[Nfb-krafters-korner] classes and times

slery slerythema at insightbb.com
Fri Jan 7 17:45:43 UTC 2011 

Dixie and others,

The board members and their email addresses are posted on the website. There
is a wealth of information available at any hour of the day.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 10:09 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> 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/)
> > > Blindhands at AOL.com _______________________________________________
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