[NFBV-Announce] Agenda for NFBV Board of Directors Meeting on Saturday, May 13 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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>From Tracy Soforenko, President, National Federation of the Blind of
Virginia

 


National Federation of the Blind of Virginia


Meeting of the Board of Directors


Saturday, May 13, 2023


 

Location: The Pines Room

Weston Tysons Corner

7801 Leesburg Pike

Falls Church Virginia

This meeting will be run entirely in person and will not be a hybrid
meeting.

 

 


Agenda:


10:00 Welcome to the NFB Membership Seminar

12:00 Federation Philosophy Fest Luncheon

1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.M. NFB of Virginia Board meting

 

I.	Call to Order 
II.	Reading of Minutes from the January 16, 2023, meeting of the Board
of Directors by Sandy Halverson on behalf of Christine Grassman, Recording
Secretary

 

III.          Treasurer's Report by Mark Roane, treasurer

 

IV.          Project RISE Update - Joe Orozco, Program Coordinator

 

V.          GUIDE Program Update- Joe Orozco and Tracy Soforenko

 

VI.	Convention Operations and Logistics Report - Joe Orozco

 

VII.          Braille Enrichment for Literacy & Learning (BELL) Academy by
Louise Walch, Coordinator

 

 

VIII.          Silver bells Update - Sandy Halverson, Program Coordinator 

 

IX.	2023 National Convention

 

a.      Pre-Registration deadline 5/31

b.      National Scholarship Finalists

c.      McDonald Fellowship and Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship -
Mary Durbin

d.      Delegate and Alternate 

e.      Virginia Caucus - Sunday, July 2 at 10:00 PM, Room TBD

f.       Independence Market Volunteers

g.      Virginia Table Volunteers and Fundraising - Renee Valdez

h.      Virtual Banquet Gatherings

i.	Door Prizes
j.	Chapter and Division Contributions- Mark Roane

                                                    i.     White Cane Fund

                                                   ii.     tenBroek Fund

                                                  iii.     SUN Fund

                                                  iv.     Jernigan Fund

X.	Museum of the Blind Peoples Movement - Tracy Soforenko
XI.	Division Updates

a.	Virginia Association of Blind Students - Naim Abu El Hawa, Vice
President
b.	Virginia Seniors Division - Patty Droppers, President
c.	Virginia Association of Blind Merchants - Yasiah Hurtado, President

XII.	NFBV Committee Reports

a.	Membership Committee, John Halverson, Chair
b.	Diversity, equity, and Inclusion Committee - Renee Valdez, Chair 
c.	NFB of Virginia Scholarship Program - Patrick Johnson, James f.
Nelson Scholarship Committee Member
d.	Communications Committee -Jackie Bruce, Communications Committee
Chair
e.	Fundraising Committee:  Earl Everett and Renee Valdez, Co-Chairs
f.	Legislative Committee - Stewart Prost
g.	Public Outreach - Corlis Jones, Uricka Harrison, and Stewart Prost,
Co-chairs

XIII.	Other Functions

a.	Affiliate Advocate, Stewart Prost
b.	NewslineR, John Halverson

 

 

XIV.	Other Business

 

XV.	Date & Location of next board meeting - August 5 at 1:00 PM -
Location virtual over Zoom

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595

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

www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org> 

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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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