[Massachusetts-NFB] Cambridge Chapter June Meeting Minutes

[Cullen Gallagher]

Hello Everyone,
The June Cambridge Chapter minutes are attached and pasted below.
Thanks,
Cullen
Cambridge Chapter Minutes, June 12, 2023

The June meeting of the Cambridge Chapter was held as a hybrid meeting at Cambridge Citywide Senior Center and on Zoom. Affiliate President Shara Winton ran the meeting as Justin was unable to attend in person. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.
In Attendance:

Shara Winton
ElizabethAnn Johnson
John Oliveira
Cristine Diaz
Tammy Febbi
Cullen Gallagher
Masha Sten-Clanton
Kobena Bonney
Liam Flanagan
Angey Manerson 
Tracy Carvalho
Mika Pyyhkala
Shirley Dorris
Allen Larkin
Stephanie Valdes
Nicole Tolbert
Al Sten-Clanton
David Ticchi
Kristina Constant
Laurie Mattioli
Vinod Chawla
Justin Heard
Sengil Inkiala
Pledge

Angey and Masha led the NFB Pledge. 
Approval of May Minutes

The May minutes were accepted as written.
Treasurer's Report

Mika presented the Treasurer's Report. We had two expenses this month. The first was for $138.11 for a speaker for hybrid meetings. We also presented a gift to Scott Hirley from Cambridge Savings Bank for his help with our walk. The total for this expense was $200. 
The account balance is $1,421.26. 
Cullen moved that the Treasurer's Report be accepted as presented, the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. 
If you need to pay dues, you can pay via PayPal or Zelle.
Link to PayPal <https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=NCKCQB4KM6CEE>
For Zelle, use the address treasurer at nfbma.org.
Please indicate what the payment is for in the memo section. Example, Cambridge Chapter dues 2023.
Presidential Release Highlights

Cullen presented highlights from the June 2023 Presidential Release. 
Link To June Release  <https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-06/presidential_release_june_2023_chapter_version.mp3>
National Convention

The following members indicated that they plan to attend national convention:
Shirley Dorris
ElizabethAnn Johnson
John Oliveira
Mika Pyyhkala
Sengil Inkiala 
Cullen Gallagher
Kobena Bonney
Vinod Chawla
We have two affiliate members who have one Kenneth Jernigan scholarships. Congratulations to Theadora Williams and Stephen James. Also, congratulations to Kahmile Whitby who won a student scholarship.
Pre registration has closed, but you can still register in Houston. 
Following the national board meeting on July 3, we will have our affiliate caucus. Lunch will be provided. However, if you indicate that you will be attending the caucus and then do not attend, you will be required to pay for your lunch. We hope to be able to provide Zoom access for this meeting, Shara will check with John from the national office to find out about internet access at the hotel. If we cannot use Zoom, we will come up with an alternative way for everyone to provide their input. We will discuss the presented resolutions and vote on them as an affiliate during this meeting. 
If you will be receiving financial assistance from the affiliate, you must either work a shift at the Independence Market or serve as an ambassador.Please let Shara know what you would like to do. It is also expected that you attend all of the general sessions and the banquet.
Vice President Election

We conducted a special election for vice president. Sengil Inkiala and Stephanie Valdez were nominated and excepted. Both candidates introduced themselves and talked about why they would like to be vice president of the chapter. Following an accessible voting process, Sengil was declared the winner. Congratulations.
T-shirts

We still have about 200 T-shirts that we want to sell. They are $20. The sizes are medium, large, extra large, 2X and 3X. The 3X options are limited. There are two designs. One has an image of a globe and says where in the world is over there? The second one says I can parent with my eyes closed. Each shirt is available in blue, gray and purple.
Next Meeting

We will not have a meeting in July; the next meeting will be August 14.
Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 PM.

Cullen Gallagher
Affiliate Secretary and Cambridge Chapter Secretary: National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

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