April 29th- Conference Call Guidelines/Schedule (Part 1 of 2)

[Guest guest]

Hello Mold Buddies,

We had 2 successful conference calls and we want to make the future

conference calls successful for all who attend. I called this the

Mold Buddies Support Group Conference Call because there will be an

interchange of information among mold buddies. This is more of

a " touchy-feely " type of conference call where people can express

themselves openly and freely. What happens on the conference calls

stays on the conference calls. No minutes will be taken.

If you have not been on it, then you do not know what you are

missing! I believe that everyone will walk away with something..

If you have any questions, please email me on the message board or

send me a private email at mold_activist@.... I do welcome

your comments.

Thanks,

Letitia s

P.S. For those who want to discuss issues with goals and have an

agenda, this will be another conference call. This will start in

May. I have to follow up with some members who would want to have

that type of conference call.

MOLD BUDDIES SUPPORT GROUP (M.B.S.G.) CONFERENCE CALL GUIDELINES

The mold buddies support group conference call is a weekly outreach

conference call for all sickbuilding members. All comments and

concerns are welcome. This is another tool that we can use to

communicate with one another.

What is a conference call?

A conference call is a telephone call where the calling party wants

to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of

the call. The conference call may be designed to allow the called

party to also talk during the call, or the call may be set up so that

the called party merely listens into the call but cannot speak.

Some conference calls are set up where the calling party calls the

other participants and adds them to the call, and in some cases the

other participants call into the conference call, either by dialing

into a " conference bridge " , a specialized type of telephone that

answers multiple calls, or by using a special telephone number set up

for that purpose. ( Note: This is the type of conference call we

will be using.)

The purposes of the mold buddies support group conference call are

to:

a) Provide another way to communicate " verbally " with fellow

mold buddies. You can speak with the other mold buddies that you have

been communicating with in writing on the message

board.

Provide emotional support to other fellow mold buddies by

sharing stories, lessons learned or by asking for prayer. Venting is

allowed.

c) Provide a forum where you can raise issues and concerns that

you do not want to post on the message board. No question is

a " stupid question " .

d) Provide a forum where no one feels like they are going

through this alone. You have fellow mold buddies you can talk to

about your health or how you are feeling, especially when you do not

have friends or family members who are supporting you..

We encourage your participation in the Mold Buddies Support Group

Conference Calls. If you have been on conference calls, then you will

know why we have to provide the following guidelines:

1. BE ON TIME. You can dial-in 5 minutes prior to the start of

the conference call. You will have to provide your first name and

your state that you are calling from upon

entering the conference call. Example: Tish from land

This will be announce during the conference call and we do not want

to interrupt the flow of the call.

2. BE COURTEOUS. Please no side conversations or interrupting

people when someone has the floor.

3. SPEAK LOUD. Please provide your first name and the state that

you are calling from when participating in the conference call. This

includes when you are answering or asking a question , raising an

issue or concerns.

4. PLEASE MUTE . If you have background noise please press the

mute button on your telephone or use 4* to self-mute. Remember to

unmute by pushing 4* or the mute button again prior to asking a

question.

5. WANT TO BE ON THE AGENDA OR ASK A QUESTION. You can send a

private email to the host by 5:00 p.m (EST). on Saturday to

mold_activist@... or by replying to the email to the

moderator.