[il-talk] March 26, 2017 NFBI board meeting Agenda

[denise avant]

National Federation of the Blind Of Illinois

State Board Meeting 

Date March 26, 2017

Time: 7:00 pm

Call In Number (641)-715-3273

Code 6324 or NFBI

 

Meeting Call to order

I.                     Roll Call

II.                   Approval of Secretary's Minutes - sent March 5, 2017 -
Glenn Moore State Secretary

III.                 Update and Summary of Treasury - Patti Chang, Treasurer

IV.                  Adjustment To 2017 Budget - State Legislation Line item

V.                    State Legislation Update 

A.	Parents Bill of Rights HB 2626 David Meyer and Bill Reif
B.	Service Animal Bill HB 3162 - David Meyer and Bill Reif

VI.                Update On Programs

A.	National Scholarship - deadline _march 31, 2017 - Patti Chang
B.	State Scholarship Program - deadline March 31, 2017 - Debbie Stein
C.	State Internship Program - Debbie Stein
D.	Braille Enrichment Literacy And Learning - BELL - Patti Chang
E.	National Student Spring seminar - date April 22, 2017 Adriene
Falconer, 1st VP of IABs or Emma Meyer, President IABS

1.	Chapell Dennis deadline - April 1, 2017 send applications to
davant1958 at gmail.com <mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com> 
2.	Hotel Reservations - Patti Chang

F.	Student Mentoring Program - Adrienne Falconer, 1st VP or Emma Meyer,
IABs

VII.               National Convention

A.	Contributions to funds:

1.	Kid camp
2.	White Cane
3.	Jernigan Fund
4.	Sun Fund
5.	TenBroek Fund
6.	  Other Expenses

B.	NFBI  Sales Items At convention?
C.	Financial Assistance To national Convention

1.	Jernigan Scholarship - letter due to State President
davant1958 at gmail.com <mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com>  - deadline April 1, 2017
2.	Chappell Dennis - application due to State President
davant1958 at gmail.com <mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com> - deadline May 1, 2017 

VIII.             State Convention

A.	Convention Theme Ideas
B.	Topics for State Convention
C.	Proposed National Representative to State convention
D.	Financial Assistance to State Convention - due to State President
davant1958 at gmail.com <mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com>  - deadline Sept. 1, 2017
E.	Face-to-face board meeting - August 26, 2017
F.	Date for October Fest?

IX.                 Old Business

X.                   New Business

ICREWOOD

Adjournment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denise R. Avant, President

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

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