[NFBNGC] FW: [NFBNLC] Saturday's meeting: elections and membership renewals

Mon Jan 13 18:40:41 UTC 2025

Hello fellow Federationists,

Our January Lincoln chapter meeting is coming up. The January meeting always
carries a little bit of extra significance because it is the beginning of
the year when we are presented with the opportunity to renew our membership
through the paying of our dues. It is also the meeting when we get to
practice democracy in action by electing our officers and board members. 

In order to participate in our dynamic democratic electoral process, you
must be a member, which means paying your dues. You can pay in person. Just
bring your $10 annual membership dues with you and show up a little bit
early. Alternatively, you can pay in advance on the NFB-N webpage at
www.ne.nfb.org <http://www.ne.nfb.org> . Once on the site, click on the
"Learn more about becoming a member" link, then click on the Lincoln chapter
option. This will bring up a short form which will allow you to pay your
dues on-line. 

For our elections we will be electing our president, vice-president, 2nd
vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and three additional board members.
Nominations will be open from the floor. The only limitations are you must
be a current member to nominate or to receive a nomination and you cannot
nominate yourself. There is no formal process ahead of the meeting for
declaring your candidacy for office. If you are interested in seeking an
elected position you might want to let somebody know in advance so you can
be nominated. 

On the topic of letting people know your interest in being nominated, I
would welcome the nomination of a new chapter president . If you have the
passion and the will to serve make sure you let somebody know so you can be
nominated. In the event that no other candidate emerges, I am willing to
accept a nomination for another year.        

If anybody is willing to take on the responsibility of the quarter raffle
this month, it would be appreciated. This would free up our chapter officers
and President Richey for tasks like receiving dues, updating the membership
roster, and preparing for the election.

At this meeting we will also be discussing fund raising at the state
convention which has consisted of selling boxes of Baker's chocolates in
recent years. As most of you know, we have relied heavily on Audra's
indefatigable and joyous energy and salesmanship to move product at state
convention. Unfortunately, Audra has been dealing with a faltering voice
along with her sinus issues over the past several months, and she is not
sure that she can produce the decibels required to fill a ballroom, and none
of us want her to risk additional damage to her voice trying if she is not
fully recovered. If you have a voice that carries and a willingness to use
it at state convention in March, let us know. We don't want to buy more
chocolate than we can sell, and we can't sell as much chocolate without
somebody with a voice and a dogged determination that approaches Audra's.

The meeting will take place at St. Mark's on Campus, 1309 "Q" Street
beginning at 10AM. Typically, doors open at 9:30AM to give people a chance
to chat and enter the quarter raffle before the meeting formally begins.
This month, I will have the doors open by 9AM. This will give us additional
time prior to the meeting so people have plenty of time to pay their dues or
to glad hand potential voters ahead of the election.        

As always, there will also be an option to attend via Zoom. If you plan to
attend by Zoom and want to vote, remember to renew your membership at
www.ne.nfb.org <http://www.ne.nfb.org>  in advance. The Zoom link is posted
below. 

Thank you and have a great week. I hope to see you Saturday.

Mark Coleman

NFB-N Lincoln Chapter President

NFB of Nebraska is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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