[NABS-L] Membership Recap: Nuggets vs. Noshes

[Alycia Howard]

Noshes

Alycia Howard, Secretary of the Minnesota Association of Blind Students, a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, www.nfbmn.org. 
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> On Nov 22, 2020, at 10:41 PM, André Hill via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> If you hit reply to this email it goes to the NABS Listserv. You have to
> hit reply all and delete the email in the "to" spot or email it directly to
> Robert  because he is Cced
> 
>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 10:54 PM Robert Parsons via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings Friends!
>> 
>> First, I want to thank you all for the wonderful membership meeting. Your
>> enthusiasm, knowledge, and cultural awareness made this one of the most
>> memorable meetings of 2020 for me. As promised, I am here with the email
>> space for you to vote on the name of our next project.
>> For those who were unable to make the call, the fundraising committee, in
>> tandem with diversity and inclusion, are in talks of expanding our NABS
>> cookbook series. In this additional volume, we will be highlighting the
>> diversity of our group and the cultural diffusion that is so prevalent in
>> the division by presenting recipes and anecdotes about different culturally
>> unique efficiency dishes. This is something that will be focused on next
>> year, but tonight we introduced the initiative and held a debate between
>> two members on what the name of the newest volume would be: Nabs Nuggets or
>> Nabs Noshes.
>> NABS Nuggets was defended by Josh, who explained the universal acceptance
>> of the nugget by businesses and restaurant chains. He advocated for the
>> name because as a fundraising effort, we would be more likely to turn a
>> profit for our efforts.
>> NABS Noshes was defended by Mausam. She argued that because the term
>> "nosh" originated in the U.K. and means a small amount, it is knowledge
>> that members may have not known before and it would intrigue them to read
>> more. She also advocated that this is the type of diversity and inclusion
>> that our committee and membership hopes to depict anyway so it is the best
>> name for this endeavor.
>> Now I need your help. As NABS is a platform for student voices to be
>> heard, I challenge each of you to use the "reply" button to send me a vote
>> for what you believe the name of the project should be. Remember, this is
>> an anonymous vote, so please don't hit "reply all." I will tally these
>> votes and provide an official announcement at 12pm EST tomorrow afternoon.
>> I look forward to reading your votes and thanks again for making our
>> division amazing.
>> 
>> With Love,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Robert Parsons Jr.
>> Board Member, National Association of Blind Students
>> 
>> 
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