[Oabs] memberships, speak up! it's time to schedule meetings!

[Aleeha Dudley]

Hey all, 
I wanted to write, especially to the membership committee, but also to the rest of you, to start thinking about what this semester means for the membership committee. Anyone is welcome on this committee, even if you have not already been assigned by Kaiti. I would like to see this committee really strive this year to build this division up. There are many things that I would like to see us work on, but I would also like to hear from you. What do you think this committee can be doing to strenghen OABS? What can we do to push this proud division into the future? With that, I would like for each of you, especially committee members, to send me an email by next Friday, January 23, at 11;59 PM EST, with the following information. Nonmembers, you do not have to fill out the meeting times if you don’t want to, just give me ideas on what the committee could work on. 
1. When is a good day and time to meet this semester? 
2. Do you still want to meet every month, or would you like to connect some business by email and reduce the meetings? If you’d like to reduce the meetings, how many would you like to see this semester? If we do things by email, we will need to be extremely diligent. 
3. What items would you like to see the committee improve on? What new things can we do? 
Thanks all,
Aleeha 
Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 
Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 
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