[NFBF-Jacksonville] You are invited to join us this Saturday, January 10th for the regular monthly meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Fla. Greater Jacksonville Chapter - details inside...

Fri Jan 9 20:55:37 UTC 2026

It will be, and thanks.

From: NFBF-Jacksonville <nfbf-jacksonville-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Andrew C. Rood via NFBF-Jacksonville
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Subject: Re: [NFBF-Jacksonville] You are invited to join us this Saturday, January 10th for the regular monthly meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Fla. Greater Jacksonville Chapter - details inside...

If Connexion+ is still running, tomorrow, I will be there.

Andy

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 1:30 PM thompson.tanyar--- via NFBF-Jacksonville <nfbf-jacksonville at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbf-jacksonville at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Hi Russ.  Richard and I will be there and we will contribute $20 as we are staying for the pizza and social time afterwards.

Tanya Thompson, LCSW 

From: NFBF-Jacksonville <nfbf-jacksonville-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbf-jacksonville-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Russ Davis via NFBF-Jacksonville
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Subject: [NFBF-Jacksonville] You are invited to join us this Saturday, January 10th for the regular monthly meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Fla. Greater Jacksonville Chapter - details inside...

Greetings to all of our members, friends and supporters,

We are excited to announce that the Greater Jacksonville Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida will hold our monthly Chapter meeting this Saturday, January 10th from 10:00 AM until noon. There are several changes taking place for the upcoming meeting, that you should be aware of. We had moved the meeting date from the customary first Saturday of each month to this Saturday due to the new years holiday celebration taking place last week. We also were unable to secure our normal meeting location for this month, and with the relatively late notice of this, decided to gather at a nearby location.

We will be gathering in the Colonial Point Condominiums clubhouse, located at 5201 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, FL. 32207 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5201+Atlantic+Blvd.+Jacksonville,+FL.+32207?entry=gmail&source=g> . This is a convenient   and relaxing location, but currently due to technical difficulties inside the building, we will not have a virtual, i.e., Zoom,  component to our meeting. We apologize to our geographically distant members, but providing a stable reliable virtual connection would be sketchy at best.

I hope you will strongly consider joining us in person for our first official gathering of the year. To entice you just a bit, we have made plans to stay after the meeting concludes at noon and have pizza brought in. We are being judicious and responsible with our limited Chapter funds, so we are asking for those who want to dine on the tasty pizza and beverages to chip in a bit for their share. Feel free to reply to this email if you plan on staying for food after the Chapter meeting is over, (having a headcount never hurts). We’ll survey the room again at the beginning of the meeting.

The specific meeting information and meeting agenda are as follows:

Event: Monthly meeting of the Greater Jacksonville Chapter of the NFB of Florida

Date: Saturday, January 10th, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – noon

(pizza and social time after meeting adjournment).

Location: Colonial Point Condominiums, (Clubhouse at front entrance)

5201 Atlantic Blvd. <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5201+Atlantic+Blvd.+Jacksonville,+Fl.+32207?entry=gmail&source=g> 

Jacksonville, Fl. 32207 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5201+Atlantic+Blvd.+Jacksonville,+Fl.+32207?entry=gmail&source=g> 

Our meetings are open to all, and whether you are a current or former member, or someone who wants to learn more, we hope you will join us in person and that you will tell others about our Chapter and our warm and welcoming organization. The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you and we encourage you to join us and learn how you can live the life you want.

Agenda:

(Please be aware that we are still developing the agenda for the next meeting and so, the below information is subject to change)

Welcome and Introductions

NFB Pledge, and Belief Statement; Recited by all.

Secretary’s report, (October)  - Fallon - (to be emailed to all current and active members in separate email)

Treasurer’s report, (October)  - Jason - (to be emailed to all current and active members in separate email)

Membership summary and 2026 dues 

Chapter policies – annual review 

Events - Chapter gatherings since last meeting in November

Legislative advocacy and concerns update – Washington Seminar - Russ and Adriann 

Fund raising project– City Pop - Peggy

NFB-Greater Jacksonville and Rotary Club joint project – Meta Smart Glasses for Duval and St. Johns County blind and low vision residents - committee update

NFB of Florida fund raiser Cruise, October 18th 0 25th, 2026 - Kaye

NFB of Florida 2026 annual Affiliate convention - Russ

Jacksonville Transportation Authority – Changes upcoming with UZURV, (this topic is obviously, “the elephant in the room”) – Russ, Jose, Adriann and all 

Additional items of importance, (time permitting)

Old business – members

New business - members

Thoughts and comments from visitors - 

Next meeting date – Russ and members

Adjournment

Looking forward to having you with us this Saturday,

Respectfully,

Russ Davis, President

National Federation of the Blind of Florida, Greater Jacksonville Chapter

Ph. 904-993-8433 (mobile)

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