[Nfbsf] Minutes for the August Chapter Meeting

[Jim Barbour]

Next Chapter Meeting is Tuesday, September 8th starting at 6.

Zip lining: A zip lining trip is being worked on. Beth has emailed information to Tim

Fund raising
* Chapter Stationary 
* Door prize letters
* Tim is going to send templates to Sarah/Christina

BART Committee
* No Report

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Accessible Absentee ballet issue is being worked on.

Beth is going to try and register to vote independently and report back.
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California State Convention is coming up October 30th, 31st, and November 1st.

   Rates: $109.00 per room per night or $129.00 per room per night with breakfast buffet for 2.
   Please make hotel reservations: (510) 490-8390 -- It is important that you press 2 to make your reservation with the front desk.  Group code: NFC
   Please Pre-register: http://tinyurl.com/nfbc2015preregistration

Beth has volunteered to work on building our SF chapter basket.  The Chapter will match funds raised directly from members in this meeting.  $100.00 collected and the chapter will write a check to Beth to match.

Thank you Beth!

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Blind Cafe

Richie will pay individuals $250.00 to be blind facilitators/servers.
Those individuals are free to donate that payment back to the chapter.

Apparently, Blind Cafe was unwilling to partner with the NFB to do these performances.

NFB chapter members are encouraged to do the Blind Cafe facilitation to get the word out about NFB philosophy.

Sarah is going to recruit individuals from this chapter and help
coordinate with the Blind Cafe team.
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Thoughts about Convention from Attendees

Beth: Loved all the people with canes! Wants to start a parents of blind children affiliate.  Jim checked into this, and the parents of blind children group in California has stagnated.  We're going to try and have an informal POBC meeting at state convention.  

Kate: Now feels proud of being blind and is no longer so self conscious about her blindness.

Sarah: Connected with old friends and connecting with musicians

Janine: 2nd convention, loved the tactile art room.

Darian: Loved contributing to the convention.  Marshalling, etc.  Loved breaking the Mosaic World's Record, and writing/passing a resolution

Bryan: Watching young folks get it for the first time.  Finding issues that matter to them.  Mercedes ...  Finding new folks to volunteer/work at the lighthouse and the Enchanted Hills.

Josh: Was impacted by learning about the number of employment discrimination cases against blind folks.

Christina: Loved meeting people from all over the country. Learning about the resolutions process.

Jim: Loved mentoring for the scholarship committee.

Tim: Very skeptical about breaking the record and was totally stoked when we actually broke it. Adoption presentation.  Music for Friday morning.  Working on IEP issues, which was very empowering.  Seeing this young man be independent, navigating around, etc
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