[Cabs] NFB Boulder Valley Chapter meeting

[maryannmigs at gmail.com]

            Dear members and friends of the Boulder Valley Chapter of the
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado: 

You are invited to our May meeting. It will be held in our regular meeting
place. Please read on for details. We will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
on Saturday, May 28th. We will actually get started about 10:15 to allow for
those coming on the bus. 

Our meeting place is in a prime location. It is in the First Presbyterian
Church of Boulder, at 1820 15th Street. This is just a block from the RTD's
Boulder Transit Center, which is at 14th and Walnut in downtown Boulder. 

This month we will meet in Room 250 in the education wing (Geneva Wing)
(Please see below for detailed directions.) This is a large church which
participates actively in the community, and which has many outside groups
meeting there. Please come directly to our meeting, and do not become
distracted by other activities such as those offering a meal. 

After the meeting, there will be the opportunity to enjoy any of the many
restaurants which are very close. 

Agenda items include: 

*	Final plans for our Banjo Billy's fund raising trip around Boulder.
It will be held the following Saturday, June 4th. This is a change from
other date(s) that were previously mentioned. We will load up at 11:45 A.M.
at the Boulderado Hotel at 2115 13th Street in Boulder. We will charge
$30.00 per ticket. We need all of you to help sell tickets. 
*	Plans for our National Convention in Orlando, Florida, June 30th
through July 5th. We expect that several of our members will be
participating. 
*	We hope to have some members of our Student Division as our guests
at this meeting, and might have a chance to discuss some special things
about the NFB with them. 
*	We will get an update on the negotiations with the Boulder Community
Hospital over requiring folks to use inaccessible touch screens to register
for service. 
*	Reports on RTD matters such as gate markings at Park 'n' Rides,
Smart Cards and fare changes. 
*	Plans for inviting prospective members to our meetings. 
*	NFB philosophy, including our NFB Library Cards. 
*	We plan to allow time for an exchange of information about how to
use some specialized devices for the blind. This month we will try to
include the I-bill paper money identifier, and how to use USB storage
devices in the Library of Congress players. This will probably become a
regular activity at Chapter Meetings, so bring your ideas about which
devices we should do next month, which devices you can teach about, and
which devices you want to know more about. 
*	Fund raising: We have sold lots of kettle corn, but we will not be
able to order more from the same vendor. 
*	We will hear reports on other fund raising ideas. 
*	Other recent NFB of Colorado news. 

The following are detailed directions to our meeting from the Boulder
Transit Center: 

The Transit Center is at the corner of 14th Street and Walnut Street. Go out
the west exit from the waiting room and north to the corner. Walk east along
the south side of Walnut to 15th Street, and cross 15th Street. On the far
side of 15th Street, turn south. There will be a grassy strip between the
sidewalk and the street. On your left is a small parking lot. (You will
cross one driveway.) 

Soon after that, you will find a wide sidewalk going to your left (east).
Walk east about ten feet, then go down three steps, and proceed straight
ahead across the drive to the building entrance. There are other entrances,
but this is the entrance we are to use. 

Inside the building, walk straight ahead to the far wall, then turn left
into the hallway. After a while on your right you will find a hallway. Turn
to your left and jog through a doorway. Turn back to your right, and you
will pass on your right stairs going up, a door, and then the elevator. Go
up (either the stairs or the elevator) to second floor. Room 250 is located
between the stairs and the elevator. 

Following are alternate directions via Canyon Boulevard: 

Canyon runs along the south side of the Transit Center and another building.
Walk east on Canyon to 15th Street. Cross 15th and turn north. You will walk
beside the edge of a small fenced playground. Then you will walk along
beside a solid wall which has no entrances (but does have some large
indentations for windows). Cross a driveway and soon you will find the
sidewalk going east, with the steps, as described above. 

If you have questions or need further directions to this meeting location,
contact President Maryann Migliorelli at 303-499-9125 (home) or 720-284-2318
(cell), or maryannmigs at gmail.com or Curtis and Doris Willoughby at
303-424-7373. 

We look forward to seeing you at a meeting full of valuable information and
planning for the rest of the year. 

Sincerely, 

D. Curtis Willoughby, Treasurer 
National Federation of the Blind 
Boulder Valley Chapter