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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks! Athena<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jayhawk-chapter [mailto:jayhawk-chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cheryl Miller<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk Chapter list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Jayhawk-chapter] Fw: May Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi All,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am forwarding the minutes and note that were taken and sent in May. Man, that was a long time ago. It was great to see everyone today.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Take care,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheryl</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:cheributton@live.com" title="cheributton@live.com">Cheryl Miller</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:01 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:jayhawk-chapter@nfbnet.org" title="jayhawk-chapter@nfbnet.org">jayhawk-chapter@nfbnet.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> May Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You will find the May minutes sent as an attachment, as well as pasted below. Have a happy day!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blessings,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheryl</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFB Kansas Jayhawk Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Minutes </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date: May 18, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call to Order: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The meeting was called to order by Rob at 1:15 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Introduction of Guests: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We had two guests present – Timothy Hornik and Joane Siler. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Presidential Release by Dr. Marc Maurer: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We listened to presidential release #417.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapter President’s Report: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rob informed us that the state board met on April 20, 2013. One of the matters discussed concerned the reinvestment of $125,000 that is currently in the state treasury. The options are being explored. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The state board had voted to provide $500.00 assistance to anyone who would like to attend the NFB National Convention. That offer has been extended to $1,000 for those members who have extenuating circumstances. Rob instructed that anyone who wants to attend the national convention and receive assistance needs to notify him promptly. He plans to submit the names in one week. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On June 4, 2013, as part of the River Fest, the South Central chapter is going to conduct an event called “Ability Day.” It will run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and the goal is to demonstrate how a blind person functions at home and in the work place. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The “Collaborative Strategies Seminar for Successful Employment” is scheduled for June 11, 2013. It will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Holidome in Lawrence, and we are encouraged to attend. Rob said that there has been some resistance from Voc-Rehab. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The state convention has been set for November 8-10. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Select in Wichita. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rob has volunteered to be Kansas’s voting rights and accessibility coordinator. He will promote voting accessibility. He will receive future training and will keep us informed on this matter. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapter Vice President’s Report: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In Athena’s absence, there was no vice-presidential report.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Approval of Minutes: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The April minutes were approved as written.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chapter Treasurer’s Report: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our current balance is $807.44. Bob provided us with brailed reports, courtesy of Luther.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fund Raising Report: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susan advised that she has found a company in Illinois that customizes thumb drives and she encouraged us to seriously consider ordering and selling this product as a fund raising project. She will secure pricing information. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Old Business: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The only matter of old business was to decide upon a social event. We agreed to have a cookout at Centennial Park on Saturday, June 8. Set up for the event will begin at 11:00 a.m. Sidney will be checking on reserving the shelter from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., as well as orchestrating a record of the side dishes that members will bring. Sidney also volunteered to purchase the meat, buns and condiments, and the chapter will reimburse that expense. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Business:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The only order of new business was to decide whether we want to gather for the chapter social at Centennial Park in lieu of the June Meeting and skip our regularly scheduled July meeting. There was a consensus to omit the July meeting. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Knowledge Based Presentation:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joane Siler from Blind Lutheran Outreach Ministries, which is a program offered through Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence, spoke to us about this program. On the third Thursday of the month, they organize a meeting and meal for blind people. The evening includes a Bible Study and sometimes a speaker, games and/or music. They also arrange or provide transportation to enable people to be able to attend. She informed us that their ministry has the equipment and software necessary to do brailing, and they are seeking ways to put that equipment to use. She would appreciate all ideas that we might come up with. It was suggested that producing restaurant menus and church information in Braille are two beneficial potential uses of the equipment. Rob said that he would be willing to help produce the physical brailing. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Meeting Adjournment:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rob adjourned the meeting at 2:45 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Date of Next Meeting:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>August 17, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Respectfully Submitted,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheryl Miller, Jayhawk Chapter Secretary</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>