[Rose_City_Chapter] Rose City Chapter, meeting Minutes from the March 21, 2026

[TRACY BOYD]

Rose City Chapter Meeting minutes, Saturday, March 21, 2026.at 
      	      	          10:30 am-12:30 pm Pacific time at Capital One Cafe
625 South West Broadway
Portland, Oregon

In-person - Attendees: 
Cody, Karen, Rod, Mayra, Urijah, Marcie, Desmon, Jeff, Jim, Carolyn, Joy, Kirk, Rick, Tracy, Jan, Abby

In-person Guest:
Katherine Zoom Meeting Attendees:
Ryan, Stephanie, Osman
 
Call to order: 10:30 am
Introductions / Ice breaker – Who’s new? What NFB conferences or activities have you attended (state or national)?
NFB Pledge and Belief Statement
NFB Pledge & NFB Belief Statement - read by  Cody 

Minutes of the last chapter meeting were accepted as submitted electronically.

Treasurer’s report - was tabled to allow Joy more time to access the bank and deal with mild discrepancies. 
Current NFB Presidential Release – We encourage everyone to listen to President Riccobono’s Podcast. Open discussion to follow.
, Link start, https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/presidential-releases, Link end, 
Committee Reports- using the following criteria:
Remind us of the purpose
Members of the committee?
When did you meet and what was discovered   (outcomes)?
Are there any current recommendations to discuss?
When/ where is the next meeting?
   Committees Share:
NEW Location search committee-  ongoing conversations of locations, via text thread.
-purpose: looking for locations for activities and potential new meeting spaces.
-members: Jeff, Mayra, Tracy -Reach out to Tracy if you'd like to be a part of this committee. 
Fundraising and Activities committee - Met on March 14, 2026 at Maya’s at 1000 SW Morrison in Portland. The purpose- explore and lead possible fund raising and other activitiesfor the Rose-City Chapter. 
-members are: Rick Hammond chair, Julia Kulak and Joy Relton. 
-suggested activities included: working with Lindsey Dorm a project concerning audio described movie, attending audio described performances as a group, karaoke, open mic night fund raising, chocolate sales fund raiser, trip to the zoo, trips to museums, hikes or walks, white water rafting and more.
-next  meeting  10:00 Saturday April 4 at CapitalOne cafe at 625 SW Broadway in Portland.  
Conventions committee/ state activities -formed during meeting. 
-members: Abby, Marcie, and Tracy 
-recommended to check in with Alice as point person for convention of 2026.
-contact Tracy via text if you’d like to join committee.
Possible new committee to create
-outreach committee.  
   Cottage Grove Trip- highlights and suggestions set clear expectations for who is paying and what is getting paid to prevent future discrepancies. 
-chapter paid for all meal packages, not on sponsorship that as a spin down of Chapter treasury.   
National convention 
- July 3 through July 8, 2026, Austin, Texas
50/50 drawing
 - Carolyn won and had already left, but she had left a message with Joy to donate her winnings.
-Secretary nominations/ vote. 
-Must attend meetings.


Next Chapter meeting April 18, 2026.

Special things to MAYRA, four minutes!
Warmly,
Tracy Boyd
"If you dream it you can do it!" Walt Disney
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