NFB Rock County Meeting Minutes November 6, 2025
Amy Snow
Greetings,
Please find below the minutes for the November meeting of the Rock County Chapter below.
As a reminder, our next meeting will also be virtual and will be held December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM. As usual, a reminder will be sent out prior to the meeting.
Also, the NFB Rock County Christmas party will be tentatively held December 13th at Mac’s Pizza Shack from 11:00 to 1:00. Please monitor the list for date and time confirmation.
Thanks,
Amy
NFB of Rock County Meeting Minutes October 4, 2025
Officers Present:
President Chelsea Dallin, Vice President Nikki Wolf, Secretary Amy Snow, Treasurer Ben Dallin Vice
Members Present:
Kim Alverson, Dave Hyde, Lekshmi Mendez
The meeting came to order at approximately 7:09 PM. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurer’s report indicates a balance of $1,182.50. Ben asked for clarification on the funds from the Red Robin fundraiser.
State Affiliate News and Committee Reports
State Affiliate News
Information has been sent out regarding the State Convention that will take place in March at the Holiday Inn West in Madison. More information will be made available regarding reservations as the date gets closer.
National office has asked that all members reach out to their congressmen to express concern about changes in the Department of Education as well as other federal offices, including changes and cuts affecting vocational rehabilitation and the those overseeing the Randolf Shephard program. Our chapter and/or affiliate hope to have a group meeting with our representatives. Please monitor the list for information on this topic, including a time we can meet with representatives as a group. Flexibility will be needed on time and date to meet the scheduling needs of the representatives.
State Advocacy Committee
Nothing new to report at this time.
State Legislative
Nothing new to report at this time.
News from the National Office
Anyone who has interest in attending Washington Seminar being held January 26-29th should reach out to Ben. We hope to have hotel rooms covered by the affiliate. Please monitor the lists for further information. Again, due to the government shutdown, there is a reasonable amount of uncertainty in planning, but please check the resources on the Washington Seminar page of the NFB website
Rock County Committee Reports
Rock County Advocacy Committee
There is nothing new to report at this time.
Rock County Membership Committee
Over the next few months, we will be meeting virtually due to scheduling conflicts.
Rock County Fundraising Committee
- Buffalo Wild Wings does a couple of different fundraisers. One of them runs for several hours on a given day, and allows for 10% of sales to be donated to the “team” (which is what they call the organization seeking assistance). There is a different fundraiser that runs for a full month and requires some longer term planning
- Texas Roadhouse has a lot of fundraising options, including rolls, salads, and other ideas. Chelsea will be working with a coordinator in the near future.
- Chelsea is working with Dane County on a Scentsy fundraising event. The party link will be sent out when it becomes available. Please also watch the list for a fund raiser for Rock County in the next few months.
- Dane County has agreed to do a joint bowling fundraiser in Madison, which will likely take place in January. More detailed with be shared as they become available.
- Candy sales will continue and Chelsea has been attempting to order more bars, but has encountered some challenges. She will continue to make attempts.
Old Business
Passio Go and Stop Annunciation.
There continue to be concerns with both the Passio Go app and stop annunciation. The company has released a Beta of the app, but there have not been any accessibility improvements. It may be worth considering for our members to try the various GPS apps that are free such as Indigo Nav, Lazarillo, or others so that streets and points of interest will be announced by the phone app. It is not an ideal solution, but it may be worth a try as a stop gap measure to ensure our members do not miss their stops until annunciations work correctly
Milton and Holiday APH
Heather Miller from City Council spoke to the CCR Class and Chelsea took the opportunity to advocate for the Milton and Holiday APS. Lekshmi also called and was told that they are going to try to get that APS installed there by the end of the year weather permitting.
New Business
Christmas Party
The group agreed hold the Christmas Party at Mac’s on December 13th at tentatively 11:00. Please monitor the list for information as it becomes available.
December Meeting
Again in December, our meeting will be held virually only. Please join us on December 11th at 7:00 PM. We will be using the following Zoom information:
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Presidential Releases:
The Presidential Release was played and is linked below. In addition, there are also links to past releases and the Braille Monitor.
- Presidential Release November 2025 (Audio for Chapters)
- Presidential Release #554, November 2025 (Chapter Transcript)
- Braille Monitor November 2025
If you have missed prior releases or publications, please visit the links below.
Meeting adjourned approximately 8:09 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Amy Snow, Secretary