<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">What the center allowed me to do is to believe that I could take on things I didn’t think I could do.<div> When the time came that I eventually seriously considered AmeriCorps, the fact that i didn’t know a blind person that did NCCC didn’t stop me from taking on the opportunity. I believe it made me embrace the challenge more.</div><div> </div><div> though the very nature of the program was fluid and I was forced to be flexible, I knew I was drawing on the skills and confidence I gained while in training at the CCB <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br><div><div>On Feb 23, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Serena Nickell <<a href="mailto:scnickell1980@gmail.com">scnickell1980@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div>I remember having that exact discussion.</div><div>Serena</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Feb 23, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Darian Smith <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii">I remember a discussion an instructor had while i was at the Colorado Center. they told a student that you start taking all classes regardless of proficiency level in any particular class because no matter how good you might be at something, there is always room for improvement. <div> Of course if you are proficient enough in a particular area and need more help in another, things can be worked out where you can work on the area in which you wish to improve.</div><div> </div><div> Darian <br><div><div>On Feb 23, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Serena Nickell <<a href="mailto:scnickell1980@gmail.com">scnickell1980@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">I attended the Colorado center and while it's true that you're required to take all their classes they do Taylor the program to meet your needs. As time went on I was able to adjust my schedule to take less Braille and concentrate on other areas that I needed additional help in.<br>Serena<br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 23, 2014, at 11:56 AM, Serena Cucco <<a href="mailto:serena.c.cucco@gmail.com">serena.c.cucco@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Hi guys,<br><br>I think the reason the NFB centers make you take all classes,<br>regardless of your proficiency, is that the centers were first<br>designed for people who were going blind as adults, so generally, had<br>no prior training in blindness skills and may have lacked the<br>confidence that they could live with their new condition. Of course,<br>being born blind/visually impaired is different. Hopefully,<br>congenitally blind folks have received at least basic training in<br>Braille or low vision equipment and cane travel, so might not really<br>think they need a Braille class.<br><br>Serena<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 2/22/14, Cheryl Fields <<a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>This is good information, Ashley I am sure you will weigh all your<br>options and make the best choice for your situation.<br>If you are looking for specific training there is a location in<br>Buffalo for hospilitality training. Don't know anyone that used this<br>but occasionally I receive emails from them. Maybe someone knows more<br>about it and can provide details.<br><br>Cheryl<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 2/22/14, Ashley Bramlett <<a href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br>Brooke,<br><br>Cleveland sight center is a nonprofit center in cleveland ohio.<br>NFB centers are those private centers in Louisiana, colorado, and<br>Minesota.<br><br>They are big and discussed a lot in the Monitor and convention. Maybe,<br>you<br>are new to NFB?<br><br>Read the monitor for info and that is online at <a href="http://nfb.org/">nfb.org</a>. For instance,<br>one<br>article<br>is called Living a Miracle every day and summarizes the LCB training.<br><a href="https://nfb.org//Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm08/bm0805/bm080504.htm">https://nfb.org//Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm08/bm0805/bm080504.htm</a><br><br>Basically nfb centers train you in the skills of blindness and daily<br>living<br><br>skills such as home management, technology, braille and cane travel.<br>You have to follow nfb philosophy there though. You have to train as a<br>blind<br><br>person even being legally blind with stable vision; you have to wear<br>sleepshades in training.<br>You have to take all classes.<br><br>Now, cleveland sight center does not force you to take classes you<br>already<br>are proficient in; like if you know braille, you don't have to take it.<br>CSC<br><br>also has a call center training program for blind people who want to work<br>at<br><br>call centers and really works to find clients jobs.<br>They offer the same classes but without NFB philosophy and sleepshades<br>are<br>optional. Also, they have apartments which I find appealing.<br><br>So that is a bit about types of centers and the nfb ones. If interested<br>in<br>nfb centers, I encourage you to call the center staff as they are happy<br>to<br>talk about their centers.<br><br>Ashley<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Brooke Evans<br>Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:52 PM<br>To: Community Service Discussion List<br>Cc: Community Service Discussion List<br>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Cleveland site center.<br><br>Darian,<br><br>Could you explain a bit more on NFB training centers, please? I've only<br>heard of this just now from your post.<br><br>Much appreciation.<br>Brooke<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 22, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Darian <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Ashley,<br>Just curious, have you considered training at one of our Nfb centers?<br>Darian.<br><br>This electronic message has been brought to you by my mobile device.<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 22, 2014, at 6:15 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"<br><<a href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>Cheryl,<br>You used the first person. So do you work or volunteer for CSC? If so,<br>we<br><br>really should talk.<br>I was considering going there for training. This is very valuable info<br>and thanks for sharing. I did not realize that CSC had so many blind<br>and<br><br>sighted volunteers, not only to support the students, but also lead<br>recreation and literacy classes. Maybe once I do training there, I<br>should<br><br>get a job at the camp, as I love seeing kids grow and give them<br>opportunities their overprotective parents probably do not give them to<br>do activities.<br><br>Ashley<br><br>-----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Fields<br>Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:27 PM<br>To: Community Service Discussion List<br>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for<br>thecommunityservicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br>Ashley, I am thinking about Americore too.<br>My friend, Stanley, provides training for csc consumers on adaptive<br>technology. These consumers are in our supportive employment programs<br>or literacy programs. He and his supervisor recently are providing<br>introductory instruction on mobile devices. When he was with Americore<br>one of his jobs was to support braille instructors during classes<br>provided at csc.<br>Cleveland Sight Center may be an agency to consider inviting to the<br>convention. It is unique, there are more than 15 blind/lowvision<br>employees on staff, entire staff is approx. 100. The agency houses a<br>call center where there are some additional blind employees, these<br>people are not csc employees. The agency has several contracts to<br>provide call center services and they are employees of those various<br>companies. Some work from home, training is at the agency or can be<br>accessed on line. I can provide contact information if you want to<br>connect.<br>Several employees presented /participated, not sure, at the national<br>convention employment seminar last year in Orlando. Like many not for<br>profits, csc could not function without the many volunteers, a large<br>number of them are consumers. Some things that agency<br>volunteers/consumers do, I facilitate a book discussion, someone else<br>instructs line dancing, others provide braille instruction to those<br>not in employment or literacy programs, instruction in crochet and<br>other crafts. We have a camp located in Chardon Ohio and it employs<br>blind and sighted persons 18 years and up, this is a perfect summer<br>job for college students and has the potential for full time permanent<br>employment after graduation. We employ 2 rehab teachers that are<br>blind, there are guide dogs and canes all around the building, smiles.<br>Another program administer by a blind staff person is Share the<br>Vision, this provides Peer support for those that have recently lost<br>their vision. It is a wonderful program that everyone can participate<br>in, the only qualifications are you must be blind and have a<br>telephone! I'll stop here because this could go on for a long time,<br>as you can tell I am quite proud of the rehabilitation, recreation,<br>staff and volunteers at csc!<br><br>Until Next Time!<br><br>Cheryl<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 2/22/14, Catherine Michele Mitchell <<a href="mailto:michmitch66@gmail.com">michmitch66@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>Thanks Chris. I will definitely look that up.<br><br>Michele Mitchell<br>Tupperware Consultant<br>781-790-3627<br><a href="http://www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch">www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch</a><br><br>On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:38 PM, Cheryl Fields<br><<a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a>><br>wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Hello Everyone,<br>Thank you for blog information. I think we should all write an<br>article,<br>smiles!<br>I am sharing this information with my friend that had the experience<br>with Americor that led to employment.<br><br>Cheryl<br><br><blockquote type="cite">On 2/21/14, Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW <<a href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">peace05@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>Sure I'll be glad to! Where should I start.<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Darian<br>To: Community Service Discussion List<br>Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:07 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for<br>thecommunityservicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br><br>Would you be willing to write about this on the community service<br>group<br>blog.?<br><br>This electronic message has been brought to you by my mobile device.<br><br>On Feb 21, 2014, at 12:30 AM, "Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW"<br><<a href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">peace05@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>Hello Ashley, I did what is called the Americort Vista program. I<br>was<br>paid a stifen every two weeks. This program is strickly<br>administrative<br>work.<br>However there is an area in Americort called direct service in which<br>you<br>can<br>work directly with students. This service is usually offered in<br>schools<br>working hands-on. As a Americort vista member I was the<br>coordinator<br><br>for<br>a<br>youth transition program. I emplimented a high school High tech<br>program<br>for<br>students with disabilities. I developed a employment readiness<br>program<br>preparing students for a summer job for six weeks. The workshops<br>consisted<br>of mock interviews, how to dress appropriately on job, time<br>management<br>etc.<br>After the students completed the program; I worked with professional<br>people<br>in the community who interviewed each student and provided<br>constructive<br>feedback. I raised all mony and each of 10 students were paid 600<br>dollars<br>for a period of six weeks. In addition to that, I also worked on the<br>disaster prepareness team, and went to homes of people with<br>disabilities,<br>and delivered emergency kits. Before leaving Americort I applied for<br>a<br>grant<br>to continue the High School High Tec program and got approved.<br> ----- Original Message -----<br> From: Ashley Bramlett<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:09 PM<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the<br>communityservicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br><br> Denyce,<br> That is great. Do you mind telling me a bit about your americorp<br>experience on or off list.<br> What program did you do? Do you have to be in college or recently<br>graduated to do it?<br> Did you learn a lot from it? were you paid? this is something<br>I've<br>considered as I have not found a job; I love to help people and<br>maybe<br>americorps would not only give me hands on experience but also set<br>me<br>apart<br>from<br> the rest of the applicant pool when I look for work; btw, I did<br>have<br>internships but the internships did not give me enough substantive<br>experience I need.<br><br> Ashley<br><br> From: Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW<br> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:57 PM<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the<br>communityservicegroup seminar at national convention<br><br> Hello, I did two years in the Americorp. Americorp main office<br>for<br>Florida is located in Orlando. It would be nice to have someone<br>from<br>their<br>office come and speak about some success services of blind people<br>who<br>have<br>attended the program in florida.<br> ----- Original Message -----<br> From: Darian Smith<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 5:24 PM<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the<br>community<br>servicegroup seminar at national convention<br><br> Hi all,<br> The overall focus will be on celebrating 20 years of<br>AmeriCorps,<br>and the service work that the blind have themselves contributed to<br>the<br>success of the program and the impact the program has had on those<br>who<br>have<br>served.<br> We are inviting those who have served in AmeriCorps programs<br>to<br>share a bit about their experiences, what they've given, gained and<br>the<br>perceptions they believe they changed of the blind.<br> This will not constitute the entirety of the seminar, but it<br>will<br>have a place of prominence on the agenda.<br> we are looking into inviting service agencies to spend a few<br>minutes<br>talking about their programs and how attendees may involve<br>themselves<br>in<br>service via what they have to offer.<br> I believe we are targeting the following agencies: the red<br>cross,<br>big brothers big sisters, habitat for humanity and hands on<br>network.<br>we'll<br>probably ask them to introduce themselves to the attendees and ask<br>them<br>to<br>table in the back of the room should individuals have further<br>questions<br>regarding involvement in their local communities Hopefully we will<br>use<br>this<br>opportunity to develop relationships with these agencies that we<br>can<br>cultivate over the coming years.<br><br> Hopefully we can delve deeper into possible partnerships with<br>these<br>agencies in the future. We could even look into the possibilities<br>this<br>year, but that depends on the interest a committed soul or two has<br>in<br>seeing that it happens. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of an<br>undertaking<br>and such folks are proving to be in short supply at the moment.<br> We have had some great help in finding the agencies and<br>AmeriCorps<br>alumni federationests, and this has proven to be invaluable effort<br>and<br>results-based action that those who have stepped up should be<br>proud<br>of.<br> I'm thinking we are still a few presenters away from this<br>being<br>the<br>best seminar yet.<br> We also might be electing a slate of officers and board<br>members.<br>If<br>this is true we will have to make some time for this and upon<br>completion<br>of<br>the meeting we will have become a division of the national<br>federation<br><br>of<br>the<br>blind.<br> we will see how those details work out because we are still a<br>ways<br>from convention.<br> I hope this helps people help us find some great additions to<br>the<br>agenda<br> Best,<br> Darian<br> On Feb 17, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Cheryl Fields<br><<a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br> Ashly,<br><br> Yes, I think the hands on training may work better for next<br>year.<br>When<br> the red Cross is contacted the conversation, audio<br>description<br>for<br> videos, could begin at that time. It may take some time to<br>have<br>them<br> see the advantage in added it to their materials. I should<br>have<br>added<br> that this is a long range goal.<br> I want to hear about your experience, it may be valuable to<br>hear<br> before the contact is made. smiles<br><br> Cheryl<br><br> On 2/17/14, Ashley Bramlett <<a href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</a>><br>wrote:<br><br> Cheryl,<br> It's a good idea. I agree with you it needs registeration<br>and<br>limit the<br> size of the workshops so they can give you all hands on<br>instruction more<br> easily.<br> However, not everyone is open to the commitment to do<br>first<br>aid or cpr<br> training.<br> Think of how busy convention gets.<br><br> Time may be unavailable on either the hotel side or the<br>convention<br> participants side to do it.<br> It may be easier to plan a shorter hands on service<br>activity.<br><br> If you do contact them, I hope red cross is open to<br>adaptations.<br> Unfortunatly, I had a bad experience attempting to<br>volunteer<br>in<br>their local<br> office though and volunteering did not work out. I'll write<br>about later<br> perhaps.<br><br> If I were planning something to do at convention, I'd<br>probably<br>pick the<br> hygene or food kits idea instead.<br> I'm just thinking about the convention group and all the<br>things<br>going on<br> there and the wide interest areas among conventioneers.<br><br> Ashley<br><br><br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Cheryl Fields<br> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 3:35 PM<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for the<br>community<br> servicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br> Hi Everyone!<br><br> Great ideas! The cpr and first aid classes are a wonderful<br>idea<br>and<br> may require some registration.<br> Think about working with the Red cross to provide audio<br>description<br> for all of the classes they use vvideos for. I'm not sure<br>how<br> difficult it would be, most movies are audio described and<br>most<br>places<br> update materials on a regular basis so, it's worth asking.<br>This<br>would<br> benefit us across the country!<br><br> Cheryl F.<br><br> On 2/17/14, Darian <<a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br> Hi Serena,<br> It sounds really cool!<br> Tell me all about it! What's the name of the<br>organization?<br>How<br>did you get<br> involved? Why did you get involved?<br> Darian<br><br> This electronic message has been brought to you by my<br>mobile<br>device.<br><br><br> On Feb 16, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Serena Nickell<br><<a href="mailto:scnickell1980@gmail.com">scnickell1980@gmail.com</a>><br> wrote:<br><br> Hi, I recently began volunteering with an organization<br>that<br>helps the<br> homeless. In addition to the above items we also give<br>out<br>small<br> flashlights and batteries (usually AA and AAA).<br> Serena<br><br><br> Sent from my iPhone<br><br><br> On Feb 16, 2014, at 10:09 AM, "Michelle Clark"<br><<a href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br><br> Hi Michelle,<br><br> Here is a list of the items we generally add. Also,<br>at<br>the<br>bottom, I<br> added a<br> draft of a letter I sent out to just people on my<br>email<br>list and the<br> Chapter. Hope it helps anyone who is interested in<br>doing<br>something like<br> this.<br><br> One other thing we do when we get large bottles of<br>lotion,<br>shampoo, ect<br> is<br> we hold them out and make up a gift type bag to give<br>out<br>as a special<br> gift.<br> My Church has a Christmas Party for a few local<br>Women's<br>Shelters and we<br> give<br> to them as well. This year, they had so much stuff<br>left<br>over they gave<br> the<br> rest to our Chapter!<br><br> Items we include:<br><br> 1. Wash cloths<br> 2. Soap<br> 3. Toothpaste<br> 4. Toothbrushes<br> 5. Lotion or petroleum jelly<br> 6. Shampoo<br> 7. Conditioner<br> 8. Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<br> In the past we have gotten a mixture of things such<br>as:<br> Toilet paper<br> Mens deodorant<br> Women's deodorant<br> Sanitary items<br> Combs<br><br><br> Draft Letter:<br><br> Hello,<br><br> The National Harbor Chapter of the National<br>Federation<br>of<br>the Blind of<br> Maryland is a non-profit group of blind persons<br>striving<br>to help others<br> in<br> the Prince Georges County area who happen to be<br>blind<br>and low vision.<br> We<br> help one another through advocacy, outreach,<br>networking,<br>and sharing.<br> Also,<br> in the vision of our National Headquarters, we not<br>only<br>help ourselves,<br> we<br> help others.<br><br> This, in our fourth year, we will continue in our<br>outreach<br>to others<br> with<br> a<br> toiletries drive to donate Hygiene Kits to homeless<br>persons. As we did<br> last<br> year through an array of generous donations, we were<br>able<br>to give out<br> approximately 120 bags of toiletries to assist<br>persons<br>who<br>are in a<br> state<br> of homelessness. In addition, we were able to donate<br>additional kits to<br> a<br> local church that regularly visits a shelter for<br>women<br>and<br>children.<br><br> Since homelessness is on the rise and help is needed,<br>our<br>continual goal<br> is<br> to combine hygiene kits and distribute them to as<br>many<br>as<br>we can. We are<br> partnering with a local non-profit agency that runs<br>shelters and feed<br> homeless persons in Prince Georges County. They<br>distribute<br>these items<br> when<br> a person enters the shelters. We are asking your<br>assistance with<br> donations<br> of toiletry items that will help us in this effort<br>and<br>please forward<br> this<br> message to anyone you feel will assist.<br><br> In specific we are asking for any combination of:<br> 1. Soap<br> 2. Shampoo<br> 3. Lotion<br> 4. Conditioner<br> 5. Toothbrushes<br> 6. Toothpaste<br> 7. Washcloths<br> 8. Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<br> 9. Socks<br> 10. Grooming items<br> 11. Sanitary items<br> 12. Any additional small item you feel a person<br>living<br>in the state<br> of<br> homelessness can use<br><br> If you and/or your organization are able to assist us<br>in<br>this effort,<br> please<br> let me know by contacting me directly by either email<br>at<br><a href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</a><br> or<br> via telephone at 301 583-8585 evenings or 202<br>720-1560<br>days by November<br> 14th. We will be compiling these items on the<br>Saturday<br>before<br> Thanksgiving. Your contribution will be tax<br>deductable<br>and<br>help in the<br> lives<br> of those who are in situations other than which we<br>live.<br><br> To find out more about what we do, please visit our<br>National website at:<br> <a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a> or our State website at <a href="http://www.nfbmd.org/">www.nfbmd.org</a>.<br>You<br>may<br>also "like"<br> us<br> as<br> the National Harbor Chapter on our new Face Book<br>page.<br><br> Sincerely Yours,<br><br><br> Michelle Clark<br> President<br> National Harbor Chapter<br> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<br><br> "Changing what it means to be blind in Prince Georges<br>County!"<br><br><br><br><br><br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Community-service<br>[<a href="mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] On<br> Behalf of Catherine Michele Mitchell<br> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:35 AM<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Cc: Community Service Discussion List<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas for<br>the<br>community<br> servicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br> I also really like the idea of putting some kind of<br>kits<br>together as a<br> project at the convention.<br><br> I would also like to ask those of you who do this<br>already<br>in your<br> chapters<br> or affiliates to please email me lists of items you<br>include in whatever<br> kit<br> you are making. I want to add materials like this to<br>our<br>resource bank<br> to<br> help other people do these kinds of projects.<br><br> Thanks, everyone!<br><br> Michele Mitchell<br> NFB Community Service Group<br> Research and Resource Committee Chair<br><br> Tupperware Consultant<br> 781-790-3627<br> <a href="http://www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch">www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch</a><br><br> On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Cheryl Fields<br><<a href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</a>><br> wrote:<br><br><br> I love the idea of hygene kits for the homeless.<br>Our<br>chapter collected<br> toiletries for a women's shelter last year, but we<br>did<br>not assemble<br> the items. The shelter was glad to receive the gift<br>but<br>we could have<br> saved them some time.<br> I will suggest this when we do it again, sounds<br>like<br>fun!<br><br> Providing a hands on opportunity for convention<br>attendees is fantastic!<br><br> Cheryl<br><br> On 2/15/14, Denise Shaible<br><<a href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</a>><br>wrote:<br> I like the idea of emergency preparedness. I<br>know<br>the<br>Red Cross has<br> some<br> information on that and we all need to know about<br>it.<br>I also like the<br><br> idea<br><br><br> of the Red Cross providing small first aid kits.<br>I<br>remember buying<br> one<br><br> when<br><br><br> I took my first aid class when I lived in Ft.<br>Lauderdale, FL. I don't<br><br> know<br><br><br> if they would provide them but, I'm wondering if<br>we<br>could assemble<br> them<br><br> if<br><br> we know what we need to put in them and then we<br>could<br>give them to our<br> members or whoever we wish to give them to.<br><br> I really like the idea of having someone speak<br>about<br>programs to feed<br> the<br> hungry or doing a service project with a local<br>food<br>bank. I don't<br> know<br><br> why<br><br><br> we couldn't help put bags of food together. Yes,<br>it's<br>an assembly<br> line<br><br> job<br><br><br> but, we do it at my church and we're able to feed<br>between 50 and 100<br><br> persons<br><br><br> each month. It's rewarding to know we're doing<br>anything to help and<br> to<br> promote the fact that we want to give not just<br>get.<br><br> Regards,<br><br> Denise<br><br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Michelle Clark<br> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 10:21 AM<br> To: 'Community Service Discussion List'<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas<br>for<br>the<br>community<br> servicegroupseminar at national convention<br><br> Here in Maryland, my Chapter did reach out to the<br>local agency and<br> they<br> provided emergency kits several years ago. As<br>time<br>has<br>elapsed and<br><br> budgets<br><br> have shrunk, I find that is not happening<br>anymore.<br>I<br>am thinking<br> someone<br> locally would have to initiate that? It would be<br>important for us to<br> get<br> the information and to tie it in with serving an<br>external group to get<br><br> the<br><br> information as well.<br><br> Michelle<br><br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Community-service<br>[<a href="mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:community-service-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]<br> On<br> Behalf Of Cheryl Fields<br> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:53 AM<br> To: Community Service Discussion List<br> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking ideas<br>for<br>the<br>community<br> service<br> groupseminar at national convention<br><br> Hello,<br><br> Having the Red Cross is a great idea. In addition<br>to<br>the first aid,<br> ask if they provide disaster preparedness. It<br>would<br>be<br>good to have<br> this information available, most people are not<br>prepared and if they<br> need to evacuate may not know what the designated<br>safe<br>places are. it<br> could be taken a step further and provide back<br>packs<br>with most items<br> inside, if the budget allows for this.<br><br> Another idea is to plant a sensory garden at one<br>of<br>the convention<br> host hotels in Florida, since we are spending a<br>few<br>years there.<br> Plants and other materials can be donated from<br>local<br>garden centers.<br><br> I happen to be working on a similar event in<br>Cleveland<br>and another<br> idea from 1 of our brainstorming sessions was a<br>mural.<br>Making it<br> visible to the community sending a clear positive<br>message about the<br> blind. The Cleveland chapter has a on going<br>project,<br>we volunteer at<br> the Cleveland food Bank re packing produce for<br>distribution and while<br> working with the food bank a community produce<br>distribution can be<br> arranged. It is rewarding and can be lots of fun!<br><br> Have a great weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!<br><br> CherylOn 2/14/14, Denise Shaible<br><<a href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</a>> wrote:<br><br> Darian,<br><br> We spoke sometime ago about having a<br>Representative<br>of the Red Cross<br><br> give<br><br> a<br><br> presentation on first aid. Are you still<br>interested<br>in that? Please<br><br> let<br><br> me<br><br> know and I'll start researching it. Also, if<br>you<br>know any details<br> about<br><br> our<br><br> seminar, please send that as well. 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