[Nfbc-sj] February Chapter Meeting Notes

[Jamie P.]

Here are the notes from this month's chapter meeting!

-JPC

NFB-CA San Jose Chapter Meeting Notes
2/20/2021

Participants
Jamie

Brian B.

John

Nancy

Tim

Washington Seminar Recap:

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   Lots of turnout from our chapter! We made all of our appointments.
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   The virtual format allowed us to extend beyond the week of Washington
   Seminar proper, and ensure that we can find time to schedule with everyone
   on our list!
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   One of our meetings included an entourage of kids, including all of
   Brian B’s 8th grade history students and the children of some of our
   chapter members! This went over really well with the congresswoman we met
   that morning, and at least some of the kids were excited about what they
   were witnessing.


Fundraising:

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   A few ideas:
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      Fast-casual delivery restaurant fundraiser
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      Fundraising sales like coupon books (great idea from John), popcorn,
      etc
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      Virtual event with entry fee/sponsorship/donations virtual 5k,
      walkathon, trivia contest (idea from Tim), fitness challenge



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   Can have a series of fundraisers instead of picking just one
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   Jamie will research virtual event logistics, will send out notes on next
   steps


Presidential Release:

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   Check out our 10th anniversary refresh of the Blind Driver Challenge at
   blinddriverchallenge.org
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   We launched a Diversity and Inclusion Survey to get as much honest
   feedback as possible about how we’re doing to inform an initial training
   session on anti-bias for all leaders of the federation
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   On March 8th, we’ll be holding an open diversity forum. Info should be
   coming over the mailing lists.
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   Kenneth Jernigan had a particular taste for cornbread and a special way
   of making it. You can buy a Kenneth Jernigan Cornbread Kit to make your own
   from the Independence Market.
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   If you have been laid off in the past two years, please fill out a
   survey about unemployment websites at nfb.org/legal to help the NFB
   better advocate for the needs of blind people who file for unemployment.



Gatherings with Other Chapters:

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   Brian reached out to Christina in SF to see if we want to have an event
   combining both our chapters.
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   We could also reach out to Central Valley, Sacramento, etc


Outside Speakers:

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   Would like to see if anyone is interested in inviting outside speakers
   to our meetings.
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   Might be useful to see what topics of interest are relevant to members?
   Some ideas that came up include sports and recreation opportunities for
   blind Californians, info about local Goal Ball, Ski for Light, Tactile Art?
   Feel free to share more ideas in the e-mail list!
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