[MD-AtLarge] Meeting reminder and minutes

[Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo]

see u all tomorrow. on the call

On 10/14/19, nfbmd via MD-AtLarge <md-atlarge at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> The next meeting of the At-large chapter will be on Tuesday, October 15.
> The national president's message begins at 7:30pm and the meeting is from
> 8pm-9pm.  Since our meeting takes place on white cane awareness day, Chris
> Danielson will talk about the white cane law, the purpose of this day and
> he
> will share some of his travels as a blind person.  We will also talk about
> the state convention and more! The call in number is 605-313-4818.  The
> access code is 720125.  Please read the minutes below and make sure you
> come
> to the call to get the latest information about the convention.
>
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> At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for September 17, 2019
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> The Presidential release was played at 7:30 PM
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> The meeting was started at 8:00 PM by Margarete Woods President
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> Approximately 10 members on the call
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> October is meet the blind month and the At Large chapter will be holding an
> Afternoon at the movies at the national headquarters on October 12th.  They
> will be showing the movie called Scent of a woman.
>
> $10 donation, $5 lunch, other snacks to purchase, and a 50/50 raffle
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> Daniel Johnson stated that the movie will be shown in Hagerstown on October
> 9th.
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> A Senior Center in Baltimore which has four locations have asked the At
> large chapter to come out and speak to them about blindness.
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> Carla McQuillan is our guest speaker tonight. She is our national
> representative for the state convention. She joined the NFB after applying
> for a scholarship. She runs 3 Montessori schools in Oregon. It's a hands-on
> sensory teaching method. Carla explained how she dealt with parents who
> thought a blind person couldn't teach their child.
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>
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> Daniel asked What does the national rep do, and Carla's answer was to do
> whatever the president asks them to do, bring the national report to the
> state convention, and do the banquet speech. Sharon, Ronza, and Carla
> shared
> stories from past state and national conventions that they attended
> together.
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> State Convention is November 8th through 10th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
> Baltimore.  Deadline to preregister and reserve a hotel room is October
> 12th.
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> Submitted by Danielle Earl
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> Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy
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> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
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> 410-715-9596
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 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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