<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">March 13 Des Moines Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Agenda. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Birthdays.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Below this email I will try to include important dates to remember. This can include people's birthdays if they wish to share with the rest of the chapter. If you would like to share your birthday, please send it to me at <a href="mailto:emejia@nfbi.org"><span class="s2">emejia@nfbi.org</span></a>.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting info:</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Topic: March Des Moines Chapter meeting</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Time: </span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">Mar 13, 2021 02:00 PM Central Time</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> (US and Canada)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Join Zoom Meeting</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/7941099792?pwd=UHRXTEZLamFoNzA1djg1dEdpQVl3UT09">https://zoom.us/j/7941099792?pwd=UHRXTEZLamFoNzA1djg1dEdpQVl3UT09</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting ID: 794 109 9792</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Passcode: 6324692</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">One tap mobile</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="tel:+13126266799,,7941099792%23">+13126266799,,7941099792#</a></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"> US (Chicago)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Dial by your location</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> <a href="tel:+1%20312%20626%206799"><span class="s3" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">+1 312 626 6799</span></a> US (Chicago)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting ID: 794 109 9792</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Gladness, or sorrow. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">If you would like to share something good that happened in your life or would like to share a sorrow that you have experienced, please let me know as soon as you can, preferably at least a week in advance of our meetings if possible, so that I can set aside time for you on the agenda. I think in these times when we feel the distance it is important to be able to share these moments with our federation family. Please note that we may not always be able to set time aside for everyone. so, in the event that we get a lot of things to share we will unfortunately need to move them to the following month. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Agenda. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">2:00pm</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Call to order.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Pledges. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Ice breaker. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Please come prepared to share with us the following.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Your name, and sequential number. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">What book are you currently reading?/What was the last thing you read. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">2:20pm</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Joys and Sorrow</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Secretary’s report</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Treasurers report</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">2:30pm</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Welcome package for new Orientation Center students. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">As you guys may know, students have officially moved into their new apartments on the south side of town. Just across the river from the baseball stadium. Cindy and I propose that a welcome package for students be created. This would include some NFB literature, and contact info. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">3:00pm</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Committees.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">3:30</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">50/50 Winner.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Presidential release. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Adjourn meeting. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">February Minutes, Des Moines Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Iowa</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Call to Order at 2:09 p.m.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Pledges were recited.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">33 people were present.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Secretary's Report Dave Hammel moved to accept the Secretary's Report. Helen Stevens seconded the motion. The motion carried.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Treasurer's Report The reporting period was 12/31-1/31. Beginning Balance $2,124.77 Ending Balance $2,209.77 Terri Wilcox moved to accept the Treasurer's Report. Mike Barber seconded the motion. The motion carried.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Kathryn Webster spoke on training by RAINN and reviewing the Code of Conduct. Contact the task force by emailing <a href="mailto:survivors@nfb.org"><span class="s2">survivors@nfb.org</span></a>. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Washington Seminar Recap</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">This was the first virtual Washington Seminar. Many people participated in most if not all meetings.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Jim Rechkemmer spoke about the Friends of the Library. The Friends of the Library Challenge has 16 days. Money was collected so that if 50 new members joined, the Friends Board would give an extra thousand dollars to the Friends of the Library.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">National Convention will be virtual this year. Registration starts March 1. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The 50/50 prize went to Enrique Mejia.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Presidential Release 502 was played.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Helen Stevens moved to adjourn the meeting. Cindy Ray seconded the motion. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The meeting was adjourned at 4:17.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Respectfully Submitted, Terri Wilcox, Secretary, Des Moines Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Iowa</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Resources </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">RAINN </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Phone:<a href="tel:8006564673"><span class="s3" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">8006564673</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://rainn.org/">Rainn.org</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">NFB Survivors taskforce</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://nfb.org/survivors">Nfb.org/survivors</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:survivors@nfb.org">survivors@nfb.org</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Phone: <a href="tel:4106599314;2238"><span class="s3" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">4106599314 extension 2238</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> Important Dates</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">March</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">March 13</span><span class="s5" style="font-size: 13.28px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: 3px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Des Moines chapter meeting </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">April </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">April 10</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"> Des Moines Chapter meeting </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">May</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">May 8</span><span class="s5" style="font-size: 13.28px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: 3px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Des Moines Chapter meeting. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">June</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">June 12</span><span class="s5" style="font-size: 13.28px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: 3px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Des Moines Chapter meeting.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">August 14th </span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">Des Moines Chapter meeting.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">September 11th <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Des Moines Chapter meeting.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s4" style="font-size: 16px; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">October 9th Des Moines Chapter meeting.</span></p><p class="p3" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 21px; line-height: normal; min-height: 25.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s6"></span><br></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 21px; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s6">November 13th </span><span class="s7" style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">Des Moines Chapter meeting</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">November 16 Enrique Mejia birthdate </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; min-height: 19.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">December 11th Potential Christmas party/ Chapter meeting. </span></p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 21px; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s8" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">Enrique Mejia, NOMC </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">President National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Des Moines Chapter<br>Phone: <a href="tel:805-890-4316"><span class="s2">805-890-4316</span></a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:emejia@nfbi.org"><span class="s2">emejia@nfbi.org</span></a> <br>Website: <a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><span class="s2">www.nfbi.org</span></a> <br></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; font-size: 16px;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><span class="s10">https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; font-size: 16px;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><span class="s10">https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; font-size: 16px;">Live the life you want.</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 16px;">The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. </span></p></div></div></body></html>