[Jayhawk-chapter] Minutes

Wed Sep 4 19:31:04 UTC 2013

Good Afternoon,

Even as I write this, Chikako is doing her dissertation defense. Let's all utter a little prayer for her.

The minutes of our August meeting are attached and pasted below.

Thanks,

Cheryl

NFB Kansas Jayhawk Chapter

Meeting Minutes 

Date: August 17, 2013

Call to Order: Rob Called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.

Introduction of Guests: There were no guests.

National Presidential Release by Dr. Marc Maurer: Presidential release #419 was presented.

Chapter President's Report: Rob reported on the 2013 National Convention. Attendance was slightly down this year with total attendance of 2,400 people or a few more. Kansas had 12 members in attendance. 

Rob gave us an update on the federal court case that was held in Topeka, pertaining to a blind former rehabilitation counselor. She was suing the State of Kansas on two employment discrimination counts. She lost in court, and the most recent information that Rob had was that her attorneys are planning to attempt to get her a new trial.

It was reported that the "Collaborative Strategies Seminar" is being revamped. Since Voc-Rehab would not participate in this seminar, the new plan is to invite VR contract providers. There is an effort being made to locate a list of VR service contract providers.

A state board meeting is coming up on September 7, 2013. It will be held at Independence, Inc. at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome. 

Rob will be holding iPhone training sessions in Wichita. The beginner level session will be held on September 28. October 5 will be a more advanced level. Sessions are from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is a fee of $10.00 for one session or $15.00 for both sessions. RSVP to Rob through email, land line or cell phone.  

Chapter Vice President's Report: No report

Approval of Minutes: Pending resending of June minutes, approval of those minutes was deferred. It was also agreed that all members would provide Cheryl with updated information and that she would assemble an updated member roster.

Chapter Treasurer's Report: In Bob's absence, Brendie presented the treasurer's report. There was no activity in July. Therefore, the balance remains at $967.44. 

With no objections to the treasurer's report, Rob moved that the report be approved as read. 

Old Business: The focus of our old business was discussion concerning fund raisers. After kicking around thoughts on whether or not to place additional orders with Farmstead Nuts, it was decided that we will not place any orders until all the nuts that we currently have are sold.

Chikako advised us that she has been in touch with a lady who used to work for World's Finest Chocolate and is now working for another chocolate company. Chikako said that this company's candy bars sell for $1.00 with 50% of that as profit for our chapter. The minimum order is 1 box, which is 50 candy bars. Chikako will contact Susan with the name of the chocolate company and relevant information. They will further investigate this potential fund raiser. 

Susan made mention of a couple of fund raising ideas. She reported that she has been in contact with Rapheal's coffee vendor and has also been looking into selling thumb drives and lanyards. She will be gathering additional information on both of these ideas and presenting it to us at a later date.  

New Business: Rob facilitated dialogue about "Meet the Blind Month". Several ideas were voiced concerning our traditional tabling event held in October, with the intent of giving some visibility to blindness. We usually hold this event outside of US Bank in downtown Lawrence. Susan is going to call US Bank to check on availability.

Rob reminded everyone that our dues will be due at the September meeting. The due amount is $12.00 a person.

Elections will also be held next month. Athena and Brendie will be developing a slate of 

proposed officers for next year.

The assistive technology conference and expo is going to be held in Topeka starting on September 12. It will continue through September 14 afternoon. It is at the Capital Plaza Hotel. The website is atk.ku.edu.

Meeting Adjournment: We were adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

Date of Next Meeting: September 21, 2013

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