[il-talk] Fw: Requesting June 21st Student Event Drivers!

Tue Jun 17 04:16:58 UTC 2014

Below is a message I have forwarded from Christopher Meyer of the Indiana student chapter.  As he explains, Illinois and Indiana are planning a joint activity at the Indiana Dunes on July Sunday, 20.  Everything is in place except the drivers.  We need to find folks who are willing to drive students and some adult mentors to the Dunes and back.  If a driver has a van, all the better!  Think about your friends and relations who have valid driver’s licenses.  Think about your colleagues, and some of the people you know from church.  Your neighbor downstairs?  The guy across the street who just retired and says he’s always looking for things to do?  This promises to be a wonderful day.  Let’s make it happen!

Debbie

From: Christopher Meyer [mailto:chsmeyer at umail.iu.edu] 
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:56 PM
To: nfb-indiana at yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'Brown Ron'; pattischang at gmail.com; 'Robinson Rylie'; 'Glenn III'; 'Lillyman Brianna'; 'Ed Brown'
Subject: Requesting June 21st Student Event Drivers!

Dear Federation Family:

As you may know, the Indiana and Illinois student divisions are hosting a recruitment event this July at the Indiana Dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana (July 20, 2014). We are arranging travel for students to make it as easy as possible to attend, and requesting only $15 per student to cover gas and food costs. At present, we need to find sighted drivers to make this possible, preferably with minivans to get the most students there as possible. 

We have budgeted funds to cover round-trip gas (and tolls, for the group from Illinois that is joining us). We will provide $80-100 per vehicle to compensate drivers for their gas and time. 

Our greatest need for drivers (in order of where we expect the most students) is from Indianapolis, Muncie and Lafayette in Indiana, and Chicago, in Illinois. President Brown has encouraged me to reach out to the Muncie area chapter, and I am putting this message out to the entire state as well to reach the widest audience as this is a statewide event. 

How can you help? Please pass on this request to your sighted friends and family, especially those with previous Federation involvement whom we can trust. Each driver can expect to fill their vehicle with students, drive 2-3 hours each way (leaving 10AM and returning 10PM on July 20th), and have a representative from our student division along to keep things running smoothly. Each driver will be asked to pick up students along the way (but not too far out of their way). We are doing this to make travel as easy as possible for everybody. We will also cover lunch, dinner and ice cream in Michigan City for said driver.

Our event flyer will go out very soon. We will have registration through July 13th, and then have all travel plans arranged by June 17th, meaning drivers should have a good idea of what to expect several days before Sunday, July 20th. We are looking for 1 or 2 drivers from Indianapolis, 1 from Muncie area, and perhaps one from Lafayette. (We will fill vans by demand). We are looking for two or three vans from Chicago or the Chicagoland area. If you know anyone suitable, please bring this to their attention and have them contact me as soon as possible. We look forward to your support!

Best Wishes from Your Student Divisions,

Christopher Meyer

President, Indiana Association of Blind Students

chsmeyer at indiana.edu | (765) 480-2978

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