[nfbwatlk] Cookie Exchange Report

[Sushil Oswal]

Way to go Cindy!

Sushil

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cindy Bennett 
  To: nfbwatlk 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:37 PM
  Subject: [nfbwatlk] Cookie Exchange Report


  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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