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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please find, below and attached, the corrected February 2026 meeting minutes. Additions consist of two members added to the attendance list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CLARK COUNTY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>FEBRUARY 14 CHAPTER MEETING 2028<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meeting called to order by President Higley at 10:04 Am February 14 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•Members present: Chris Higley (chapter president), Doug Trimble (Treasurer), Beth Greenberg, Skyler Quark, Bob Sellers, Kaye Kipp, Norman Larkin, Teresa Freeby, Song Downen, Theo. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•No secretary report was available as Don is in the Sunny Side Kaiser hospital with pneumonia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>• Doug Trimble presented the February treasurer’s report. Current balance $1314.08 Bob moved the report be approved and Kaye seconded. The report was excepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•No report from the fundraising committee was given. They have not met. Next meeting will be in March or April.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•Beth Greenberg gave a report on the WSSB karaoke night. Except for some technical glitches all went well. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•State convention is coming up February 26 through March 1. SeaTac Doubletree. Washington seminar did happen we had 4 persons attend in person , but the big snow storm changed the nature of the event. Still many contacts were made and the work of the federation was shared with the legislators. The Washington state affiliate conducted a legislative gathering on January 23, 2026 4 persons went from our chapter and information was shared with two legislators from our district and one aid. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•The chapter chat segment was conducted. Skyler asked about monocular for easy travel use. Amazone was suggested and assistance was made available. Doug Trimble suggested Maxi-aids and the Washington State School’s low vision clinic for assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•Bob asked about any membership building activities that might be planned. No specific activities were discussed, but several members talked about inviting persons with whom they have contact. Much discussion of ideas to incentivize younger persons to participate in the chapter took place. Two concrete suggestions were made to make the chapter a presence on social media. Set up a regular calling committee to invite and remind persons to attend. A wide variety of topics and suggestions were entertained. No definite plans were made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•Chriss brought up the treatment of the blind as patients when in the hospital. Bob reminded us that he brought this up last October and suggested that a project be developed and we have done nothing as yet. President Higley suggested that the chapter engagement committee take this on after convention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>•Secretaries note: The preceding discussion was too diverse and wide ranging to encapsulate in these minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Following this discussion it was moved that the meeting be adjourned and the meeting closed at 11:21 PM PST.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Don Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:Donmi1949@gmail.com">Donmi1949@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>360.281.0187<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>