[IL-Talk] NFBI Face-to-Face Board Meeting, August 17, 2019

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Face-to-Face Board Meeting

August 17, 2019 

10:00 am to 3:30 pm EST, 9:00 to 2:30 pm. CST.

Conference Call Number: 605-313-4819, Code 6324

All are welcomed to call in

 

Call to Order 

 

Roll Call 

 

Secretary's Minutes for April 23, 2019 - David Meyer sent July 19, 2019

 

2d Quarter Treasury Report? -Patti Chang/Bill Reif

 

Fundraising:

Update on Grants - Patti Chang/Cathy Randall sent July 24, 2019

Battery Chargers - Patti Chang

Amazon Smile - Debbie Stein 

Other Fundraising Ideas 

 

National Reports:

White Cane - David Meyer sent July 31, 2019

Website Report - Brian Mackey Sent August 6, 2019

Library Report - Cathy Randall 

Communications Report - Debbie Stein 

Resolutions Report - Michal Nowicki 

 Autonomous Vehicles - Steve Hastalis

NABS Report - Emma Meyer/Dustin Cather sent August 6, 2019

Merchants Report - Ed Birmingham 

Board Meeting Report - Denise Avant

Membership Report - Marilyn Green 

 

Reports and Approval of State Programs for 2019-20 

Washington seminar - Marilyn Green 

State Scholarship - Debbie Stein 

Internship - Debbie Stein

Freedom Link - David Meyer/Debbie Stein 

Buddy Program Student - Debbie Stein

Springfield and Chicago BELL Patti Chang

Nationwide Braille Readers Are Leaders - Debbie Stein

State Legislation - David Meyer/bill Reif

Midwest Student Spring Seminar - Emma Meyer

 

Transportation - Steve Hastalis/Jemal Powell/Denise Avant

Audible Pedestrian Signals in Chicago

Pilot Scooter Project In Chicago

 

Chapter reports

Chicago Chapter - David Meyer

Ferris Wheel - Bill Reif

Four Rivers - Brian Sumner 

Blackhawk - Patrick Olson, Pat Olson,  Robert Gardner

Illinois Association of Blind Students - Emma Meyer

Illinois Association of Blind Merchants - Ed Birmingham 

 

2020 State Convention - Patti Chang/Denise Avant/Marilyn Green

 

2019 state Convention

Convention Theme: "On the Cutting Edge of Leadership"

Dan Wenzel - National Representative 

Elizabeth Rouse - NABS Representative 

Dates: October 18-20, 2019 

Place Wyndham City Center, 700 E. Adams St., Springfield, Il. 62701

Chappelle Dennis - September 1, 2019 

Hotel Registration - due September 27, 2019 

Pre-Registration Form and meal preferences - due October 4, 2019 

State Resolutions September 15, 2019 - Patti Chang

Local Politicians 

Awards 

Outline of convention 

Braille Is Beautiful - Debbie Stein 

 

Need Volunteers for setup and teardown 

 

Old Business 

 

New Business 

Adjournment 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denise R. Avant, Esq.

President,

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-991-8050

Live the life you want.

 

For more information about NFBI,

Go to www.nfbofillinois.org