[Massachusetts-NFB] At-Large Chapter August Meeting Minutes

[Liz Lesperance]

Good Evening,

Attached and pasted below please find the minutes from the At-Large
Chapter's August meeting held last Tuesday, aug. 8th. Special thanks to my
brother Mike who recorded the minutes in my absence.

Best,
Liz

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The NFB of MA At-Large Chapter met on Tuesday, Aug. 8th. The meeting
started at 7:03pm

Those in attendance included:

Allen Larkin

Brian Langlois

Cullin Gallagher

Debbie Malone

Elizabeth Ann Johnson

Justin Salisbury

Kobena Bonney

Mike Karsok

Paul Martinez

Rachel Kobierecki

Sandy Burgess

Sengil Inkiala

Shara Winton

Shirley Dorris

We introduced ourselves and stated where we were from.

The June meeting minutes were approved and seconded.

Allen  went over the presidential release. The highlights included that the
President had a birthday and that the President addressed current issues
with Uber. Uber is being proactive on this issue and has held their own
meetings to address rideshare denials due to guide dogs.

Shara briefly talked about the 2024 state convention which may be held at a
new venue. The convention will most likely be held in February or March.

There was a brief discussion about the 2023 national convention. There were
64 attendees from the MA affiliate. Shirley advised that next year's
convention will be held in Orlando, FL.

For the September meeting, Sandra will go over the presidential release.
Shirley will recite the NFB pledge.

Shirley would like  the addresses of new members who joined within the past
five years and paid up on dues. Please let Shirley or Liz know if you never
received a welcome packet from the national office.

Inky proposed to have a chapter get together at his place Saturday 8/26 if
anyone is interested.

Justin updated us on the parents' rights bill and shared a personal story
of how he became involved with this cause.

Paul Martinez, the affiliate President from Florida, was our special guest
speaker. He discussed how we could grow the chapter and shared fun ways to
meet in person.

The meeting adjourned at 8:42PM.

The next meeting will be Tuesday, Sept 12th at 7:00PM.
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