<div dir="ltr"><div>Join us on Sunday, June 14 at 3 PM Central for our last board meeting before the national convention!</div><div><br></div><div>Below is the zoom meeting invite and the approved minutes from our April board meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Alison Roets </div><div><br></div><div>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/96490379858?pwd=bMdN3Jy6U1Xy1uzk6rDl03oFP7k6jg.1">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/96490379858?pwd=bMdN3Jy6U1Xy1uzk6rDl03oFP7k6jg.1</a><br><br>Meeting ID: 964 9037 9858<br>Passcode: 040301<br><br>---<br><br>One tap mobile<br>+13462487799,,96490379858#,,,,*040301# US (Houston)<br>+14086380968,,96490379858#,,,,*040301# US (San Jose)<br><br>---<br><br>Join by SIP<br>\u2022 <a href="mailto:96490379858@zoomcrc.com">96490379858@zoomcrc.com</a><br>Passcode: 040301<br><br>Join instructions<br><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/meetings/96490379858/invitations?signature=amuMivFy5R1yAze43PFTs_-wTS7UK4rgwwiFiwIUkZ8">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/meetings/96490379858/invitations?signature=amuMivFy5R1yAze43PFTs_-wTS7UK4rgwwiFiwIUkZ8</a><br><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">NFB KS Board Meeting 04/26</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Attendance: Roets, Page, Wood, Rob Tabor, Hemphill, Stanzel, Fuller, Nava</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Guests: Eddy Morlan, Shauna, Anya Fuller</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Secretary report: Hemphill said there was a typo in the numbers in the financial committee report, accepted and approved by Page</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Legislative report: Omnibus budget bill came out and was voted on. Sarah will still have her position funded for Newsline. A rep from Augusta has heard complaints from the elected vendor committee. Christy Williams was able to drop a bill to create a task force to make recommendations on BEP. Page wrote a letter for the testimony. The bill passes the house and was rolled into the omnibus package under the VR section. We will try to get someone from national association of blind merchants and someone from NFB KS appointed. Tabor said Mike Miloy is thinking about starting a chapter and would be a good person to appoint.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Roberds reported that Derick Schmidt has signed on to some of our bills, blind Americans return to work and access technology.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Convention update: November 13-15 at the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Holiday inn and suites in overland park.They just did a big remodel and as of right now we don\u2019t have to share the convention space with anyone. We will start convention committee meetings around the end of the month.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Donna said she is missing the newsletter article from Johnson county. It will be sent out soon.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Treasurer\u2019s report: As of February- $191,164.16. As of Friday- $192,044.23.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The finance committee met with Rob Tabor as chairperson. We sold some apple and SDY and bought BKDV, an ETF, and fidelity government cash. No assets changed, funds were just moved around.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Susie Stanzel generously donated 6,000 and it is being added to investments.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Scholarship committee will begin meeting soon. We had 6 national scholarship applicants we can reach out to and see if they will apply of yours. Anya said last year\u2019s numbers would work well again. We had one for 1,500 and two for 1,000. Donna Wood moved that we offer one 1,500 dollar scholarship and two 1000 dollar scholarships this year. Seconded by Tabor. Motion passed.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">National scholarship allocations: Preference goes to leaders, first time attendees and students. They also must be members. They write a letter to their chapter president which is then forwarded to state president. Page suggested making it a committee process if there are too many applications. Stanzel suggested chapter president should decide who is forwarded to state president. Page said he will accept emails from chapter presidents suggesting their top pics for the grant but he will still try to stick to the main three qualifications. Page says he has received 6 from south central so far. Wood suggested look at covering some people at a higher amount and some at a lower amount like our scholarship. Page said he would like to keep them the same because everyone spends differently. Hemphill asked what amount we gave last year. Fuller said it was 10 people at 12000 dollars. For couples we used to do 1500 or 1600. Page said we cut it off so couples weren\u2019t feeling penalized. Fuller said we didn\u2019t use all 10 last year so put the rest toward the museum. A motion was made by Wood to set a cost of 14,000 in total for national convention grants with the ability to ad more later. Seconded by Roberds. Motion passed. Nava moved that we offer 14 $1,000 grants, seconded by Wood. Motion passed.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We have two people applying for KJLS.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We will vote on roll call and museum at the next meeting.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:12px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Further discussion for the good of the organization. President Page updated the board on the progress made on getting our zoom account changed over to the affiliate. Chapter presidents, division and committee leaders are now able to schedule meetings under the affiliate zoom account. This account address is<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://zoomatnfbks.org">zoomatnfbks.org</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">and the password is KSZOOM01!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">next step is to get Robert Fuller set up with the e-mail<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">treasurerñfbks_org<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">and an e-mail for the affiliate president, which would be<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">presidentñfbks_org<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Treasurer Fuller revised his treasurers report that<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fittswater did cash the check<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>issued to her for the Washington seminar. chapter president Nava will contact Fittswater to ask her<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to write a reimbursement check to the affiliate.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">meeting adjourned 4:12 PMNext month\u2019s meeting will be on the 17th due to mother\u2019s day.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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