<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Shirley Dorris<div>President, Cambridge chapter NFB/MA</div><div><br><div><div><div>615-598-5020-Cell</div><div>617-819-4632-NFB/MA</div></div></div><div>Ladyshirl519@gmail.com-Email</div><div><br></div><div>\u201cWalk by faith not by sight\u201dCOR 5;7</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> dticchi@comcast.net<br><b>Date:</b> March 12, 2026 at 12:55:46\u202fPM EDT<br><b>To:</b> sharawinton@gmail.com, ladyshirl519@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: LEADERSHIP IN ACTION | NOBBL YOUNG ADULTS GROUP</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Andrew Adams <<a href="mailto:adams.andrewd@gmail.com">adams.andrewd@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 11, 2026 at 9:13:30<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB List <<a href="mailto:nfbofsc@nfbnet.org">nfbofsc@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>LEADERSHIP IN ACTION | NOBBL YOUNG ADULTS GROUP</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f680</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> NOBBL Young Adults Group </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">National Organization of Blind Black Leaders <br>National Federation of the Blind</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f4c5</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> March 23 <br></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f556</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> 7:00 PM</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">You\u2014right there\u2014sipping coffee, listening to podcasts, and thinking about ideas worth sharing. <br>You\u2014scrolling through social media, noticing what captures attention and what brings communities together. <br>You\u2014at your desk organizing notes, researching topics, and saving information others might overlook. <br>You\u2014at the computer making sure the technology works and that everyone can stay connected in a virtual space. <br>And you\u2014in the room asking thoughtful questions that move conversations forward.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">Yes, this invitation is intentional. <br>It is meant for you.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">If you are between the ages of 18 and 40 and are interested in strengthening your leadership skills while becoming more engaged within the National Organization of Blind Black Leaders (NOBBL) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), we invite you to join us.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">The Young Adults Group is an active, collaborative space where members develop leadership capacity, expand professional skills, and contribute meaningfully to the future of the organization. This is not a lecture or a passive meeting. It is a working environment where participants share ideas, take initiative, and gain real experience that supports leadership development, career growth, and organizational involvement.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.05pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">Working Groups</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f399</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> Media and Podcast Working Group <br>For those who enjoy listening closely to conversations and recognizing the power of a well\u2011asked question. This group focuses on interviews, storytelling, and leadership dialogue while building skills in communication, research, and professional discussion.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f4f1</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> Social Media and Outreach Working Group <br>For those who understand how information moves, how communities connect online, and how messages inspire action. Members help share initiatives, highlight leadership efforts, and strengthen outreach across digital platforms.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f4bb</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> Technology and Virtual Engagement Working Group <br>For those who naturally notice how meetings run, how people interact in virtual spaces, and how technology supports accessibility and collaboration. This group focuses on digital coordination and virtual facilitation.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f4da</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> Archive and Legacy Working Group <br>For those who value history, documentation, and preserving the stories that shape an organization. Members focus on research, recording leadership experiences, and ensuring NOBBL\u2019s legacy is preserved for future generations.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f3b2</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> Dialogue and Engagement Working Group <br>For those who know how to bring people into conversation, ask meaningful questions, and create spaces where learning and connection happen naturally. Members help facilitate engaging discussions, interactive activities, and collaborative dialogue.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">Through these working groups, participants strengthen leadership presence, professional communication, research skills, teamwork, and gain a deeper understanding of how national organizations grow, evolve, and sustain strong leadership.</span></b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">Whether your interests lie in media, technology, outreach, research, or meaningful conversation, the Young Adults Group offers a space where those interests can grow into impactful leadership experience.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black">Join us on March 23 at 7:00 PM as we connect, collaborate, and intentionally build the next generation of leaders within the National Organization of Blind Black Leaders and the National Federation of the Blind.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: 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auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"><br><br></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;font-width: normal;font-size-adjust: none;font-kerning: auto;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal;font-variant-emoji: normal;font-feature-settings: normal;font-optical-sizing: auto;font-variation-settings: normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">\U0001f9d1\U0001f3fd\u200d\U0001f4bb</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"system-ui",serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif;color:white">National Federation Of The Blind Of The District Of Columbia Washington, DC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<br><br>Topic: National Organization of Blind Black Leaders- Young Adults Group Y<br>Time: Mar 23, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8204086286?omn=93424044555">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8204086286?omn=93424044555</a><br><br>Meeting ID: 820 408 6286<br><br>---<br><br>One tap mobile<br>+16468769923,,8204086286# US (New York)<br>+16469313860,,8204086286# US<br><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my 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