[Fabs] FABS Monthly Meeting Minutes April 21st

[FABS Secretary]

Good morning everyone,
Below this message, you will find the meeting minutes from our last meeting
that was held back on April 21st. If you have any questions, please let me
know. Have a great day!


FABS Monthly Meeting Minutes

April 21, 2024

The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM

Role Call by Yassir at 6:07 PM

All board members except President Z’Leah Liburd were present. A quorum was
established.

NFB Pledge by Christian at 6:09 PM

One minute message by  Yassir at 6:10 PM

Secretary’s Report by Elijah at 6:12 PM

The secretary’s report was emailed on the FABS list serve. Yassir motioned
that the secretary’s report be accepted as emailed; Tom seconded. All in
favor.

Treasurer’s Report by Meli at 6:17 PM

The beginning balance for the month of March was $2,881.27. Money was spent
on PayPal fees. We received $30 in membership dues, and $60 from our world
finest chocolate fundraiser. The closing balance for the month of march was
$2,968.88. Christian motions to accept the treasurers report, Elijah
seconds. All were in favor.

Game Night highlights at 6:25 PM

Yassir won RS Games Cards Against Humanities.

Livan won QC Games Uno

Someone won RS Games Uno. The members who attended commented that the game
night was very fun. The members considered possibly doing the game night as
a monthly social, especially to help with member engagement.

 NABS Rocky Mountain Seminar 3:19 PM

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   This will take place between May 17th and 19th
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   This will be held at the Colorado Center for the Blind located at 2233
   West Shepperd Ave, Littleton, CO, 80120
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   This seminar will have workshops designed to sharpen your skills,
   challenge your prospectives and expand your horizons. There will be
   hands-on activities that foster practical skills, teamwork, and will give
   you the opportunity to network.
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   This also gives you the opportunity to talk to DBS or VR if you are
   interested in going to this center.
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   Registration deadline: May 3rd
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   Hotel: Denver Marriot South at Park Meadow, located at 10345 Park
   Meadows Dr, Lone Tree, CO, 80124
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   Hotel booking deadline: April 26th, using code: National Federation of
   the Blind Student.
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   If you need financial assistance, contact Manahil at
   manahiljafri at gmail.com or ask a member of the board.

Convention interest at 6:40 PM
2 people are interested. Out of those people, 1 person is registered, Tom

Fundraiser for National Convention (Pancake Fundraiser) at 6:45 PM

We quickly discussed the possibility of the pancake breakfast fundraiser;
no date is currently established.

We had announced that that we will be doing a fundraiser at National
Convention. Looing to sell chocolate, rest of body butters, or candy jar
guessing game. Camille suggests not conducting the candy jar guessing game
since logistics might make it difficult. All raffle drawings must be
conducted at a separate room set aside for drawings.

We discussed donating to the hospitality. It was discussed to donate $100
to the hospitality suite at the National Convention. The membership agreed.
Tom motions to donate $100 to the hospitality suite, Elijah seconds; all
were in favor

Transit options to/from Orlando 6:55 PM

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   Red Coach- Stops at Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala, Miami, Ft.
   Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and West Palm Beach. The bus station is 8 miles
   from the hotel.
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   Brightline- Stops at Miami, Aventura, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and
   West Palm Beach. The station is inside Orlando International Airport and is
   14 miles from the hotel.
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   Greyhound/FlixBus- The bus station is 12 miles from the hotel.
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   Amtrak- The Orlando station is 12 miles from the hotel. This has
   multiple points north including Jacksonville, Deland, and Winter Park, and
   points south including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Sebring and Tampa.

Tom motions to adjourn the meeting; Elijah seconds; all were in favor. The
meeting was adjourned at 7:04 PM.

Pledge

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation
of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind;
to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its
constitution.

One Minute Message Updated from Jan 2021

We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or our
future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our
collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of
all blind people.


Elijah Grant
Secretary - Florida Association of Blind Students
Treasurer - Greater Broward Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of
Florida
Associate of Arts in Information Technology Candidate - Broward College
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