[NFBA-Phoenix] NFB of Phoenix Chapter May 2022 Meeting Minutes Draft

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*NFB of AZ, Phoenix Chapter Business Meeting Minutes*

Sat, May 7, 2022 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM



Location- Virtual

*MEETING AGENDA*

*Call to Order: *Brad Kuhn, President.

*Roll Call: *seventeen members in attendance and one guest

Attendees participated in the Pledge of Allegiance, NFB Pledge, and the NFB
One-Minute Message. Prayers were offered  by meeting participants.

*Brad spoke of the passing of Justin Hughes and the loss of Jordan Moon’s
father. He made THOGHTFUL remarks regarding Justin’s significant
contributions to our organization. Vicki Hodges  volunteered to select
sympathy cards and a nice basket for the Hughes family.*

*Rachel Kuntz moved to send sympathy cards to the Hughes and Moon families
along with $50 for a memorial gift in memory of Justin and $30 in funds for
a meal for the Moon family with the funds derived from the chapter basket
fund. Mike Smith and Joy Harris seconded. The motion carried.*

*Secretary’s Report* - Business Meeting Minutes, March 2022, and April
2022. By Rachel Kuntz, Secretary

Mike Smith moved to approve the March 2022 meeting minutes. Rodney Fletcher
seconded. The motion carried.

Mike Smith moved to approve the April 2022 meeting minutes. Monica Nunez
seconded. The motion carried.

*Treasurer’s Report* – May 2022  by Donna Silba, Treasurer

Rodney Fletcher moved to approve the May 2022 Treasurers Report. Monica
Nunez seconded. The motion carried.

*Presidential Release 515, 4-4-22 and 516 5-2-22 recap *

*Mike Smith, 2nd Vice President, spoke about a few things that he took away
from the release. The Job Fair is in-person on July 6 from 1-4 PM. The
convention fundraising campaign is underway. Rachel mentioned the passing
of Jim Moving and Joe Ruffalo.*

*Legislative Report National/affiliate  Vicki Hodges spoke about the
accessible absentee voting law that was passed in AZ. The new language will
be sent out soon. This is a big win for us. People in this chapter were
instrumental in helping to pass the resolution at the state convention a
couple of years ago. In two years,’ time, we were able to get this
legislation passed. She is grateful to the members for working hard to pass
this. Brad mentioned that the affiliate board meeting is postponed to
enable the affiliate members to attend Justin Hughes’ celebration of life.
The board meeting will be held in June. Mike Faleece of the East Valley
Chapter spoke about the kind character that Justin had. *

*Donald Porterfield, Affiliate President spoke about the warmth and
kindness that Justin showed. He showed up to everything that he could
despite the amount of effort that it took for him. Justin was dedicated to
the federation throughout his life. *

*In other affiliate news, Donald received another distribution from the
trust. He requests that people reach out to him for help with convention
funds. He also reported that the voting bill passed. The next phase will be
to implement the bill. The implementation of the early voting bill will
tell us whether we will need to pursue any type of litigation. More details
to come. *

*plans are underway for the state convention. They have received a proposal
for the affiliate convention hotel at the university Marriott in Tucson.
COVID is still with us and is still impacting people. the proposal is under
consideration. Donald stated that The room rate has been negotiated down to
109 per night. *

*In regard to looking for a national convention roommate, Donald has seen
people post on the list serv looking for roommates for national convention.
Reach out to the chapter president for support. He will be sending out an
email with suggestions and information. Affiliates need to get
contributions into the national office by August 31. *

*Membership Committee* -*New Member Welcome -Monica Nunez, Co-Chair had no
updates to report. Brad mentioned that it is important to vet new members
and connect with members that we have not heard from in a while. He is
challenging us to have eleven new members this year. Rachel mentioned that
it is important that all members try to invite people to the organization.*

*Social Committee: , Joy Harris, Chair  had no updates to report.*

Monica moved to hold the June chapter meeting virtually unless it is
reported that SAAVI is available by May 21. Rachel seconded. The motion
carried.

*Community Outreach* Committee  Rachel Kuntz, chair set a meeting for the
Membership, social, and outreach committees to meet to discuss plans for
the October picnic and BEAM kickoff.

*Fundraising Committee* -T-Shirt Sales-Rachel mentioned that we are pending
approval from Donald barring a few questions that need to be answered.
Donald expressed concerns about the price of the T-shirt. The logo must be
set in compliance with branding rules. Rachel mentioned that we will use
the black NFB logo. Mike mentioned that the national office is selling NFB
jackets. Donald says that this would not be a conflict of interest just
additional competition. He mentioned we could post on the list serv. Since
the national office has set up a specific website to sell things at the
convention. The price might put us out of the competition. He wants to know
if the price point is fixed on the shirts. Rachel mentioned that Betty has
been consistent in reporting that it will be $25 for the shirt, 10 we
receive, and 5 for shipping. It would be good for Betty to confirm the
price point. She is confident in Betty’s ability to do the full research on
the t-shirt. We would be selling this before convention. This product has
no overhead. Brad said that we do not have to keep inventory. Betty has
gone above and beyond.

*Technology Committee Joe Goode was not available to comment.*

*State Division and committee updates-Mark f reported that DAN is focused
on the October event. They are also planning a state convention seminar. If
you are interested in Diabetes,  come to our meeting*

*Donald reported  that Connie LeBlond will put in her name for the
president of the Senior division. The election will take place at the
convention. The chapter is the foundation of the affiliate, and the
division is where people go with a similar interest. The main work takes
place in the chapter level. Joy asked what a senior is. Donald reported
that to be involved in this division you just need to be interested in the
things that affect them. There is no age requirement. They have the senior
group meeting every Friday. All are welcome.*

New Business

Rachel moved to donate fifty for each of the three funds for national
convention. Monica seconded. The motion carried.

Rachel moved to donate $50 in cash to the national convention for door
prizes. Monica seconded. the motion carried.

Brad announced that with a heavy heart he was stepping down from all board
positions to relocate to MO where his sister lives and where life is more
affordable. The membership offered words of encouragement and support. He
is proud of the chapter and its accomplishments. He believes in its ability
to continue doing wonderful things and just because he is moving does not
mean he is going away.

Vicki volunteered to run the election during the next meeting.

Philosophy  chapter members shared what is an inspirational or positive
message  to them in tough times. Many members shared powerful messages
including poetry, bible verse, cartoon dialog, and inspirational quotes.

*Rachel moved and Monica seconded to adjourn. The motion carried.*
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