[Nfbv-announce] Agenda for May 19 NFBV Board of Directors meeting

Tue May 15 01:57:53 UTC 2018

>From Tracy Soforenko, President

Our National Federation of the Blind of Virginia board of Directors meeting is this Saturday at the DBVI Library and Resource Center.

All members are welcome to join us at the meeting and share in the great work we are doing across the Commonwealth.

Please find the agenda below and attached.

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Saturday, May 19, 2018

11:00 A.m. - 2:30 P.M.

Location: Library and Resource center, Virginia Department of the Blind and Vision Impaired

395 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23227

Call to Order and Invocation by Jennifer Blinsmon

Roll Call and Introduction of Guests

Reading of Minutes from the January 15, 2018 meeting of the Board of Directors by Jennifer Shields, Recording Secretary

IV.   Treasurer's Report by Mark Roane, treasurer

V.   Code of Conduct – Tracy Soforenko

VI.   BELL Program Update by nancy Yeager

. Harrisonburg - Mon, 06/18/2018 - Fri, 06/29/2018

Arlington - Mon, 07/16/2018 - Fri, 07/27/2018

Project RISE Update – Kathryn Webster, Program Coordinator

NFBV Leadership Fellows Program – Evelyn Valdez

2018 National Convention

Jernigan Fund drawing tickets – Michael Kasey

National Committees

National Convention Hosting

  i.   Welcome Party Concert, Friday Evening, July 6 – Kathryn Webster

  ii.   Welcome Table in Lobby, Monday, July 2 – Earl Everett

  iii.   Host Hospitality Suite – Tuesday, July 3 and Friday, July 6 – Nancy Yeager

  iv.   Opening Ceremonies, Friday Morning, July 6 – Tracy Soforenko

  v.   Banquet Door Prizes and Budget across all activities – Tracy Soforenko

Independence Market volunteers

Virginia Table volunteers – Earl Everett

Products to Sell – Michael Kasey

Virginia Caucus (Wednesday July 4 at 10 pm)

Door Prizes

Contributions

  i.   White Cane Fund

  ii.   tenBroek Fund

  iii.   SUN Fund

  iv.   Jernigan Fund

  v.   NFB Camp

McDonald Fellowship Mentoring -Mary Durban

Membership Committee Activities, Sandy Halverson, Chair

NFB of Virginia Scholarship Program – Brian Miller, James f. Nelson Scholarship Committee, Chair

Communications Committee –Sarah Patnaude, Communications Committee Chair

Fundraising Committee: Michael Kasey, Chair

Legislative Committee – Deepa Goraya and Derek Manners, Co-chairs

Chapter Presidents Retreat – Uricka Harrison

Public Outreach – Corlis Jones and Uricka Harrison

Convention Operations & Logistics Joe Orozco, chair

2018 State convention

  i.   Special Events for 60thAnniversary – Tracy Soforenko

  ii.   Friday Lunch – Tracy Soforenko

2019 Richmond Seminar

2019 State Convention

National Fundraising

Car Donation Program – Robert Parsons

Green Drop- Lynn Lesko

Newsline®, John Halverson

G. Affiliate Advocate, Stewart Prost

Division Updates

Virginia Association of Blind Students – Robert parsons

Virginia Parents of Blind Children – Laurie Wages

Virginia Association of Guide Dog Users – Michael Valentino

Seniors Division – Nancy Yeager

Merchants Division – Harold Wilson

Other Business

Date & Location of next board meeting – August 4 in Richmond

Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595

Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com

www.nfb.org

www.nfbv.org

National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.

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