[Nfb-krafters-korner] Krafters Korner Classes

[Blindhands at aol.com]

All upcoming classes are posted on our website with description, supplies,  
teacher's contact.  You must go over to our website:
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.KraftersKorner.org) 
to sign up for a class.
 
Announcements are put up on this list when a class has been posted on our  
website.  There is a cut off time for signing up.  All email classes  are 
cut off 1 week prior to the beginning of the first class.  Telephone  classes 
you have a few days closer to sign up, but since classes are usually  posted 
to our website 3 to 4 weeks before the beginning of the class, why delay  
your sign up.  Class lists are made and sent out to the teachers a few days  
prior to the beginning of each class   Email classes need time for the  
email lists to be cleaned out and new names added to the new list and that is  
done by the fellow who handles all of the email lists that NFB has.  That  is 
why we cut off 1 week before the beginning.
 
We encourage you to sign up for all classes that interest you and  
understand if it is a one night class and you can not make it, you are not  entitled 
to the recording or directions given by the teacher.  Our teachers  do not 
get paid and they volunteer their time for free.  They put a lot of  time 
and effort in preparing their classes, writing up directions[if they choose  
to do that] and teaching each of their students.  Many of them spend extra  
time giving one to one help, too.  So it is up to you to give them the  
courtesy of attending their class.  
 
in the past we had issues about class recordings and basically we  
discontinued them and did not save any of the class recordings from the  past.  The 
recordings were sent as a link and it is up to the student to  download it 
and save it if they want it.  So maybe there might be some  recordings, but 
NFB Krafters Division does not have any of them.  
 
Some of the teachers felt that they wanted their classes recorded and we  
did that for them.  The link was sent to the teacher and she distributed it  
to her students and I don't know if the teachers kept them or not.  
 
In the past we had a few folks helping out [not many] to do the behind the  
scenes work.  There is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to  
bring you what Krafters Korner has to offer.  None of us get paid and we  
donate our time to bring this to everyone.  
 
About one year ago our WebMistress decided she needed to be paid and that  
was when we looked into fundraising, membership drive, etc.
 
We have some folks that have recently volunteered to help out with the  
behind the scenes jobs and I, myself, put in an average of 100 to 120 hours per 
 month at Krafters Korner.  I had some tough times this year with sickness, 
 death of my husband and broken ankle and found that I could not keep up 
with  things.  I thank everyone that pitched in and helped out during these  
times.
 
So now we are looking for volunteers and we have folks that have  
volunteered and starting up new things involvung Krafters Korner.   Recordings are 
part of this new plans and Dixie will take charge of that for the  teachers.  
Cathy will be a trainer in how to start and stop  recordings.  Cathy is 
creating and getting our blog up and going and we  have named that CraftingBlind 
 spelt with a "C".
 
I am getting back into the groove as before spending more time here.   I 
won't be back totally until the middle of August due to 3 weeks that I need to 
 work at Girl Scout Camp in Connecticut, gimping around on 1 foot for 2 
weeks and  the last week trying it without the walking boot for my broken ankle.
 
All Monday Night Chats are posted on our website and we need help  
announcing things on this list, too.
 
Please contact me at _Blindhands at aol.com_ (mailto:Blindhands at aol.com)  if 
you have any  questions or willing to pitch in and help or give me a call 203 
378 8928.
 
Joyce