[Nfbv-announce] Saturday, August 4 NFB of Virginia Board Meeting

[patnaude.sarah at yahoo.com]

Hi Virginia Federationists: 




We have planned an exciting August 4 NFB of Virginia Board of Directors meeting. The agenda is still in progress so please send me your ideas and suggestions. 


Date: 		Saturday, August 4 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 


Lunch to be available starting at Noon.




Location:	 Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 		Library and Resource Center 		


395 Azalea Avenue 		Richmond, Virginia 23227 




The Virginia Association of Blind Students will be making lunch available for $5 including a sandwich, chips, cookie and a drink starting at Noon. The lunch will be available first come, first serve and all sales are cash only. Sandwich options include chicken salad, egg salad and ham salad. 




Meeting Highlights: 


A) 2018 State Convention Planning - We want your ideas and suggestions for programming at our 2018 NFB of Virginia State Convention in Fredericksburg. If you have ideas for the convention including general session topics, ideas for seminars and breakout sessions, or other recommendations, we definitely want to hear from you. We will brainstorm ideas and then make some decisions. If you cannot attend the board meeting but want to share some ideas, please feel free to contact Tracy with your suggestions. Our convention will be better if you contribute to the planning. 


B) Update on Project RISE 


C) NFB of Virginia Chapter Leadership Institute - We will discuss a new program to strengthen chapters and grow chapter leaders. 




This is just a subset of the exciting work we will cover at the board meeting. More details to follow. Summer traffic is often very challenging so please plan to arrive in time to enable our meeting to start on time. Please bring cash to pay for food and beverages or bring your own. All are welcome to attend the Board meeting. Our meeting will be better because you invested the time to attend and share your ideas. 




If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.




Tracy Soforenko President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia 


202 285-4595 Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com www.nfb.org www.nfbv.org National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.