<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">From Tracy Soforenko, President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The board Meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is open to all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This Saturday’s meeting will also include a seminar about running effective meetings that will provide us all an opportunity to learn and grow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please remember to email Sarah if you are planning to attend via telephone so we can get your name associated with your phone number expeditiously.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">Meeting of the Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">Saturday, May 16, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">12:45 Pre-Registration <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">The meeting will be conducted over Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Telephone Dial: 6468769923<o:p></o:p></p><p>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">+16468769923,,8297256345#<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">A description of the 3:00 PM Effective Meetings Seminar is provided at the end of this agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Call to Order and Invocation by Chimere Roberts<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">remembrance of Brian Miller – Bonnie O’Day<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Roll Call <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Reading of Minutes from the January 20, 2020 meeting of the Board of Directors by Evelyn Valdez, Recording Secretary<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">V.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Treasurer's Report by Mark Roane, treasurer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VI.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Braille Enrichment for Literacy & Learning (BELL) Academy In Home Edition with Supplemental Virginia Specific Programming Update by Louise Walch, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VII.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Project RISE Update – Kathryn Webster, Program Coordinator <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="8" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a name="_Hlk481357085">NFBV Leadership Fellows Program – Domonique Lawless and Joe Orozco<o:p></o:p></a></li></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="9" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085">Changes to Virtual Meeting Scheduling and Hosting through Zoom – Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="10" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085">Access to web sites for COVID-19 and Unemployment – Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="11" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085">Accessible Mail In voting- tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"></span><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="12" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">2020 National Convention<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="12" type="I"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Registration and schedule<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Caucus<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Promoting the convention– Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Door Prizes<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Chapter and Division Contributions- Mark Roane<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->White Cane Fund<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->tenBroek Fund<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->SUN Fund<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>iv.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Jernigan Fund<o:p></o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="12" type="I"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">McDonald Fellowship and Jernigan Scholarship - -Mary Durban<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Helping everyone connect with a virtual convention<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="13" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Division Updates<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Association of Blind Students – Nick Patrillo, President<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Seniors Division – Nancy Yeager, President<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Association of Blind Merchants – Jimmy Cunningham, President<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Blind Parents Group – Jessica Read<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Parents of Blind Children – Beth Sellers<o:p></o:p></li></ol><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NFBV Committee Reports<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Membership Committee Activities, Sandy Halverson, Chair<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Membership List Updates and the new member form<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Chapter contribution to the state affiliate as defined in your chapter constitution<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->National Membership Committee programs – Kathryn Webster, National Membership Committee Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="14" type="I"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">NFB of Virginia Scholarship Program – Jimmy Morris, James f. Nelson Scholarship Committee, Chair <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Communications Committee –Chris Walker, Communications Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Fundraising Committee: Earl Everett, Chair<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Legislative Committee – Deepa Goraya and Nijat Worley, Co-chairs<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Virginia Legislative Update – Nijat<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->National legislative updates - Deepa<o:p></o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="14" type="I"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Public Outreach – Corlis Jones and Uricka Harrison<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Convention Operations & Logistics Joe Orozco, chair<o:p></o:p></li></ol><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Other Functions<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Newsline®, John Halverson<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">G. Affiliate Advocate, Stewart Prost<o:p></o:p></li></ol><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Effective Meetings Training – Susan D’Mello<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.25in">Let's face it, leading a truly efficient, interesting, and productive meeting can be very tricky. Everyone has attended a painfully long and pointless meeting before, and you may fear that, despite your best efforts, you will wind up leading such meetings. In this interactive presentation, you will learn about common pitfalls of meetings, and receive concrete tips on how to improve the effectiveness of your chapter meetings, both in-person and virtual, resulting in better attendance and more engaged members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="17" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Other Business<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="18" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Date & Location of next board meeting – August 1 via Zoom<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></body></html>