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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry I didn’t make the meeting, but I do have some ideas for possible guest speakers for future meetings.</p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">My friend Jake who works for Guide Dogs for the Blind and also volunteers for Ski for Light.</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">Art Schriber, former president of the NFB of my home state of New Mexico. He was a CBS reporter before losing his sight, traveled with Apollo NASA astronauts, the Beetles, and LBJ
 and has some fascinating stories.</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">My friend Brittany Culp who is a blind bikini body-builder from Texas and who participates in local and national competitions and who is a personal trainer</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7">My friend Joe Hodge who works for APH and is up-to-date with the latest in technology, both for the blind and in general</li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Maybe we can discuss these opportunities during our next meeting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Have a great week,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Brian Q</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:blackbyrdfly@gmail.com">Jamie P.</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Saturday, February 20, 2021 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfbc-sj@nfbcal.org">NFB San Jose/Silicon Valley Chapter</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Nfbc-sj] February Chapter Meeting Notes</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the notes from this month's chapter meeting!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-JPC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">NFB-CA San Jose Chapter Meeting Notes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">2/20/2021</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Participants<br>
Jamie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Brian B.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">John</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Nancy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Tim</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Washington Seminar Recap:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Lots of turnout from our chapter! We made all of our appointments.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">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!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">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.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Fundraising:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">A few ideas:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Fast-casual delivery restaurant fundraiser<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Fundraising sales like coupon books (great idea from John), popcorn, etc<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Virtual event with entry fee/sponsorship/donations virtual 5k, walkathon, trivia contest (idea from Tim), fitness challenge<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Can have a series of fundraisers instead of picking just one<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Jamie will research virtual event logistics, will send out notes on next steps<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Presidential Release:&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Check out our 10th anniversary refresh of the Blind Driver Challenge at
<a href="http://blinddriverchallenge.org">blinddriverchallenge.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">On March 8th, we’ll be holding an open diversity forum. Info should be coming over the mailing lists.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">If you have been laid off in the past two years, please fill out a survey about unemployment websites at
<a href="http://nfb.org/legal">nfb.org/legal</a> to help the NFB better advocate for the needs of blind people who file for unemployment.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Gatherings with Other Chapters:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Brian reached out to Christina in SF to see if we want to have an event combining both our chapters.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">We could also reach out to Central Valley, Sacramento, etc<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Would like to see if anyone is interested in inviting outside speakers to our meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">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! <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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