[Nfbc-sj] (Late) Meeting Notes and Apology

[Jamie P.]

Hi chapter friends!

I feel so ridiculous for this, but it looks like the meeting notes from our
November chapter meeting have been sitting in my outbox for weeks now,
unsent. There were some connection issues with Comcast in my area that
weekend, and I must not have noticed I'd been disconnected when I hit send.
Super sorry! So... here are the notes from November! I've attached a link
to a Google Doc, but I've also pasted the notes below for greater
convenience.

I'll send a follow-up e-mail with some updates regarding a few of the
action items in the notes this weekend.

Cheers,
Jamie
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Link to Running Notes Doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a30Sv4x1psOfeDELb2ecwiPogMWv3H6XVUlRjoRc5bg/edit#>

NFB-CA San Jose Chapter Meeting Notes
11/21/2020

Participants

Brian and Nancy

Brian

Kyle

John

Jamie

State Convention Recap:

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   Voting went smoothly
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   Basket auction was a big success


Washington Seminar:

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   Virtual this year, announcements to come. Anyone who is interested in
   participating is strongly encouraged to do so!
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   Fact sheets and discussion topics are coming out in December.
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   Details and schedule are available at
   https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar


Presidential Release from November 1st

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   November 16 was the 80th anniversary of the NFB. Yay!
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   Check out the two books mentioned! Walking Alone Marching Together, and
   Building the Lives We Want.
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   NFB Smart Cities Con. - Thursday, December 10th
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   NFB Dare to be Remarkable 2020 - Tue, December 15 - Thur, December 17
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   2021 Scholarship Program has begun - Promote it!
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   Braille Readers are Leaders contest kicks off December 1st, runs to Jan
   18.


Next meeting is December 19th

How to Do Things Without In-Person Meetings:

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   We have $50
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   Some categories include Fundraising, Recruitment, Empowerment/Teaching,
   Social/Retention.
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   Could combine meetings with another chapter to bring in fresh ideas
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   Combine with SF chapter for virtual coffee socials or similar
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   Virtual accessible game sessions
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   Guest speaker sessions
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   Fundraising: Virtual “tupperware party” style sessions in partnership
   with local businesses where a part of purchase proceeds goes to the
   chapter.
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   Brian will do some research on other Fun/Fundraising activity options to
   discuss at December meeting
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   Everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas as well! Use the mailing list
   to discuss between meetings.
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   Fundraising: Could sell coupon booklets. Could utilize social media and
   the interwebs to do this virtually
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   Fundraising: Restaurant fundraiser that includes delivery orders within
   a certain window
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   Jamie will make phone calls to businesses regarding virtual fundraising
   options.


Holiday happenings:

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   Jamie and Nancy (and anyone else who wants to!) will share some holiday
   snack ideas before the next meeting! Members can choose whether to make
   snacks to enjoy during our December meeting :)
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