[Mn-at-large] Weekly update, July 22

[David Andrews]

>
>Greetings, fellow Federationists,
>This weekend, we celebrated the career of Becky Bergmann, the home 
>management instructor at BLIND Inc. from October 2006 until June of 
>this year. Becky had a well-attended, lively party, and there she 
>shared her reflections on her past 12 years. It is worth noting that 
>Becky served nearly 300 students and more than 80 staff members and 
>SSB trainees. Many of you, I'm sure, were students of hers. I was 
>myself when I first moved here.
>In addition to her many accomplishments at BLIND Inc., Becky has 
>also been a strong presence in the National Federation of the Blind 
>of Minnesota. She has been at numerous metro chapter parties to help 
>run kitchen logistics, and, perhaps most impressively, she 
>coordinated numerous students over the years as they prepared items 
>for our annual bake auction, one of our largest fundraisers.
>Thank you, Becky, for being a member of NFBMN. We look forward to 
>continuing to have you as a strong force in our organization.
>
>Board Meeting
>We held our board of directors meeting on Monday via conference 
>call. Thank you to everyone who was present. There, we discussed 
>upcoming work for the organization, our fundraising and membership 
>committees, and ways in which we can bring our members and leaders 
>closer together. If you have ideas for other things we can do, I 
>welcome your input.
>Our next board meeting will be the morning of August 4 here in the 
>Twin Cities.
>
>Walk for Opportunity
>The Walk for Opportunity is getting closer. We have now obtained 
>this year's flyers, and they will shortly be distributed to whomever 
>needs them and posted on our website. Our Walk for Opportunity is 
>one of our biggest fundraisers, so we'll need everyone's help to 
>make it a success.
>
>Social Media
>I now have two volunteers to begin writing social media content for 
>our affiliate. Be looking on Twitter and Facebook shortly to see 
>positive messaging about our organization, announcements about 
>upcoming events, spotlights on our members, and more. Thank you to 
>Sam Flax and Kayde Rieken for stepping forward and volunteering. Our 
>Twitter handle is @nfbmn, and you can find us on Facebook by 
>searching for National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota.
>
>Member Spotlight
>This week we get to know Kia Yang, the new home management 
>instructor at BLIND Inc. and a long-time member of the National 
>Federation of the Blind. If you would like to share your own story, 
>please write me.
>
>Kia came to us from Massachusetts, where she grew up in a house as 
>the sixth of ten brothers and sisters. Because she and three of her 
>other siblings were all blind, they attended Summer camps and youth 
>activities together, earning them the moniker The Yang Gang.
>Kia is a graduate of BLIND Inc.'s full-time program, worked the 
>Summer programs as a counselor, and now has the task of serving as 
>the new home management instructor. I have no doubt she will be 
>fantastic in that area.
>In her spare time, Kia enjoys playing guitar and singing. She is 
>also a fluent Hmong speaker.
>
>Dates to Remember:
>    * August 4: affiliate Board of Directors Meeting
>    * August 25: BLIND Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
>    * September 22: Annual Walk for Opportunity
>    * November 16-18: Annual state Convention in St. Cloud
>
>Be well,
>Ryan
>
>Ryan Strunk, President
><mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org
>www.nfb.org
><http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org
>(612) 872-9363
>Live the life you Want.


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