back packs with most items
>>> inside, if the budget allows for this.
>>> 
>>> Another idea is to plant a sensory garden at one of the convention
>>> host hotels in Florida, since we are spending a few years there.
>>> Plants  and other materials can be donated from local garden centers.
>>> 
>>> I happen to be working on a similar event in Cleveland and another
>>> idea from 1 of our brainstorming sessions was a mural. Making it
>>> visible to the community sending a clear positive message about the
>>> blind. The Cleveland chapter has a on going project, we volunteer at
>>> the Cleveland food Bank re packing produce for distribution and while
>>> working with the food bank a community produce distribution can be
>>> arranged. It is rewarding and can be lots of fun!
>>> 
>>> Have a great weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!
>>> 
>>> CherylOn 2/14/14, Denise Shaible <denise.shaible at att.net> wrote:
>>>> Darian,
>>>> 
>>>> We spoke sometime ago about having a Representative of the Red Cross 
>>>> give
>>> a
>>>> presentation on first aid.  Are you still interested in that?  Please 
>>>> let
>>> me
>>>> know and I'll start researching it.  Also, if you know any details about
>>> our
>>>> seminar, please send that as well.  Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Denise
>>>> 
>>>> From: Darian Smith
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:26 AM
>>>> To: Community Service Discussion List
>>>> Subject: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the community service
>>>> groupseminar at national convention
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm looking for some  great ideas for our seminar at National 
>>>> convention.
>>>> any topics or presenters that could round out an already developing and
>>>> exciting seminar. would be appreciated!
>>>> 
>>>> regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Darian
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Darian Smith
>>>> Chairperson, Community Service Group -National Federation  of The Blind.
>>>> (415)215-9809
>>>> dsmithnfb at gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>> "
>>>> "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only
>>> ones
>>>> among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and
>>> found
>>>> how to serve"
>>>> - Albert Schweitzer.
>>>> 
>>>> Your  unwanted vehicle can be  just what the blind need to make
>>>> possibilities reality.
>>>> Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today!
>>>> For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call
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