[NFBV-Announce] Link and agenda for Board Meeting

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Good Morning NFB Family and Friends,

 

Please read below for the Agenda and zoom link for today's Board Meeting.
Thank you.

 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Saturday, January 16, 2021

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Legislative Advocacy Preparation

2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Board of Directors Meeting (Open to All)

Meeting over Zoom

 <https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09>
https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09

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Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592

Meeting ID: 829 725 6345# 

If needed the password is 20201940

 

Please arrive 15 minutes early so we are ready to start at 1:00 PM sharp.

 

I.	Call to order 1:00 PM
II.	Richmond Seminar Preparation - Tracy Soforenko

a.	Logistics for an effective meeting - Tracy Soforenko
b.	Priorities and the fact sheet - Derek Manners, Qudsiya Naqui, and
Fred Schroeder
c.	Team assignments 
d.	Other Logistics

III.	Insights from the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision
Impaired- Raymond Hopkins, Commissioner

 

 

IV.	Board of Directors meeting 2:00 PM
V.	Invocation 
VI.	Roll call of Members and introduction of guests
VII.	Reading & Approval of minutes from NFB of Virginia Board of
Directors Meeting November 1, 2020 - Mausam Mehta, Recording Secretary

VIII.	Treasurer's report - Mark Roane, Treasurer
IX.	BELL Academy In Home Edition Update - Louise Walch, BELL Academy
Coordinator
X.	Project RISE Update - Kathryn Webster, Program coordinator
XI.	Addressing NFB Safety and Support - Kathryn Webster, Survivor Task
Force Member
XII.	Divisions

a.	Virginia Association of Blind Students - Jacob Ham, President
b.	Seniors Division - Nancy Yeager, President
c.	Merchants Division - Jimmy Cunningham, President

XIII.	Blind Parents Group - Jessica Read
XIV.	NFBV Committee Assignments and Reports

 

a.	Membership - Sandy Halverson
b.	NFB of Virginia James Nelson Scholarship - Jimmy Morris
c.	Public Outreach/Meet the Blind Month - Corlis Jones and Uricka
Harrison
d.	Fundraising - Earl Everett and Renee Valdez
e.	McDonald Fellowship Program- Mary Durban and Jennifer Blinsmon
f.	Chapter Leadership Institute - Joe Orozco and Domonique Lawless
g.	Convention Operations & Logistics - Joe Orozco
h.	Communications - Jackie Bruce
i.	Legislative - Washington Seminar - Deepa Goraya
j.	Diversity and Inclusion - Uricka Harrison and Chris Walker

	
XIV.	2021 National Convention 
XV.	Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to the following by the
May Board meeting:

a.	White Cane Fund
b.	Jacobus tenBroek Fund
c.	Shares Unlimited in the NFB (SUN)
d.	Jernigan Fund
e.	NFB Camp. 

XVI.	2020 Resolutions Follow up - John Halverson

 

 

XVIII.	Other business
XIX.	Date and location of next Board meeting - May 1              .

 

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595

Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com <mailto:Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com> 

 


Peace,

Jacki Bruce

Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
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together to help blind people live the lives they want

 

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