[NFBSea] August Meeting Notes

[Jacob Struiksma]

Thank you lots for posting These notes of nfb greater Seattle chapter
meeting lots!
Jacobstruiksma

On Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 4:58 PM Jim Portillo via NFBSea <nfbsea at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Here’s a very brief summary of what happened at the August 26th, meeting.
> It was first posted on Facebook for those who couldn’t be in attendance.
>
> Jessie will send a treasury report, and we’ll vote on and hopefully
> approve everything next month, on October 28th.
>
> Jim
>
> August 26, 2023
>
>
>
> It didn’t matter that the majority of the chapter members were either on
> vacation or had other engagements this weekend. The Greater Seattle chapter
> of the National Federation of the Blind still had a meeting with five of us
> in attendance, including someone Amandeep invited who ended up becoming our
> newest chapter member! Welcome Amara! Happy to have you in our chapter!
> We discussed three main topics. Amara and Amandeep talked to us about the
> upcoming Week Without Driving, happening October 2-8. City leaders and as
> many citizens as possible will be encouraged to go places without driving
> their vehicles, encouraged to take public transportation and ride share.
> Amandeep talked to us about her recent trip to England, where she
> participated in a study abroad program for school. She talked about some of
> the challenges she encountered but also mentioned some of the cool ways
> that her instructor and classmates made the experiences fun and accessible
> for her so that she could fully participate. She hopes to give a more
> detailed presentation during our upcoming state convention in March!
> Finally, we had a wonderful philosophy discussion. Humberto brought up
> some situations he recently dealt with, and asked some great questions. We
> talked about good ways of getting information or assistance at gatherings
> without inconveniencing others and oneself. We talked about independence
> and how it isn’t wrong or bad to ask others for different types of
> assistance or general information. We also talked about how technology can
> also give some important information so as to then know what sort of
> assistance to ask for. Great discussion, Humberto.
> We mentioned the upcoming picnic in September and White Cane walk in
> October.
> It was a good and informative meeting!
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