[stylist] Nonfiction Category in Contest

Sun Jun 7 03:43:11 UTC 2009

wahoo!

[regarding the new equipment, recordings]
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 10:01 PM 6/6/2009, you wrote:
>Hello Robert,
>
>     I wonder if some of the funds raised from the sale of the Lewis Braille
>Coin could be used to sponsor these contests in addition to an Imagination
>Fund Grants.
>
>     Tonight I'm pleased to announce that a long-sought goal for myself
>concerning all things Web design was finally achieved. Mary and I left
>around 2 this afternoon and returned home with just over $600.00 worth of
>audio production equipment including a flight bag to hall it all to Detroit
>in. I expect to produce some of the best NFBWD Meeting recordings the
>division has ever known and will post them to our Web site shortly after the
>national convention. Besides Web Site matters I'll be busy tweaking and
>testing the equipment and packing it for the trip to Detroit. I'll be a very
>busy Pete Donahue during this year's national convention.
>
>Peter Donahue
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
>To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Nonfiction Category in Contest
>
>
>Good idea and I'll look into it- Peter and Jim. (Actually, for a couple of
>years, we have had a couple of members pitch in and sponsor the cost of some
>of the contest costs.)
>
>
>
>
>Robert Leslie Newman
>Email- newmanrl at cox.net
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Peter Donahue
>Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:20 AM
>To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Nonfiction Category in Contest
>
>Good morning everyone,
>
>     I wonder what the possibility of securing an Imagination Fund Grant for
>expanding contest categories and securing on-going funding sources would be?
>
>Perhaps some of our other divisions could sponsor various categories and/or
>prizes. For example NOPBC might consider sponsoring prizes for our youth
>contests or individuals sponsoring other contest prizes and/or categories.
>These are just a few ideas.
>
>Peter Donahue
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:47 AM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Nonfiction Category in Contest
>
>
>robert,
>a third option worth considering is to seek sponsorship of the contests.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 07:17 AM 6/6/2009, you wrote:
> >We have kicked this nonfiction thing around in the past and basically it is
> >a good idea. One consideration is, we'll have to have a larger budget for
> >paying out the prizes. Thus far in the history of the contest, I believe
> >this next fact is true, the contest has never paid for itself. We'd have to
> >look at doing some tweaking- like charging more, advertising more, giving
> >smaller prizes --- any ideas?
> >
> >President NFB Writers' Division
> >Robert Leslie Newman
> >Email- newmanrl at cox.net
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