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<div>Hello everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your patience while I sorted out how to send the notes, ha ha! <br></div><div><br></div><div>Before
I send the notes for the August meeting, we are thinking of having the
September 21 meeting at Three Margaritas. So far, we haven't found any
alternatives to Old Chicago's but Three Margaritas is almost in the same
location (it is just across the parking lot from the mall bus transfer
area), it's smaller and will be quieter, and the space is more open. JJ
is going to see if we can get the private room there. If any of you have
found a possible place that we could meet at this month, please let us
know!</div><div><br></div><div>Also we would like to have a formal
discussion with everyone about what we really want out of this chapter
before we try to make plans for more community outreach things. In the
past year or so it seems like we have sort of lost our way and our
identity as the Greeley chapter. Let's do some talking and fix that this
month so we can move forward in a direction we all want to go!</div><div><br></div><div>Now,
at last, here are the minutes for the August meeting! Please let me
know if there are any errors and I will correct them in the main
document. See you all September 21 at noon!<br></div><div><br></div><div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">NFB
Greeley August meeting</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Attending:
JJ Aragon, Patrick, Brenda, Rodney, Melissa Green, Linda, Diane, Rosa
(new member), Natalia (new member)</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Treasurer's
report: $321.99 as of July 31</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Melissa
has applied for the PAC plan for our chapter, $5 to the state and to
our chapter every month, we would like to have everyone donate a
dollar each month to help fund the chapter and keep our account from
being charged fees</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">meeting
location: VP Patrick would like to find a more appropriate location
to facilitate growing the chapter, creating events, setting up the
website, etc. Razz will speak with the Unitarian staff about using a
room there. Patrick will speak with AIMS COLLEGE. If we don't have a
new place set up by next month, we will meet at Old Chicago's again.
Melissa will reserve the new room at Lincoln Park library for next
month. Razz will start an email to discuss and finalise meeting
location for next month and moving forward, any member ideas are
welcome. If needed a conference call can be set up.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Meet the
Blind month, October: Patrick suggested having buttons made for
members that would give the public an opening to talk to us, Diane
suggested water bottles, Rosa discussed the library outreach programs
and suggested getting us in contact with the people who run those
programs to connect with the community, we can send flyers to Rosa
digitally and she can post them with the libraries, Patrick may be
able to make flyers. JJ suggested another audio described movie day,
Patrick suggested having it at the Kress.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Put Rosa
on the mailing list and contact her regarding Meet the Blind month;
she wants to connect us with a librarian to help set up activities.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">possible
site names: <a href="http://nfbgreeley.org" target="_blank">nfbgreeley.org</a></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">next
meeting: 21 of September</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JJ will
need to let Natalia know by phone when and where our next meeting is
going to be.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Pin slogan
ideas: "Ask me about being blind", "Ask me about
braille", "Ask me about my guide dog", "Ask me
about my cane", "Ask me for a blind joke"</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">water
bottle slogans: "NFB of Greeley, CO" with link to our site,
with CO logo; Melissa will call and get price info</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in"><font face="serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Welcome
Rosa and Natalia! We hope to see you again very soon! </font></font>
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