[Iabs-talk] chicago minutes september 2018

Fri Oct 5 17:31:41 UTC 2018

Wow that was a short and quick meeting!

I am looking forward to the single payer presentation. I would suggest 
people start doing their fan out calls beginning this Monday.

Robert Hansen

On 10/5/2018 8:21 AM, David Meyer via IABS-Talk wrote:
> NFBI CHICAGO CHAPTER MINUTES
>
> MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
>
> At 1:00 P.M. President Steve Hastalis called the meeting to order. We 
> began by saying the NFB Pledge and the One Minute Message.
>
> What’s Happening
> Eileen Truschke reported that Ken Schad’s mother passed away. There 
> were 20 members present.
>
> Secretary’s Report
> It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes for the August 2018 
> meeting. The motion carried.
>
> Presidential Reports
> There was not a National Presidential Release.
>
> Debbie Stein gave the state Presidential report.  The state convention 
> will take place October 26-28 at the Sheridan Chicago Hotel, 6501 
> North Manheim Road. The rooms are all suites Room rates are $99 per 
> night. You must make hotel reservations by October 5. You may register 
> for the convention by going to www.nfbofillinois.org. The 
> preregistration cost is $5 provided that one registers by October 12. 
> The cost after that date will be $20. Breakfasts for parents and 
> students will occur on Saturday and Sunday with the cost being $10 
> each. Cost of the luncheon is $20 and the cost of the banquet is $30. 
> If you are in need of a special meal for health or religious reasons, 
> please let Patti Chang know by October 21. She can be notified at 
> pattischang at gmail.com or you may call 773-307-6440. Our National 
> Representative is Jeannie Massay of Oklahoma and the student rep is 
> Kenya Florez, a 2018 scholarship winner. Special guests for this 
> convention will be Ramona Walhof and Rami Rabby. Steve Hastalis will 
> chair the resolutions committee. If you have a resolution, please send 
> it to Steve at steve.hastalis at gmail.com. Resolutions are due by 
> October 12. Please consider attending Washington Seminar. Applications 
> for the Washington Seminar are due by December 1. Please send all 
> applications to Denise at davant1958 at gmail.com.
>
> Program
> David Meyer presented a program on restaurant etiquette. In summary, 
> he stated the following. Treat waiters/waitresses as you would like to 
> be treated. If you wish to eat and you can’t afford to do so, please 
> make arrangements in advance for another chapter member to assist you. 
> And finally, find out how much your bill is in advance before you 
> order to avoid any surprises. Whether you approve of your bill or not, 
> do not under any circumstances walk out without paying. Finally, the 
> going rate for tipping is 20% of your bill. Please tip with that in 
> mind. If you can’t, then tip what you are able to tip. Leslie Hamric 
> suggested that if one is approached about payment of a bill, transit 
> ticket, ETC., offer the person the option of giving that amount to one 
> of your favorite charities.
>
> Marco gave a current figure for the treasury. Current balance, $5,033.17.
>
> President Hastalis announced that the next board meeting would take 
> place as a conference call on Sunday, September 16. Call 641-715-3273 
> and use access code “Chicago”, (2442246.) The next cTA Advisory 
> Committee meeting will take place on October 9 at CTA headquarters Ken 
> Borst talked about the program which will take place during the 
> October meeting. The speaker will be Anne Sheets, who will talk about 
> single pay as an insurance program.
>
> Old-new Business
> David Meyer talked about the upcoming read-a-thon which will take 
> place at Exchequer Pub on November 10 from 1:00-4:00 P.M. The 
> participation fee will be $10 per person. However, if one gets a 
> contribution of more than $10, his/her admission fee will be waved. We 
> then talked about deciding a song for Battle of the Chapters as part 
> of the IABS Idle extravaganza. We will perform She Loves You by the 
> Beatles. Michael Nowicki detailed problems he was having getting a 
> secondary audio track from CBS. It was suggested that the problem 
> might be in his menu settings. Jemal Powell announced that the next 
> Chicago Pace Advisory Committee meeting would take place on September 
> 24 in Willis Tower. Time of the meeting is 1:00-3:00 P.M. The Pace 
> Suburban Advisory Committee will meet on the following day at Pace 
> headquarters in Arlington Heights. Paul Sheperdson mentioned that we 
> should all try to find and listen to a podcast featuring the 
> Lieutenant Governor of Washington State who is blind. The name of the 
> podcast is From Braille to Yale. The program where the podcast can be 
> found is Stay Tuned with Preat. Howard Wilson along with several 
> others from Chicago will represent the United States in Judo at the 
> Paralympic games in Portugal. Leslie Hamric has noticed significant 
> improvement in her Orientation and Mobility. Additionally, she will be 
> published in the Elmhurst weekly paper, having written an article on 
> her experience with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. President 
> Hastalis gave the number for our convention site as 800-699-6300. Mary 
> Grunwald is the door prize committee chairman. Please get prizes to her.
>
> The meeting adjourned at 2:10 P.M.
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> David Meyer, Secretary
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