[NFB-Arkansas] Fwd: November Meeting Minutes-For Your Review

[Donna Walker]

Hope that everyone will be able to join us tomorrow, and don’t forget to bring your family traditions and special Christmas dessert or snack recipes to share with the group.

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From: Donna Walker <walkercutoff at gmail.com>
Date: December 21, 2021 at 12:07:00 AM CST
To: walkercutoff at gmail.com
Subject: November Meeting Minutes-For Your Review

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND-ARKANSAS
Meeting Minutes: Chapter at Large


DATE: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

MEMBERS PRESENT: Tanya VanHouten, Kelly Robson, Donavon Cavender, Dick
Walker, Ron Owens, Tracey Owens, Jimmy Sparks, Donna Walker, Larry
Wayland, Orville Toothman, Irma Nelson

VISITORS: Brandon Patterson, Betty Johnson

The meeting was called to order by Chapter President Tanya VanHouten
at 7:30 p.m. The role was called and visitors introduced. This was
followed by the Federation Pledge and the NFB One Minute Message.

Minutes and Treasurer’s Reports: Tabled until next meeting. Donna and
Susie both attempting to catch up. (August, September and October)

OLD BUSINESS
Fundraising: Reminder about the smoked meat snack sticks. Please
remember to mention the fundraiser and share the link to order.
Contact Tanya if you need any information about the products or how to
order.

NEW BUSINESS
Dual-Option meeting: Tonight we are trying the option of accessing our
meeting calls by both conference call number and on the Zoom platform,
simultaneously. So far, seems to be working well. Hope this will
increase membership and make them available to a wider audience.

Fundraising Ideas: Tanya asked if anyone had any ideas or information
about possible fundraisers for the New Year. Donna mentioned that she
has contacted representatives for both Scentsy and Pampered Chef and
both offer fundraising programs. Discussion: Of products offered and
who we might want to speak at a future meeting about those options.
Group agreed that Donna will ask the Scentsy consultant
to call in to the January meeting.

MOTION: Made by Jimmy and seconded by Larry to leave the chapter dues
at $5 instead of raising them to $6, as we voted to do in March. (This
because the state affiliate has voted to raise the state dues from $5
to $10, instead of the $6 they discussed previously. Motion passed.
(This means that dues will be $15.00 for 2022: $10 for state and $5
for chapter.)

Dues: Need to be mailed to Susie Sexson, chapter treasurer, no later
than January 31. To make it easier, Tanya has printed off address
labels with Susie’s mailing address and will be sending one to each of
us in the mail. Great Idea Tanya-Saves people having to call for
Susie’s address-no excuses to be late. ($15.)

2022 Goals and Priorities: There is a Push to set goals and priorities
for chapters and affiliates for next year, to better focus our efforts
and resources. Donavon has recently been to Leadership at National and
this is one of the topics they covered. Tanya asked Donavon to head up
this committee for the chapter-Donavon accepted if that is what the
chapter prefers. MOTION: Made by Ron and seconded by Jimmy to appoint
Donavon to act as our representative on the state level for this
activity and to head up our chapter committee to come up with our list
of goals and priorities for 2022. Motion passed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Washington Seminar: February 7-10. They are currently planning for it
to be in-person and not virtual.
National Convention: July 6-10 in New Orleans. They are currently
planning for it to be in-person, and/or both in-person and everywhere
and anywhere. Too early to tell yet.

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, December 21, 7:30 p.m.

DISCUSSION: Donavon brought up the idea of the At-Large chapter
hosting a future State Convention in Harrison. He was approached by
someone from the Harrison Convention and Visitors Bureau after
attending the Lions Club meeting. They offered to help out in any way
possible if we consider holding future conventions there. There is
interest in the chapter. Perhaps not in 2023, but maybe the next year
as we have had a virtual convention and now possibly in-person for
spring 2022 in NW Arkansas-might need to consider central part of the
state for 2023. Thanks Donavon for checking this out for future
consideration.

DISCUSSION: Donna brought up need to have some sort of virtual
get-together for the December meeting after the business has been
concluded. (Christmas traditions and/or special Christmas recipes?)
Seemed to be the most popular. Need to get your recipes to Tanya by a
week before the meeting. Ron contributed to this wonderful idea and
Dick mentioned how brilliant Ron is…Ron asked that the fact that Ron
is brilliant be put in the Minutes so that Tracey will know. If this
works, Larry would like the same thing mentioned in the next meeting
for his wife, Chris.

Meeting adjourned-See everyone on December 21.

Submitted By: Donna Walker, Chapter Secretary
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