[Nebraska-Senior-Blind] My edit - RE: 2020 Annual MeetingSecretary'sReportCorrected

Fri Mar 25 10:55:31 UTC 2022

The way I would write that part of the sentence is- 
" we plan to make it available to".

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I think that at the time Robert had met with someone from that entity and he
may have been going to literally take it either to her or to a meeting of
theirs. I don't remember for sure now. 

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Well, the trouble is that we aren't really going to take it to them, but we
plan to share the video with the association.  But I wrote "that we plan to
take to".

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If we want to eliminate the taking/talking confusion, we could say something
like "for us to take to ..." or "that we plan to take to ..." I'm ok with
whatever works.

Barbara

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You're welcome.  Maybe Barbara would like to word it differently to make it
more clear!

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OK thanks for the clarification.

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 I copied it as Barbara said it.  They were planning to take it to  the
association.

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 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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