[NFBNJ] Reminder: New Jersey NFB book club meeting set for Wednesday, January 15 at 6 PM; you’re invited!

[joe ruffalo]

    Greetings to all!
Received   from Linda Melendez.
Please read and consider.
Joe

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From: Linda Melendez
Greetings Joe:

Could you please share with our distribution list the opportunity for all
to participate in our upcoming New Jersey NFB Book Club meeting set for
Wednesday, January 15 at 6 PM; registration is required, Below  is
information about the book club, this quarters Book and the link to our
Sports & Rec calendar if Events & more webpage for registration.

Respectfully,

Linda Melendez,  President

NFBNJ Sports and Recreation Division

732-431-7063

lindamelendez220 at gmail.com

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Are you interested in reading books that explain and promote the National
Federation of the Blind philosophy of raising expectations and living the
lives we want? This year, the Sports and Recreation book discussion group,
sponsored by the NFBNJ Sports & Recreation Division, read and talked about
three such books by conference call. In 2020, we’re looking forward to
another year of book club meetings and all are invited.

Want to learn more about the National Federation of the Blind? Well you can
by participating in the New Jersey NFB Book Club, sponsored by the Sports
and Recreation Division. Jane Degenshein, our book moderator will host
quarterly conference calls to discuss books from our recommended NFB
reading list. Our goal is to learn about the Federation and our members
through reading, discussions and sharing. All Are Invited!

So that we have a general idea of who to expect, please complete the Book
Club RegistrationInvited Form. The meeting will take place on January 15th
at 6:00pm. To participate lplease dial 515 604 9570 and then use the access
code of 612068 followed by the pound sign. Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes
prior for roll call and follow our conference call etiquette listed in the
registration form’s confirmation email.

This quarters book is:

Title:    “My heart is not blind: on blindness and perception”

Author:    Michael Nye

NLS Book Number:    DB94924

Reading time:    6 hours, 49 minutes

Book Description:    Profiles of forty-five people who are blind or have
low vision, including Larry Johnson, a longtime DJ in Mexico, and Michael
Hingson, a 9/11 survivor who wrote about his lifesaving guide dog in
Thunder Dog (DB 73300). Natalie Watkins, who has retinitis pigmentosa, is
profiled twice, six years apart. 2019.

Click on the link below to access our webpage for registration

https://www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar/
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