[NFBV-Announce] NFB of Virginia Board of Directors meeting, Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 AM - Open to All

[jackibruce6 at gmail.com]

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

We welcome everyone to attend the Saturday morning (5/11) NFBV Board of
Directors meeting.

This meeting will be held exclusively in person.

 


National Federation of the Blind of Virginia


Meeting of the Board of Directors


Saturday, May 11, 2024


 

Location: Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Gymnasium

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

 

10:00 to 12:00 Noon Board of Directors Meeting, Open to All

 


Agenda:


I.	Call to Order 
II.	Reading of Minutes from the January 15, 2024, meeting of the Board
of Directors by 

Christine Grassman, Recording Secretary

 

III.          Treasurer's Report by Mark Roane, treasurer

 

IV.          Administrative and Policy Matters

 

a.	Annual approval of key policies
b.	Approval of updates to the Fairfax Chapter's constitution

 

V.          Project RISE Update - Joe Orozco, Program Coordinator

 

VI.	Convention Operations and Logistics Report - Joe Orozco and Stewart
Prost

 

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

 

 

VIII.          Silver bells Update - Sandy Halverson, Program Coordinator 

 

IX.	2024 National Convention

 

a.      Pre-Registration deadline 5/31

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

c.      Virginia Affiliate Delegate and Alternate 

d.      Virginia Caucus, Thursday, July 4 at 10:00 PM, Room TBD 

e.      Independence Market Volunteers

f.       Virginia Table Volunteers and Fundraising - Renee Valdez

g.      Virtual Banquet Gatherings

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

                                                    i.     White Cane Fund
(Our General Fund)

                                                   ii.     tenBroek Fund
(Our Building Fund)

                                                  iii.     SUN Fund (Our
Rainy-Day Fund)

                                                  iv.     Jernigan Fund
(Supports Convention First Timers and the KJ Leadership in Service Program)

X.	Division Updates

a.	Virginia Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Tim
Schmidt-Eisenlor, President
b.	Virginia Association of Blind Students - Jahmil Garrett Bay,
Treasurer
c.	Virginia Seniors Division - Patty Droppers, President
d.	Virginia Association of Blind Merchants - Yasiah Hurtado, President

XI.	NFBV Committee Reports

a.	Membership Committee, Jacki Bruce, Chair
b.	Diversity, equity, and Inclusion Committee - Renee Valdez, Chair 
c.	Fundraising Committee:  Renee Valdez, Chair
d.	NFB of Virginia Scholarship Program - Jimmy Morris, James f. Nelson
Scholarship Committee Chair
e.	Communications Committee -Teisha Gillespie, Communications Committee
Chair
f.	Legislative Committee - Stewart Prost
g.	Public Outreach - Chris Walker and Uricka Harrison, Co-chairs

 

XII.	Other Business

 

XIII.	Date & Location of next board meeting - Saturday, August 3 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> 

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

National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want

 

 

Peace,

 

Jacki Bruce

 

Corresponding Secretary NFBV

mailto:jackibruce6 at gmail.com

tel:(757)291-1789

 

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STRONGER TOGETHER!

 

 

 

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