[NFBNJ] Week Ending April 9, 2022, NFBNJ President Melendez Notes, Items of Interest and Dates to Keep in Mind

[Linda Melendez]

Greetings,



Hope all is going well. Included in this email are the following:



1.   Updates:

a.   NFBNJ Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event; all are
welcomed members and non-members

b.   NFBNJ South Jersey Shore Membership Open House

c.    NFBNJ Spring / Summer 2022 Sounding Board 2.0

2.   Reminders:

a.   Democracy Live Accessible Voting Town Hall being held on Monday, April
11 at 8 PM

b.   NFBNJ Senior Division Book Club

c.    National Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Program for
current NFBNJ dues paying members

3.   NFBNJ Dates to Keep in Mind



If you would like to submit an event for consideration, please send an
email with complete details 14 days prior to the event to Linda Melendez at
president at nfbnj.org <president at nfbnj.orgg>



Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
president at nfbnj.org
www.nfbnj.org
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Updates: a. NFBNJ Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event; all
are welcomed members and non-members

Come join Sports and Rec for a Mall walk and lunch at the Menlo Park Mall
in Edison NJ on Saturday, June 4th from approximately 10:00 AM until 2:00
PM. The walk will last from about 10:00 AM until noon, and lunch will
follow. We have not decided where lunch will be, but we will have an answer
shortly. We are also hoping to collaborate with Apple to set up an event
where they can answer some of our questions at their Menlo Park location,
as we have done in the past. NFBNJ’s Covid policy will be in effect during
this event. Masks will be required throughout the walk but can be removed
for lunch. For questions or concerns, please contact Vee Gaspa at
434-989-1868 or veegaspa at gmail.com


Please fill out the form at the link below to register to participate.
Note, registration closes on May 26th.

https://www.nfbnj.org/sports-recreation-event
b. NFBNJ South Jersey Shore Chapter Membership Open House

Do you live in or near Atlantic County and want to learn more about the
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (NFBNJ)? Join the NFBNJ
South Jersey Shore Chapter for brunch from noon to 2 pm on Monday, May 9 at
the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center100 Crestview Avenue Absecon,
NJ 08201 Access Link Accessible Cross Street Pitney Road. Meet Linda
Melendez, President NFBNJ; Philip Harrison, Chapter President and fellow
members to learn about us and how NFBNJ membership can change what it means
to be blind for you or someone you care about. For questions, please
contact Philip Harrison at 609-788-0890 or by email at
pbharrison39 at comcast.net
c.  NFBNJ Spring / Summer 2022 Sounding Board 2.0

Our flagship publication was released on Friday, April 1 via email and is
now also available on Newsline and our website at

https://www.nfbnj.org/sounding-board/spring-summer-2022


Reminders:

a. Democracy Live Accessible Voting Town Hall

Democracy Live is hosting a Town Hall on Accessible Voting in partnership
with the New Jersey Council of the Blind and the National Federation of the
Blind of New Jersey to provide a demonstration of our Omni Ballot. Our
Solution to accessible absentee voting. All are welcome, come Join this
very informative Zoom Demonstration.



Date: Monday, April 11, 2022

Time: 8:00 pm

Why: To introduce New Jersey voters to the Omni Ballot. A solution to
making voting from home 100% accessible



Join Zoom Meeting
https://democracylive.zoom.us/j/81613299069?pwd=OE1EQkJCMm5NQ3BhQ0Z6MVdhZ2R0Zz09



Meeting ID: 816 1329 9069
Passcode: 979099



One tap mobile
+12532158782,,81613299069#



For Audio:
+1 646 876 9923



Meeting ID: 816 1329 9069
Passcode: 979099


b. NFBNJ Senior Division Book Club

Date: Monday, April 25, 2022
Time: 5 PM Eastern Time
Location: NFBNJ Zoom Platform
Contact: Jane Degenshein, Senior Division President
jdegen16 at comcast.net



The book chosen is “The stranger in the Lifeboat”; a novel DB 105576

Albom, Mitch Reading time: 4 hours, 55 minutes. Mitch Albom; Religious
Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories; Bestsellers



Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for
survival. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the
waves. When they pull him in, he claims to be "the Lord" and says he can
only save them if they believe in him. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
Bestseller; 2021


c. National Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Program for current
NFBNJ dues paying members

Are you attending the in-person NFB National Convention in New Orleans from
July 5 through July 10?  If yes, then here is an extra incentive for you to
pre-register! Members in good standing will be able to apply for the
pre-registration cost reimbursement when they return home; stay tuned for
additional details.




NFBNJ Dates to keep in mind


   - Monday, April 11 at 7 PM Technology Division Meeting
   - Monday, April 11 at 8 PM Democracy Live Accessible Voting Town Hall
   being held on the Democracy Live Zoom Platform
   - Wednesday, April 13 at 7 PM Braille Committee Meeting
   - Monday, April 18 at 7 PM Senior Division Meeting
   - Thursday, April 21 at 7 PM Sports and Recreation Division Meeting
   - Monday, April 25 at 5 PM Senior Division Book Club
   - Tuesday, April 26 at 7 PM At-Large Chapter Meeting
   - Monday, May 9 South Jersey Shore Chapter Membership Open House
   - Saturday, June 4 Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event
   - Thursday, November 10 through Sunday, November 13 46th NFBNJ Annual
   State Convention




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