Dear friends! Our next chapter meeting is a couple of days away! Please join us Saturday at 10:30am at 5501 Edmonson Pike at the library for an informative, educational, fun,and uplifting program. We welcome special guests Becky Rio from TRC and Johnny Neel for an interview. Please see the agenda below. If there is anything that you would like for me to add, please reach out to me. Following the meeting, we will go to the Las Palmas restaurant that is closeby. We usually finish up with lunch at the restaurant at 1:45. Anyone who wants to come is welcome! The address is 15560 Old Hickory. See you soon!
Nashville Chapter Agenda August 18, 2018
Please note: While the best experience you will have is by attending our meetings in person, we understand that sometimes due to illness, business, transportation barriers that attending in person is not always possible. Thus, we want to provide alternatives so that you can still join us and participate with either our chapter meeting line or Facebook Live Feed. Here are the details:
Meeting Line Details:
857-232-0158; Access code 253955
Facebook page and “live” feed:
https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleInsight/
OFFICIAL PLEDGE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE
BLIND
I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its Constitution.
Inspirational quote
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Presidential report
Read outline and key points
Listen to new PSA’s and feedback
NFB Trivia
Roll call
Left to right las and highs
Approval of Last Month’s Minutes
Approval of Current Agenda
Additions?
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s Report
Public Relations Report/Social Media
Ronald McDonald
October 5, cooking 30-35; Drop food off by 6
Grace Works Ministries
Twitter: Nashville National Federation of the Blind
Youtube coming!
Fund Raising Report
Chili Cook off October 13
Membership Report
Old Business
James Brown-national convention highlights
Update on Apple Store tech break out sessions-November
Baseball game???
New Business
James Brown- TN Association of Blind Students collaboration
TN Association of Guide Dog Users- Monday call with nationwide schools
Uber and Lyft ride share update
Leadership and Advocacy Award 2018- When, where, and how?
Update to Tech Grant
Spotlight:
Welcome Becky Rio from TRC
Johnny Nel f-Interview
Announcements
Welcome John Harris
Tyler Butler birthday
Future Guests:
Dr. Martin from TSB in September
Paul Ojuwon, blind , advocate from the country of Kenya
August-Precious Perez,
August-TRC Becky Rio
Richardson Prosthetics
-Vanderbilt Equal Action and Disability Office
Lion’s Club of Davidson
Able TN
Stay tuned to emails regarding upcoming meetings and schedule
Adjourn Meeting
*Notes:
-Be sure to welcome everyone at our meetings, including old and new faces.
-Make a call, send an email, mail a card to individuals not present at the meeting.
-Let’s go build the federation with love, hope, and determination-turning dreams into realities!
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality.