[nfbwatlk] today's event! Re: Cookie Exchange Report

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
Oh!  Tell me about today's event!  I haven't heard anything yet!  I know 
some Californians were going to attend, but it couldn't be me, sadly.
Thanks
Lauren

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Cookie Exchange Report


>I heard it was a great success, along with today's events as well.  Very
> cool!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of doug
> trimble
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Cookie Exchange Report
>
> Way to go Ciny
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 12, 2012, at 5:39 PM, "Cindy Bennett" <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Last Saturday, December 8, I hosted a cookie exchange targeted at
>> students in Washington. I contacted several TVI's and DSB counselors.
>> And I personally invited the OTC students.
>>
>> I think the day was a great success. Five students traveled from the
>> OTC apartments, and 3 TVI's and blindness professionals joined us. I
>> heard from one that a few of his students' parents couldn't come but
>> are interested in speaking with me, and I definitely look forward to
>> hearing from them. At this event, we talked about our event calendar
>> and subsequently, two of the students came and protested with us
>> today. I am trying to get them to our Seattle chapter party on
>> Saturday.
>>
>> Anyway, we had a great discussion about why we were protesting Amazon
>> and why that issue was specifically student-related. We played an
>> icebreaker and got to know each other. We had a really positive time.
>>
>> So due to the fact that I know that we can implement successful events
>> on a whim, this idea came to me just 3 weeks ago, I look forward to
>> continuing this trend. I especially appreciated Mike Mello for
>> reserving a room in his apartment building for the event which served
>> as a free and central location. And, I would also like to thank Marci
>> Carpenter for coming and assisting. We had lots of fun and ate
>> delicious cookies. So, I look forward to more of you collaborating
>> with me for future events. I look forward to learning about the
>> conversations you are having with blind people around you about
>> student and young engagement, because like I said at our state
>> convention, those conversations are how it all starts. I don't know
>> everyone, but we all know some people, and we all can easily talk
>> about how the NFB is a life changing organization.
>>
>> I am really glad we had this event, and it was a motivator to
>> continue. The OTC is interested in having a student seminar-esque day
>> during their next term just based on my presentation. So, I plan to
>> follow up with the OTC to make sure I am involved. And, the school for
>> the blind has expressed interest in me attending a career day that
>> they are having in February. Marci and I plan to host a table at the
>> Seattle Public Schools organization fair near the beginning of next
>> year, and we plan to table a couple of organization days at local
>> colleges to disseminate literature and information about the NFB
>> scholarship program. So, those are some upcoming ambitions, and I hope
>> to hear from some of you who may wish to help. And I hope that all of
>> you assist me by having more conversations with more people.
>>
>> --
>> Cindy Bennett
>> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>>
>> clb5590 at gmail.com
>>
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