[il-talk] February 19, 2015 NFBI board meting agenda

[Denise Avant]

NFBI Board Meeting 
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 
Time: 7 pm
call in Number 805-360-1000 code 6324
I. Roll call
II. Approval of January 20, 2015 board meeting minutes sent February 11, 2015
III. 2015 Budget sent  February 9, 2015 and resent February 12, 2015
IV. Fund raising
A. Supper Club - Jesse Rogers and Bill Reif
B. Combined Federal Campaign - Glenn Moore
C. Certificate Order As fund raiser - David Meyer
D. Raffle Revisited - Denise Avant
V. Approval of Reports
A. Door Prize committee report sent February 9, 2015
(Other reports to follow if received)
VI. Membership Building At the chapter level
A. Updating chapter information on the NFBI website
B. What activities are our chapters engaged in to build membership in their area
Chicago chapter - David Meyer
Ferris Wheel Chapter - Bill Reif
Bloomington chapter Modesto Favela 
BlackHawk chapter - Jay Blanchard
At large - Leslie Hamric
C.  Use of white cane and slate and Stylist lists
VII. Rehabilitation and other Services - Denise Avant, Patti Chang and David Meyer
A. Bureau Of Blind Services What action should we take?
B. Blind Services Planning Council
C. src
d. Library committee
VIII. National Convention 
A. Orlando 7/5/2015-7/10/2015 
B. Update on First Seven Joined Again Denise Avant and Patti Chang
c. Request for Jernigan Assistance due to me April 10 2015
Request for Chappell assistance due May 1, 2015 
d. Sales items at national Mary Grunwald
E. Door prizes for national convention Marco Giannotti
F. Do we want a table?
IX.  Update on State convention
A. Dates: October 30, 31,  and Nov. 1, 2015 Place: Naperville Marriott
B. Possible  Convention Theme Ideas
C. Suggested topics
D. Possible names of national rep.
X.   Old Business 
A. Braille Embosserand Software  - Patti Chang, and Bill Reif
B. SAM Policy
C.  Washington Seminar - follow up on legislative agenda - visits to local legislative offices Denise Avant
D. Spring Seminar Debbie Stein and Glenn Moore
D. Chicago and Springfield BELL Programs - Patti Chang
XI. New Business
XII.  Adjourned

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
Live the life you want