[Nfb-or] Student Outreach
T. Joseph Carter
carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Mon May 4 08:58:27 UTC 2009
I don't think we even talked about the NFB. It was a Commission
event, and they're not really tied to any consumer organization. I
don't think anyone not already connected to the NFB joined afterward,
but I only know about three of the people who were there.
Dennis wasn't there, but he sent a number of those who were.
Joseph
On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 08:08:03PM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>
> Joseph, what you've described sounds like something I've done with the
> California Association of Blind Students. Can you remember if any of
> those students joined the NFB afterwards? Were the students primarily
> from a certain area? During our meeting a you mentioned a contact at
> Salem's Commission for the Blind, was he also on this trip to the Oregon
> Coast?
>
> Haben
>
> T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>> The one Celyn and I did together was February 2005, so a long time ago
>> now. I haven't done it since returning from Colorado.
>>
>> What we did then was drive out to the coast with a bunch of high
>> school students and a couple Commission employees for a weekend
>> retreat. There were lots of discussions about college life,
>> independence, working with DSOs, etc. There were also team-building
>> games and other sillinesses.
>>
>> It was fun, and I hope they do it again, since they will be able to
>> reach students that may not necessarily be reached otherwise.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 11:43:23AM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>>>
>>> I would love to read it when you find the time to write it all down.
>>> Perhaps you could send it to the Braille Monitor, too.
>>>
>>> When you and Celyn were giving presentations, where did you go? How
>>> many presentations did you give? What were the presentations about?
>>> Did you succeed in recruiting new members to the NFB?
>>>
>>> Haben
>>>
>>> T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>>>> It is. It's just a stepping stone to where I am going, but it's a
>>>> very hard won stepping stone. The roadblocks keep coming and I
>>>> keep finding ways around, over, or right through them. I'll leave
>>>> no doubt in anyone's mind that I have earned this degree by June,
>>>> whether it is conferred or not.
>>>>
>>>> When this is all over with, I really must write it down somewhere.
>>>> The change that made this possible happened--or maybe just began
>>>> to happen--while I was in Colorado. The Federation had a lot to
>>>> do with me getting myself to this point.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 01:01:33AM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>>>>> Congrats, Joseph! Is this the master's in special education?
>>>>>
>>>>> T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>>>>>> Celyn and I have both been part of such presentations before
>>>>>> with the Commission for the Blind. They haven't done one
>>>>>> recently to my knowledge. Renee's done on 6/13, Joseph's not
>>>>>> done until 6/14 because he's walking that Saturday. *smile*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 11:39:05PM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>>>>>>> Dear Mike,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You have a great idea. Perhaps we should write letters to the
>>>>>>> schools and agencies offering to give presentations. I
>>>>>>> used to give presentations in my community back in
>>>>>>> California after I came back from a volunteer trip to West
>>>>>>> Africa. All of us--Joseph, Renee, Bill, and others--have
>>>>>>> stories to share with students. We could go to schools that
>>>>>>> have blind students to provide advice about getting into
>>>>>>> college and succeeding in college, and in the process
>>>>>>> representing the NFB of Oregon and encouraging the students
>>>>>>> to join. I absolutely agree with you that friendships are
>>>>>>> powerful tools for drawing people into an organization. I'm
>>>>>>> contemplating an outreach program that would result in both
>>>>>>> friendships and new members...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The summer months are approaching and many high school and
>>>>>>> college students might be harder to reach. Although if we
>>>>>>> get the word out soon enough we might be able to get in
>>>>>>> touch with those whose semesters don't end until mid June.
>>>>>>> I'll have plenty of time in a week when finals are over at
>>>>>>> Lewis & Clark College. Perhaps Joseph and Renee will be done
>>>>>>> with their semesters soon, too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are several of us around the state and we can all focus
>>>>>>> on reaching out to those in our regions. Those in the
>>>>>>> Portland region have had two meetings thus far, but, if I
>>>>>>> remember correctly, there are students in Corvallis and
>>>>>>> Eugene who are interested but have not yet been able to meet
>>>>>>> with other students in the division due to transportation
>>>>>>> and distance... The student division can have a meeting
>>>>>>> during state Convention, though, so that will give us a
>>>>>>> chance to meet everyone from all the corners of Oregon.
>>>>>>> Until then, we can use letters, emails, and those who are
>>>>>>> interested could do presentations at the schools in their
>>>>>>> areas.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Would anyone be interested in going to a school in Oregon to
>>>>>>> give a presentation?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Haben
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike Freeman wrote:
>>>>>>>> Haben:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have not met you although I more-than-anxious to do so.
>>>>>>>> I'm President of the NFB of Washington.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your ideas below are great and should all be tried. But in
>>>>>>>> my experience, the only thing that *really* works is
>>>>>>>> personal outreach, i.e., going to the high schools and
>>>>>>>> colleges and actually advertising for and holding
>>>>>>>> meetings to gauge the interest of blind students. Making
>>>>>>>> friends is the best way to welcome and engage new members.
>>>>>>>> I know funds and time are tight but the personal touch will
>>>>>>>> accomplish far more than will written correspondence
>>>>>>>> although email works somewhat better in that many of your
>>>>>>>> generation consider it almost as good as personal
>>>>>>>> communication.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just one old curmudgeon's opinion.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Warmly,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike Freeman, President
>>>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind of Washington
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "NFB of Oregon mailing list" <nfb-or at nfbnet.org>;
>>>>>>>> "Vivian M. Smith" <vmsmith76 at charter.net>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:16 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-or] Student Outreach
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The student division wants to reach out to more students,
>>>>>>>> and we need
>>>>>>>> help sending letters to high schools, colleges, and
>>>>>>>> agencies for the
>>>>>>>> blind in Oregon that can pass our message on to blind
>>>>>>>> students. Please
>>>>>>>> let me know if you would like to help out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Haben
>>>>>>>>
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