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

Mon Jan 9 22:41:31 UTC 2017

thank you, Robert. One correction to the minutes we need to make is that Cheryl is listed as secretary. She is actually treasurer. 

Talk with you this evening.

Barbara and Brad 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 9:32 PM, Robert Leslie Newman via Nebraska-Senior-Blind <nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi you all
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> RE: Notice of our January meeting! Tomorrow!
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> (Visitors are welcome)
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> Contents of this message:
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> *When and how to get on the call
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> *Agenda
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> *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)
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> *The NFB Pledge
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> *#1 When and How to Get On the Call:
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> Date: Monday January 9th
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> Time: 6:00 MT, 7:00 CT
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> Phone: 1-712-451-0011
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> Access Code: 345154Pound
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> *#2 Agenda:
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> -First- Come-to-order, say our NFB pledge (Brad will do the honors)
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> -Second- secretary & treasurers Reports Will be discussed and approved and/or accepted
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> --OLD BUSINESS:
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> -An Update on work assignments for members
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> --NEW BUSINESS:
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> -Put on our dream-beanies and make a goal or two for 2017!
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> *#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.
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> --Finally- Brags & Drags
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> --Adjournment
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> *#4 NFB Pledge:
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> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National
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> 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.
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> **NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEBRASKA SENIOR DIVISION MEETING MINUTES
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> Monday, December 12, 2016
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> 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.
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> The NFB Pledge was given by Barbara Loos. (Brad will present it next month.)
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> 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.)
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> 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
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> Cheryl announced and gave us her new email address – clivingston7891 at gmail.com.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> New Business: Robert asked for topics for next year’s meetings.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Philosophical Discussion: Robert gave is version of what gifts the Federation has given him. Brad, too shared his take on it. Nancy, also shared.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Adjournment: 8:25 PM
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> ** Treasurer’s Report-Senior Division
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> December 12,  2016
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> Beginning Balance November 14, 2016 $860.53
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> Expenses
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> Dec  PAC plan                                                         $ 10.00
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> Check 1225 to NFBN for dues                              $75.00           
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> Total Expenses                                                        $85.00
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> Deposits
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> None
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> Ending Balance       December 12, 2016 $775.53
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> Respectfully submitted,
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> Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer
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