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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Hello, friends. The minutes from our last meeting
are attached and copied below. Hope all are well. Cheryl </FONT></DIV>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
face=Arial>NFB Kansas Jayhawk Chapter<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></SPAN></A></P>
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align=center><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Meeting
Minutes </B></SPAN></SPAN><B
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Arial>Date:
October 19, 2013<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Call
to Order: Rob called the meeting to order at 1:17 p.m.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial>Introduction of Guests: There were no guests present.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>National Presidential Release by Dr. Marc Maurer: We listened to
presidential release #421.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial>Chapter President’s Report: Anna Hindman, a student at Emporia State
University and a member of the at-large chapter of the Kansas affiliate of the
NFB, has won a case that she filed against the state of Kansas. The case
involved the refusal of Voc-Rehab to pay her room and board for her stay on
campus at Emporia State. This was in violation of federal rules. Thus, there was
an out of court settlement.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Rob
reminded us that we need to get our registration forms for our state convention
completed and submitted, along with our checks, to Bob. In addition,
reservations at the Wichita East Holiday Inn need to be made promptly.<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Chapter Vice President’s Report: Athena expressed her thanks to
everyone who worked at the tabling event downtown. She also informed members
that there have been additions made to the locations that the T Lift will be
selling the passes from. All three Dillon’s stores and both HyVees are now on
their list of selling sites.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Approval of Minutes: The September minutes had no additions or
corrections, and they were approved as written. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Chapter Treasurer’s Report: Bob reported that our current balance is
$1,295.44. The treasurer’s report was approved.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Old
Business: Rob expressed his thanks to Renee, her husband and their band for the
music at our tabling event. All agreed that they were awesome, and that it was
because of their music that we received as much money as we did. There was some
additional discussion concerning our responsibilities at the event, and things
that we could possibly do differently next year. It was suggested that we update
our contact information on our banner and literature. We need a current phone
number, and Rob and Bob are going to explore the possibility of setting up an
account with Google Voice. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
other “Meet the Blind” event was the mayoral proclamation. Rob, Renee, Sidney
and Harland attended. Renee received the proclamation and gave a nice talk about
our chapter and what we are doing. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
next item on the agenda was the Kansas state convention. A car is going to be
rented for transportation. There was a considerable amount of discussion
concerning whether or not the cost of renting this vehicle should be paid out of
the chapter treasury. It was noted that in the past, transportation costs had
been the responsibility of the attendees. Ultimately, Athena made a motion that
there be travel “reimbursement, on a chapter level, of 40 cents a mile, per
vehicle that is going to attend the state convention.” The motion carried
unanimously. Bob asked Rob to go ahead and handle the car rental and said that
he would then reimburse him. Bob clarified that the total reimbursement would be
$120.00 (300 miles @ .40 a mile).</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Rob
reminded us that if we wanted assistance for attendance at the Washington
seminar, we need to request it.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
next order of business was a report on the iPhone training seminars that Rob
conducted in Wichita on October 5. There were people in attendance from both
Wichita and Salina, and it was held at Wichita library branches. It was a
positive experience. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Rob
confirmed that our Christmas party is set for December 7<SUP>th</SUP> at 5:00
p.m. It will be at the Freestate Brewing Company. </FONT></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Rob
stated that he would like to get back to our knowledge base program. He
solicited any ideas that we might have concerning this. He stated that he would
like to suggest that we have a representative of the transit authority to
provide us with a list of transportation options in Lawrence. Rob will try to
schedule this for our November meeting.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>New
Business: There were no matters of new business.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial>Meeting Adjournment: Sidney made a motion for adjournment and Ron
seconded. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Date
of Next Meeting: November 16, 2013</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Respectfully Submitted,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Cheryl
Miller</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Jayhawk Chapter Secretary</FONT></P>
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