[il-talk] At Large chapter minutes-December 2018

[Marilyn Green]

> The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM. Those present were the
> following: Leslie Hamric, Linda Hendle, Danny Mandrell, Denise Avant, Louis
> Wood, Yvonne Agyark. There were six people present. Danny Mandrell ran the
> meeting meeting in Marilyn's absence.
> The state report" as follows: Hotel registration for national convention
> will start Jan. 1, 2019. If you are planning !attend national convention,
> please book your room ASAP because the room block will fill up quickly. This
> year's national convention will be held from July 7 through the 12 in Las
> Vegas. The room rate is 99 dollars per night plus taxes. Preregistration
> runs from March 5 to May 31, 20194 Please note: HOTEL REGISTRATION IS
> SEPARATE from CONVENTION REGISTRATION. For more information about national
> convention, visit
> wwsionfb_org/convention
> If you need financial assistance, you can apply for following awards: First,
> the Chappel-Denis award. go !NFB of Illinois website to apply. Chapel-Denis
> award application deadline is May 1, 2019. Second, the Kenneth Jernigan
> Scholarship. First-timers to national convention get first priority but
> others can can apply too. Write a letter about your federation experience,
> involvement, and why you want to attend convention. Those letters are due to
> Denise by March 1, 20194 The above deadline is essential bc she needs to
> send them to the national Office by April 15, 20194 If you do not have a
> mentor in mind for national convention, you are provided with one each day
> from our affiliate.
> The application deadline for Washington Seminar has passed. The selection
> committee will meet soon !determine the 7 to 9 attendees. The legislative
> agenda is not yet determined. Washington Seminar takes place from to January
> 28 to January 31, 2019 starting with great gathering In. A mandatory
> training seminar is required for attendees a few weeks before Washington
> Seminar. Illinois members always arrive in Washington DC on Sunday night.
> The final state board meeting takes place on December 16, 2019 at 7 PM. All
> are welcome. Call 641-715-3273 x6324.
> The Illinois Braille Readers are Leaders Contest IBRAL began on December 1,
> 2019. Illinois would pay $100 application fee for Illinois students. The
> contest ends mid January. winners are determined later and every child gets
> a "goody-bag" of prizes for participation. An additional award is also given
> for children with disabilities besides blindness. President Ricobono let us
> run this nationwide contest in conjunction with American Action Fund for
> Blind Children.
> National and state scholarship programs are now accepting applications. !
> qualify, you must be legally blind and enrolled in an undergrad, grad, or
> post grad degree. For more information, visit
> wwwsionfb_org/scholarships
> Please read the applications carefully and complete all requirements. The
> deadline for national scholarship applications is March 31, 2019 11:59 pm
> Eastern time. The deadline for state scholarship applications is March 31,
> 2019 at 11:59 PM Central time. For more information, visit
> wwwsionfbofillinois_org
> Part 1 Respectfully submitted by:
> Leslie Hamric
> At Large Chapter member
> At Large Chapter Minutes
> 
> December 2, 2018
> 
> There is no Presidential Release this month.
> 
> Louis moved to approve the Minutes, Linda seconded the motion. The minutes
> were approved.
> 
> 
> We asked for possible program items for the coming year. We want a program
> on Washington Seminar. Another suggestion is a program item in February or
> March on National Convention. Leslie suggested a podcast from The Nation's
> Blind that Melissa Riccobono and Anil Lewis presented.  Deja Powell may want
> to do a session on empowerment and dressing for success. Danny suggested
> getting someone from one of the residential centers to speak. Someone who
> won one of our scholarships may be a good suggestion. Another suggestion was
> a program regarding travel and planning for the trip. Leslie suggested old
> speeches from Dr. Jernigan and Dr. TenBroek. Lewis Wood suggested setting a
> goal of getting members to national conpention and to follow up on that
> topic each meeting. 
> 
> There was no old business. There was no new business. 
> 
> Our next meeting will be January 6, 2019. There was a Motion by Denise and
> seconded by Leslie to adjourn. The meeting  adjourned at 7:54 PM.  
> 
> Respectfully Submitted,
> 
> Charlene Elder,
> Secretary-Treasurer  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marilyn Green [mailto:marilynvgreen at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2019 11:09 AM
> To: Debbie Pittman
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