[NFBNJ] Fwd: CBVI December Community Connection Conference Call

[Linda Melendez]

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From: Gaston, Pamela <Pamela.Gaston at dhs.nj.gov>
Date: Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Subject: CBVI December Community Connection Conference Call
To: CBVI Public-Email <CBVI.Public-Email at dhs.nj.gov>


*Please share this information with your contacts:      *


*                  The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired  *

*invites you to call-in to our *

*December 2023 Commission Community Connection Conference Call  *



*We Are Closing Out the Year With *



*New Jersey’s Blind and Visually Impaired Community *

*Sharing Our Stories in Our Own Voices *



*Wednesday, December 13, 2023 *

*10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon *

*Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 4095066# *

*Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:*
(At the start time of the event, please login by clicking on the link below)
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*Hosted by: Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist  *



*The CBVI Community Connection Human Library Is Open! *

This month’s panelists have volunteered to open the pages of their book of
life and share their experiences as professionals, community leaders,
advocates, musicians, athletes, spouses, parents and all individuals, who
also happen to be blind.



Call in to hear which of our panelists:

   - Was a 5 year AmeriCorps volunteer;
   - Had a 10-year career as a pro football player, which included a stint
   with the NY Giants;
   - Landed a job with a local newspaper 10 days after graduating college
   and had a lengthy career as a journalist;
   - Was appointed an Ambassador for Peace by the Women’s Federation for
   World Peace International;
   - Has managed a Business Enterprises of NJ location in Trenton for 15
   years;’
   - Weighed less than 2lbs. at birth;
   - Traveled the country as Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic’s
   Outreach Officer; and
   - Ranked #79 on the list of the Top 100 Policy Makers for 2023!



*Guest Panelists: (In alphabetic order) *

*Annemarie Cooke *

*Priscilla Garces *

*Marvin Morgan*

*Hilton Santiago *



*To Join Us Call in: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 4095066# *





*If you already have questions for our guest panelists, you are welcome to
submit them now and we will make sure to pose it to our panelists during
the call.  Also, if you would like to suggest topics or panelists for
future Commission Community Connection Conference Calls, please don’t
hesitate to contact:  *



Krystle Allen: Email -  Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov  or  Call: 973-648-4497





*CALL IN: 1-888-808-6929 / ACCESS CODE: 4095066# *



*Pamela L. Gaston*
Executive Assistant 2
NJCBVI
973-900-2564
*"We are powerful, because we have survived." - Audre Lorde *



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right and directly under the Braille cells is NJCBVI in large, bold, blue
block letters under which in all caps is New Jersey Commission for the
Blind and Visually Impaired in gray letters.*

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