[Nfbv-announce] Fwd: Jan 16 Board Meeting / Richmond Seminar Preparation Agenda

[Christopher Vinson]

*National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)*

*Meeting of the Board of Directors*

Monday, January 16, 2017

1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.



Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

Library and Resource Center

395 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23227



        I.            Call to order and Invocation

      II.            Roll call of Members and introduction of guests

    III.            Reading & Approval of minutes from NFB of Virginia
Board of Directors Meeting November 11, 2016 – Jennifer Shields, Recording
Secretary

    IV.            Treasurer's report - Mark Roane, Treasurer

      V.            Richmond Seminar – Deepa Goraya and Jeanette Gholson,
Legislative Co-Chairs

A.      2017 issues - Derek Manners

B.      Team assignments - Deepa and Jeanette

    VI.            Upcoming 2017 Washington Seminar, Deepa Goraya

  VII.            Administrative issues

A.      All chapters should submit updated membership lists, including
email addresses

VIII.            2017 NFBV Committee Assignments and Reports

A.      Membership – Sandy Halverson

B.      NFB of Virginia James Nelson Scholarship-  Brian Miller

C.      Public Outreach/Meet the Blind Month – Corlis Jones and Uricka
Harrison

D.      Fundraising – Domonique Lawless

E.       McDonald Fellowship Program-  Mary Durban

F.       BELL Program - Alex Castillo

G.     Chapter President Virtual Retreat- Uricka Harrison

H.      Convention Operations & Logistics – Joe Orozco

I.        Communications – Christopher Walker

    IX.            Divisions

A.      Students – Robert Parsons

B.      Seniors – nancy Yeager

C.      Parents – Laurie Wages

D.      Guide Dog Users – Michael Valentino

E.       Dual Sensory Impairment – Valerie Luther

F.       Merchants – Harold Wilson

      X.            2017 National Convention

A.      Dates and location; July 10- July 15 Orlando, FL – Rosen Shingle
Creek

B.      Subsidies; Tracy

C.      Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to:

1.       White Cane Fund

2.       Jacobus tenBroek Fund

3.       SUN

4.       Jernigan Fund

5.       NFB Camp.

    XI.            2017 NFBV Convention Plans – Joe Orozco

  XII.            Longer Term Affiliate Planning – Tracy Soforenko

XIII.            Topics for a Workshop for the May 2016 Board Meeting –
Tracy Soforenko

XIV.            Why and How to access Some of our new national materials

  XV.            Other business

XVI.            Date and location of next Board meeting (May 6).





Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595 <(202)%20285-4595>

Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com