[Cinci-nfb] National Federation of the Blind Chapter Meeting Minutes for March 2016

Tue Apr 19 14:22:57 UTC 2016

Thanks Walter. I never realized I've have the entire chapter complimenting
me on these minutes. <lol>.

Chris

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Minutes for March 2016

Great job Chris!

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Subject: [Cinci-nfb] National Federation of the Blind Chapter Meeting
Minutes for March 2016

                National Federation of the Blind of Cincinnati

Meeting Minutes for March 2016

1.       The March meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of
Cincinnati was convened by President Deborah Kendrick at approximately 2:30
P.M. at the Washington Platform Restaurant in Downtown Cincinnati. Members
in attendance were: Deborah Kendrick, Christopher Sabine, Judy Rudig, Lisa
Hall, Sheri Albers, Bernie Dressell, Paul Dressell, Lilly Pennington, Emily
Pennington, Bill Innis, Karren Innis, Rachel Kuntz, Elif Emir Oksuz and Paul
Jordan. Also in attendance were three guests: Jamie Reynolds, Billy Brandon
and Merrick Morgan. There was no mini-blind this month, as all three guests
took time to introduce themselves at today's meeting.

Jamie Reynolds is a student who is planning on joining the Federation. She
reportedly arrived in the Greater Cincinnati area four months prior to this
meeting from California and is planning on studying Criminal Justice and
Rehabilitation Counseling at Wright State University.

Billy Brandon-another first time chapter attendee-is also entering Wright
State university, where he plans to study Mass Communication. He currently
operates a feed on the social networking platform Periscope with 5,500
followers. He reported that today is the one-year anniversary of the launch
of his Periscope feed.

Merrick Morgan is the son of Rachel Kuntz. He expressed that he is planning
on studying music in Florida with his father. He reportedly plays the
saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano and bass. 

2.       Sheri Albers moved to accept the February 2016 minutes as emailed.
Paul Dressell seconded, and the motion passed.

3.       Emily Pennington read this month's Treasurer's report. Sheri Albers
moved to accept the report; Bernie Dressell seconded. The motion passed.

4.       Deborah Kendrick discussed the upcoming annual Convention of the
National Federation of the Blind, which will be held from June 30 to July 5
at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. She indicated that
Chapter members can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel at (866)
966-6338; members can register for National Convention online by visiting
NFB's web site at http://www.nfb.org. Applications for the Jernigan
Scholarship for first time Convention attendees are being taken until April
1. Members can contact Eric Duffy, President of the National Federation of
the blind of Ohio, for further information about the Jernigan Scholarship
and the application process.

5.       Deborah discussed the NFB National and Ohio Scholarships. She
indicated that the deadline to apply for the NFB National Scholarship is
March 31. The NFB Ohio Scholarship Deadline is May 15. Deborah indicated
that NFB Ohio has three scholarships available. Those interested in
obtaining further information or applying for a scholarship can visit the
NFB of Ohio web site (http://www.nfbohio.org) or see Deborah, who chairs NFB
Ohio's Scholarship Committee. Deborah also took time to introduce the
current award winners attending today's meeting; they were: Emily
Pennington, Sheri Albers, Elif Emir Oksuz and Judy Rudig.

6.       Committee Reports:

a.       State Fundraising:

Deborah indicated that Walter Mitchell, who is primarily involved in
statewide fundraising efforts, was unable to attend today's meeting. Deborah
reported that she was able to contact Walter for a report of current
statewide fundraising activities. The inspirational concert previously
scheduled for April has reportedly been postponed indefinitely, as Walter
has been unable to find a place to hold it. Deborah expressed that Walter is
now in charge of corporate sponsorships for the Ohio March for Independence,
the statewide initiative to raise funds to send NFB members to National
Convention. Deborah also expressed that Walter has been unable to secure any
sponsorships as of today's meeting, but urges all Chapter members in
attendance to provide Walter with the names of any additional companies who
could become sponsors.

Sheri Albers gave an update on her efforts to organize NFB Ohio's station at
the Flying Pig Marathon, which is also part of the Marching for Independence
Initiative. Sheri indicated that NFB Ohio members are participating in the
marathon as volunteers and reported that she has secured a station for this
event, which will begin at 6:45 A.M. on Sunday May 1. Sheri reported that
the station-referred to as the "Best Little Tissue" (BLT) Station-is located
in a two-block area near the intersection of Victory Parkway and Martin
Luther King Dr. Volunteers will reportedly be handing out Puffs Tissues
donated by Procter and Gamble. She expressed that 25-30 volunteers are
needed; 20 have reportedly registered as of March 26 2016. NFB Ohio will
receive $500 to staff the station, which will evidently go to NFB Ohio to
support Marching for Independence. 

Sheri presented tickets for the "Piggest Raffle Ever", which she indicated
were being sold for $5 each. The top prize is $10,000, 5,000 of which goes
to the winning individual and $5,000 goes to NFB Ohio.

Sheri also discussed the Charity 5K Race, which will be held in Columbus on
June 26. NFB Ohio is reportedly signed up for the event as a sponsor, and
the affiliate is seeking participants in the race as well as sponsors for
participants. Sheri reported that a challenge has been posted to the
Ohio-Talk Listserv for Chapters to solicit as many members as possible to
take part in the race and serve as sponsors. She expressed that the cost to
register for the race is $30, and participants will receive a T-shirt for
signing up. She emphasized that the 5K Charity Race is a general membership
event that NFB Ohio is sponsoring along with many other organizations.

b.      Recreation Committee:

Both chairs of the Recreation Committee, Kim McEachirn and Deanna Lewis,
were absent from today's meeting. There was no report from the Recreation
Committee this month, as no meeting was held. Rachel gave a brief
description of the Spring grove Cemetery tour scheduled for May 7. The tour
is free to Chapter members; anyone interested in attending should email
Annie McEachirn. Annie sent an email regarding this event to Chapter members
prior to today's meeting.

c.       Membership Committee:

Christopher Sabine reported that there was no Membership Committee meeting
this month, as two members essential to a proposal the committee is
considering were unable to attend, and the meeting had to be rescheduled to
March 28 at 7:00 P.M., two days after the Chapter meeting. Christopher
indicated that the Facebook page has 48 likes, and member recruitment
efforts are ongoing.

7.       Other Business:

Elif Emir Oksuz discussed her workshop for counselors and counseling
educators on working with blind clients, which she conducted on March 11 on
the University of Cincinnati Campus. She expressed that the purpose of this
workshop was to educate participants on effective practice with blind
clients seeking professional counseling services-not vocational
rehabilitation. Elif indicated that the workshop lasted two hours and
consisted of experiential activities and a panel discussion. Rachel Kuntz,
Sheri Albers and Marianne Denning also reportedly attended the workshop and
participated in discussions. Elif expressed that the workshop received
excellent participant evaluations. She reported that she is presenting a
paper on effective counseling with blind clients at a joint conference of
the American Counseling Association and Canadian Counseling and
Psychotherapy Association on April 3 in Montreal.

8.            The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:20 P.M. on March 26,
2016.

Respectfully Submitted,

Christopher Sabine

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