<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">hello vinian smith,<div class="">thank you so much for the gift card from star bucks.</div><div class="">i appreciate it very much.</div><div class="">i am wondering what the best way is for me to stay in contact with you.</div><div class="">would email work, or your cell number?</div><div class="">i even check my email everyday as much as i can, plus i am a phone person to as well.</div><div class="">thanks, take good care, happy monday, hope that all is well with you.</div><div class="">I;m doing well, and have been keeping myself safe during this copied 1, and all of these crazy times we live in, but i am dealing with it.</div><div class="">thanks, ax!9</div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 22, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Vivian Smith via Southern_Oregon_Chapter <<a href="mailto:southern_oregon_chapter@nfb-oregon.org" class="">southern_oregon_chapter@nfb-oregon.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Southern Oregon Chapter<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Minutes: November 7, 2020<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Meeting was called to order at 12:00 by conference Call<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Members in attendance:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Stephanie, Marv, Katie, Vivian, Chrissy, John, Minh, Daniel, Corine, Norman, Ax, Patrick, donKatie said the one minute message.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The national Federation 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 their dreams. You can live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Secretary report:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Vivian reviewed the October minutes.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">John Motion to pass the minutes, Patrick seconded, the minutes passed.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Treasurer’s report:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Minh Turnbull’s name has been put on the chapter Bank account. Corine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.786666870117188px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';" class="">Vieville</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and Cathy Gerlitz names have been taken off the accounts.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Minh read the treasurer report.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">October 1, 2020: Beginning Checking/Savings Account Balance $1435.05<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Expenditures:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Date Check # Amount Reason Balance<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">10/15/20 Monthly Auto deduction 6.00 Money to National NFB 1067.08<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Deposits<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Date Amount Reason Balance =<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ownership Account<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Beginning Balance 5.62<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Interest earned .01<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">New Balance 5.63<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Petty Cash Fund<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Beginning balance $32<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Spent $10 for 2 Starbucks Certificates $10<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Balance $22<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Savings<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Beginning Balance $356.36<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Interest earned .02<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">New Balance $356.38<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Combined Checking and Savings Account Balance<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Checking account Balance 1067.08<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Savings Account Balance 356.38<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ownership Account 5.63<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Petty Cash 22.00<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Checking Account Balance Total as of 11/1/2020 1429.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Vivian motions to pass the report, Patrick seconded, the report passed.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Katie talked about the presidential release.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">President Riccobono reminded us to vote.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">There will be a survey on how your experience with accessible voting went. You can find it at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://nfb.org/" class="">nfb.org</a><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Braille readers are leaders writing contest will start December 1.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As an organization NFB raised 50,000 and freedom scientific matched.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">State convention will be held by zoom. The information will be coming soon on NFB announce.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">There will be breakout sessions. Kevin Whirly will be our national rep.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Make sure you register, so you will be eligible for door prizes and to vote at the board meeting. The executive board and two board positions are up for nomination.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">It was decided to get five $20 gift cards for state convention door prizes. They will be for, Fred Myers, Amazon, Wal-Mart, I tunes and the nfb store.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Our Next meeting will be on December 5.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ax won the gift card.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Respectfully submitted by:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Vivian Carlile-Smith<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.546667098999023px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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