<div><div>Sorry Trish but can't make Tuesday call. LydiaJane</div><div><br/></div><div><font style="color:#333333"><i>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID</i></font></div></div><div class="quote">On May 21, 2015 4:21 PM, Patricia Ebel via Njagdu <njagdu@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br type='attribution'><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">
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From: Patricia Ebel [mailto:patriciaebel0302@comcast.net]
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Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 4:17 PM
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To: Lynn Reynolds (Legislation) (lhr1827@optonline.net);
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annades@optonline.net; Alice Eaddy (cherio_alice@icloud.com); Joseph Braz
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(jbraz7@gmail.com); Lester Cameron (underdogmj@comcast.net);
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danfb@verizon.net; Tara M. Carty (sugarfreet@gmail.com);
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lydiakeller@comcast.net; suetillett@verizon.net; jtruehaft@verizon.net;
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Charles McKenna (cpatmckenna@gmail.com); Jonathan Goodman
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(j.goodman82@comcast.net); Jo Luland (joluland@verizon.net);
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jluland@verizon.net; pslwebber@aol.com; Classemt@aol.com; Vincent Chaney Jr.
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(vgc732@optonline.net); msc732@optonline.net; New Jersey Association of
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Guide Dog Users (njagdu@nfbnet.org); Ginger Kutsch (Ginger@ky2d.com);
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jdhiggins3@verizon.net; michael hamm (mbhrr15@gmail.com)
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Cc: joe ruffalo (nfbnj1@verizon.net); Ryan Stevens (RYSteve@comcast.net)
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Subject: No meeting tonight, postponed NJAGDU May 21st meeting: Minutes and
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Agenda
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Hello everyone,
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I am sorry for such short notice but I just found out this morning: I had a
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funeral today and figured that the repass dinner would follow after the
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cemetery, but it did not. It is at 6 pm this evening. We will have our
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conference call on Tuesday, May 26th at 7 pm, I will send out a different
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number either tonight or tomorrow.
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Please let me know if you can make the call, if not no worries.
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Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Sincerely,
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Trisha
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From: Patricia Ebel [mailto:patriciaebel0302@comcast.net]
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Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:22 PM
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To: patriciaebel0302@comcast.net; Lynn Reynolds (Legislation)
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(lhr1827@optonline.net); annades@optonline.net; Alice Eaddy
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(cherio_alice@icloud.com); Joseph Braz (jbraz7@gmail.com); Lester Cameron
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(underdogmj@comcast.net); danfb@verizon.net; Tara M. Carty
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(sugarfreet@gmail.com); lydiakeller@comcast.net; suetillett@verizon.net;
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jtruehaft@verizon.net; Charles McKenna (cpatmckenna@gmail.com); Jonathan
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Goodman (j.goodman82@comcast.net); Jo Luland (joluland@verizon.net);
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jluland@verizon.net; pslwebber@aol.com; Classemt@aol.com; Vincent Chaney Jr.
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(vgc732@optonline.net); msc732@optonline.net; New Jersey Association of
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Guide Dog Users (njagdu@nfbnet.org); Ginger Kutsch (Ginger@ky2d.com)
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Cc: joe ruffalo (nfbnj1@verizon.net); Ryan Stevens (RYSteve@comcast.net)
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Subject: NJAGDU May 21st meeting: Minutes and Agenda
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Hello Everyone!
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I am writing to remind you all of our next NJAGDU meeting. Please be sure
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to read over the minutes before next Thursday's meeting, I would appreciate
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it. After the agenda you will find the blurb that we now have on the NFB of
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New Jersey website, check it out!
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Here is the info for the meeting.
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Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2015
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Time: 7:00 PM
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Call: 1 712 432 0180
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Code: 460994
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Please RSVP to me so I know if you will be making the call or not.
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Minutes
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National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
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New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users
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April 23, 2015
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1. Roll Call
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Trish Ebel. NFBNJ NJAGDU President
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Alice Eaddy, Secretary
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Anna DeSantis, Board member
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Joe Ruffalo, President
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Dan Fachini
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Jerilyn Higgins
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Les Cameron
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Sue Tillet
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Joe Braz
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Pat McKenna
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Ginger Kutsch
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John Luland
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Ryan Stevens, NFBNJ Parliamentarian
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2. Call to order the meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. Trisha
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3. The minutes were sent out by Alice: Anna asked if her name had been
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to the minutes as being present Alice said the correction was made prior to
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the second sending. Jerilyn moved to accept the minutes as read Anna
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seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
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4. Lyn provided the treasures report for Trisha to read being she was
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away on vacation: the ending balance as of March 31st $600. Additional
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deposits were $20 dues and a $15 donation. So as of this evening the total
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deposits were $35 giving a total of $635 in the account. Les moved to accept
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and I, Alice seconded.
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5. New flyer update Ginger stated that the Seeing Eye making a name
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and tagline change to kick off the campaign so that progress has been a bit
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slow. It was decided to table ideas for the flyer. Joe said that in the
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meantime the previous version of the flyer (NJ Awareness) can still be used.
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6. Upcoming events to spread awareness
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Trisha mentioned that she sent some flyers to Les for the New Jersey Vision
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Walk table from 9 am to 1 pm. It will be located at 136 Oak Ridge Road,
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Clark NJ. She and Jerilyn will be manning a table at Disability Awareness
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Day from 12 pm to 2 pm in Carteret the address is:
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Carteret Library and Community Center
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100 Cooke Avenue
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Carteret, New Jersey.
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Both of these events will occur April 25th. Jack had stated previously that
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at the Library where he works in Toms River they have a community table and
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the flyer could be made available there"
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Alice will be handing out literature and will need 100 flyers in the mail
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for next week. She will be at a TRIAD Meeting on April 29th from 11am to 2
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pm. The address is:
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North Italy Beneficial Association
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414 Virano Lane
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Vineland NJ
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Alice explained TRIAD as a group that brings together Senior citizens, the
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Sheriff's office and the Community including the Cumberland County Office on
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Aging, to provide services to our local senior citizens. Dan asked if there
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was any way to send out flyers to the board members. Ginger has a pdf copy
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that can be mailed out and sent to veterinarians to print and post on their
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respective portals. She explained that the flyer has graphics and text on
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both sides with nine drawings of a handler walking and several other scenes
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were depicted as well they were designed to be easily printed in an
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inexpensive manner. Trisha has an electronic version that is send able. Joe
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asked for a copy to have Brian to get out to the listserv and membership to
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spread the word. Alice suggested collecting business cards from any vendors
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that we come in contact with.
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Joe said that when we go to events to hand out literature we should
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highlight State affiliate chapters and divisions and have on hand our
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respective website summaries as contact list document that highlight these
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has been distributes to chapter and division presidents for this purpose and
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the last page would only need to be changed dependent on the divisions using
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it. Chapters would need to develop a flyer to accompany this document.
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7. Fundraising ideas
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Dan mentioned that PETCO requires an application in order to get
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authorization to do so in front of their stores and he will confer with Joe
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as to the documentation that is needed. Trisha said perhaps in August or
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September we will be able to do these types of events at this site. It was
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further stated that if one did do an event and needed reimbursement please
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save the receipts and talk to her. We can sell water and chocolate and maybe
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snack packs at state convention. Joe if you sell snack packs let him know
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what's in them because the contents have to be cleared and approved by the
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hotel beforehand. No Gum! Dan said that he could donate some stuff he would
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need to figure out how to get them to the hotel. Trisha said Thank You.
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Ginger asked if a check box could be added to the registration for m but was
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told that that would not be feasible but we could advertise via Brian. Joe
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the registration form could state that the NJAGDU will be selling.. Ginger
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asked where we would sell these items; it was suggested walking around
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individually throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Trisha I would like
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to raise $1500 by the end of January or February next year. Jerilyn is chair
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so email or call her to discuss.
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8. NAGDU app
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Alice shared information about the NAGDU app and Dan discussed the NFB app
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9. New Business
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There was the following statement from the division president:
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Kathy Rawa has resigned effective April 6th from all memberships in the NFB
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and the NFBNJ due to health issues.
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She made this known during a state board conference call conducted on
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Monday, April 6, with other invited
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leaders in the NFBNJ. Joe Ruffalo and all wished her good health.
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Les spoke at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch on April 22 at a national
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library conference discussing what to do when a guide dog or persons with a
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white cane comes into the library. He was approached by Dale Spindel the
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head of the library in Springfield New Jersey. There were about 40 people in
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attendance. Three other libraries also asked him to present at their
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facilities as well. He handed out the Awareness flyers and kernel books.
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Trisha suggested that Les send a thank you letter to keep us on their minds
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and Cc Trisha and Alice
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Old Business
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