<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"><br><div><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">November 13</span><span class="s1"> Des Moines Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Agenda. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Birthdays.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">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="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Reminder dues for 2022 can be paid to Dave Hammel or they can be paid at the Christmas party. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Meeting info:</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Topic: November Des Moines Chapter meeting</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Time: </span><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">November 13, 2021 02:00 PM Central Time</span><span class="s1"> (US and Canada)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Join Zoom Meeting</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="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; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Meeting ID: </span><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">794 109 9792</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">Passcode: 6324692</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">One tap mobile</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="tel:+13126266799,,7941099792%23">+13126266799,,7941099792#</a></span><span class="s1"> US (Chicago)</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Dial by your location</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:+1%20312%20626%206799"><span class="s2">+1 312 626 6799</span></a> US (Chicago)</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Meeting ID: 794 109 9792</span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Agenda. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">2:00pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Call to order.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Pledges. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Ice breaker.: What is hyour favorite hollyday food. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">2:15pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Joys and Sorrow</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">2:20pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Secretary’s report</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Treasurers report</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">2:30pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Affiliate President report</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">2:45</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Christmas Party </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">3:00pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Helen Stevens </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Learn about the Education and training team. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">3:15</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Christmas party plan and guests attending. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">3:20</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Presidential release. </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;">3:35pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Adjourn meeting. </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"></span><br></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">MINUTES</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">DES MOINES CHAPTER, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF IOWA</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">On Zoom</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">September 11, 2021</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">2:07 p.m.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">The meeting was called to order by President Enrique Mejia and the pledges were recited.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Ice Breaker</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">For the September roll call, members were asked to state their name and favorite summer activity. Also, joys and sorrows were shared.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Minutes</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Cindy Ray made a motion that we dispense with the August minutes; Tom Topping seconded. Minutes had been posted in the Agenda, but they were board meeting minutes. The motion carried.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">Treasurer’s Report</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Cindy Ray made a motion, Bob Ray seconded, that we move the treasurer’s report to the next meeting. The motion carried.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">State of the State Report—President Scott Van Gorp</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Scott reported on the upcoming convention. Besides giving registration information, he reported that new national Board member, Tracy Soforenco, will be our national representative.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">We are hoping to start a guide dog group or committee this year. Anyone interested should contact Cindy Ray at 515-334-7231 or</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:cindyray@gmail.com">cindyray@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Meet the Blind Month has been rebranded, and as of this year it will be called Blind Equality Achievement Month (Beam.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Bob Ray reminded us that we should still get our voting stories in to Valerie Yingling at the national office.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">The meeting that Department Director Emily Wharton holds with the presidents of the NFBI and ICUB, Scott Van Gorp and Carrie Chapman, are held the second Tuesday of each month.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Construction of the ramp at the IDB Building is scheduled to begin the week of October 4. We might be able to get into the building to hold the Christmas party, but that is in doubt. We will probably need to plan to have it elsewhere since this is not certain. We are checking to see if It would be possible to have the Christmas Party at Bennigans. The Christmas Party will be December 11 at noon.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Karly Prinds was introduced to the chapter as the new Center Director. She talked about plans for the future, and new students are slated to come in regularly through the rest of the year and into 2022. Karly invited people to call her if they had suggestions.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Cindy Talked about the guide dog issue that is developing with Yellow Cab and Paratransit. Since Paratransit contracts with the cab company, if people are refused rides that are booked by Paratransit, Paratransit would have some liability in the situation.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">We are hosting the Senior Integration dinner on Monday, September 13.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">There is an abridged version of the presidential release on the web that we can use at chapter meetings; it will be played at the end of our meeting.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Bob Ray made a motion that we not have a chapter meeting in October because of the proximity to the convention weekend. Cindy Ray seconded the motion. After some discussion the motion carried.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">John Gonzalez, Sharonda Goode, and Thomas Topping had birthdays in September giving them free raffle tickets.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Dues are payable for 2022 beginning October 1. Anyone who pays after September 30 will not have to pay again for 2022. This mainly applies to new members, and all are encouraged to get their dues in early as possible.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Jim Rechkemmer won $25 in the fifty/fifty drawing.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Presidential release 508 was played.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Cindy Ray announced that Doris Willoughby had passed away on September 8.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">The meeting was adjourned at 3:23 p.m.</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Cindy Lou Ray</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1">Acting Secretary</span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1"> </span></p></div></div></body></html>