[Youth-outreach] looking for great ways to welcome new people toour convention

[Olivero, Treva]

John, 
Maybe instead of having them introduce themselves, you could have them
pair up with a person near them and they could take 3-5 minutes to get
to know each other. Then you could have them introduce each other. It
helps if you give them a common goal like having them find out about
what the person is looking forward to about convention, how long the
person has been in the federation, etc. Or you could have them find 4
things they have in common with each other. 

We still have flying pigs left. You could give a flying pig to anyone
who asks a question. Or just throw them out to people randomly. 

Treva

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[mailto:youth-outreach-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Bailey
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:45 AM
To: 'Youth outreach projects Support List'
Subject: [Youth-outreach] looking for great ways to welcome new people
toour convention

Hi All,
The NFB of Virginia will be having our state convention the second week
of November this year. The state president has given me a whole hour
*never enough time* to welcome first time convention attendees and to
answer their questions.

Last year, we divided the hour into two parts. The first half was having
everyone introduce themselves. The second half was spent answering
questions about the convention. It went very well. However, I am looking
for ways to make it a bit more exciting.

For example, I will give a cruise ticket as a door prize. Do any of my
fellow youth coordinators have any ideas on making the hour memorable
and enjoyable? 

Thanks,
John Bailey



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