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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>maryanne.melley@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>“Live the Life You Want; Blindness is Not What Holds You Back”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Linda Melendez via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 14, 2021 11:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org>; NFB of New Jersey Internet Mailing List <nfbnj@nfbnet.org>; State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Linda Melendez <president@nfbnj.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Joseph Ruffalo Update<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Request for distribution from Jane Degenshein</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in' id=docs-internal-guid-d27ad2f0-7fff-259e-4067-f6df8cdb9758><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in' id=docs-internal-guid-d27ad2f0-7fff-259e-4067-f6df8cdb9758><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>First, I want to encourage you to continue to keep our brother and friend, Joe Ruffalo in your hearts, thoughts, and prayers.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>He has had further tests and scans and is now awaiting the team of doctors to set up his surgery.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>After that, he will recover for about 7 or so days in the hospital, followed by a move to the rehab facility for 4 weeks. The journey is on the next steps but we have much more to go.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please send any wishes of hope to me at:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net">jdegen16@comcast.net</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>or go to the site:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://wishjoewell.com">wishjoewell.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>where you can leave your thoughts as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I thank all of you for your constant support for my brother, Judy and myself!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Keep Smiling,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Janie Degenshein</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br>Email: </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style='color:#222222'><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Facebook: </span></i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Twitter: </span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>YouTube: </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#0563C1'>NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i><span style='color:#222222'><br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><span style='color:#222222'><br>The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>