[NFBC-At-Large] FW: At-Large-Chapter meeting minutes May 21,2020

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At-Large-Chapter-meeting minutes May,21/2020 

 

Meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM. 

 by President  Cathy Gaten.

 

Members present:   Cathy Gaten, Tina Thomas, Carmen Weatherly, Jeanette
Torres, Isabel Ybarra, Jim Tiao, , Toby Wiseman, Robert Stigile, Sherry
Pablo, Shanika Thomas 

First time attendees: Martha Macias, Lynda Judith, Lee Kenny  

 

NFB Pledge: The NFB Pledge was recited by all members, led by Lynda Judith. 

 

Minutes: Minutes from the April 16 meeting were read and a motion   to
accept the minutes as read was made by Carmen and seconded by Isabel Ybarra.
The motion carried. 

 

Treasurer's Report: Beginning balance: $747.95 

Ending balance: $888.87 

 

Presidential Release: Every month, our National President Mark Riccobono
provides the membership  with an update on the projects and initiatives that
we are working on through out the nation. (As a side not, ever since we have
been dealing with  Covid 19) The Presidential releases have been live on the
Zoom platform. Everyone is strongly encouraged to join these meetings. 

 

National Convention: The National convention will be held from July 14-July
19 via the Zoom platform. Registration is free, and the last day to register
is June 15. Go to www.nfb.org/convention <http://www.nfb.org/convention>
for more information and to register. 

 

Business: President Gaten asked the membership to think about what types of
extracurricular activities they would like to participate in outside of
chapter meetings. 

 

NFB Philosophy: President Gaten asked the membership if anyone would like to
share their story, on how they found The National Federation of the Blind.
Lynda Judith shared her story. 

 

Adjournment: A motion was made by Carmen and seconded by Isabel to adjourn
the meeting at 8:30PM. The motion carried. 

 

Respectively submitted by Tina Thomas-At-Large-Chapter-Secretary    

 

 

 

               

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