[Oabs] Upcoming. Planning for August and Beyond

[blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com]

I am free that weekend for a board meeting. 

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> On Jul 24, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, OABSters,
> 
> I was just thinking about planning for the month of August and the
> coming semester, and thought that what I was thinking should be shared
> over the list in the event that we have low attendance at our make up
> meeting/fundraising committee meeting on Friday.  I hope that I am not
> jinxing us by sending this out (knock on wood), please do come unless
> you are totally prevented from doing so.  We need to touch base for
> this month, and can't allow July to slip through our fingers.
> 
> Thinking ahead to August, it's been a while since we've had a board
> meeting.  Our regularly scheduled meeting will be held on the 15th.  I
> know it is supposed to be a membership meeting in August, but with the
> way June and July thus far has gone for us, I really think we need to
> make August a business meeting.  Plus, I would also like to fill out
> the award packet in August so we can be in the running for a division
> Gavel Award, and in order to do so I need to gather accurate
> information from everyone so I can enter it on the sheet.  This will
> be accomplished most easily if the entire division is in attendance
> and is able to contribute to the form at one time.  I know that
> everyone will be getting ready to go back to school, but with that I
> think August would be a perfect time for the board to convene to plan
> for the following semester.  My proposal is that we have a business
> meeting on the night of the 15th, per our regular schedule, and then
> plan to have the board meeting on either the following Saturday or
> Sunday night, also at 7:30.  Board members, please let me know your
> thoughts on this so that I can adequately provide notice per our
> constitutional guidelines.
> 
> In the meantime, please consider the following questions and prepare
> your answers for discussion at our August meeting.
> A.  What is my schedule going to be like for this semester?  Are there
> any nights of the week that absolutely will not work for me to attend
> OABS meetings due to other obligations?  We will decide our meeting
> time at least for September and October at this meeting.
> B.  Am I planning on coming to state convention Nov 1-3 in Columbus?
> We will like to have an idea of who is at least planning on going to
> convention so we can work on our convention fundraiser, and know who
> will be available to bring food and host guests from the affiliate.
> C.  What would I like to see at the OABS seminar?  Thoughts on past
> division seminars, and suggestions for this year's meeting on the
> Saturday of convention.  Any suggestions are welcome.  Do we want to
> have an informational program, something to build a sense of teamwork
> and community in the division, or something else?  Bring your ideas.
> 
> Please note that if we have everyone in attendance for our makeup
> meeting this Friday, some of these items may be able to be taken care
> of sooner rather than later.  I would like to get a jump on filling
> out the awards packet because that is the item which is likely to take
> the most time in our August meeting, and because the sooner I get it
> in to the awards committee the better we'll all feel.  I really would
> rather not have a gigantic meeting in August, or have to table any
> business to the board meeting or the September meeting due to lack of
> attendance.  Let's just get it done and make a strong push through
> convention with fundraising, spirit for the division and the
> affiliate, and in our work as students!
> -- 
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton 2016.
> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
> 
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