[NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: tampa bay chapter meeting minutes October, 2017

Fri Jan 26 16:32:46 UTC 2018

Greetings all,
I hope all of you have prepared to join us tomorrow, January 27 from 12 PM until 2 PM, at beef O Brady's, 8810 North Himes Ave. During this meeting we will be discussing several different ideas and goals for 2018. Also, we will have a guest speaker from our Hillsborough transit hart. Come and share your concerns and hopefully have questions answered.

Below is our wonderful minutes from our secretary. Please read prior to our meeting, so we can vote and except these minutes. If you have any questions feel free to contact me by your preferred method of choice. See you soon!

-- 
Miranda b. Kilby
Ph: (352)942-0417

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <Sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
> Date: January 26, 2018 at 11:09:45 AM EST
> To: "Miranda Kilby" <mbkilby at gmail.com>
> Subject: tampa bay chapter meeting minutes October, 2017
> 
> Hi Miranda,
>  
> Please send these minutes out to the chapter. Thanks.
>  
> Hello to all,
>  
> The October meeting minutes are pasted and attached. That seems like a long time ago, but we sure had a memorable and merry Christmas party, thanks in no small part to our hostess Barbara!
> I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
> But watch out for all those unruly pirates who will be out and about! (haha)
>  
> Sherrill
>  
> Tampa Bay Chapter        
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> Chapter Meeting Minutes
> Beef O’Brady’s
> 8810 N. Himes Avenue
> Tampa, Florida
> October 21, 2017
>  
> The meeting was called to order by President Miranda Kilby at 10:15AM. This meeting immediately followed our pancake breakfast fundraising event. Miranda thanked all who participated in the breakfast. She told us that our Tampa Bay chapter will shortly be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary!
> Miranda reported on the chapter’s purchase of 330 pens, at 49 cents apiece, which display the NFB logo. She remarked they will be an excellent marketing tool for us.
>  
> Treasurer’s and Secretary’s Reports
> Dan gave the treasurer’s report. Our current balance as $2540.57. A motion was made by Sherrill, seconded by Paul, to approve the treasurer’s report. The motion passed.
> Sherrill thanked Dan for taking the minutes in her absence at the chapter’s September meeting.
> A motion was made by Merry, seconded by Noe, to approve the September meeting minutes as emailed. The motion passed.
>  
> Barbara informed us that the program on technology which she and Paul had planned to give at Self Reliance’s October Grassroots meeting has been postponed.
>  
> President’s Report
> Miranda said there will be a state convention planning meeting hosted by the Suncoast and Tampa Bay chapters. It will be held on Saturday, October 28, in Tampa at the convention hotel, which is the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore, located at 2225 North Lois Avenue. 
> There will be ongoing teleconferences of the state convention planning committee, which is made up of members of our two hosting  chapters. on the chapter presidents and vice presidents  conference call, Miranda said she was pleased with both the enthusiasm expressed, and the Many suggestions given about the state convention, including possible themes.
> She added that a new listserv is being created to fecilitate communication among members of the state convention planning committee.
>  
> Paul urged chapter members to continue selling the state fundraiser Holiday Calendar Raffle tickets. All money and tickets must be turned in by October 28.
>  
> Meet the Blind Month
> Miranda thanked Marion for providing the sound system and music for our chapter’s Meet the Blind event held downtown in Gaslight Park. She thanked the many chapter members who attended. Mareion thanked Paul and Miranda  for buying lunch for all who came out to this event. A motion was made by Merry, seconded by Marion, that the chapter reimburse Miranda and Paul for the cost of the lunch. The motion passed.
>  
> Paul informed us that for the pancake breakfast, the chapter owes Beef o’Brady’s 100 dollars for the staff who served, plus two dollars per plate sold, for a total of $142. Dan will write the check to Beef o’Brady’s. .
>  
> New Business
> Miranda said she would like to see the chapter reimburse members for a portion of the cost of new chapter T or polo shirts. Marion said he will get quotes for us.
>  
> Merry suggested  we look into going Christmas caroling both as a social event and to show we are part of the wider community. A motion was made by Paul, seconded by Merry, that we investigate going caroling somewhere downtown. The motion passed.
>  
> We discussed how we might help a child or family over the holidays. Merry suggested contacting our national office to see if we could assist a blind child wishing to attend an NFB STEM program.
>  
> Legislative Report
> Merry Schoch, who is co-chair of the state legislative committee, reported on the committee’s activities. She said John Paré, who is NFB’s Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, was the guest speaker on a legislative teleconference call. He spoke about various ways of getting a bill introduced. Merry said applications will soon be coming out for those interested in applying to attend our annual Washington Seminar. She said that everyone who applies to attend will be committing to serving for one year on the legislative committee.
>  
> Marion said that he met many members of the Delta Gamma sorrority at the October 15 Lions Club event on Treasure Island. The sorority locally has around 180 members, and they are eager to assist our chapter with any projects. We will explore the possibility of screening the documentary Do You Dream In Color at the University of Tampa. Marion will reach out to the members of the Delta Gamma sorority to see if they would be interested in participating with us in this event.
>  
> A motion was made by Marion that the chapter increase it’s monthly NFB PAC pledge from five to ten dollars. Gloria suggested that instead we earmark the extra money for our annual pledge at state convention. Following discussion, Marion amended his motion to state that in our monthly 50/50 drawing, any money collected exceeding the five dollar PAC pledge and the fifty percent given to the winner be contributed to NFBF as part of our annual state convention pledge. Paul seconded the amended motion, which passed.
>  
> Miranda reminded members that our chapter elections will be held at our February meeting.
>  
> We decided that since Thanksgiving falls so close to our regular meeting date, we will not hold a regular meeting in November, but rather try to schedule our annual Christmas party early in December. Miranda will speak with Barbara to see if she would be willing to host the party at her home as she so graciously did last year.
>  
> Marion won the 50/50 drawing and received thirteen dollars.
>  
> The meeting was adjourned at 11:20AM.
>  
> Respectfully submitted
> Sherrill O’Brien, Secretary
> Tampa Bay Chapter
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>  
>  
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