[Nebraska-senior-blind] Correction - we do have a speaker - RE: NFBN Senior Division - July meeting, Monday the 11th!

Sat Jul 9 20:17:09 UTC 2016

Linda and All Others! 

Yes, you, Miss Linda are our guest speaker! Boy, I wrote the meeting
announcement right after the rewrite of the May minutes, having wrote up the
June minutes first, which spoke of your presentation! MMM, the May minutes
must of scrubbed my memory of Linda being our spot-light topic/speaker for
this meeting!!!) Sorry all for the confusion. But hey....all is well, and I
look forward to learning more about Linda, her travel through life,
blindness being there at every step.

Respectfully yours,
Robert Leslie Newman
President, NFBN Senior Division

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Monday the 11th!

Hi Hobert,

I thought I was to speak this month on what I do and the 
technology I use.  Are you tabling that for now?

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Subject: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division - July 
meeting,Monday the 11th!

Hi you all

RE: Notice of July's meeting! This coming Monday!

(You all should have had this on your calendars!)

Contents of this message:

*When and how to get on the call

*Agenda

*The NFB Pledge

*Minutes from both the May and June meetings are attached & 
pasted in below

*#1 When and How to Get On the Call:

Date: Monday July 11th

Time: 6:00 MT, 7:00 CT

Phone: 1-712-451-0011

Access Code: 345154Pound

*#2 Agenda:

-First- Come-to-order, say our NFB pledge (Nancy Oltman for this 
month)

-Second- secretary & treasurers Reports Will be discussed and 
approved
and/or accepted

(We need to approve both May and June's reports.)

--OLD BUSINESS:

-The cartridges and mailers are in; we need to confirm addresses 
of those
who will receive them.  (We will get these ready for sending out 
in early
August.)

-We need to get Robert reimbursed for covering their cost.

--NEW BUSINESS:

-discuss - anything you may bring.

*#3 Philosophical Discussion: Conventions - why go; our Nebraska 
convention
is coming up.  And those of us who went to national will give a 
report.

--Finally- Brags & Drags

--Adjournment

*#4 NFB Pledge:

 I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National

Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and 
security for
the blind; to support the policies and programs of the 
Federation; and to
abide by its constitution.

**No July treasure's report yet.

***Here are the May, and June minutes and treasurer's reports:

**May:

National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska

Senior Division

May 16, 2016 Meeting

The May meeting began at 7:00 PM (CT).  There were unusual events 
going on
for several of our membership, and so very few were able to 
attend.  The
participants in attendance were Barbara & Brad Loos, Geralyn 
Konruff, Linda
Mentink, Cheryl Livingston, and Guest Joe Campbell.

Barbara (our First Vice President) and Brad were not at home, but 
dialed in
to interact for a few minutes; as their personal business would 
allow.  Since
there wasn't a quorum, Barbara mention the corrections she'd like 
to see in
the minutes.  Then at 7:14, she dismissed us; there would not be 
anyone
present who could run the meeting, and with no quorum, business 
could not be
conducted.

Barber's' corrections for the April meeting: 14 members should be 
either 14
participants or the correct number of members and the correct 
number of
others.  Cartridges should not be called cassettes.  The cost is 
$13.00 each,
not 3.00.

She dismissed us at 7:14.

***Treasurer's Report:

Treasurer's Report-Senior Division

May 16, 2016

Beginning Balance                                     $902.95

Expenses

May PAC plan                                              $ 10.00

Deposits

None

Ending Balance       May 16, 2016            $892.95

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer

**June:

National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska

Senior Division

June 13, 2016 Meeting

 The June meeting began at 7:05 PM (CT).  There were 10 
participants in
attendance.

Robert, Barbara, Becky, Brad, Bob, Linda, Gina, Walt.  Guest- 
Della Johnston,
Brenda Folden.

Walt reported, he has a potential new member; she is interested 
in learning
more about us.  Marietta MacFerson and her contact information 
is: Phone#
Land: 402-388-2481 Cell: 402-366-3773

Robert presented the NFB Pledge.  Hopefully Nancy will be with us 
next month;
she has intended to be our pledge-person for the past two months.  
Becky will
practice, and recite the pledge for August.

Lynda read aloud the minutes from April; with corrections, they 
were
approved.  Barbara made the motion that with corrections, the 
minutes be
accepted.  Gina seconded, and the vote was all in favor.

In regard to the minutes for May, Robert will write them up from 
the notes
provided by Linda.  (The May meeting was brief, due to lack of 
participants.)

Old Business: Robert announced that our Constitution was given 
the seal of
approval from the affiliate board.  And that a new copy will be 
sent out to
all members.

The next topic was the discussion and acting upon the purchase of 
the NLS
type cartridge and the mailers made for them.  The discussion 
involved that
we would buy 10 of each, the cartridge ($10.00) and the mailers 
($2.50); the
total will be $55.00.  Robert will purchase them, getting 
reimbursed later.
Barbara made the motion that we purchase 10 cartridges and 10 
mailers.
Seconded by Linda.

Part of the above discussion brought out the following 
information:

Brenda stated that she does have email;  <mailto:i4ujc at yahoo.com
i4ujc at yahoo.com However, she would like the cartridge.

Walt also stated he would not need a cartridge, his wife would 
read for him.

Della also stated she has readers to handle email; she will get 
Robert the
address.

Walt again gave me his email address: lwhively1968 at gmail.com

The next topic was: For future meetings, what topics and/or guest 
speakers
would be of interest? One suggestion, by Becky, was to have a 
guest who is a
member of a Lions Club; she knows a couple of blind people who 
are.  (This
could be generalized to being active outside the home, in a sense 
of giving
back to the community.)

Second suggestion, have a blind speaker who has made it 
successfully in
employment; talk about what makes that whole thing work.  Linda 
Mentink (our
member) was suggested, and she has agreed to present to us in 
July.

Additionally, the topic of finding a replacement for Secretary 
Lemmon was
discussed.  Linda volunteered to step into the Secretary role for 
the
remainder of this term; October is elections.

Next was our monthly discussion topic: It was the first line of 
our NFB "1
Minute Message- " "The National Federation of the Blind knows 
that blindness
is not the characteristic that defines you, or your future." 
Discussion was
on target, wide ranging, and meaningful.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Robert Leslie Newman

Treasurer's Report-Senior Division

June 13, 2016

Beginning Balance                                      $892.95

Expenses

June PAC plan                                             $ 10.00

Deposits

None

Ending Balance       June 13,  2016        $882.95

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer

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