[Nebraska-Senior-Blind] 2020 Annual Meeting Secretary's ReportCorrected

Cheryl Livingston clivingston7891 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 24 23:41:39 UTC 2022 

OK thanks for the clarification.

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 6:33 PM Linda Mentink via Nebraska-Senior-Blind <
nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I copied it as Barbara said it.  They were planning to take it to
> the association.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cheryl Livingston via
> Nebraska-Senior-Blind<nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org
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> Subject: Re: [Nebraska-Senior-Blind] 2020 Annual Meeting
> Secretary's ReportCorrected
>
> Linda, I did see one small error.  When you were talking about
> the video
> about the coffee and talking to the organization of activities
> directors, I
> think you used the word taking rather than talking.  I think this
> was in the
> paragraph right after my treasurers report.  You might want to
> check that
> again and perhaps make the change.
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 6:19 PM Linda Mentink via
> Nebraska-Senior-Blind <
> nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>  Hi All,
>
>  I corrected the spelling of Dr.  Maurer's last name and added
>  last names of participants the first time they are mentioned.  I
>  hope I caught them all.  Please let me know if I need to change
>  anything.  Thanks, and sorry for the lateness of my getting this
>  done!
>
>  NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEBRASKA SENIOR DIVISION
>  ANNUAL MEETING SECRETARY'S REPORT
>
>  Friday, October 23, 2020
>
>  The NFBN Senior Division Annual Meeting was held via Zoom on
>  Friday, October 23, 2020.  President Robert Newman called the
>  meeting to order at 4:33 PM.
>
>  Vice President Barbara Loos read the meeting agenda.
>
>  Many recited our NFB Pledge.  Dr.  Marc Maurer said that the
>  Pledge was first adopted by the Federation in 1974.  It was
>  printed on the back of the membership cards that were issued in
>  those days.
>
>  All 17 attendees introduced themselves, beginning with our guest
>  presenters.
>
>  Dr.  Maurer, our Immediate National Past President, was our
> first
>  presenter.  He shared a lot about our history and the many ways
>  we have changed opportunities for the blind over the years, both
>  nationally and internationally.  Now we are thinking about how
> to
>  change opportunities for blind seniors.  He likes our future
>  history because we can sit around in meetings like this and
>  decide what it's going to be.  Robert asked him if there is
>  anything special that he sees for seniors.  He said that we need
>  to invent what it means to be a senior as a blind person, and
> how
>  we go about it, and what techniques are needed, so that we don't
>  spend our time in the old folks home or in the care facility.
>
>  Our second presenter was Peggy Chong, the Blind History Lady.
>  She shared the story of Frank Edgecomb, a newspaper man from
>  Geneva, Nebraska.  He was born in 1864, and became blind later
> in
>  life.
>
>  Duncan Larsen, Director of Senior Services at the Colorado
> Center
>  for the Blind, was our third presenter.  She shared the history
>  of the senior program which was started by Ray McGeorge.  They
>  started with one monthly support group, which then became a
>  weekly group with home visits.  They now have three weekly
>  groups.  They have two one-week Seniors in Charge programs each
>  year where seniors come to the center for training.  They have
>  training in cane travel, Braille, technology and home
> management.
>  During COVID they are doing virtual weekly groups, and are not
>  holding trainings at the center.  There are senior programs at
>  the Louisiana Center for the BLIND and Blind Inc.  Duncan's
> dream
>  is to see staff from the three NFB centers come together and do
>  an in-person program for seniors.  We are seen around the
> country
>  as experts in the field of blindness, and are called on by
>  professionals for our expertise in blindness.  Bob Burns asked
>  what it would take to do something like that here.  We could do
>  it if we had the facilities and a staff person or two.  They
>  receive funding from Older Independent Blind money and the area
>  Agency on Aging.
>
>  Robert shared a little about the National Seniors retreat that
>  was going on and mentioned the retreats that had been taking
>  place at Rocky Bottom in South Carolina.
>
>  Linda Mentink read the 2019 Secretary's Report.  There were no
>  additions or corrections, so it will be made a part of the
>  permanent record of the organization.
>
>  Cheryl Livingston read the Treasurer's Report as follows:
>
>  Senior Division Annual Report
>
>  October 1, 2019-SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
>
>
>
>  Beginning Balance October 1, 2019 $1205.33
>
>  Expenses PAC Plan $180
>
>  Convention Assistance $150
>
>  Division Dues $95
>
>  Total Expenses $425
>
>  Income: Division Dues $190
>
>  Sale of Clickers $14
>
>  Miscellaneous Donation $.50
>
>  Total Income: $204.50
>
>  Ending Balance September 30, 2020 $984.83
>
>  Respectfully submitted,
>
>  Cheryl Livingston, Treasurer
>
>  There were no questions.  The report will be made a part of the
>  financial record of the organization.  Robert mentioned that we
>  need to get our dues paid by our next division meeting, which
>  will be Monday, November 9.  It will be a joint meeting with New
>  Mexico.  He will put a post about paying dues on our listserv.
>
>  ELECTIONS.  Chris Boone moved, Jo Boshart seconded, that we
>  extend the terms of all of our current officers to two years,
>  which would carry the elections forward until October of 2021.
>  The motion carried.
>
>  Barbara mentioned that they started the "coffee video" for
> taking
>  to the Association of Activities Directors.  They got as far as
>  having a script and talking to someone about doing some
> videoing.
>  COVID happened, and that put a total stoppage to it.
>
>  Barbara moved, Brad seconded, that we give a scholarship next
>  year.  The motion carried.
>
>  Barbara explained the NLS eReader that she is testing from
>  HumanWare.
>
>  Jeff Altman mentioned a free app he found called Lazerillo for
>  traveling.
>
>  Barbara and Robert really like the Orbit Writer.
>
>  Barbara mentioned that AIRA and Wayaround, the two things she
>  showed last year, are now working together in a partnership.
>
>  We adjourned at 6:27 PM.
>
>  Respectfully submitted,
>
>  Linda Mentink, Secretary
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