Our first meeting of 2019 is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a meet and greet — and eat. We will be meeting this month at Lucky’s Market located at 2424 S Walnut St, (Bloomington, IN) in the community room due to the library being closed for Martin Luther King Day. We will provide a little sweet snack, but I would encourage you to order a little something from Lucky’s deli if you wish. This will show our appreciation in giving them a little business. If you do wish to order something, please come prepared, right at 6:30 to allow time for assistance if needed.

I recently received an email listing the top eight delivery services and thought this would be a good topic for discussion, as several of us may have the first-hand experience with these services, and may wish to recommend others. This allows us to educate each other about opportunities that allow for greater independence and choice in our individual lives. I expect we might have a couple of visitors that could learn from this discussion.

Also, this meeting will be a good time to pay your annual dues of $10. What an incredible value! $10 includes membership in your local chapter, state affiliate, and national ACB organization! We try to be a place where we can learn of new opportunities, gain support and socialize with each other, and in turn, support our state and national organization in the important work they do in advocacy and convention opportunities. If you are not a member, please join us!

Lastly, we need to look ahead and discuss possible topics for our upcoming meetings for this year. So, come with some ideas, specific and general, whatever you have, bring it to the table!

— Barbara Salisbury, Chapter President