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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hey NFB Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please read below the minutes of our 2020 Convention Board Meeting in preparation of Saturday’s, 1:00 pm Board Meeting via zoom. See everyone there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Business Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>11/01/2020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After the Nominating Committee report was delivered by Fred Schroeder, the following individuals were elected to office:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy Soforenko: President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sandy Halverson: 1<sup>st</sup> Vice President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Uricka Harrison: 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Roane: Treasurer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jacki Bruce: Corresponding Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mausam Mehta: Recording Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We heard the exciting chapter and division reports outlining the work over the past year from our Chapters and divisions as election votes were being tallied.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We then heard 3 resolutions from the Resolutions Committee:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Resolution 2020-1, regarding DMV state ID card practices<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Resolution 2020-2, regarding inaccessible commonwealth Health and Fitness centers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Resolution 2020-3, regarding the accessibility of the Virginia Department of Health website, and other websites sponsored by the commonwealth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All 3 resolutions were passed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During resolution voting, we heard entries from the 2020 Convention Minute Memory contest from our fellow Virginians.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sean McMahon delivered the Audit Committee report, wherein it was stated that <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>all financial transactions and account balances reported by the treasurer could be reconciled with the checking and savings account statements submitted to the affiliate by the treasurer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Audit Committee report was accepted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Roane delivered the Treasurer’s report, outlining the balances of the affiliate’s 4 accounts as of September 30, 2020:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VPAD: $24372<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fundraiser: $3168.74<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Endowment Fund: <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>$71203.59<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>General Checking Account: <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>$65827.22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Total Funds: $164571.55<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Restricted Funds: $5399.12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Treasurer’s Report was accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tracy announced that both Richmond and Washington Seminars will be virtual.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sandy Halverson delivered the SUN Fund report, in which she stated Virginia’s donation of $2610.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Respectfully Submitted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mausam Mehta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Recording Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="tel:(757)291-1789" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>tel:(757)291-1789</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>