[Ohio-talk] Volunteer opportunity

[Dr. Smith]

This is great!

JW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Conley" <cconley at fuse.net>
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Volunteer opportunity


>I have agreed to do a volunteer project in the name of the Parents of Blind 
>Children of Ohio. We will be helping to sort and organize donations at 
>Living Water Ministry in Hamilton. It will take place on Monday, January 19 
>12:30 - 3:00 pm. If anyone is willing and or able to come and lend a hand, 
>let me know and I will send you more specific information.
> Cindy Conley
> cconley at fuse.net
>
> "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy 
> enough people to make it worth the effort."
> Herm Albright
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barbara Pierce" <bbpierce at pobox.com>
> To: "'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" 
> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 4:37 PM
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Volunteer opportunity
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>
>>I have just talked with Jason Ewell, who was sounding this affiliate out
>> about a possible opportunity to sponsor and coordinate a community 
>> volunteer
>> activity on Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Day. There is a national movement
>> for nonprofits across the country to take on community projects as the
>> sponsor. The idea is that members of the community would volunteer to 
>> help
>> with the food pantry drive, coats for kids, pick up trash, reclaim a 
>> park,
>> paint a preschool, etc.  The planners want a disability-connected group 
>> to
>> be one of the sponsoring organizations. We have been asked to consider 
>> doing
>> so, but to be accepted as a sponsor, we would have to come up with ten
>> projects across the country. The staff is approaching states that they 
>> think
>> have the energy and ability to organize such a thing on short 
>> notice--thus
>> the call to us.
>>
>> I can't think of any way to get this done, but I promised to write this
>> message and ask if any of you have projects in mind and the chapter 
>> support
>> to make it happen. Any ideas? I have to get back to Jason tomorrow.
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>>
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