<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>correction//: Darian Smith 2nd vice- president, california association of blind students </div><div>lol </div><div> Darian<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 27, 2011, at 12:38 AM, "NMABS President" <<a href="mailto:nmabs.president@gmail.com">nmabs.president@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">New Mexico Association of Blind Students; June 19, 2011 Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Meeting comes to order at 7:10 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Roll Call of Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">David Abraham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Monica Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Tara Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Michael Postlethwait<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Amanda Youngblood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Josh Brownell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Christopher Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">introduction of guests: Darian Smith; Board member, National Association of Blind Students, 1<sup>st</sup> Vice President California Association of Blind Students, Co-chair Membership Committee; National Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Minutes from previous meeting: no minutes, Tara will send them by Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Treasurer's report: as of 6/7/2011 balance of $1,340.18. David made a motion to approve the report, Amanda seconded, the motion passed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Announcements: the Albuquerque chapter meeting Tuesday June 21st 6:00-8:00 PM. at Ihop at 7500 Menaul.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Darian announced that NABS is offering to sell items for state student divisions at convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We are having a benefit night and 10% of all sales from 5:00-9:00 PM on Monday, June 20th at the Flying Star on Rio Grande will be donated to the NMABS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We discussed waiting till August to have another benefit night. Ihop will be our next benefit night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We will be participating in the New Mexico State Fair Parade on September 10, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">NABS hospitality night Sunday at convention, NABS business meeting and seminar on Monday, NABS Monte Carlo Thursday, fundraising, raffle for an Apple TV, coffee mugs with the whozit with Mickey Mouse ears. NABS is looking for volunteers to help with convention events such as working the table in the exhibit Hall, Monte Carlo, hospitality night, and the business meeting and elections. To volunteer, contact Darian at <a href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Register as a member of NABS at <a href="http://nabslink.org">nabslink.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">David summarized the NABS presidents conference call, suggestions for keeping state student divisions and NABS connected, communication between NABS and state student divisions, accountability were the topics of discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We discussed succession plans so we have an idea of who might be good to step in for NMABS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Some ideas to help strengthen NMABS are: seminar at school for the blind, orientation center, talk to teachers of high school students, get information from the white cane list and youth slam list, NMABS flyer, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Monica offered to write a flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Next meeting, David will run the July meeting on July 17 due to Tara's absence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We discussed some ideas for NMABS meetings, even months Tara will run the meetings, odd months, other board members will run the meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">We discussed everyone stepping up to fill in positions within the division.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Other ideas for discussion included: Goalball, community service, Scuba Diving, etc. All of these possibilities are things we as a division can get involved in.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">David and Lindsay have offered to be in charge of Goalball and all of it’s logistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Michael offered to contact the scuba diving people from last time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Activity: Cliffs possibly Labor Day weekend, Josh will look into it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Presidential release will be summarized at the next meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Michael moved, Monica seconded, meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Tara mentioned the pool party after the meeting, Amanda moved that NMABS donate $25 for the pool party, Josh seconded, motion passed. The pool party will be August 27, 4:00-6:00 PM, at Valley High School.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Nmabs mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Nmabs@nfbnet.org">Nmabs@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nmabs_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nmabs_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nmabs:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nmabs_nfbnet.org/dsmithnfb%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nmabs_nfbnet.org/dsmithnfb%40gmail.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>