[Massachusetts-NFB] Join me in planning our 2025 Bell Academy of Massachusetts

[Jennifer Bose]

Hi, Stephanie. Thanks for the email about planning the BELL Academy. I
enjoyed volunteering and would like to do so again or possibly be a more
involved teacher. (If I plan early enough, I could work out the time with
my employer this summer to commit to the BELL program for those weeks.)
What do you think? Looking forward to being on the call on November 10th!

Jen

On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 6:04 PM Stephanie Paoli via Massachusetts-NFB <
massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Greetings Federation Family,
> We had such a great time during  our 2024 Bell Academy and we are getting
> ready to start planning our next one! However, we would like your thoughts
> and suggestions as we plan for next year.  Whether you volunteered, are
> thinking of volunteering, or just want to bring your ideas to the table, I
> invite you to join me in the process.  There will be no commitment, and
> it’s not required to volunteer at the Bell Academy in order to participate
> in the meetings.  I will be holding a meeting each month, and each will
> address a specific topic of the program that is going to be worked on
> throughout that  month, for example, dates/ location, field trips, fun
> activities, volunteer training, fundraising, etc.  I will send an email
> about  two weeks ahead of each meeting  containing the  topic we'll  be
> discussing.  All will be welcome to join and provide input, and if anyone
>  wants to volunteer to reach out to places or be part of each  months
>  preparations, they will  be more than welcome to, but are absolutely not
> required to do so. November’s topic  will be dates and location.  The
> meeting will be held  on Sunday, November 10 at 6 PM . For now,  meetings
> will be on the second Sunday of each month at 6 PM. There’s usually a lot
> going on during the week, so I thought the weekend would be better suited
> for these meetings.  We will be using the zoom link for the state which I
> will send in my reminder email closer to the date.   In the  meantime,
>  feel free to reach out to me with any questions.  I’m very excited and
> looking forward to getting our 2025 Bell Academy preparations started with
> all of you!   Let’s go build the National Federation Of The Blind Of
> Massachusetts!
>
> Stephanie Barrera Valdes
>
> Coordinator, NFB BELL Academy of Massachusetts
>
> Find more info or register at:
>
> https://nfb.org/programs-services/education/nfb-bellr-academy/massachusetts
>
> President, Massachusetts Parents of Blind Children.
>
> A proud division of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts
>
> 781-839-0628
>
> Stephanie.p.valdes at gmail.com
>
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