[Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter

rachel oceanrls at hotmail.com
Fri Nov 26 23:15:05 UTC 2010 

Well I'm not sure if that is possible. If it is, I will certainly try doing 
this. I have said before that there is "no one" who is willing to step up. 
It was like pulling teeth getting anyone to even step up in their current 
positions. I'm sure you can understand my frustration!

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From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 7:51 PM
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter

> Rachel, can't you call the chapter together and ccall for a new election 
> for
> a temporary board to replace the board members that are not doing there 
> job
> and replace them with members willing to fill in in a leadership role 
> until
> normal elections are due? this could possibiblly save the chapter, NO? 
> Just
> a thought, as I don't even knowif it is  legal or not, but Dan and the 
> State
> board members would know the answer to that one! Just one mans opinion is
> all! Your friend in the cause, Kirk
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rachel" <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>
>
>
> Well Dan, I appreciate your response. The problem that I have said before 
> is
> that my fund raiser has quitt and now my membershiip person will not 
> respond
> to anyone. My vice president has not come to the last two or three 
> meetings.
> That leaves Chris and me on the board. I believe that iit is NFB policy 
> that
> a meeting can not be run without half the board. I don't have that. I 
> can't
> do anything more at this point. The last meeting was canceled, and
> unfortunately I'm not sure if we will be having a meeting in December
> either.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:22 PM
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>
>> Rachel and everyone,
>>
>> Kathy is absolutely right. I have served on both the state and national
>> scholarship committees and can tell you that the very most important
>> characteristics these committees have sought in our candidates is the
>> appearance of a good probability that the contestant will represent blind
>> people well, the likelihood that they will serve as a role-model to other
>> blind people, and leadership. Usually, these positive traits manifest
>> themselves in the way these candidates have performed as NFB members or 
>> in
>> the interest said candidates express in our organization. Even with these
>> criteria used as a filter, we still have no way of knowing how involved a
>> scholarship winner will be in the NFB and the NFBF. We can only pick 
>> those
>> who appear to have the potential to be leaders in the organization and
>> then
>> try to motivate them and keep them motivated. It's tough, but it's the
>> only
>> way.
>>
>> I have been following the discussion about your chapter that started with
>> your heart-felt plea for help. More than once I have started to write a
>> reply, but others have done a good job of saying most of what I would 
>> have
>> said and then some.
>>
>> I can only say that I have been there, too. I was president of the 
>> Orlando
>> Chapter about 20 years ago, and it was not a good time for motivating
>> people. I would plan a meeting and send out 100-plus meeting
>> invitations --
>> all via snail-mail -- and follow up with some phone calls and get a
>> handful
>> of people at some meetings. My low point was a rainy Saturday when I
>> almost
>> didn't go, but decided to do it anyway, in case people showed up. Well, I
>> was the only one in that meeting room that day. Although I was almost
>> drenched from the wind and rain, I waited for most of an hour and then
>> went
>> on home to wonder if it was all worth it.
>>
>> I don't think anybody would have blamed me if I had just given up on the
>> chapter and allowed it to fold. I did keep it going and others eventually
>> led the chapter. In a few months it will be the chapter in the city
>> hosting
>> our next National Convention.
>>
>> We can all offer you support and advice and sympathy and our own stories
>> of
>> "Hay, I know how you feel 'cause I've been there!" but only you can 
>> decide
>> what is the right thing to do for your chapter and for you.
>>
>> I know you have done a lot to keep your chapter going. I am sure that you
>> have worked harder and tried more attempted solutions than most of us on
>> this list can know. I hope that you will continue to support your chapter
>> and try to build it by continuing to try more ways of attracting new
>> members
>> and leaders in your area.
>>
>> However, it really is your choice in the end.
>>
>> Please let us know if there is anything else we can help with.
>>
>> Have a very happy Thanksgiving!
>>
>> Dan Hicks, President
>> NFBF
>>
>>
>> "New ideas pass through three periods: (1) It can't be done. (2) It
>> probably
>> can be done, but it's not worth doing. (3) I knew it was a good idea all
>> along!"
>>                      - Arthur C. Clarke
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of
>>> Kathy Davis
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 5:35 PM
>>> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>>
>>> Hi Rachel and Everyone,
>>> It is impossible to assure that a scholarship winner will join and be
>> active
>>> in any given local chapter. The same thing happens for national
>> scholarship
>>> winners. I know this from having been active in the national scholarship
>>> program during the four years that I was state president and over the
>>> many
>>> years that I have headed up the state program. We just have to take a
>> chance
>>> and even if one or two winners truly become federationists, it is worth
>>> it
>>> to gain a few good new members. . Certainly on both the state and
>>> national
>>> levels we do our best to ignite within the spirit of any scholarship
>> winner
>>> or applicant a desire to join our ranks and to be active; however, this
>>> doesn't happen in many cases. Sad but true!
>>>
>>> Kathy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>>> Of rachel
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 3:51 PM
>>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>>
>>> I think that may be a good idea. It really is very unfortunate that very
>> few
>>> scholarship winners have stayed around.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:37 PM
>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>>
>>> > Sherri.
>>> >
>>> > FCB offers scholarships too. If I remember correctly NFBF scholarship
>>> > does not require the winners to participate in the chapter activities.
>>> > I wonder if we should have that requirement from now on? National
>>> > scholarship winners are asked to join the activities for one year. We
>>> > can ask the state scholarship winners to do the same. As a scholarship
>>> > committee member you can think about the feasibility of this proposal.
>>> > The other suggestion to think about is asking the NFBF scholarship
>>> > applicants to get a reference letter from their chapter president.
>>> > That way there will be an interaction between the applicant and the
>>> chapter.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>>> > To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:37 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Oh that's really sad! Glad for FCB, but all things considered and him
>>> >> being a scholarship winner and all ....
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "rachel" <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
>>> >> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:54 AM
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> It's possible, but a friend of mine happened to see Raigan the other
>>> >>> day at a FCB meeting. I'm guessing he may now be with their chapter.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> >>> From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
>>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:41 AM
>>> >>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Has anyone thought that perhaps Reagan is ill or something to that
>>> >>>> affect?
>>> >>>> God forbid, but there has to be some sort of  reason for this
>>> >>>> unresponsiveness. KH
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
>>> >>>> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:10 AM
>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Everyone,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I left Reagan a message yesterday asking him to call me back but
>>> >>>> haven't heard from him at this point. Don't know what is going on
>>> >>>> on that front.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Kathy
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> >>>> On Behalf Of Sherri
>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:24 AM
>>> >>>> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> He seemed to have so much enthusiasm. I'm disappointed. Let's hope
>>> >>>> this is a temporary thing.
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From: "rachel" <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
>>> >>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:20 AM
>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> Kathy is aware of what is going on and said she would try calling
>> him.
>>> >>>>> I thought Raigan was reliable but he has been proving me more and
>> more
>>> >>>>> wrong.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> >>>>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>>> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:52 PM
>>> >>>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Rachel, Please call Kathy Davis and let her know. I think she has
>>> >>>>>> a
>>> >>>>>> pretty good rapport with Raigan. If you can't reach Kathy then I
>> will
>>> >>>>>> attempt to call him for you. Hang in there! We'll do our best to
>> help
>>> >>>>>> you through this.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Sherri
>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>>>> From: "rachel" <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
>>> >>>>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:02 PM
>>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> Thanks so much. I have spoken to my vice president and he
>>> >>>>>>> informed
>>> >>>>>>> me he is going to something else tomorrow during the same time 
>>> >>>>>>> as
>>> >>>>>>> our
>>> >>>> meeting.
>>> >>>>>>> I can't get a hold of my membership persoon, and the fund raiser
>>> >>>>>>> quitt.
>>> >>>>>>> I am unable to even run a meeting tomorrow. It's really not 
>>> >>>>>>> good!
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> >>>>>>> From: "Judith Hamilton" <jrhamilton51 at earthlink.net>
>>> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 5:33 PM
>>> >>>>>>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>> Rachel,
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>> Above all, do not panic.  I have been there quite a few times
>> this
>>> >>>>>>>> year.
>>> >>>>>>>> It is not easy, but please hang in there.  Have you tried 3-way
>>> >>>>>>>> conference calling for your board meetings, prior to the actual
>>> >>>>>>>> meeting?  I know a lot of folks, especially the elderly ones 
>>> >>>>>>>> may
>>> >>>>>>>> not know how to do it or may be on such a fixed income that 
>>> >>>>>>>> they
>>> >>>>>>>> cannot afford the charges for it and will probably have a fit
>> when
>>> >>>>>>>> they see a $2 charge on their phone bill.
>>> >>>>>>>> Right now that is the charge for AT&T; soon to increase next
>>> >>>>>>>> year
>>> >>>>>>>> to $3 per 3-way call next year.  I know on the Florida west
>>> >>>>>>>> coast
>>> >>>>>>>> there is a different monopoly telephone company, but most older
>>> >>>>>>>> people may hang on to their landlines and you might be able to
>> use
>>> >>>>>>>> this as an option.  Of course, there is free conference call,
>> which
>>> >>>>>>>> are usually long distance numbers and that might set them off
>> also
>>> >>>>>>>> depending on what plans they have.  I know this probably is not
>>> >>>>>>>> much help, but I just wanted to let you know that I understand
>> what
>>> >>>>>>>> you are going through and that you are not alone.
>>> >>>>>>>> Judy
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> [Original Message]
>>> >>>>>>>>> From: rachel <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
>>> >>>>>>>>> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> >>>>>>>>> Date: 11/19/2010 1:25:17 PM
>>> >>>>>>>>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Manasota chapter
>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello. I am having major problems with my chapter and I'm not
>> sure
>>> >>>>>>>>> what
>>> >>>>>>>> to do! I think I have lost my membership pperson now Raigan! I
>> have
>>> >>>>>>>> e-mailed him and called him and he will not respond to 
>>> >>>>>>>> anything.
>> He
>>> >>>>>>>> has all of the member information. At this point  I don't think
>>> >>>>>>>> I
>>> >>>>>>>> can run any meetings. I am supposed to have ameeting tomorrow
>>> >>>>>>>> but
>>> >>>>>>>> without members of the board showing up I can't run the 
>>> >>>>>>>> meeting.
>>> >>>>>>>> What should I do at this point!
>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>> >>>>>>>>> Rachel Jacobs
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