<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Chapter family members,</div><div>Please find the upcoming May 11, 2024 board of Directors meeting agenda. Sharing this with the Chapter.</div><div><div dir="ltr">Christopher Walker<div>Vice President,Winchester Chapter</div><div>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia</div><div>540 303 0080</div><div>chrisvinson1@gmail.com</div><div>www.NFBV.org</div><div>www.nfb.org</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> jackibruce6--- via NFBV-Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> May 1, 2024 at 9:50:45 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFBV Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBV-Announce] NFB of Virginia Board of Directors meeting, Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 AM - Open to All</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> jackibruce6@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">From Tracy Soforenko, President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We welcome everyone to attend the Saturday morning (5/11) NFBV Board of Directors meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This meeting will be held exclusively in person.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></h1><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Meeting of the Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></h1><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Saturday, May 11, 2024<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location: Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Gymnasium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This meeting will be run entirely in person and will not be a hybrid meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">10:00 to 12:00 Noon Board of Directors Meeting, Open to All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>Agenda:<o:p></o:p></h1><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 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Reading of Minutes from the January 15, 2024, meeting of the Board of Directors by <o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">Christine Grassman, Recording Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><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">III.<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">IV.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Administrative and Policy Matters<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="I"><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">Annual approval of key policies<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Approval of updates to the Fairfax Chapter’s constitution<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><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">V.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Project RISE Update – Joe Orozco, Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="6" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a name="_Hlk481357085">Convention Operations and Logistics Report – Joe Orozco and Stewart Prost<o:p></o:p></a></li></ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></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"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VII.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Braille Enrichment for Literacy & Learning (BELL) Academy by Louise Walch, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><o:p> </o:p></span></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"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481357085"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VIII.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Silver bells Update – Sandy Halverson, Program Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><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="9" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">2024 National Convention<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Pre-Registration deadline 5/31<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->McDonald Fellowship and Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship – Mary Durbin<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Virginia Affiliate Delegate and Alternate <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">d.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Virginia Caucus, Thursday, July 4 at 10:00 PM, Room TBD <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">e.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Independence Market Volunteers<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">f.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Virginia Table Volunteers and Fundraising – Renee Valdez<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">g.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Virtual Banquet Gatherings<o:p></o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="9" type="I"><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="8" type="a"><li 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</span></span><!--[endif]-->tenBroek Fund (Our Building 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 (Our Rainy-Day 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 (Supports Convention First Timers and the KJ Leadership in Service Program)<o:p></o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="10" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;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;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Tim Schmidt-Eisenlor, President<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Association of Blind Students – Jahmil Garrett Bay, Treasurer<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Seniors Division – Patty Droppers, President<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Virginia Association of Blind Merchants – Yasiah Hurtado, President<o:p></o:p></li></ol><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;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, Jacki Bruce, Chair<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Diversity, equity, and Inclusion Committee – Renee Valdez, Chair <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Fundraising Committee: Renee Valdez, Chair<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" 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 –Teisha Gillespie, Communications Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Legislative Committee - Stewart Prost<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">Public Outreach – Chris Walker and Uricka Harrison, Co-chairs<o:p></o:p></li></ol></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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">Other Business<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="13" type="I"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Date & Location of next board meeting – Saturday, August 3 at 1:00 PM – Location virtual over Zoom<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">National Federation of the Blind. 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