[Community-service] Join the outreach Committee!

[Kyra Sweeney]

Hello all,

Are you looking  for a committee of the Community Service Division to
join? Consider joining the Outreach Committee!

This committee's main goal is to reach out to service organizations,
universities, and blindness agencies, in order to share our belief
that blind people are just as capable of serving our communities as
our sighted peers. We will raise expectations about how the blind can
participate in community service and spread awareness about the
National Federation of the Blind. We will decide on this year's
projects at our first meeting, but Here are some examples of what  we
could work on:
1. Identifying major national service organizations, connecting blind
people with these organizations,  and contacting their leaders to
discuss the equal participation of the blind.

2. Outreach to Disability Services offices and Community Engagement
centers at universities around the country, to encourage blind
students to volunteer on campus and to become involved with the NFB.

3. Contacting blindness agencies and helping them find volunteer
opportunities and service projects.

If you are creative, enjoy a challenge, and like telling people about
the NFB's positive philosophy on blindness, Outreach is the committee
for you. If you would like to get involved, please contact me off-list
at kyra.sweeney94 at gmail.com. Thanks and I hope to hear from you!

Best,
Kyra Sweeney
Outreach Committee Chair, National Federation of the Blind Community
Service Division