[nabs-l] getting the interest of young people

Sat Jan 8 00:30:20 UTC 2011

I am the secretary of the Massachusetts Association of Blind Students 
division. I created a facebook page and have 28 members. Most of them haven't 
gone to a meeting, but that's no fault of there's. We haven't had a meeting 
since the creation of the page, but hopefully when we do have the next 
meeting, many of them will show up.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] getting the interest of young people

> Hi Debbie,
>
> I'm a friend of Julie's and also one of the people in St. Louis who is 
> interested in helping to build the Missouri student division and recruit 
> younger members. You can e-mail me off list as well if you would like:
>
> christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net
>
> Christine Parsons
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 5:15 PM
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] getting the interest of young people
>
>> Hi Debbie.  My name is Julie, and I am a member of the St. Louis
>> chapter.  There are a small group of us "young people" who would like
>> to work building the student division back up in Missouri.  I am
>> currently a colege student, and I would like to do what I can to help
>> recruit more young people and students.  You can email me off list if
>> you would like.
>>
>> kaybaycar at gmail.com
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> On 1/7/11, Anita Adkins <aadkins7 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm Anita, and I don't live in Missouri. However, I am 33, but I joined 
>>> when
>>> I was in my twenties because I felt it was important for students to 
>>> have
>>> their textbooks in Braille and I wanted to assist with that. I am hoping
>>> that Braille will become a priority for college students and working
>>> students now, but I realize that will take time. The other reason I went 
>>> was
>>> to be around other blind people. Can your group do activities, such as
>>> bowling, games, or etc. that might bring people into it? The other 
>>> thought I
>>> have is the availability of transportation for blind people in your 
>>> area.
>>> Unfortunately, that is not the case in my area, and our bus system does 
>>> not
>>> function after 5. Our meetings are in the evenings and are not over in 
>>> time
>>> for me to catch a bus. Actually, they aren't even started prior to the 
>>> bus
>>> stopping. So that may be another concern combined with lack of blindness
>>> skills training. Is their a driver who could pick people up. Door prizes
>>> might also work. Just some thoughts. Anita
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 12:31 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] getting the interest of young people
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello students. I am the membership chair in the state of Missouri. It 
>>>> is
>>>> very obvious that our affiliate is aging, and there is not tremendous
>>>> growth in the under thirty-five age group. I am looking for input and 
>>>> any
>>>> suggestions as to what interests, and makes people in this age group
>>>> interested in joining the federation and interested in being a part of 
>>>> a
>>>> grassroots organization such as ours.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell me why you came to a meeting? After coming what made you 
>>>> join
>>>>
>>>> and get involved? Do you see different issues that we should be working 
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>> that would help in getting some people involved?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Any input would be most
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Debbie Wunder
>>>>
>>>> 573 874 1774 home
>>>>
>>>> 573 529 2008 AT&T cell
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Julie McG
>> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
>> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
>> Eyes for the Blind
>>
>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>> life."
>> John 3:16
>>
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