[Nmabs] NMABS meeting minutes from the last meeting. sorry for the delay...

[Darian Smith]

I just wanted to once again commend you  all on the great work you
all are doing.  You may not know it, but  you are  doing alot  where
other divisions may not be doing so much.
 Keep working hard and  being  positive examples of activity and  teamwork!
  all my best,
  Darian

On 12/8/09, NMABS President <nmabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
> New Mexico Association of Blinds Students Meeting minutes for the
> meeting held on 11/15/09
> Meeting Called to order at 7:05 PM
> ROLE Call
> Monica Martinez
> Tara Sena
> Alexandria Odonoghue
> Chris Chavez
> Terese Garcia
> Brianne Kotschwar
> Introduction of Guests
> Ken Pierce
> Brianne motioned that the minutes from the previous meeting be
> approved, and Monica seconded. Motion passed.
> Treasurer's report
> Beginning balance was $1428.66. We had a withdrawal of $646.87 for the
> coins and the usual  withdrawal of $2.67 for tax and service fees.
> Balance as of now is $779.99. The check from Fudruckers was received,
> and it was for $53.20.
> Due to technical difficulties, there have been some problems ordering
> the coins. When we try again, Tara proposed that the shipping and
> handling of the coins be paid for by NMABS. Alexandria motioned that
> we pay for the rush shipping and handling, and Terese seconded. Motion
> passed.
> Update: Tara has refunded the NMABS treasurer for the original amount
> of $646.00 for the purchase of the coins which never ended up
> happening do to technical difficulties with Tara’s credit card. Tara
> never authorized a check for the $18 for the shipping and handling for
> the coins, so that is no longer a worry. The T-shirts will be ordered
> Thursday with the coin still on the back.
> Alexanderia moved, Monica seconded to approve the Treasurer’s report;
> the motion passed.
> Washington Seminar
> Tara discussed Washington Seminar and said that the State Board would
> be willing to pay for 2 students. Michael, Alexandria, and Terese have
> stated that they are interested in attending.
> State Convention
> State Convention will be taking place from April 9-11. Tara would like
> us to start thinking about things that we can do for the student
> seminar on Friday.
> Web Site
> The web site is not on the Internet yet, but Chris has been working
> hard to get the site up and running. By December 20, Tara would like
> to see the site live.
> Fundraising
> We talked about FX Graphics, which is the company in Albuquerque that
> is willing to produce T-shirts for us. Tara will order 75 shirts, in
> other words, 15 shirts in each size, from small to 2XL.
> Our guest was Ken Pierce, a photographer that designs mugs featuring
> photographs that he has taken. His mugs have various inspiring or
> amazing images such as religious sayings, images of the Tram tower
> number 2, etc. These mugs sell for $10. If we team up to help him sell
> the mugs, NMABS would get 25% of that price in profit. Ken's web site
> is kenpiercephotography.com
> We have decided to go ahead and help Ken and sell the mugs.
> Alexandria talked about another fundraising idea: Valentine lunches.
> She stated that we would get $5 for each lunch. We also thought of
> having a mystery lunch.
> Community Service
> Monica gave us an update about the clothing drive, and there has not
> been much donating going on. Alex volunteered to donate several bags
> of clothes.
> Chris and Tara went and collected some more clothes for the clothing drive.
> The following message is from the Accessibility Resource Center at the
> University of NM regarding a food drive for RoadRunner Food Bank of
> NM.
> Greetings!
>
> UNM is having a Roadrunner Bank of New Mexico Food Drive.
>  The food drive will continue through December 18.  Please bring our
> non-perishable food items to the Big Blue Bin at the ARC office.
>
> Most Needed Items:
> Canned Meat
> Canned Vegetables
> Canned Fruit
> Canned Entrees
> Macaroni & Cheese
> Cereal Bars
> Peanut Butter/ Jelly
> Pastas/ Sauces
> Rice/ Beans
> Boxed Meals
> Sugar
> Soups
>
> Please DO NOT Donate:
> Home-canned or jarred products
> Opened products
> Items in glass containers
> Perishable foods
> Frozen or Fresh Items/ Produce
>
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays!
>
> Guiovanna
>
> We all talked about having a Christmas party on December 20. We
> thought about doing a secret Santa like we do every year, but we
> decided to do a white elephant with a pot luck. We will be having this
> at Monica's apartment.
> Monica’s address is: 6300 Montgomery Blvd. NE. APT 304
> Call her for specific directions at: 505-463-8044.
> Presidential Release
> The National scholarship is available online, and the deadline is
> March 31, 2010. It is available on nfb.org/scholarships.
> The State scholarship will be available on January 4, 2010.
> Announcements
> The NFB Albuquerque Chapter meeting is on Tuesday at Shoney’s.
> Que Pasa is coming out in December.
> Due to business of life, there was not an article in this month’s Que
> Pasa from the student division.
> The Scuba Diving Class is next Saturday at the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center.
> Chris motioned that the meeting be adjourned, Terese seconded. Motion
> passed.
> Meeting Adjourned at 8:48 PM.
>
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