[Jayhawk-chapter] January Minutes

[Cheryl Miller]

Your trusty January minutes have arrived. See you all on Saturday.
Cheryl
NFB Kansas Jayhawk Chapter

Meeting Minutes 

Date: January 18, 2014

 

Call to Order: In Rob's absence, our capable vice president conducted our January meeting. Athena called the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m.

 

Introduction of Guests: No guests were present

 

National Presidential Release by Dr. Marc Maurer: The release was read.

 

Chapter President's Report: Because of his anticipated absence, Rob presented his report via email prior to the chapter meeting.

 

Chapter Vice President's Report: Athena announced that Independence, Inc. is offering a health and wellness class that starts Monday, January 27, 2014. This class will be held weekly.

 

Approval of Minutes: November minutes are pending.

 

Chapter Treasurer's Report: Our ending balance for 2013 was $869.44. The balance at the beginning of 2013 was $1,117.44. The only money that was spent in 2013 was for travel reimbursement and state dues. The travel reimbursement expense was $760.00. Our incoming funds totaled $578.00.

 

Old Business: There was no old business.

 

New Business: We discussed fund raising ideas. Tim offered the idea of a 5K run. The membership was quite receptive and enthusiastic to this idea, and there was considerable dialogue about this suggestion. Topics of conversation included timing of event and location. Tim is going to talk to a couple of his contacts concerning a 5K and Brendy is going to talk to a couple of her runner friends, as well. We need to determine the costs that we would incur to hold such an event. Tim made it clear that we could take a financial loss on it the first year. Bob commented that while that is true, the exposure that we would gain is of great value. Athena questioned if it would be a possibility to partner with another organization such as Independence, Inc. 

 

The idea of generating some type of a show as a fund raiser resurfaced. We brainstormed venue ideas.

 

Brendy pointed out that raising money for a specific reason can yield better results in terms of donations, etc. Because of this, she suggested that we might want to hold our fundraiser with a particular purpose in mind and put forth that getting audio description in the movie theatre in Lawrence would be a worthy goal. Support for this idea was voiced. 

 

It is uncertain at this time how many people from our chapter will be attending the 2014 National Convention in Orlando, Florida. As for the State Convention, no definitive date has been set, and therefore, our members were not able to declare their intentions as they relate to attending the convention.

 

It was decided that our current meeting date (the third Saturday of every month) is a mutually acceptable time. The starting time of 1:00 p.m. was also agreed to be a good time, so meetings in the 2014 year will have no change.

 

Knowledge Based Presentation: Tim Hornik spoke to us about his international travels. He captured our attention as he described to us his experiences with accommodations for the blind in various countries. Thanks, Tim!

 

Meeting Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 2:55.

 

Date of Next Meeting: February 15, 2014

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Cheryl Miller

Jayhawk Chapter Secretary
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