[Nfb-kzoo] Meeting last night Re. Christine boone and MCBTC

[Tyler and Leanne Merren]

    Hi Tim and all,
We had a very good meeting last night with Larry Posant (sorry not sure how 
to spell his name), our NFB state president, and he filled us in on a lot of 
the stuff going on behind the scenes that we were not aware of, which 
definitely helped paint a bigger picture (at least in my mind, and hopefully 
others felt the same.)  We, as a chapter definitely want to stand in support 
of Christine, and see that these issues with the Commission are resolved 
(that was the feeling I got from what was said anyway...)  One thing Larry 
asked was whether we feel like we need to do something next week here in 
Kalamazoo, such as a protest outside of the training center.  Tyler said 
that he would like to get a feel for how things go in Lansing today, and 
what the group feels they were able to accomplish, and then we will make our 
decision from there.  Tyler, Matt and JJ are all in Baltimore/Washington DC 
until Tuesday or Wednesday (not sure when the other guys are flying back), 
so we may want to talk when the rest of our board is back in town and decide 
what we need to do as a chapter to express our disapproval of what is going 
on.  Tyler and I also feel like we should be able to draw support from many 
people who are not affiliated with the NFB, both due to their support of 
Christine in her work, and because of the questions raised about whether 
people who are blind should be allowed to fire a gun.  We have heard a lot 
of reaction on that topic, too, that people are of the opinion that all 
people should be allowed to have such an experience, as long as safety 
measures are met.
So that is the gist of it I think.  Please feel free to add any other 
thoughts and oopinions.
Talk soon.
Leanne
Chapter Secretary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Paulding" <tjpaulding at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List'" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [Nfb-kzoo] Meeting last night Re. Christine boone and MCBTC


>I was not able to make the phone conference last night. Is there any news 
>to
> report? Are we on a united front as a chapter? Taking any action? What's
> going on?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Tyler and Leanne Merren
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:38 AM
> To: NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
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> You're welcome to bring snacks if you want.  The more food the better. :)
> Do you know if anyone else is planning to come?  We will have a couple of
> visitors that aren't on this list, so just wondering who else is coming.
> Thanks,
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
> To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
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>
>> I'll be there.
>> Do we need to bring snacks?
>>
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tyler merren" <twmerren at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 7:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
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>>
>>> Hey Everyone,
>>> We are planning on having our christmas get together on Thursday 
>>> December
>
>>> 17 at 6:30.  We will be having the gathering at our home, and we will be
>>> doing a fun gift exchange of $5 or less.  I would like to have anyone 
>>> who
>
>>> is planning on being there to let me know so that we can get an idea of
>>> who will attend for numbers sake.  I also want everyone to try to bring 
>>> a
>
>>> friend, though Western Michigan University has graduations this week, so
>>> many students will be busy.
>>>
>>> Anyway, let me know by email or call me at 2692073000
>>> Thanks and see you Thursday,
>>> Tyler Merren
>>> President of the NFB of Kalamazoo
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