[Nyagdu] website presence

[Margo and Elmo]

Marion, oh, I agree joining with new jersey is a good thing.  perhaps we 
could join each other's email lists when they start theirs, we could have 
joint conference calls, and joint gatherings of some sort.

Margo and elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] website presence


> Margo,
>    Let me make a technical correction. NJ will form a Guide Dog users 
> Committee on Friday night to begin the process of forming the new jersey 
> Association of guide dog Users. I think it is an excellent idea to join 
> forces with them. Perhaps you can mentor them and support each other.
>    I also want to say that I am very excited about the energy I am seeing 
> in NY and your commitment to our reciprocal relationship. I hope other 
> affiliate divisions will take your lead and not feel as if NAGDU is trying 
> to micromanage them. Keep up the great work!
>
> Fraternally,
> Marion
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] website presence
>
>
>> Cheryl, oh, Marion Gwizdala is definitely going to be involved since he 
>> is President of nagdu and also belongs to the Nyagdu list and since local 
>> issues are also national issues.
>>
>> that's partly why I suggested we look at Florida's website since marion 
>> and others had a hand in that one.
>>
>> new jersey just started a division and down the road, we can network with 
>> them on joint projects.  For example, we could perhaps jointly sponsor a 
>> guide dog users gathering like some other states have.
>>
>> Margo and Elmo
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] website presence
>>
>>
>>> may I make a suggestion, since Marion Gwizdala is our president as well 
>>> as working on the website, we may ask for ideas on what works and what 
>>> doesn't, as well as us trying to look at our states websites.  Also 
>>> another suggestions since NJ is starting there own Division maybe we can 
>>> brain storm with them as well.
>>>
>>> Just some ideas kicking around.
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria
>>> Treasurer
>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>> Greater Long Island Chapter
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
>>> To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:14 AM
>>> Subject: [Nyagdu] website presence
>>>
>>>
>>>> One of the benchmarks we talked about completing is a better presence 
>>>> on the Internet.
>>>>
>>>> We do not have a page, per se, on the state of new York website. 
>>>> Contact info is there.  Mike Robinson, the Webmaster for the NFB NY 
>>>> site, is willing to help us make a page.  We give him content and ideas 
>>>> and he'll make the page and make it look good.  This page will be an 
>>>> ever-evolving presence on the Internet.
>>>>
>>>> On the nagdu website, we can find the Flagdo website--Florida 
>>>> Association of Guide Dog users.  I'm not suggesting we plagiarize the 
>>>> Florida site but it's a good one and we can glean ideas from that site.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy, what are you considering as a written document or set of 
>>>> documents for the web page?
>>>>
>>>> anyway, I'd like whoever wishes to do so to go to the flagdu website 
>>>> and look at it.  I also want to discover whether California has a 
>>>> website for its association.
>>>>
>>>> let's be creative but we don't have to totally re-invent the wheel 
>>>> unless we want to.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, this is a start and we have a willing Webmaster, so here we go.
>>>>
>>>> Margo and Elmo
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