[NFBF-Jacksonville] Please join us, the National Federation of the Blind of Fl. Greater Jacksonville Chapter this Saturday, September 5th for our regular monthly meeting and a very special guest - details inside...

Wed Sep 2 12:52:02 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,
September 5th 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:

Our terrific Vice-President, Peggy Fleischer will be chairing our meeting,
as I will be away from Jacksonville on Saturday, but I will be joining in on
Zoom. Thanks to Peggy for handling this big responsibility. 

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 this
Saturday morning, so your warmth and friendly smile will certainly make all
of our visitors and prospective members 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
on Saturday will help us achieve this important goal as we plan together for
events throughout the remainder of 2026 and beyond.

In this emails subject line, I mentioned a very special guest and so I am
very glad to tell you all about her and her terrific presentation. Thanks go
out to your fellow Chapter member, Patricia Williams, for suggesting that
the founder of The Hollinger Law Firm in Jacksonville, Javera Hollinger,
Esq., spend some time with us discussing a truly important factor of our
lives. We all could use some good advice concerning estate planning and I am
excited that Javera will be sharing her expert knowledge about this all
important topic. I can state without reservation that I certainly need to
learn more about things like, wills, estates and trusts.

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

Date/Time: Saturday, September 5th - 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.

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 - Peggy

NFB Pledge, and Belief Statement; Recited by all.

Secretary's report, August - Fallon

Treasurer's report, August - Jason

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 

New member nominations and considerations - Chapter

October Chapter meeting - Elections for Board. Nominating Committee members

NFB of Florida 2026 annual Affiliate convention  - Peggy

Important NFBF Convention items to discuss:

Member registration or banquet reimbursement by Chapter

Hospitality Suite - Chapter financial support

Door Prizes - Support by Chapter

Auction item(s) - Support by Chapter

Exhibit Hall table - Chapter Commitment and cost

Hospitality Suite donations - Chapter, members and HD Supply

Hospitality Suite staffing

Events Committee report, including October 24th Lights of Independence ADA
celebration - Sarah, Jose and others

Elections and voting issues - Fallon

Update on Cypress Village visit - Russ and Richard

Update on visit to Duval County Health Dept. - Russ

Guest speaker presentation - Javera Hollinger, Esq.

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: 
September 5, 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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