[Fabs] NFB Pledge

[Jamie P.]

Not to be pedantic, but I've been a member of chapters in Colorado,
Florida, and California, and literally none of them do this. Obviously if
this is what folks want to do, go for it. But it's not a requirement and I
dont think most chapters recite anything so formal. What you do at chapter
meetings varies by region, but all of them at a minimum will listen to the
monthly presidential release, and then have some discussion either about
the release or about chapter activities, upcoming events, or what ever is
important that day. Many chapters have a social happy hour before or after
the meeting, but not all. As I've moved around the US, I've found that the
most successful chapters focus a lot on t h.g e interests of the members
and dont get too tied up in rigid formalities besides w h.g arts required
in the code of conduct and the org's constitution. Just some tips.

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 22:28 Z'Leah Liburd via FABS <fabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
> As we thrive to become an official division/chapter, there are a few things
> that we should know.
> For one, every chapter recites the NFB Pledge in the beginning of their
> meetings along with the roll call, the presidents,secretary and treasurer
> reports. As we evolve, we will do those cool things as well but for now we
> will start with resiting the NFB Pledge in the beginning of our meetings
> along with the roll call. Every meeting, one of the members will be asked
> to recite our pledge, so I thought that since we have are meeting tomorrow
> (or I guess later), I should share the NFB Pledge so everyone has something
> to follow along with. Here it is:
> NFB PLEDGE
>
>
> I pledge to participate actively
>
> *In the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind *
>
> *To achieve Equality, Opportunity, *
>
> *And Security for the blind;*
>
> *To support the policies and programs of the Federation;*
>
> *And to abide by its constitution.*
>
>
> *Can't wait to see and talk to you all at our meeting tomorrow!*
>
> *Yours Truly,*
>
> *Z'Leah *
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