[Nfb-lions] New member

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Tue Jun 4 13:25:34 UTC 2013 

yes I can invite them to our meeting.
The president of our chapter is a lion coming in with his dad.

Original message:
> Invite them to an NFB meeting.
> Lions are just like any other sighted people, they were knighted by 
> Helen Keller to oversee the Blind and the Deaf, so they still treat us 
> like invalids. You tell them that you can be there at 6:30 or 7 or 
> whenever you can, you just need very descriptive directions to do things.
> Also let them know what blind people can do. They have had blind 
> Presidents of their clubs and District Governors. There has also be 
> Governors like David Paterson, and Members in the House of Lords in the 
> UK Blind, and other people, etc.
> Again, you will find people who don't get it. Lions or not.

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>> From: dmgina at samobile.net
>> To: nfb-lions at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:46:17 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member

>> Thanks so much,
>> My email address is
>> dmgina at samobile.net
>> This club does allot of breakfasts,
>> I know they set up, the lady shared that it is at six in the morning on
>> Saturday.
>> they stay there until ten thirty.
>> this is the strawberry breakfast.
>> I was asked not to go because of six in the morning.
>> the folks have no clue at all what the blind can or can't do.

>> Original message:
>>> Hello Dar and everyone,

>>>         Dar, I am part of a unique Lions Club, in that it is
>>> employment-based. All of our members are either employees, spouses of
>>> employees,  or retired employees of Education Service Center, Region 20 in
>>> San Antonio, Texas. Our club is part of District 2A2, which serves the San
>>> Antonio area. I am club president this year, but my term ends on June 30;
>>> therefore, I will be past president.

>>>         We generally meet face-to-face every other month and have electronic
>>> meetings by email on the months we do not meet. Board meetings are every
>>> month. Since we are employment-based, we meet in various locations of the
>>> service center. If there are service projects, I either use paratransit
>>> service, or I ask our first vice president and secretary to give me a ride
>>> to the locations. An example is that on June 23, we will be serving Nachos
>>> at Texas Lions Camp in Kerville, about an hour away. The first vice
>>> president and secretary have already said they would give me a ride up there
>>> and back. (If you haven't already guessed, the first vice president and
>>> secretary are a married couple, and are retirees of Education Service
>>> Center, Region 20 and the State of Texas.)

>>>         If you wish to talk more about Lionism, you can email me off list at
>>> the following email:

>>> braille at satx.rr.com

>>>         When you email me privately, please send me your contact
>>> information. I want to talk to you about something else my husband and I are
>>> involved in that is not related to Lionism.

>>>         At any rate, I second what Milton and Cheryl said about talking to
>>> someone who is already a Lion. Maybe you can be invited to a meeting.

>>>         At any rate, Dar, I hope to talk to you more off list.

>>> Mary Donahue

>>> "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
>>> Garrison Keillor


>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nfb-lions [mailto:nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 6:52 PM
>>> To: nfb-lions at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfb-lions] New member

>>> Hello,
>>> I am Dar Aldrich from Montana,
>>> ,I am trying to join a lions club here in town where I am asked what can you
>>> do for us, we expect you to do for us more than we can do for you.
>>> I know there are lions all over the country, I wish to learn what all of you
>>> are doing, so that I can fit rite in.
>>> One of the huge problems is transportation here in town.
>>> We already use the cabs where to go to events by cab all over town would be
>>> a huge expense.
>>> Can you share what you do.
>>> this is with transportation.
>>> I am willing to pay my $150 in July with the rest of the folks.
>>> that isn't a problem.
>>> I tried to join another club where they refused to help with transportation.
>>> I don't have the money to give any organization just so they have money to
>>> throw me out.
>>> I want to support them as best as I can.
>>> they call guide dogs service dogs.
>>> I explained that our guide dogs or even seeing eye dogs are just for the
>>> blind.
>>> Here in town they sponser leader dogs for the blind, you would think that
>>> would give them a clue, blind?
>>> I am wishing to learn how you get to all activities as well as helping out.
>>> We have some pretty eldery seniors in the club so I will ask many questions.
>>> I would like to share what you folks have done.
>>> Thanks again,
>>> I sure appreciate your help.
>>> I am wishing to get out more in the community.

>>> --
>>> --Dar
>>> skype: dmgina23
>>>   FB: dmgina
>>> www.twitter.com/dmgina
>>> every saint has a past
>>> every sinner has a future

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>> --
>> --Dar
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