TCB Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2019
The February attendees
were Jeri Cooper, Debbie Eagle, Diane Garrett, Debbie Waller, Darla Cook, Cathy
Holloway and Julie Bailey. Also
attending the meeting were David Bailey, Daniel Garrett and Mark Cook.
The meeting came to order
promptly at 6:00 PM and Roberts rules of order were practiced throughout the
meeting.
Cathy provided contact
information which was updated in the member contact list.
The treasure’s report
conveyed no change since January and stands with the balance at $1,041. Jeri
and Julie went to the bank and switched the designee for depositing and withdrawing
funds from Jeri to Julie. They agreed
that no new card was needed.
The minutes were read and
approved. No additions or corrections
noted.
Under Old Business The
OCB convention planning was discussed.
Julie said the Doubletree at Warren Place is the site. It is located at 61st Street and
Yale Avenue in Tulsa and the accommodations and rates were agreed upon. Julie
and Charlie checked it out.
Brian and Kim Charlson,
president of the the American Council of the Blind will be speaking. Pat Kelly will be doing the auction. This is the 100th year anniversary
for the Council of the Blind. Our theme
is “Back to the Future” 1919-2019. Items
will be needed for the silent auction.
The rate is $90.00 for
Friday night and Saturday. It is $110.00
for the entire weekend (through Sunday).
The room rate is $90.00 per night.
There are 25 or more exhibitors expected, not confirmed. Debbie E
and Jeri are working to firm this up. Each exhibitor will have a table.
Debbie E and Debbie W
have agreed to do the Goodie Bags.
The members agreed that
it is important to have some activities for the youth as we hope to attract new
members from the younger population
(16-2?). The circular bike was
discussed and several of the members agreed that this would be a fun activity
to host. Julie and or Jeri will be
looking into this.
Another idea presented
was a make-up party. We can come up with
other ideas that will not segregate a portion of the members attending.
The banquet will be
Saturday night and we will work with the hotel staff to arrive at a suitable
menu. As many members as can be there
Friday night should plan to participate in hospitality, making our guests from
around the state feel welcome, engaged and oriented.
Under New Business were
upcoming events for our calendar year: Disability Awareness Day, Black
Tie/White Cane Fundraiser, June picnic, community project with Oklahoma School
for the Blind, White Cane Day, Christmas party.
The Disability Awareness
Day on March 12th was brought up and members asked who is planning
to go. Everyone who is able is urged to
attend. Registration ends Friday, March 1st. Transportation should not be an obstacle for
anyone who wants to attend as several members from the Tulsa chapter are going
to OKC Statehouse for this important event.
The fundraiser, “Black
Tie, White Cane” was briefly discussed and it was the consensus of the group
present that it should be held at the Doubletree this year. They do offer catering. Also having it there will give the
participants an option of a reasonable and fun place to stay if the night
becomes long and the journey home too far.
We hope this will happen as we all want it to be a huge success. The ticket cost, it is expected will be
upwards of $50.00 for each person. Julie
will ask Chris Brown if he would like to be in charge of the music again this
year. Diane suggested the event should
be in August and the group suggested August 3rd or August 10th
for the date.
Our annual “Pool
Party/Picnic” is still unclear, as far as the location. Debbie E is going to ask Kimberly if she is
still interested in opening her home/back yard pool. Other options can be entertained. The date for the event in June 15th.
Due to shortness of time
and upcoming events the group decided to not do an Easter project this year.
The idea of a community
event we could fundraise for, such as a giving event was discussed. We agreed that we should designate the
Oklahoma School for the Blind as the recipient.
The group is leaning toward the time frame between Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Items talked about were
towels, sheets, blankets, etc. Darla
will be heading up this committee.
Debbie W has volunteered
to be in charge of Cane Day this year which is on October 15th. Details will be presented at future meetings.
Julie suggested that if
the group members do not feel it is too far to travel, she and David could host
the Christmas party at their home this year.
They live in Broken Arrow near Coweta. We will look at various options
in the coming meetings.
Joe Fallin is in the
hospital recovering. Prayers are
requested for his wholeness and recovery to be swift. Marian was also in the hospital at the same
time, but has returned home. We need to
keep him in our prayers as well.
We briefly discussed how
we can get involved with the School for the Blind to encourage them to become
engaged with the group. Due to the
present school day/week schedule it doesn’t seem feasible at this time. We should discuss this further at future
meetings.
Our speaker in March will
be a member of the Tulsa PD Fraud Unit, Deputy Stone.
We would like to plan on
having a presenter every other month.
Julie suggested calling people the weekend before to remind them of our
monthly meeting date. Cathy volunteered
to do this. Also because she has several
high profile contacts (with deep pockets) she volunteered to fundraise by
making calls to these individuals. These
are people who want to and are financially able to get involved and make a
difference.
Because May is a severe
weather threat month in Oklahoma, Julie suggested asking a weather personality
to present. She has a brother who works
at Channel 6. He previously worked at
Cox Communication, so he has connections.
She will ask him if he can get someone to present.
Birthdays in February
were David on the 13th, Marian (Julie’s dad) and Debbie W’s mom on
the 19th.
The meeting was disbursed
at 7:30 PM.
