[Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division January MeetingReminder - Tomorrow Night! & Corrected Minutes

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Robert and all,

I found another error just now.  You have Cheryl Livingston 
listed as Secretary in your list of attendees.  She's the 
treasurer.  May I correct it before reading the minutes tomorrow 
night?

Blessings,

Linda
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Subject: [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division January 
MeetingReminder - Tomorrow Night! & Corrected Minutes

Hi you all



RE: Notice of our January meeting! Tomorrow!



(Visitors are welcome)



Contents of this message:



*When and how to get on the call



*Agenda



*Minutes from our last meeting - pasted in below

(Corrected from the first mailing; getting them looking good, is 
a team
effort! Thanks for the help we've gotten thus far)



*The NFB Pledge



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



Date: Monday January 9th



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 (Brad will do the 
honors)



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



--OLD BUSINESS:



-An Update on work assignments for members





--NEW BUSINESS:



-Put on our dream-beanies and make a goal or two for 2017!



*#3 Philosophical Discussion: going on vacation and dealing with 
hotels and
airports, and how to avoid just being sat somewhere in an 
unfamiliar place,
and told not to move.



--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.





**NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEBRASKA SENIOR DIVISION 
MEETING
MINUTES

Monday, December 12, 2016



The Senior Division of the NATIONAL Federation of the Blind of 
Nebraska met
by phone conference Monday, December 12th, 2016.  President 
Robert Newman
called the meeting to order at 7:16 PM.  Members in attendance: 
President
Robert L.  Newman, VP Barbara Loos, Secretary Cheryl Livingston, 
Board Member
Nancy Oltman, Geralynn Konruff, Brad Loos, and Steve Senteney.  
Guests: Della
Johnston and Janet Coleman.



The NFB Pledge was given by Barbara Loos.  (Brad will present it 
next month.)



Division Reports: Barbara read the November minutes.  Two 
corrections were
identified as needed, after they were noted, the minutes were 
unanimously
approved (Cheryl moved; Nancy seconded).  (Corrections: Change 
the date of
the October meeting from the 11th, to the 14th.  Change October's 
ending
balance from $666.95 to $860.53.)



Treasurer's Report: by Cheryl - November's beginning balance was 
$860.53with
the ending balance of $775.53.  (Barbara moved; Geralynn 
seconded;
unanimously accepted.) The full report is pasted in below



Cheryl announced and gave us her new email address -
<mailto:clivingston7891 at gmail.com> clivingston7891 at gmail.com.



Old Business: Robert reported on the progress of assigning 
Division duties
to members.  More work needs to be done on getting this going.  
Robert has
talked to a few of our members, looking for an expressed 
willingness to take
on a job; with no one stepping forward.  Robert now realizes that 
it would be
more productive if he were to just politely ask the person to 
take on a
specific duty.



Robert also reported:  In speaking about our efforts to find the 
best source
of greeting cards, he has been collecting the information we 
find; will
share it soon.



New Business: Robert asked for topics for next year's meetings.



1-      We will get to the topic suggested in October; going on 
vacation and
dealing with hotels and airports, and how to avoid just being sat 
somewhere
in an unfamiliar place, and told not to move.



2-      Barbara volunteered this idea: From "Willing to Able:" In 
our
efforts to get our membership to take on Division duties, we need 
to not
stop at someone being willing, but also, being able; some people 
may want to
do a job, but lack the skills or confidence.  And so, what we as 
a Division
must do is to aid a member to overcome any lack of a needed 
skill.  We could
figure out workable alternatives, and teach those blindness 
skills to the
willing person.



3-      Nancy suggested: Cover each of our affiliate committee 
topic areas
setup during the 2016 convention.  Those committees were: 
Education, travel,
membership, legislative; and others that we could not come up 
with during
this call.



Philosophical Discussion: Robert gave is version of what gifts 
the
Federation has given him.  Brad, too shared his take on it.  
Nancy, also
shared.



Note: this reminded Barbara, she was to hear about being put on a 
state wide
committee relating to transportation; Kari Ruse is who Barbara 
will need to
contact.



Brags and Drags: Steven mentioned a documentary that he recently 
saw on
blindness; it appeared on educational TV.  The title could be 
"Going blind,"
it was a series of stories about individuals talking about their 
experience
with going blind.  He will research it and give us a report; on 
the correct
title and where/how it can be viewed.



Adjournment: 8:25 PM



** Treasurer's Report-Senior Division


December 12,  2016



Beginning Balance November 14, 2016 $860.53

Expenses

Dec  PAC plan                                                         
$
10.00

Check 1225 to NFBN for dues                              $75.00

Total Expenses                                                        
$85.00

Deposits

None

Ending Balance       December 12, 2016 $775.53

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer