[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times back to Dixie

Fri Jan 7 17:13:18 UTC 2011

Shouldn't a board member be an ACTIVE participant in the group? What is up 
with this? HOW can anyone be a board member who is not interested enough to 
be active? Just wondering?????
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gail Smith" <mail.gailsmith at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times back to Dixie


> Dixie, most of the board members don't participate very often on the
> Krafters Korner list.  As for your question about having to attend an
> convention to be a member of the board the answer is: No.
>
> Gail
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 9:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times
>
>
> Cindy,
>
> Who are the members of the board?  Is it only the executive board, or are
> there also a board of directors?
> I believe that Joyce is President and Audrey secretary, but those are the
> only members I am aware of.  I am   assuming since you posted this you 
> must
> be on the board also?   How does one get on the board?  Must one attend
> convention to be able to be part of the board?
>
>
>
>
>
> Dixie
> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 3:35 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times
>
> Eileen,
>
> I am NOT speaking for the board in this message. However, I want to assure
> you that your questions and complaints have not fallen on deaf ears. As 
> you
> stated, the leadership needs to make the final decision. Until that 
> decision
> is made, you cannot receive an answer. The board does not meet daily or
> weekly, so a decision cannot be made within a single day.
>
> You will be contacted when things are finalized.
>
> As to Joyce's comment about wanting to hear from the instructors, you are
> only one instructor and we want to know why the other instructors or
> potential instructors are not joining the discussion because it doesn't
> matter what time students would like classes if there are no instructors
> available to teach them at alternate times.
>
> This topic was started as a way to hear from the membership and create a
> list of times that we might be able to fill in the future. No one on the
> board or in the division expects you as ONE instructor to find a way to 
> fill
> all of these times. You have been a great instructor and provided a 
> valuable
> resource to this division. There have been many students that have 
> benefited
> from your classes.
>
> Cindy S.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Eileen Scrivani
>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:43 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times
>>
>>
>> Joyce:
>>
>> besides seneding you three private emails on this topic, I am
>> an instructor
>> who has posted thoughts on the subject of class recordings,
>> but my messages
>> to the divison leadeership has fallen on deaf ears.
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:04 PM
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times
>>
>> > I am back online with JAWS working 100% so now I can reply to the
>> > emails.
>> >
>> > After listening to all the email regarding classes and after
>> > discussing this with the board members of the NFB Krafters
>> Division I
>> > would like others to  know our thoughts.
>> >
>> > We defintely have grown and spread not only within the USA,
>> but around
>> > the globe.  We want to continue our growth and bring
>> Krafters Korner
>> > every where there is a need for  us to learn, share and teach each
>> > other the crafting skills of this group.
>> >
>> > With all that has been said it has proven that we need more
>> classes at
>> > different times.  After saying that we have the ability of
>> doing these
>> > classes, recording them and having students interact live with the
>> > teacher and other students.  Now we need to find a way to
>> do this at
>> > different times to
>> > include more people around the World.  We have heard from
>> friends in
>> > India,
>> > Australia, New Zealan, Canada and Alaska that have taken or
>> would love to
>> > take a  class, but the timing is not great for them.  I ask
>> each one of
>> > you to
>> > seriously think about what you would like from Krafters
>> Korner and if one
>> > of  your answers are take classes like others, then I ask
>> you to please
>> > contact me  off list.  _Blindhands at aol.com_
>> (mailto:Blindhands at aol.com)
>> > I would like to work with you to make this happen.
>> >
>> > While this conversation went on there was not much comments
>> being made
>> > from
>> > our teachers regarding this and I would also like to hear from the
>> > teachers off  list.  We do have teachers living in
>> different time zones
>> > and maybe
>> > some of  them would be willing to try different times for
>> classes.  I need
>> > to
>> > hear  from the teachers.
>> >
>> > The question has been brought up why and who picked classes to be
>> > during the week starting at 8 p.m.  When Krafters Korner
>> first started
>> > out the list was small and most folks were living on the East coast
>> > and Central time
>> > zone.  Laurie Porter did our first class and it was a
>> beading class.   I
>> > had
>> > asked  our list people what time and weekend or during the
>> week would
>> > be best and that is how we started out.  We did try classes on the
>> > weekend during the day and in the evening and in the evening during
>> > the week.  We  had more folks show up for a class in the evening
>> > during the week.  When classes
>> > began we would maybe have 3or 4 and maybe 5 people at a
>> class.   That did
>> > include the teacher and me in those numbers.  Now look at
>> the  attendence
>> > of a
>> > class.
>> >
>> > So please contact me off list and let's work together to
>> develop this
>> > further.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Joyce  Kane
>> > _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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