[Nfb-lions] New member
d m gina
dmgina at samobile.net
Wed Jun 5 15:22:06 UTC 2013
I would like to help the blind be more active.
Threw out the year.
I wish I knew where I could get an on line form.
Then I could fill it out.
It will happen in time.
Original message:
> Dar, I am looking forward to meeting you. It sounds to me as though your
> club needs you.
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member
>> I am staying where I am, there are three blind persons, the mentor who they
>> chose is fit to be tied because she was hoping I would have folded up and
>> she didn't have to do a thing.
>> I shared on behalf of the national lions for the blind with nfb, that took
>> them by surprise.
>> I shared that we can get the magazine with mp3 this took the blind by
>> surprise.
>> one lady came home with her dog from leader.
>> the dogs behaved themselves quite well.
>> I asked for an applocation where I didn't get one.
>> I shared that I couldn't pay anything until I could fill out the app.
>> I wanted to do things correctly.
>> Original message:
>>> Dar,
>>> I am glad you are interested in being a part of Lions. It bothers me
>>> that they aren't willing to help you with transportation. In a
>>> previous club, the members never had a problem offering a ride. I
>>> offered money for gas, which they refused. I would sneek around and
>>> pay for a meal or 2 when I could get away with it. grin! They would
>>> fuss at me when they caught me. I would laugh and go on. I have sense
>>> moved and have just recently located a club to join. This city has
>>> buses that I can make use of for getting to the meeting. Returning
>>> home has to be done by cab or club member. When they found this out, a
>>> member offered. If you don't feel welcome in that club, find another
>>> one. I'm sure there is plenty you can contribute to the club.
>>> Feel free to ask any other questions.
>>> Good luck!
>>> Hope this helped.
>>> On 6/4/13, Milton Ota <mota1252 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello d m gina,
>>>> I see that attending the national convention for you is the first
>>>> time--I
>>>> hope that you will have a great convention experience.
>>>> Please make it a priority to attend the NFB-Lions meeting on Monday as
>>>> you
>>>> will be able to hear from other NFB Lions and their experiences -
>>>> especially
>>>> from those that have not thus far participated in this discussion.
>>>> If you wish to discuss matters further, I can be reached through the
>>>> contact
>>>> below.
>>>> Milton Ota, Co-Chair
>>>> NFB-Lions
>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>> Phone (701) 212-0154
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfb-lions [mailto:nfb-lions-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m
>>>> gina
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 12:10 PM
>>>> To: nfb-lions at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member
>>>> Hello,
>>>> This is my first time at convention, I will be at the breakfast at
>>>> seven AM Monday morning.
>>>> I pick up my card at four PM, after that I will go from there.
>>>> the time change for me is a bit harder to get used to, where I know it
>>>> will happen by Tuesday.
>>>> We are in mountain time.
>>>> I sure appreciate the help you folks have given me.
>>>> yes the breakfast is at seven in the morning where they start setting
>>>> up at six.
>>>> I can't say here where it will be because I don't remember.
>>>> I just know that paying a cab to all events can't happen.
>>>> We just don't have that kind of money.
>>>> Also waiting an hour and a half for a cab to come would not put me
>>>> there by six.
>>>> This is why I am asking for a ride.
>>>> I know I can say the rite things, and hoping all will work out.
>>>> Original message:
>>>>> Dar, I would love to meet you at convention. When will you arrive? Is
>>>> this
>>>>> your first NFB Convention? Travis Moses, the President of the NFB of
>>>>> Montana can help you find people. Others will also be able to help. I
>>>>> can
>>>>> meet you in Mrs. Jernigan's suite at 8:00 a.m. Monday morning if that
>>>>> will
>>>>> work for you. You should look for an agenda as soon as you arrive if
>>>>> you
>>>> do
>>>>> not download one from the NFB Web Site before you leave home.
>>>>> The Lions meeting Monday evening will begin at 5:00 and be finished no
>>>>> later than 6:30. If you can plan your dinner around that schedule, I
>>>>> promise you will meet lots of blind Lions, and one or two may be able
>>>>> to
>>>>> join you for dinner.
>>>>> Do not hesitate to say to the person sitting next to you at a Lions
>>>> meeting
>>>>> that you would appreciate it if he or she would tell you when you miss
>>>>> something that is happening. Not only do you need to know that people
>>>> stand
>>>>> during the pledge to the flag, but you also need to know where the flag
>>>> is.
>>>>> They might have thought you should know to stand, but there is no way
>>>>> you
>>>>> could know where the flag is.
>>>>> The Lions in your club know very little about blindness. You have the
>>>>> opportunity to help them learn. You may be still learning yourself. I
>>>>> suggest you tell them that. They will take their cues from you, at
>>>>> least
>>>> to
>>>>> some degree.
>>>>> I would try to find a job at their breakfasts, even if your first one
>>>>> is
>>>>> simply passing out plates and napkins. My club now trusts me to
>>>>> collect
>>>>> money, but that didn't happen the first day. It happens that we also
>>>>> do
>>>>> breakfasts, some for a fundraising and some for service. As you get to
>>>> know
>>>>> the group, you may be able to find a member who lives near you. Or
>>>> someone
>>>>> who will go near your home on the way to a project. Then it is a
>>>>> matter
>>>> of
>>>>> coordinating schedules. You don't want to be a pest, but most Lions
>>>>> are
>>>>> very generous once they get to know you. As you show them that you are
>>>>> trying to work with them, you may make some good friends.
>>>>> You may want to visit some other clubs if there are some in your town.
>>>> Not
>>>>> all clubs are alike, and it is not unusual for prospective members to
>>>> visit
>>>>> several clubs before choosing one to join. If you are in a tiny town,
>>>>> of
>>>>> course there will be only one club.
>>>>> See you soon.
>>>>> Ramona
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
>>>>> To: <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 9:58 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> I know they have plans going up to December their Christmas party.
>>>>>> They do allot of breakfast servings.
>>>>>> One is a bank that I can try to take a cab to,
>>>>>> The strawberry fest is this coming weekend.
>>>>>> I will share what I can learn.
>>>>>> the two guys were very offended with me that I didn't stand up for the
>>>>>> Pledge of the Legence. Being at a dinner table I didn't realize they
>>>> were
>>>>>> standing.
>>>>>> If you can give tips on how you help your groups, I will take the tips
>>>> and
>>>>>> share.
>>>>>> Original message:
>>>>>>> Dar, The Lions International motto is "We serve." Of course, there
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> sharing in that, but virtually all Lions expect to serve in a variety
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> different ways. Every club has its own projects and their own
>>>>>>> meeting
>>>>>>> schedules. The NFB Lions is an informal group which share ideas
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>> to integrate Lions into our own clubs and communities and help our
>>>>>>> clubs
>>>>>>> accept us as blind people and how to help Lions clubs respect blind
>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>> as partners. Sometimes this takes a little work. As you get
>>>>>>> acquainted
>>>>>>> with a particular club, individuals are likely to offer
>>>>>>> transportation
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> it is convenient for them, but this may not always happen.
>>>>>>> Lions have made helping blind people a priority, but sometimes this
>>>> means
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> them preventing blindness. I try to keep reminding them that
>>>> preventing
>>>>>>> blindness is a very good thing, but different from helping blind
>>>>>>> people.
>>>>>>> Helen Keller asked Lions to be "Knights of the blind" in 1927. They
>>>> have
>>>>>>> taken this challenge seriously, but I think it is fair to say that
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> several different understandings of what that means. Most clubs are
>>>>>>> glad
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> welcome blind members, but you will need to help them understand what
>>>> you
>>>>>>> can do to contribute to their projects.
>>>>>>> Dues vary from one district to the next. There are international and
>>>>>>> district, and then club dues. Thus, the total can be different from
>>>> club
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> club. My club charges 30 dollars per quarter, and we probably should
>>>>>>> raise
>>>>>>> it. The NFB Lions group has not charged dues, but perhaps we should.
>>>> We
>>>>>>> generally hold one meeting at the time and place of our national
>>>>>>> convention.
>>>>>>> Sometimes we have discussions between conventions, and we all do what
>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> think of in our various local clubs. Some of us have held district
>>>>>>> offices
>>>>>>> and most have held local offices.
>>>>>>> Please do not hesitate to ask whatever questions you like, but you
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>> to get your local information from local clubs. I think that Montana
>>>> has
>>>>>>> only one district, although some states have more than one. There
>>>>>>> may
>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>> be a piece of Canada in the same district as Montana .
>>>>>>> If you use the internet, there is a huge Lions Web Site at
>>>>>>> www.lionsclubs.org.
>>>>>>> Ramona Walhof
>>>>>>> NFB Lions co-chair
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
>>>>>>> To: <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 5:52 PM
>>>>>>> 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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