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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below you will find the minutes from our January meeting. I apologize for the delay in getting them out… Please read through them and let’s approve them at tonight’s meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Talk to everyone at 7:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tara<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New Mexico Association of Blind Students January 16, 2011 meeting minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roll call:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amanda Youngblood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Josh Brownell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brianne Kotschwar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lindsay Sloan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Christopher Chavez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tara Chavez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We had no guests to introduce.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Treasurer’s report:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We had no official report, however, Tara will be depositing some checks and cash into the treasury as soon as she receives the last check for some mugs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brianne moved, Lindsay seconded, the motion carried to approve the treasurer’s report.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Minutes from previous meeting: Chris moved, Amanda seconded, motion carried to approve the minutes as red.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Announcements:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington seminar is coming up. The students representing New Mexico are Lindsay and Amanda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The next Albuquerque chapter meeting is January 18 at Shonies located at 6810 Menaul Blvd. NE. The meeting is held from 6:00-8:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fundraising:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>T-shirts: We’ve sold two since our last official meeting and we possibly sold a third.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mugs: we’ve sold three mugs and one mug print.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Benefit nights: Tara contacted Ortega’s and they are looking into it and will let her know. Josh contacted Flying Star and got the same results as Tara. Each month’s meeting is the deadline for answers for which restaurants are contacted and possibly interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Presidential release: None for this month due to technology issues, if interested in listening to it, go to the NFB web site and click on publications, then speeches and reports, then presidential releases.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Activity between this meeting and the next: Game day at UNM SUB from 11:30-3:30. We will get lunch together then play games for the rest of the time and hang out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brianne moved, Amanda seconded, motion carries to adjourn the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting was adjourned at 7:51 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Afterthought:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tara requested that everyone send her ideas for what to do for our seminar at state convention before the next meeting so we can begin putting together the agenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>