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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Seniors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The August minutes are forwarded with this announcement, thanks to Secretary/Treasurer, Sandy Halverson.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our September Seniors Division meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Our primary agenda will be to finalize plans for the October 28 Senior Seminar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'> Confirm speaker(s) and who will contact them. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Confirm items for Possibilities Fair and who will bring and briefly describe each item.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Any additional details.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nancy Yeager, President,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBV Seniors Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703) 283-2524<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Nancyyeager542@comcast.net">Nancyyeager542@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia Seniors Division Call<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>August 26, 2020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our meeting was called to order by President Yeager at 7 p.m. with 11 participants including the president of our NFB of Georgia seniors division.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Several suggestions were made when discussing state convention presentations of interest to all members. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>If there is a Virginia participant in our national seniors division virtual retreat and found the experience worthwhile, people might want to hear about it.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>Senior Americorps or AARP.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>Kim’s presentation on health and wellness<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>Seniors relocating from state to state as individuals or with family members;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'>Peggy Chong with a Blind History Lady presentation about a blind Virginian. The consensus was that we should propose a Peggy Chong presentation for one of our state convention general sessions.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our 2020 seniors division meeting will take place Wednesday, October 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. and we will not meet on Saturday afternoon. We will have a brief business meeting which will include elections and the focus of our September meeting will be to plan speakers and identify volunteers to make contact. It was also suggested that we consider a virtual possibilities fair where a variety of devices could be demonstrated to include sound and speech quality, the purpose of the item, how it works and the item vendor. Wanda volunteered to record item and vendor information and send to Nancy for distribution to our list. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before adjourning at 8 p.m., it was agreed that notes from the August meeting would be sent to Nancy for distribution to members for further discussion at our September meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sandy Halverson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recording Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>