[NFBF-Jacksonville] Please join us, the National Federation of the Blind of Fl. Greater Jacksonville Chapter this Saturday, June 6th for our regular monthly meeting - details inside...

Fri Jun 5 12:16:31 UTC 2026

Greetings to all of our members, friends and supporters,

The email you've been waiting for is finally here! 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,
June 6th from 10:00 AM until noon. We have much to do this year, but I know
by working together we can achieve all of our goals and can exceed the high
expectations that we have set for ourselves, blind and low vision people
have no problem with this mindset! To begin preparing yourself for our
action-packed Saturday morning, please take a look at the meeting
information and agenda shown below:

Because one of our goals is to grow Chapter membership, please feel free to
invite visitors to join us and let them know that they will be welcomed and
that their presence will be appreciated by all of us.

We will hopefully be welcoming in several new members to our Chapter
tomorrow morning, so your warmth and friendly smile will certainly make all
of our visitors feel at home!

Another of our Chapter goals is to become more involved within our community
and to gather together outside of our monthly meetings. Having you with us
tomorrow morning will help us reach this goal.

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

Date/Time: Saturday, June 6th - 10:00 AM - Noon

Location: Center for Independent Living, Jacksonville

2709 Art Museum Drive, Jacksonville, FL. 32207

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. It can be an amazing
life, because blindness is not what holds us back.

We are encouraging in-person attendance at all of our meetings as strong
internet connections and high-quality audio are not always within our
control. Our primary focus is to ensure that we deliver the best
presentation possible for those who are with us in person while trying to
maintain a virtual presence. We regret that some attendees on Zoom have
occasionally struggled to get in, stay in and feel like a full participant
during our meetings. The Zoom information can be found at the bottom of this
email.

You'll notice with the meeting agenda shown below that we are not only
taking care of customary business items, but that we are also planning for
future meetings and events. We'll spend some quality time reviewing a vital
component to any successful organization, that being, communication. Several
visitors from the National Federation of the Blind of Florida will be
joining us to discuss communication outlets within the NFB. This won't be
the only time this year that we discuss how members can obtain valuable
information about what is happening within the NFB and within the blindness
community as a whole.

Tomorrow is also polo shirt distribution day! If you placed an order for a
Chaptershirt, we will be delivering it to you during the meeting. Sorry, but
no Zoom shirt deliveries are currently available.

A reminder to everyone to bring your collection of clean plastic shopping
bags, (the type you'd get from stores like Publix),  to donate to the
Micah's Backpack Project.

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, and a hardy hello to our visitors

NFB Pledge, and Belief Statement; Recited by all.

Secretary's report, May

Treasurer's report, May

New member nominations and considerations - Chapter

Chapter shirt deliveries - 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-Committee 

Remarks from NFB of Florida President, (joining us in person) - Camille Tate

A conversation about communications, with special guest speakers, Doug
Ingram, NFB of Florida Communications Committee Chair and Sheri Brun, NFB of
Florida Secretary

NFB annual National Convention, taking place July 3 - 8 in Austin, Texas -
Russ

NFB of Florida 2026 annual Affiliate convention, (including hotel update
from visitors)  - Peggy

NFB of Florida Fund Raiser Cruise - Peggy

Jacksonville Transportation Authority - proposed fare modifications and more
- Russ

City of Jacksonville, Disability Expo, July 24th - Russ

Planning of August Chapter meeting - Russ and Sarah

Additional items of importance, (time permitting)

Old business - members

New business - members

Thoughts and comments from visitors - 

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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Zoom invitation:

The NFBF Greater Jacksonville Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
meeting.

Topic: NFB of Florida, Greater Jacksonville Chapter meeting

Date/Time: June 6, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 985 147 3331

Passcode: 32207

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