[Nfbv-announce] August 2 Board Meeting Agenda

[Fredric Schroeder]

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

Meeting of the Board of Directors

August 2, 2014

11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

 

Location: Assembly room

Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired 

401 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, VA 23227

 

I.                    Call to Order

 

Roll Call and Introduction of Guests.

 

II.                 Secretary's Report, C. J. Fish 

 

Approval of Minutes from May 3, 2014 Meeting of the NFBV Board of Directors.

 

III.               Treasurer's Report, Mark Roane

 

IV.              Membership Building, Mary Durbin

 

A.     Update on Starting a Roanoke Chapter;

B.     75 Days of Action; and

C.     Other Membership Building Ideas.

 

V.                 Approval of Division Constitution: Virginia Association
of Blind Students, Sarah Patnaude

 

VI.              Report on 2014 National Convention

 

A.     McDonald Fellowship and Jernigan Fund Winners, Tracy Soforenko;

B.     Parent Leadership Participants, Sandy Halverson;

C.     Fundraising at National Convention, Mary Durbin; and

D.     Managing Convention Shuttles, Tracy Soforenko and Michael Kasey.

 

VII.            NFBV 2014 State Convention

 

A.     Dates and Location;

B.     National Representative (Gary Wonder);

C.     Assistive Listening Devices, Tajuan Farmer;

D.     Braille Carnival, Nancy Yeager;

E.      Student Youth Track, Tracy Soforenko; and

F.      Ideas for Agenda Topics. 

 

VIII.         2015 State Convention

 

IX.              National Fundraising

 

A.     Vehicle Donation Program, Mark Roane;

B.     NFB Online Auction, TBA; and

C.     GreenDrop Program, Mary Durbin.

 

X.                 2014 BELL Program, Sandy Halverson

 

XI.              Committee Updates

 

A.     Scholarship Committee, Jennifer Kennedy;

B.     Fundraising, TBA;

i.                     A Few Simple Things Chapters Can Do to Greatly
Improve Getting Local Service Organizations to Donate Funds, John Bailey;
and

ii.                   Fundraising to Assist Members to attend the 75th
Anniversary National Convention.

C.     Meet the Blind Month Activities, Althea Pittman;

D.     At-Large Chapter, Richard Holley; and

E.      NewslineR, John Halverson.

 

XII.            NFBV Website, Cathy Schroeder

 

NFB Live

 

XIII.         Other Business

 

XIV.         Date and Location of Next Meeting