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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Also, Adam Roberge was in Attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cullen Gallagher via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 3, 2025 2:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Cullen Gallagher <cullen.gallagher@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Massachusetts-NFB] Cambridge Chapter April Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather! The minutes from our April meeting are attached and pasted below. I look forward to seeing you all at our May meeting.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cullen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><h1 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:30.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:43.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Cambridge Chapter Minutes, April 14, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The April 14, 2025 meeting of the Cambridge Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts was held as a hybrid meeting at Cambridge Citywide Senior Center and Zoom. The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>In Attendance:<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Shirley Dorris, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Sengil Inkiala, Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Cullen Gallagher, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Jen Bose, Board Member<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Christina Constant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Rashad Saadieh<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Shannon Cantan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Ellen Bartelt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Bronwen Tedesco<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kyra Sweeney<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Stephen Yerardi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>William O\u2019Donnell<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Debbie Steen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>David Ticchi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Marc Kelley <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Joshua Novak<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Mallory Price<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kinshuk Tella<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kyle Shachmut<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>ElizabethAnn Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Olufunke Osho<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Rick Camann<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>NFB Pledge<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kinshuk led the NFB Pledge<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Approval of Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>William moved that we accept the March minutes; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Treasurer\u2019s Report<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Mika was unavailable to present the Treasurer\u2019s Report in-person, but he submitted a recording which was played.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Our account balance was $2,745.79. Mika would work with Kobena to transfer some of this balance to the State account. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The transaction this month was our $50 PAC contribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>For the David Ticchi walk, we raised $7,435. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Following the recording, David pointed out that the recording incorrectly said David Ticchi memorial walk. The walk honored David, who was alive and well. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kyle moved acceptance of the Treasurer\u2019s report as corrected; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Presidential Release<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The April 2025 Presidential Release was played.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>BELL Update<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Ellen presented an update on the upcoming BELL Academy. It was scheduled to take place the first two weeks of August in Waltham. An email was sent out to the list with the flyer and program information. Two students were currently signed up, and those who know other students were encouraged to send the flyer along. The age range was 4 to 12. Anyone wanting more information or volunteer opportunities could contact Stephanie, <a href="file:///Users/cullengallagher/Desktop/CAMB%20APril%20HTML/stephanie.p.valdes@gmail.com"><b><span style='color:#660066;text-decoration:none'>stephanie.p.valdes@gmail.com</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Legislative update<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Kyra sent out an email to follow up on HR1529, the Access Technology Affordability Act. Members were urged to review this email and follow up with their members of Congress via email or phone. The number for the capital switchboard is 202-224-3121.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Email List Issue<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Rashad raised an issue with the email list on his iPhone, where message senders were not displaying correctly and instead appeared as "Massachusetts NFB." Most members were not experiencing this. Other issues were also noted, including gibberish in some messages, but this was happening on all NFB lists and was being addressed.<br>Members were also encouraged to look over their messages, particularly if they used Siri or dictation to write.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Closing Thoughts on Shirley\u2019s First Year as President<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Shirley thanked both new and existing members for their participation and expressed appreciation for the chapter\u2019s growth over the past year. She emphasized the importance of building a supportive, family-like environment within the chapter and encouraged members to reach out if they needed support or someone to talk to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in;background:#FDFDFD'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Inky also thanked members for their continued support and attendance. He reiterated that the chapter serves as a space for members to come together, share information, and support each other in navigating challenges as blind individuals. He encouraged continued growth in membership and active participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h2 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:40.3pt;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:29.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Adjournment<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:#FDFDFD;caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10)'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The meeting was adjourned at 7:34 PM. The next meeting was scheduled for May 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>