[Nfb-kzoo] A few Topics

[Tyler Merren]

Hi NFBers,
I hope that everyone's summer is going well.  I have a few items that I am 
going to address.  For the board meeting, it is seeming more and more likely 
that either Leanne or I or both will be able to attend, but not 100% sure of 
that yet.

We would like to have our first official/unofficial meeting in one month. 
The date would be Thursday September 1, and I'd like to meet at McGinnis 
Landing at about 5:30pm for dinner.  The meeting will be used to kick off 
the season and to celebrate the good fortune of our friend Christine and her 
reinstatement as the Director of the training center.  I understand that 
this is Labor day Weekend, so please let me know if you will be unavailable, 
and if enough people cannot make it, then we will look at another date.

>From this meeting, we will establish our next meeting time, and at that 
second meeting we will have membership dues, elections, etc.  Please let 
anyone and everyone know about the first meeting, which will be more of a 
fun social gathering.  At this point, I am not planning on running again for 
the NFB of Kalamazoo board for personal reasons.  I and Leanne still plan on 
being involved, but to a less extensive degree.  If you are interested in 
stepping up in position or joining the board, please consider having someone 
nominate you or nominate yourself at the second meeting during elections. 
This group has grown over the years, and I think there is still a lot of 
potential, so let's keep it going.

Thank you all for the time, and I look forward to seeing you in a month,
Tyler Merren
President of the NFB of Kalamazoo