[Nfbf-l] several questions!

Mon Feb 22 23:36:52 UTC 2010

Rachel, the  one to call and talk to is Mike Gunde. He is the Director of 
the entire Talking Books Library. He has sent  out notices for me when I had 
a public meeting for newsline once and it only went out to my surrounding 
area of where my public meeting was going to be at! I do believe he will do 
this for you as well. If you can't get him, I suggest you try and get ahold 
of Jane Carp, his assistant!  Just don't give up! Your friend, Kirk

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Outman" <woutman at earthlink.net>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] several questions!

Hi, Rachel.

You might want to call the Braille and Talking Book Library here in Daytona
Beach to see if they will send out an announcement to the patrons in your
area.  Is there a sub-regional library in the Sarasota/Bradenton area or did
that close?  My memory is thinking there used to be one but that it might be
defunct.

Bill Outman

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Rachel Jacobs
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:02 AM
To: NFB of Florida Listserv; nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Nfbf-l] several questions!

Hello everyone! I know some of you have not heard from me in a while, but
hopefully you can understand how busy I have been being a graduate student.
I am hoping some of you can give me some assistance with the new Manasota
chapter. Our chapter  has not been up and running for even a year yet, and I
know things take time. I am extremely frustrated for several reasons. I know
my chapter needs to do fundraising, but it is difficult getting mainly 80
and 90 year old people to do fundraising. I certainly hope no one feels that
my chapter has chosen to just not participate. I have tried in every way I
know possible to get my chapter out in the community . I know some of you
have given good ideas for raising money, but these are ideas that take a lot
of time and effort. Unfortunately I can not do everything for my chapter,
and I am feeling more and more so that this is what is happening. I am very
new to the NFB as well and it is difficult for me to run this chapter
without  some help. There is no one else in my chapter other than Kelly
James who has  known about the NFB. I am desperately trying to just get our
group use to what the NFB is about. I don't think we can get right out in
the community without knowing the basics. On the other hand, I know our
affiliate expects us to be  out there raising money Do any of you have any
ideas for raising money that doesn't take a whole lot of effort. I am
willing to put in the effort, but I can't expect people in their 80s and 90s
to. I wish I could have attended the leadership conference, but
unfortunately I could not attned due to other things going on with school.
As much as I love the NFBF, my school priorities had to come first.

I was also wondering if it is possible for me to have access to everyone who
receives talking books. I thought it might be benefitial to send out a
letter again to everyone in this area telling them about our meetings.

I certainly want all of you to know that our chapter is doing things out in
our community. We had a few members set up a booth at a low vission fair,
and I was very excited about that. We are also in the process of bringing
literature on the NFB to different places including libraries and doctor's
offices. These  are small steps, but it takes small steps at first to get
things going.

My chapter is having elections in April, and I am hoping that I will have a
board elected who actually wants to participate.

I am sorry about the length of this e-mail, but all of this needed to be
said. I look forward to any suggestions any of you may have. I am hoping
that I will be able to attend state and national this year in hopes that I
will gain more ideas and support on how to strengthen this chapter. .

Thanks,

Rachel Jacobs

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