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> From:          David.Andrews@NFBnet.org (David Andrews)
> Date:          18 May 97 02:44:14 GMT
> Subject:       Re: DILLON COUNTY NFB and other chapters elsewhere
> To:            NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk
> Reply-to:      NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk
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>  -=> Quoting "Melvin Lumbardy" to All <=-
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>  "L> From: "Melvin Lumbardy" <chief@crown.net>
>  "L> Subject: Re: DILLON COUNTY NFB and other chapters elsewhere
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>  > Hi Mike and all other interested listers,
>
>  "L> I have been reading this list and have decided to comment on what
>  "L> didn't happen here in Indiana. I first  joined the NFB over 2 years
>  "L> ago. The first time our chapter organized, I sent in a letter to the
>  "L> national office letting them know who was elected to office etc. i
>  "L> did this because I was elected secretary. Well to move on with the
>  "L> story, the chapter president quit and then we re-organized.  I was
>  "L> then elected treasurer. After letters once again being written to the
>  "L> national office we had no response again.    We were a small
>  "L> fledgling chapter with not any money to donate at all.  Our chapter
>  "L> has since dissolved due to lack of communication with the national
>  "L> office, we were never even posted in the Braille Monitor . There was a
>  "L> lack of communication with other NFB officials in Indiana as well.
>
> I suspect your chapted disolved because it didn't receive adequate support
> the state affiliate in Indiana.  Chapters are generally supported by their
> parent affiliate, and the national office can then work with affiliates.
> is more efficient then the NationaL Office trying to work directly with all
> chapters.  It can't be done.
> David, Thanks for clearing up that matter for me. We did try to get
> Not all chapter notices are published in the Monitor.  Decisions are made
> on available space, geographic spread, the last time a similar notice was
> published, and other factors.
> nonsupport from the national office.  Also, if a chapter needs help, it
> reach out, or no one else will know it needs help.
>
>

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assistant: From: "Melvin Lumbardy" <chief@crown.net>
Subject: Re: DILLON COUNTY NFB and other chapters elsewhere
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some help from the state people but nothing was done to help with
information we needed. The other new people who were getting excited
about the NFB became discouraged when we didn't even get any
presidential releases. They were VERY disgusted with how the state
president and VP did not communicate.
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Our chapter was probably lost in the shuffle of papers,  I even sent
a request to the national office about getting some information for
our members but I did not hear anything.
  You shouldn't consider nonpublication as
should
We did try and I am very sorry other members just gave up  on waiting
for some answers and information. I believe the NFB has a very good
philosophy on what it believes and I just wish that information
would be more readily available.
Deb & Mel Lumbardy