[NFBWATlk] Bell Academy 2024

[Kris Colcock]

Hello All,

We are going to have our BELL Academy meetings once a month on Monday
evenings. Some of you were included in on the original emails and for
this I am sorry. Hopefully this proposed schedule will work for
everyone most of the time.

To review, we will be meeting once a month to prepare for the 2024
BELL Academy. Each month we will tackle a different topic, talk about
how to get the word out and have people volunteer for the behind the
scenes activities that lead to a successful program. Our first meeting
date is either October 23rd or 30th. Let me know which works best. We
will review the Youth Interaction Policy that both Oregon and
Washington have adopted. Discuss how we can recruit volunteers and how
to get the word out about the BELL Academy. Meetings will last no
longer than 60 minutes. If you have the names and emails of
individuals who are interested in volunteering, please be sure to pass
along the Zoom invite when it comes out.
Please  respond with either Oct. 23 or Oct. 30 so I can set up the meeting.

Looking forward to working with everyone again!

Kris Colcock


On 10/15/23, NFB of Oregon <president at nfb-oregon.org> wrote:
> Mondays are generally a good day for me. This Monday would work, but the
> following Monday, the 23rd, is not a good day.
>
> Carla McQuillan
> President
> National Federation
> Of the Blind of Oregon
> 541-6539153
>
> On Oct 14, 2023, at 9:27 AM, Nikki Palm <nikkirae83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good morning,
> As of now, Monday nights work the best for me.
> Nikki Palm
>
>> On Oct 13, 2023, at 5:51 PM, Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, we are already talking about Bell Academy and here is the reason.
>>
>> Carla and I talked at the convention (where Justin did a very good job
>> of presenting ) and what we think would be a good idea is to have a
>> monthly meeting to get ready for BELL 2024. The first meeting is to
>> recruit and strengthen the base of volunteers we have. Then each month
>> a specific topic will be discussed. Recruiting volunteers, getting the
>> word out about the program, jobs that need to be done before the
>> academy starts and discovering the strengths and weak areas of our
>> volunteer pool.
>>
>> So we need a kick off meeting this month. Ideally I'd like to keep the
>> meetings for Bell on the same night each month. Saturdays are probably
>> not good but Sundays or Mondays? Evenings or afternoons? No more than
>> an hour max for each meeting.
>>
>> Give some ideas of days and times that would fit into your schedule on
>> a regular basis. For me personally, Monday evenings are usually open.
>>
>> Once we have a date and time for October we need to get the word out
>> ASAP.
>>
>> Anyway, enough for now, I look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>> Kris Colcock
>
>