<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hello everybody!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Keystone Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
of Pennsylvania is back once again for our monthly Chat & Chew series! Our
amazing host of the night will be no other than our Secretary, Simon Bonenfant! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We will be discussing topics relating to Black History
Month! Please consider coming to our virtual Zoom and discuss the amazing
accomplishments of Black Americans throughout our history. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Chat & Chew with the Keystone Chapter!</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Topic: </b>Black History Month</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Date: </b>Thursday, February 24, 2022</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Time: </b>7pm - 8pm EST</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Location: </b>Zoom information provided below the fun fact!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Fun Fact! </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Did you ever wonder why February is considered Black History
Month? </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Here is an article from National Geographic for Kids that
explains it! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Below is the snippet of the article:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"In 1915, in response to the lack of information on the
accomplishments of Black people available to the public, historian Carter G.
Woodson co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In
1926, the group declared the second week of February as “Negro History Week” to
recognize the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Few people
studied Black history and it wasn't included in textbooks prior to the creation
of Negro History Week.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This week was chosen because it includes the birthdays of
both Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist (someone who wanted to end the
practice of enslaving people), and former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.
President Lincoln led the United States during the Civil War, which was
primarily fought over the enslavement of Black people in the country. Many
schools and leaders began recognizing the week after its creation.<span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The week-long event officially became Black History Month in
1976 when U.S. president Gerald Ford extended the recognition to “honor the
too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of
endeavor throughout our history.” Black History Month has been celebrated in
the United States every February since."<br><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Source: </b><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-history-month">https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-history-month</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Stacie</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Stacie Leap</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1<sup>st</sup> Vice President, Keystone Chapter of the National
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