[Youth-outreach] National Convention

[Thorpe, Mary Jo]

Kelly,
	Thank you for your comments.  My apologies for not getting back
to you from our last call.  I did learn from our HR dept. that we cannot
run background checks for the states' purposes.  (we are not really
equipped to do so on an on-going basis with staff and such.)  But, Mr.
Cobb, our director of Human resources said he would be happy to
recommend the company that we do use here.  He also told me that
generally to get a basic background check, which looks for criminal
offenses, it's about $27.  This would probably be all you need for your
purposes.  You can get more in-depth searches if you want to check
things like driving records, and financial reports, but I don't think it
would be necessary.  It's kind of an ala-cart thing where you can choose
different kinds of checks, but each has its own price.  
	I highly suggest that you do have background checks done on your
mentors though to avoid any kind of issues that could creep up.  I would
suggest that you have the checks run on those individuals as you bring
them onboard.  You can also check with us to see if its an individual
who has volunteered here for a program.  We can tell you whether or not
they passed our background check so you wouldn't need to have that
expense.  
I apologize as I thought this might have been a possibility. I hope this
info is helpful though.  You can reach Mr. Cobb here at ext. 2281.
Please let me know if I can be of any other help.

Sincerely,
Mary Jo Thorpe 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:youth-outreach-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Doty
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:40 PM
To: Youth outreach projects Support List
Subject: Re: [Youth-outreach] National Convention

1. yes
2. early morning
3. formal presentations

Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thorpe, Mary Jo" <MThorpe at nfb.org>
To: "Youth outreach projects Support List" <youth-outreach at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:54 PM
Subject: [Youth-outreach] National Convention


> Hi all,
>    As some of you may remember, last year during convention, we held a
> meeting for all of those individuals with interest in , or who were
> already facilitating youth outreach programs in their states.  We are
> beginning to put together ideas for next summer's convention.  I know
> that in the midst of wrapping presents and pulling out sweaters, the
> last thing you are probably thinking of is convention in July. But,
its
> time for us to start submitting request for meeting times and spaces.
> So with that, I would like to get some feedback from you on your
> thoughts of another meeting of this nature.
> 1.  Would you be interested in attending a meeting about youth
outreach
> again?
> 2.  With the shortened convention schedule, would you prefer to attend
> an early morning meeting or evening (after session) meeting time?
> 3.  What kind of meeting/gathering would you like to see?  (I.e.
> gathering for breakfast, networking and sharing of ideas, formal
> presentation of different resources or program ideas, etc.)
> 4.  What other comments/suggestions do you have about this idea?
>
> I would appreciate hearing your feedback as soon as possible.  Please
> take a moment to reply to this for me so that we can do our best to
> ensure that we are addressing the needs of our members.
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Mary Jo Thorpe
>
>
>
> Mary Jo Thorpe, MEd, NOMC
>
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>
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