[Nfb-krafters-korner] Dixie and all members

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I do recall a bit of that conversation.  I don't know who had made the  
comment, but it was not me.  I think  someone had mentioned about  groups 
making blocks and then putting them together and donating them to some  cause.  I 
also remember someone saying we could do something like that and  possibley 
raffle it off at Convention.
 
I did not have any comment, but I am glad folks share there ideas with all  
of us here.
 
The last time fund raising was brought up to mewas a suggestion of having  
tote bags made up with Krafters Korner on them to sell at NFB Convention in  
Florida.  The price was too high in my opinion and since this year was a  
bit questionable about folks being at convention and volunteering to help  
organize plans nothing was followed thru.
 
The last Fund raiser we have was 2 years back and we had ceramic pins  
designed especially for the Krafters Division and we sold them in the exhibit  
hall and the Members meeting in Detroit, these pins were paid for by the  
division.  The year before that I had different ceramic pins made for the  
division and I paid for them.  They were sold at Convention in Dallas and  in 
the exhibit hall and that was our first year.   I did not take any  money out 
of the treasurery   The money was put into our  treasurery.   We also had 
some folks that donated some knitted or  crocheted small bags and we used them 
as door prizes at the member meeting. Last  year we had pins left over from 
the 2 years prior and we sold those pins.
 
 
I encourage fund raising ideas for the NFB Krafters Division.  
 
I  have paid out of my own pocket for advertising the NFB Krafters  
Division.
 
The only money that we have collected besides the membership annual dues is 
 the rental fee of a table at the NFB Krafters Division at the last 3 
Conventions  [Detroit, Dallas and Florida]
 
Please keep in mind that the NFB Krafters Division began 3 years ago and  
this was the 4th Convention that we participated in.    Yes, I  had started 
the list serve 10 months prior to our first division meeting in  Dallas and 
that is when we created a constitution for the division and voted in  
officers.  We had less then 30 people at that first meeting and not  everyone 
joined the division at that time.
 
Some divisions have only one meeting a year.  At their annual meeting  at 
NFB Convention and they pay for guest speakers or have awards and recognition 
 to their outstanding active members of the division.  We have to have a 
lot  more in our treasurery before we can afford to do anything like that.  
 
So please do keep your ideas coming and it has been suggested that the NFB  
Krafters Division have a few more open members meeting  which I will  plan.
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com