<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hey Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Here are the meeting minutes from March! A special thanks to Jim and Mary Green for taking great meeting notes !</div><div><br></div><div><div>MINUTES OF THE WINCHESTER CHAPTER OF THE N.F.B.</div><div><br></div><div>March 18, 2023</div><div><br></div><div>The meeting was called to order by Vice President James Shobert, at</div><div>10:04 AM. including members and guests, there were fourteen folks</div><div>present .</div><div><br></div><div>We were happy to welcome Rodney Neely, Gwen Moran, Gwen's Daughter Kim</div><div>Degroot, Lisa Brumback and Breat Kooken. We hope these folks join our</div><div>Chapter.</div><div><br></div><div>James Shobert led our members in the NFB Pledge.</div><div><br></div><div>The Ice-Breaker this month, was to tell that if we were to wake up</div><div>tomorrow morning as an animal, what would we like to be?</div><div><br></div><div>Janet Lincoln gave her report on how the chapter phone call reminders</div><div>went.</div><div><br></div><div>Then Janet read the minutes of the previous meeting. They were</div><div>approved as read, with the following change. Lois Everline said that</div><div>her retirement from NWWorks, was after 35 years, not 30 years. Also</div><div>Sharon Hart's husband is Greg, not Gary.</div><div><br></div><div>This months Treasurers Report was given in bits, by Chris Walker.</div><div>With Jim Walker still in re-hab and Jacki Brown on vacation, Chris did</div><div>as well as he could. He promised to get back together with Jacki and</div><div>have a better presentation next month.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris did ask for us to approve donations to the NFB of funds we</div><div>support on an annual basis, that go to the National. The problem was,</div><div>nobody had a copy of the current Chapter Budget as a reference. Since</div><div>the numbers sounded correct for the most part, we approved this</div><div>request anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>He also said he had given the $100 donation we had approved, to</div><div>Solenberger's.</div><div><br></div><div>James told us that Carolyn Ziziera, much to her regret, would have to</div><div>drop her position on the Communication Committee ans resign from the</div><div>Chapter Board. She wished to continue as a Chapter Member. This was</div><div>the result of her worsening health status. We accepted these</div><div>resignations, and extended our thoughts and prayers for a resolution</div><div>to her health issues.</div><div><br></div><div>James Shobert gave a Communications and Outreach Committee report.</div><div>Most of this had to do with how well our participation in the WMC</div><div>Health Fair went. All agreed that it was worth the effort.</div><div><br></div><div>Wayne Williams gave a Technology Committee Report. He was busy</div><div>helping folks and our switch over to the Zoom platform for our</div><div>meetings had gone well.</div><div><br></div><div>Rodney asked if we had ever tried reaching out to the Latin-x</div><div>community to see if they were interested in joining the N.F.B. when</div><div>we said no, he said he would like to make this effort. With his skill</div><div>in speaking Spanish, we thought this was a good idea, and wished him</div><div>luck.</div><div><br></div><div>Janet Lincoln suggested we make fliers about our Chapter and</div><div>distribute them in Eye Doctors offices and other locations. We will</div><div>give this idea some thought.</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter members asked Chris how he was getting along with Jim being in</div><div>the hospital. He said things were progressing, but very slowly.</div><div>Though he often spoke to Jim, he was going in to see him a little less</div><div>often. We had a "get-well," card for him and lots of folks signed it</div><div>after the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>With Chris spending most of his time on personal matters and no</div><div>pressing business on the horizon, a notion was made and passed to skip</div><div>the Chapter Meeting in April</div><div><br></div><div>The meeting adjourned at around 11:14 AM. </div><div><br></div><div>Respectively submitted,</div><div>Jim Green</div><div><br></div><div>Recording Secretary</div><div><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Respectfully,</div><div><br></div><div>James Shobert</div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 18, 2023, at 3:25 PM, James Shobert <jrshober@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Hello NFB Family, </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Our next chapter meeting will be held this Saturday, May 20th, 2023, from 10am - 11:30am @ Solenberger hardware, 832 Berryville ave. 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">May 2023 Agenda: </font></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Call to Order</font></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><i><u><span style="color:black">NFB Pledge</span></u></i></b><span style="color:black"> - I
pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the
Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support
the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ice-breaker:</font></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Collect funds for annual membership:
$5.00</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Out of cycle vote for Treasurer</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Reports from chapter committees:</font></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Communication committee Report</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Technology committee report</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Seeking new members
interested in joining the Communication and Technology committees. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">President’s corner: </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Report from President
Chris Walker regarding May 13<sup>th</sup> Board Meeting</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><b><i><u><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Open Forum:</font></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Projects
to solicit new membership: Last meeting we discussed a few ideas. I’d like to
continue this discussion. </font></span></p>
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item?</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Meeting adjournment</font></span></p></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Respectfully, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">James Shobert</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Vice President | Chair Communication Committee<br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind, Winchester Chapter</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Cell Phone: 989-992-7932</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">email: <a href="mailto:Jrshober@gmail.com" target="_blank">Jrshober@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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