[NFBWATlk] Bell Academy 2024

[Merribeth Greenberg]

I am available either date.

Beth Greenberg
merribeth.manning at gmail.com



On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 10:12 AM Kris Colcock via NFBWATlk <
nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>
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