[NFBNJ] Updates For Review Seven Items Of Interest

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
Please read through carefully the seven items of interest.
Warmly,
Joe

We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net
www.nfbnj.org
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or call 855 659 9314

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>From the desk of NFBNJ President Joe Ruffalo.



Greetings to all!

I want to thank all that provided their time, effort, resources and support 
with the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey’s 42nd state 
convention, Live The Life You Want; Blind With Vision the best NFBNJ state 
convention on record.

The hotel staff, volunteers, those that organized others to provide service 
and guidance to those that needed veterans knowledge, those that attended 
for the first time, to those that purchased NFB shirts, brought raffle 
tickets, participated with obtaining door prizes and or auction items and 
for those that spent funds with purchasing such items.  A special thanks to 
the committee that surprised me with a commemorative book honoring my 25 
years as your president.  Additional details pertaining to this book are 
located in this email.

Again, thanks to all, get plenty of rest as we begin to plan for the 43rd 
state convention, Live The Life You Want;We Got This!



Warmly,

Joe



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Items of Interest:

  1.. Giving Tuesday
  2.. My overview Of  The State Convention And YouTube Links
  3.. Photographs
  4.. Testimonies
  5.. NFB Shirts
  6.. Commemorative Book Honoring Joe Ruffalo And 25 Years As Your President
  7.. Location, Dates And Cost For The 2019 State Convention




  1.. Giving Tuesday
Vee Gaspa and Zoraida Krell are leading a fund raising effort called "Giving 
Tuesday".



Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, celebrated in the U.S. on the 
first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and encourages philanthropy and generosity 
during the Holiday Season. You can participate by making a charitable 
donation to the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey at any time 
during the month of November. The money raised will be used for Educational 
and Outreach Programs to help Blind People in the State of New Jersey to 
Live the Life They Want. Please share with your friends and family.



Where?   www.nfbnj.org/giving-tuesday-donations

<http://www.nfbnj.org/giving-tuesday-donations>



When?  Giving Tuesday Started on Tuesday, November 6 and runs through the 
month of November 2018



Who?  We ask all members to participate by sharing this information with 
friends and family. Full member participation is the key to success in 
everything we do.  You give what you can, if you can't give that is ok too, 
pass it on to your friends, share it on Facebook. This will make this fund 
raiser another  success for the National Federation of the Blind of New 
Jersey!



Thank you for your efforts!

Submitted By:

Ellen Sullivan, Secretary

NFBNJ



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  2.. My Overview Of The State Convention and Youtube Links
Thanks to all that assisted with the preparation, planning, pre registration 
and agenda committees for making the convention the best ever.  A special 
thanks to the affiliate board and to the members in the Sports and 
Recreation Division for hosting the 42nd state convention, Live The Life You 
Want; Blind With Vision.

For those that attended and or those not able to attend, see below.

Grab a cup of tea or coffee, sit back and enjoy.

Personal Note: I want to thank all who have supported me as your affiliate 
president for the past 25 years.  I was re elected for another two year term 
and hope to provide my knowledge, ideas and support to each other as we will 
be passing the torch of leadership in 2020.



The following are the YouTube videos from the 42nd NFBNJ State Convention.



Morning General Session:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC-yz2nUdE





Afternoon General Session: Part 1



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtGbhUiPuhQ





Afternoon General Session Part 2:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRGTneHWcj4





Banquet:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpiY6L0JtFY



Thanks to Henry Young, Employment Development Guidance Engagement, EDGE, 
student for Saturday’s streaming.



Submitted By:

BrianMackey, Webmaster



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  3.. Photographs
If you took photographs at the state convention, please forward to Carol 
Castellano at blindchildren at verizon.net

Please do so by no later than November 20.  After review, we will post 
several on the state website.



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  4.. Testimonies
If you wish to write a testimony pertaining to your experience attending the 
state convention, please do so by no later than November 20.

The committee will be reviewing and posting several on the state website.

You can write what you learned, what you taught, why did you attend, how can 
you encourage others to attend, etc.



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  5.. NFBNJ Shirts
 Hello everyone,



Those who attended  the convention now know we have NFB t shirts & polos for 
sale. For those who haven't seen them yet,  they are red with our tagline  & 
logo printed sharply in white. The T shirt is a soft cotton blend and the 
polo a  polyester. They are available in mens sizes S-XL and can be ordered 
in size 2x-4x. With either, or both  you can treat yourself or someone you 
love to a gift as the holidays are fast approaching. The T shirts are $19, 
the polos are $24 with individual shipping included. Another option is a 
group shipment with the use of a flat rate box.



All orders must be paid in advance. Please make checks payable to: NFBNJ 
(print shirts in the memo).

Don’t forget to provide size or sizes and type of shirts.  Also include your 
phone number to verify the order.

special Note For Chapter Presidents: Taking sizes from your chapter members 
and making check payable to NFBNJ will assist with the shipping process with 
the box of shirts to be delivered to you for distribution for upcoming 
meetings.

product will be shipped weekly after receiving payment.



Send orders & payments to:

Anne Marie Harris

27 Mc Clelland Avenue

Pitman NJ  08071

(Questions call 856) 589-8747



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  6.. Commemorative Book


Fundraiser:  Joe’s Joke Book to honor his 25 years as president of the 
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is now available for 
purchase. This book is available in three formats; each book contains the 
same material except pictures are only available in the large print hard 
cover book.



Format 1:  8 and a half by 10 large print hard covered 40 page book of Joe’s 
jokes, stories, aliases and over 25 pictures with a description of each 
picture. This book was professionally created with Shutterfly and the cost 
is $75.00 each and there are only 5 books left.



Format:  8 and a half by 10 Braille book is approximately 46 pages of Joe’s 
jokes, stories, and aliases and over 25 described pictures printed by our 
National Office. Cost is $25.00 each and there are only 2 books left.



Format 3:  Narrated audio version created by the New Jersey Talking Book and 
Braille Center of Joe’s jokes, stories, and aliases and over 25 described 
pictures.  Cost is $25.00 and there are only 8 USB thumb drives bracelets 
left.



To make a purchase please contact Linda Melendez at 732-421-7063 or by email 
at lindamelendez220 at gmail.com. Linda will need your mailing address and once 
your order has been confirmed by Linda Melendez make check or money order 
payable to NFBNJ and in the memo section write Joe & Rose Fund.  Mail 
payments to our state affiliate treasurer Andrew Rees at 129 Drake Road, 
Somerset NJ  08873. All money from this fundraiser will be appropriated to 
the Joe & Rose Scholarship Fund.  Once payment is confirmed Linda will ship 
your order.



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  7.. Hot Off The Press!
Linda, Judy and I held a meeting on Monday, November 12  at the hotel in 
Woodbridge, the site of the 42nd state convention .

I am pleased to announce the location, dates and cost for the 43rd state 
convention, Live The Life You Want; We Got This!

Site: The Renaissance WoodbridgeHotel!

Dates: Thursday, November 7 through Sunday, November 10, 2019

Cost: $115 per night, pus tax

Includes a full chef’s breakfast for those staying overnight or overnights.

Details will be forthcoming with when reserving rooms can be made.

We have kept the same cost for pre registration, Friday dinner and Saturday 
banquet.

There will be a slight charge for students over the age of 12.

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Hoping all will enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday!


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