[NFBV-Announce] Join Us for Monday (1/17) NFB of Virginia Board meeting and Legislative Advocacy Prep

[tracy.soforenko at gmail.com]

Please join us for the Monday, January 17 National Federation of the Blind
of Virginia Board of Directors meeting and 2022 Richmond Seminar Preparation
for our legislative Advocacy

The meeting starts at 1:00 and we hope to start the legislative advocacy
prep session between 2:30 and 2:45 PM.

The Agenda is below. A draft fact sheet will be provided on Saturday and a
final fact sheet will be provided on Monday afternoon once our final bill
number is obtained.

 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Monday, January 17, 2022

12:45 Pre-Arrival and renaming of participants accessing via telephone

 

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

 

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I.	Call to order 
II.	Roll call of Members and introduction of guests
III.	Reading & Approval of minutes from NFB of Virginia Board of
Directors Meeting October 31, 2021 - Mausam Mehta, Recording Secretary

IV.	Treasurer's report - Mark Roane, Treasurer
V.	Project RISE Update - Bri Murray
VI.	Chapter Leadership Institute (CLI) update - Joe Orozco
VII.	Silver Bells Update - Sandy Halverson
VIII.	BELL Academy Update - Louise Walch
IX.	2022 National Convention 

a.       Dates and location; July 5-10, New Orleans, Louisiana - Marriott
New Orleans with overflow at the Sheraton

b.       Fundraising at the Virginia Table - Earl Everett

c.	McDonald Fellowship / Jernigan Scholarship - Mary Durbin

IX.	Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to the following by the
May Board meeting:

a.	White Cane Fund
b.	Jacobus tenBroek Fund
c.	Shares Unlimited in the NFB (SUN)
d.	Jernigan Fund
e.	NFB Camp. 

 

 

XI.	Addressing Any Appearance of Conflict of Interest for individuals
receiving compensation from NFBV- Mark Roane

 

XII.	Divisions

a.	Students - Jacob Ham
b.	Seniors - Nancy Yeager
c.	Merchants - Jimmy Cunningham - No report
d.	Virginia Parents of Blind Children - Beth Sellers - No Report

XIII.	NFBV Committee Assignments and Reports

 

a.	Membership - John Halverson
b.	NFB of Virginia James Nelson Scholarship - Jimmy Morris
c.	Public Outreach/Meet the Blind Month - Corlis Jones and Uricka
Harrison
d.	Convention Operations & Logistics - Joe Orozco
e.	Communications - Jacki Bruce

f.        Fundraising - Renee Valdez and Earl Everett

g.       Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Renee Valdez

h.	Legislative 

                                                               i.
Washington Seminar - Deepa Goraya 

                                                             ii.
Richmond Seminar Bonnie O'Day & earl Everett

XIV.	Richmond Seminar - Bonnie O'Day and Earl Everett

a.	Priorities 
b.	Team assignments - Stewart Prost
c.	Team huddles/Practice - Monday evening with individual teams over
Zoom

XV.	Other business

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595

 <mailto:Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com> Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com

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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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