[Community-service] Not Going to National Convention?

[Denise Shaible]

Darian,

Am I reading you correctly that we won't be doing a service project at 
National Convention?  Please let me know because if we're doing one, I want 
to prepare for it.  If we're not doing one, I'm sorry because it could have 
been a great opportunity for us.

I'm not sure how we'll do projects after Convention as we live in different 
parts of the country but, I'm sure if we meet and discuss it, we'll come up 
with a plan.  I mean, we're NFB members and we don't let anything stop us.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Darian Smith
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 4:20 PM
To: Community Service Discussion List
Subject: [Community-service] Not Going to National Convention?

Hello Listers,

I  Recognize there are individuals who may really want to go to convention, 
but unfortunately will not be able to.
Of those folks, I know there are quite a few of you who really want to 
contribute to the work of  ensuring that the blind have a place in 
improving our  community and country, while showing the desire, talent and 
capacity  that the blind have  through service.
  you want to engage blind   individualss  federationests, chapters, and 
affiliates in  meaningful and demonstrative service that leads to  the 
proper recognition of us  as citizens with first class status.
If you have ideas of ways to do this today and up until and through 
convention, please be  in touch with me.
   Post-convention, we hope to initiate projects  that engage the Federation 
on a  grass-roots level, but have made the important decision to focus the 
energies we have on establishing our presence at National convention, where 
we can start to plant the seeds, make the connections and  raise the 
capital we need to support and modle the efforts we dream up.
  Once out of convention we  will put fourth strong  efforts to   innovative 
ideas.  In order for these ideas to take off, we need  to engage the 
creators of these ideas  and see that they take their ideas from what should 
be done to  what we have done.

We have already found individuals  with great ideas on this list and those 
with important views on how things ought to be done. I look forward to 
working closely with those folks, as they  have a  clear  desire to build 
and to  inspire.
  Again, Please be in touch with your ideas and enthusiasm.
  Best,
  Darian

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