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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Greetings:<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'>Is there another call in number for this meeting?<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'>When I dial the number, I get charged 1 dollar per minute.<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 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'> MD-AtLarge <md-atlarge-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon Maneki via MD-AtLarge<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 16, 2026 1:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> md-atlarge@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Sharon Maneki <nfbmdsm@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [MD-AtLarge] Meeting Minutes and Reminder<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The next meeting of the at large chapter is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 17. This meeting will be devoted to reading the constitution with the amendments in it, and we will talk about the convention, which ended on Sunday, February 15th. The call in number is 339-209-4083. Read the minutes below. I will send out another message with the amendments to the constitution. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>NFBMD At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for January 20, 2026<br><br>The Presidential release was played at 7:30 PM. <br>The meeting was started at 8:00 PM by Marguerite Woods, President.<br>The round robin took place. Everyone announced themselves, stated where they are in the state, and answered the question do you think it is a good idea to write your story for the braille monitor? <br>There are approximately 20 members on the call. <br><br>Tonight\u2019s guest speaker is Carl. He used to Work for the national center in the Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility. He gave a presentation on the new library for the Blind player. He also demonstrated the new player. One of the new features of the new player is that it has WIFI and you can directly download books from BARD. For example, you don\u2019t have to use an SD card. The members asked questions. The telephone number for the library is 410-230-2424 and press option 2. <br><br>Sharon announced that the At Large Chapter constitution had been updated. She stated that there were eight amendments that either were added or had been changed. Sharon read them at the meeting. Please read the attached file accompanying the January minutes. <br><br>The December treasurer\u2019s report did not get read at January\u2019s meeting, so Sharon asked me to include it in the minutes for January. Please read it below.<br><br>Treasurer\u2019s Report December 31, 2025<br>Opening date: December 1, 2025-Closing date: December 31, 2025<br><br>Opening balance December 1, 2025: $937.48<br>Income: Total income = $0.00<br><br>Expenses: $5.00 PAC. Total Expenses: $5.00<br>Opening balance $937.48 plus Income $0.00 minus Expenses $5.00 equals $932.48<br>Ending Balance December 31, 2025: $932.48<br><br>The meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>410-715-9596</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>