[nfbmi-talk] minutes, September 23

Thu Oct 7 16:53:49 UTC 2010

Thanks for sending out the minutes. However, the Scavenger hunt is an activity that is being planned by the youth outreach program and not the student division. There is a separate seminar for the student division. I just thought I would clarify so there is no confusion about these two separate activities.

Elizabeth

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> Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 09:55:12 -0400
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] minutes, September 23
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> minutes, September 23, 8:30 P.M.
> 
> Quorum yes Larry Posont, Terri Wilcox, Melinda Latham, Peter Zaremba, Marcus Simmons, Dave Robinson, Mike Powell.
> 
> Dave Robinson moves and Marcus Simmons seconds that the Secretary's Report be accepted as emailed. The Motion was approved.
> 
> Treasurer's Report. There is approximately $1000 in the general fund. Registrations are trickling in for State Convention. Terri 
> Wilcox moves and Dave Robinson seconds the treasurer's report.
> 
> President's Report. Gary Wunder got a nasty letter from Pat Cannon concerning July's Monitor article. The Commission has spent less 
> of the budget than they should have for this time in the year. We ask for information under ADA. Spending in Business Enterprise is 
> higher at the beginning of the year. The training center will be closed for a year. Two places might be used for the training, but 
> neither has a wood shop. There is no plan for the technology training center. There is confusion about adjustment to blindness 
> training and Vocational training services. There is no sense of direction in the planning for the new training center. In the Paq 
> meeting, the lay out of the technology training center was described. The Business Enterprise Program was taken out of the center. 
> Students should live in apartments and come to a school for the training. The Commission Board should plan this decision. Dave 
> Robinson moves and Marcus Simmons seconds that we communicate with appropriate staff by letter to encourage them to rethink their 
> leasing of a facility with rooms and lease apartments for students, along with a school for training. The motion was approved.
> 
> Law Suit. A discussion about the law suit ensued.
> 
> Newsline. During the CIC meeting, the Commission was urged to fund Newsline for five years. Joe Sibley will not support our request 
> for funding through the Commission for Newsline. Pat Cannon has been addressed about Newsline. Jo Ann Pilarski was also written 
> concerning Newsline. We will issue a press release concerning Newsline. After writing to Jo Ann Pilarski about Newsline, we wrote to 
> Cannon again. Many seniors are distressed to lose Newsline. The budget for Mrs is 9 million short for next year because they could 
> not find federal match. The Commission gets 15 percent of the general money. Money is questionably being carried over.
> 
> State Convention. The morning agenda is planned. Michigan has a robotics industry. If we do not invest in robotics, we may lose the 
> industry. Jury selection comes from a drivers license. Contact The Secretary of State about jury duty. If you say blind on your 
> Idstpassport, you can get the passport free. Mary Wurtzel and Dave Robinson suggest contacting someone in the educational system. An 
> individual has agreed to work on Braille educational regulations for free. Peter says Collette Bauman is a strong advocate in 
> funding the youth program. Registration is on our website. Banquet tickets are $35 with preregistration and $45 tout. The price of 
> convention is $15 with preregistration and $25 without. Resolutions start at 3 on Friday afternoon. Dave Robinson wants resolutions 
> in Braille or electronic format. Dave Robinson, via the Lansing chapter, urges us not to put Cannon on the agenda. Individual 
> chapters will submit an item for the night activity. Each individual gets to buy, tickets, for $1 a piece, to put in a basket for 
> the item of their choice. Friday night includes a parents seminar and a student scavenger hunt. At 8 P.M., there will be harvest 
> activities, live entertainment, possibly karaoke, and the announcement for the raffle. We will have coffee at the convention to 
> sell. Both students and parents want Fred Schroeder to address their seminar.
> 
> Youth Outreach. Melinda Latham heads to Baltimore for the Youth Coordinators Conference. Melinda Latham is working with Low 
> Incidence Outreach to get parents and youth to convention. Low Incidence Outreach is working on a new scholarship form. On October 1 
> she will email all the scholarship information to various list serves with a deadline of October 15. On October 17, there is a 
> barbecue at Fred's church in Lansing, at 1001 Chester Road. Youth from NFB will serve and clean up. Cost is $10 per person or 2 
> tickets for $15. While there, you can pre order from Schwann's. Percentages from the Schwann's order will go to the NFB Youth 
> Outreach. On October 23, Melinda Latham, Fred Wurtzel and Larry Posont will check out a camp in Traverse City as a possible bridge 
> walk site for next year. Tickets will be sold for Yonkers Community Day on November 13. The Washington Seminar grant is on the 
> principal's desk. We want to take 8 youth to Washington Seminar. The global village at the Howell Nature Center might be worth 
> checking out.
> 
> New Business: The letter the Commission sent the NFB in print still needs to be worked on. Joe Sibley will meet with Larry and 
> others concerning Commission staff training. Peter is working on the solicitation license.
> 
> Dave Robinson moved and Marcus Simmons seconded a motion to adjourn at 10-02. The motion passed.
> 
> Thank you for working together to change
> 
> What it means to be blind in Michigan.
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> Email: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com
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