The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
Notice of Official Business Meeting of NFBMD - Friday, November 6, 2020
We will be holding an Official Business Meeting of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland during the Board of Directors Meeting at the NFB of Maryland state convention at 9:00AM Friday, November 6, 2020. At that time, we will hold official readings of two documents.
Proposed rules of engagement
The first document is the Proposed Rules of Engagement for the NFBMD State Convention, which the NFBMD Board of Directors voted to use when we met in August 2020. The Convention will vote on adoption of these proposed Rules of Engagement on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in our morning Convention General Session. These proposed rules were sent via an email on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
proposed language to revise our NFBMD State Affiliate Constitution
The second document includes proposed language to revise our NFBMD State Affiliate Constitution. Our Constitutional Amendment Committee, which includes Chairperson Debbie Brown, Sharon Maneki, Marguerite Woods, and Dr. Marc Maurer, worked hard to modernize our Constitution and incorporate needed changes now that we have an At Large chapter in Maryland. We most recently updated this Constitution in 1982. The Convention will vote on adoption of the proposed amended constitution on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in our morning Convention General Session. The proposed amended constitution and explanations of changes were sent via an email on Monday, October 12, 2020.
Current NFB of Maryland constitution
Proposed constitutional changes
Explanation of proposed constitutional changes
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have questions.
Regards,
Ronza Othman, President
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
443-426-4110