[Community-service] discussion starter

[Darian Smith]

on a local level I think that encouraging community service is absolutely essential because that is where we can truly make the change in our communities and show our sighted peers that the capable blind person is very real and much more than a thing we like to talk about
   in local chapters we can find  great opportunities to be a part of       .   things like days of service, or volunteer in a food bank.
 one option for finding opportunities is  the hangs on network: http://www.handsonnetwork.org <http://www.handsonnetwork.org/>.
  Why we serve is something which I think is a pretty personal  thing.  What I can say is that as citizens in our communities we should certainly serve and as members of the federation we should avail ourselves of the opportunity to serve so that we can show others that blindness is only a characteristic and not a defining one.  We can also serve to tell those we serve with of this organization that we are so proud to be a part of in the National Federation of the Blind.
 
 I do hear that there is a texas community service committee.  How is progressing? what are you all doing?  I am very interested to hear about this from you, Yolanda.
  Best,
 Darian 
> On Nov 20, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Yolanda Harris via Community-service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I heard about the list when I attended a meeting after the National Convention.  I would like to find about things I can do to promote community service being a member of an at large chapter in Texas, and also being a member of our State community service committee.
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> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darian Smith via Community-service
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 6:12 PM
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> Subject: [Community-service] discussion starter
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> Hi fellow listers,
> 
>  figured that sense I noticed the list has been pretty quiet for a while, that it would be a good idea to see if I  could help to liven things up a bit.
>  our list has a good number of folks on it.  I would  suspect that many of us learned about the list via a friend, or the division meetings, or by any number of different means. 
> I also would  imagine that  everyone has a reason for hanging out on the list (want to learn something, want to give something, etc).
>  So I have two questions for your:
> 1. how’d you hear about the list?
> 2. what is it that you want to find out from other members of the list? something you want to see the division do? something you would like to do?
>  Thanks so much and I look forward to what you all have to say!
>  Darian    
> 
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