<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Here is a quick review of tonight\u2019s board meeting.Please share any corrections you may have and review our To Do\u2019s.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Linda</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 47.7px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p></div><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Agenda December 3, 2025, 7 PM</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Quorum: Kevin, Kelsy, Bryce, LInda, Rolando</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Welcome by President:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Approval of Agenda:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Approval of November 2025 Minutes:</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote>Kelsy moved to accept minutes as amended to reflect corrected amounts of savings: $5000 in Savings and $2294 in checking<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Treasurer Report:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote>5K in savings<div>$2295 in checking</div><div>$1000 in check to be deposited from the Thomas\u2019</div><div><br></div><div>Katie has been removed from checking, next task is to add Kelsy to the account.</div><div><br></div><div>Plans to do so in the next few days. </div><div><br></div><div>Motion to accept this month\u2019s treasurer\u2019s report: Bryce</div><div>Second: Kelsy</div><div><br></div><div>All in favor </div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Old business:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Bryce: Fundraising Chili Night in February, overview went well, plan to meet Monday Dec. 8th at 4 PM</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Bryce accepted Lead for Bell AcademyCoordinator for the state</div><div>Had started this in previous state but pandemic halted it. Excited to resume with us in Alaska!</div><div>Requesting assistance of President Whitley to reach out out to Carol Anderson to confirm Bryce in this position as the Bell Academy Coordinator.</div><div>Bryce to fill out application for attending Bell Academy training.</div><div><br></div><div>Website: Bryce in need of registrar for our website to get into it.</div><div><br></div><div>He has the Droople log in</div><div>Needs to communicate to go through a web address</div><div>Mentioned the need to set up an appointment with Erin Rodney.</div><div><br></div><div>AlaskaNFB7 account for Zoom</div><div>Consider Google Meet? Need to look into pricing</div><div>Do we get a discount for Zoom as a nonprofit status potentially a 30% discount?</div><div><br></div><div>John Bergman at National helped set up Zoom. It is roughly $150 a year.</div><div><br></div><div>Consider setting up PayPal to allow security and continuity</div><div><br></div><div>Kudos given to Bryce for jumping in and taking on many roles for the NDB of Alaska: Fundraising of Chili night in February, webpage master, and Bell Academy coordinator. </div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">New Business: </span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><br></div><div>Washington Seminar:</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>Kelsy attending in place of Pres. Kevin<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div>Additional Attendees from our state:</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>Bryce Gitzen</div><div>Ileina Milos</div><div>Tom Class</div><div>William Craig</div><div>Linda Newman</div><div><br>Ileina and Bryce attending using companion flight ticket</div><div><br></div><div>Senator Sullivan office scheduled a talk on the NFB at the reception Tuesday night of Washington Seminar at the Kennedy Center.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div>It\u2019s time to purchase tickets, reserve hotel rooms, and register online at NFB.org.</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Motion: </div>The NFB of Alaska Affiliate to provide $500 stipends to attend for the 5 attendees above.</div><div>Second: Rolando</div><div><br></div><div>All in Favor</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Looking ahead, Kevin requesting we have a meeting regarding resolutions prior to the National Convention meeting. </div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>The Convention is planned for Austin, Texas in early July.<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Members interested in attending:</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div>Kevin planning to attend</div><div>Bryce interested</div><div>Linda interested</div><div><br><div>To Do\u2019s</div><div>Kevin to reach out to Beth Braun</div><div>Search for sample Ask letters</div><div> Goal to add such documents to a google drive accessible by others.</div><div><br></div>Chili Night planning meeting Monday, Dec. 8 at 4. Rolando has entertainment resources to share<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Next All-State Meeting: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in person at Alaska Center for Blind and Visually Impaired at 6 PM and Zoom connection starting at 7.</div><div dir="ltr">Light Appetizers, holiday theme</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Next BOD meeting: January 7, 2025 at 7 PM</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Meeting adjourned: 7:56 PM</div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>Kelsy ? moved</div><div>Bryce second ?</div><div>All in favor</div><div><br></div><div>The majority of this meeting was recorded.</div></body></html>