[MD-AtLarge] Meeting Minutes and Reminder

[Sharon Maneki]

Hello All,
The next meeting of the at large chapter is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 17.
This meeting will be devoted to reading the constitution with the
amendments in it, and we will talk about the convention, which ended on
Sunday, February 15th. The call in number is 339-209-4083. Read the minutes
below. I will send out another message with the amendments to the
constitution.

NFBMD At Large Chapter Meeting Minutes for January 20, 2026

The Presidential release was played at 7:30 PM.
The meeting was started at 8:00 PM by Marguerite Woods, President.
The round robin took place. Everyone announced themselves, stated where
they are in the state, and answered the question do you think it is a good
idea to write your story for the braille monitor?
There are approximately 20 members on the call.

Tonight’s guest speaker is Carl. He used to Work for the national center in
the Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility. He gave a presentation
on the new library for the Blind player. He also demonstrated the new
player. One of the new features of the new player is that it has WIFI and
you can directly download books from BARD. For example, you don’t have to
use an SD card. The members asked questions. The telephone number for the
library is 410-230-2424 and press option 2.

Sharon announced that the At Large Chapter constitution had been updated.
She stated that there were eight amendments that either were added or had
been changed. Sharon read them at the meeting. Please read the attached
file accompanying the January minutes.

The December treasurer’s report did not get read at January’s meeting, so
Sharon asked me to include it in the minutes for January. Please read it
below.

Treasurer’s Report December 31, 2025
Opening date: December 1, 2025-Closing date: December 31, 2025

Opening balance December 1, 2025: $937.48
Income: Total income = $0.00

Expenses: $5.00 PAC. Total Expenses: $5.00
Opening balance $937.48 plus Income $0.00 minus Expenses $5.00 equals
$932.48
Ending Balance December 31, 2025: $932.48

The meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.

*Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy*
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is
not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise
the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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