[Missouri-l] Pie Throwing

[Naomi Soule]

I totally agree with you, Jennifer.

 

Naomi

 

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From: missouri-l-bounces at moblind.org [mailto:missouri-l-bounces at moblind.org]
On Behalf Of Peter Altschul
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:26 PM
To: missouri-l at moblind.org
Subject: Re: [Missouri-l] Pie Throwing

 

I strongly agree.  Peter 

 

 

 

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From: missouri-l-bounces at moblind.org [mailto:missouri-l-bounces at moblind.org]
On Behalf Of Jennifer Parker
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:59 AM
To: chat at moblind.org; missouri list; missouri-chat at moblind.org
Subject: [Missouri-l] Pie Throwing

 

As the Executive Director, I feel it is my duty to weigh in on this issue.
My thoughts are that this is a very bad idea on many levels.  

 

First, the venue is wrong.  If this was being held at an MBC picnic or MCB
carnival, I could understand it as those are much more casual occasions. A
convention with a business meeting just is not the place for this type of
activity to take place.  I feel that a certain level of decorum needs to be
maintained at this type of organizational event, and pie throwing does not
come up to that level.

 

Second, there are many liability issues involved, both injury and property.
The potential for injury is great.  Someone could step in pie or whipped
cream, or whatever, or even an empty plate on the floor and fall and sustain
an injury.  Or they could get a cut on the face from a sharp edge-even paper
plates can cause paper cuts.  Clothing could get ruined or at least messed
up.  Even with plastic on the floors, people could track the mess out into
the hall and soil the hotel's carpets.  These are just a few things that
could go wrong.  I could go on and on.

 

Finally, physical activities like this that begin as good-natured fun can
often go awry and turn into something more personal, and someone ends up
getting hurt.

 

In closing, I do understand the desire to raise money.  Certainly MCB needs
to find ways to raise funds just as desperately as its affiliates need to
find ways to raise funds.  I would like to think, however, that a more
appropriate activity could be found.  To that end, I am speaking out
strongly in opposition to holding this type of activity at the MCB Annual
Convention.

 

Jennifer Parker, CAE

Executive Director

Missouri Council of the Blind

5453 Chippewa

St. Louis, MO  63109

Phone:  314-832-7172

Fax:  314-732-7796

www.moblind.org

 

The purpose of Missouri Council of the Blind shall be to promote the general
well-being of our members and legally blind people in Missouri, and to
support or participate in other programs promoting the best interests of
legally blind people everywhere.

 

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