[Community-service] question for everyone

Wed Mar 12 14:50:46 UTC 2014

What Cheryl has mentioned our opportunities that are great and varied.
They all accommodate differing people of differing abilities.
Each chapter finds that they have varying motivations to serve. This is the case with individuals, because each individual certainly has a reason to serve or motivation which is different from the next person.

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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 12:37 AM, Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Kara,
> 
> The Cleveland chapter is engaged with our local food bank. We arrange
> volunteer time every other month, repackaging food to be distributed
> in the greater Cleveland area. This has worked well for us and we plan
> to continue for  the rest of the year. We are also planning a day of
> service at an actual distribution site in the community, soon.
> Chapter members enjoy this event!
> 
> Latst year we collected toiletries for a drop in center for homeless
> women, however we did not put kits together. Maybe next time we can
> carry that project a little further.
> A crochet group I am in made afghans for those serving in the military
> a couple of years ago. This year we are making mats for the homeless
> from grocery bags, will keep you posted on this project.
> 
> Cheryl
> 
>> On 3/12/14, Kara Campbell <kara64 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Ashley,
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>> Thank you for the encouragement.
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>> I think this subject has been addressed, but has anyone made a list of
>> possible chapter service activities? I would love to hear more about  some
>> good ideas that have worked well in a chapter setting.
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>> Thanks
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>> 
>> 
>> Kara
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>> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:04 PM
>> To: Community Service Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] question for everyone
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>> 
>> Hi Kara,
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>> I'm glad we could be helpful.
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>> If you do go to the girls camp, hope it works out for you. That's a lot of
>> kids to watch.
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>> I would think listening closely might alert you to who needs attention.
>> You're right there's definitely nonverbal cues we miss, but often  something
>> verbal can also give it away.
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>> 
>> 
>> Ashley
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>> From: Kara Campbell <mailto:kara64 at comcast.net>
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>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:06 PM
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>> To: 'Community Service Discussion List'
>> <mailto:community-service at nfbnet.org>
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>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] question for everyone
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>> 
>> Ashley,
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>> Thank you for the encouragement and advice. I have been reading about all of
>> the things you and others on the list are doing, and it gives me more
>> confidence that I can be successful with this, and with  other types of
>> service I plan to give.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kara
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 7:32 PM
>> To: Community Service Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [Community-service] question for everyone
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kara,
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>> That is quite a task to undertake.
>> 
>> I never supervised kids when in church stuff, but I did do missions work;
>> for instance, I went to bethany  center to serve food.
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>> I have trouble as well knowing a large group of voices. I suggest asking the
>> girls to do a few things to help you out. I would think most would comply
>> especially if it's a church group because I'm assuming parents raised them
>> to be respectful to all; you know the golden rule found in Mark and
>> matthew.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Have activities planned you can follow; the auditory kind. I'm not sure what
>> the camp does. But if you have flexibility in planning, pick ones more
>> structured so you don't have girls running everywhere. For instance, circle
>> games come to mind.
>> 
>> Also board games can be adapted for you to play along.
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>> 
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>> Ask the girls to state their names when speaking to you. Walk around to
>> supervise them. If leading them from a cabin or dorm, or whereever they
>> stay, do a count ahead of time so as not to leave anyone. This can be
>> calling names verbally and they respond with saying "here" or  "present".
>> 
>> I did tutoring of kids and listened to them read during college.
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>> As to knowing if girls need help, walk around and listen for signs of
>> hesitancy; you can also ask them something like, "how are things over here?
>> Do you have any questions?"
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>> I hope you can contribute more. In large crowded activities, I also miss
>> cues  that allert me to what needs to be done, so I miss out on helping as
>> no one will tell me to assist them if I ask.
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ashley
>> 
>> From: Kara Campbell <mailto:kara64 at comcast.net>
>> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:31 PM
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>> To: community-service at nfbnet.org
>> 
>> Subject: [Community-service] question for everyone
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>> 
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>> 
>> Hi everyone,
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>> 
>> 
>> My name is Kara, and I just found about about this group a couple of months
>> ago. I am excited to become involved.  I am a youth leader in my church. One
>> of my responsibilities is to help plan and then to go to girls' camp with
>> about 35 girls.  I have done this in the past, but, I am looking for ideas
>> as to how I can make this a better experience. In the past, the actual camp
>> has been very stressful for me, mostly because I don't feel like I am as
>> effective as I could be. I spend most of my time just figuring out who is
>> who and trying to find places where I can help. I miss cues that could alert
>> me to trouble or a girl who needs a little extra help.     Has anyone been
>> in this type of situation? Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kara
>> 
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