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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>From the desk of NFBNJ President Joe Ruffalo.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Received from Pam Gaston, NJCBVI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please Help Spread the Word!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Tickets Are Now Available for “Covering the Bases”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The 12<sup>th</sup> Annual Night Out With The Trenton Thunder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoBodyText><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For Individuals Who Are Blind and Vision-Impaired, Their Families<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> Their Friends<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>and CBVI Staff<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thursday, July 20, 2017 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Gates Open at 6:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arm & Hammer Park </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(formerly Waterfront Park) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1 Thunder Road <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(For GPS & Access Link: 50 Riverview Plaza & Cass Street)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Trenton, NJ 08611<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hosted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The New Jersey Department of Human Services- Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NJ State Library Talking Book and Braille Center<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>and<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Trenton Thunder Baseball Team (Double “A” Affiliate of the NY Yankees)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tickets are now available at the discounted fee of $7.00<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>** COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS FOR CBVI STUDENTS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS**<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(Any family needing wheelchair accessible seating should call Pam Gaston directly at 973-648-6149.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Covering the Bases</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal'> also known as </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Blind and Vision-Impaired Awareness Night with The Trenton Thunder</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal'> is an annual event that promotes full community inclusion and awareness of the potential and achievements of individuals who are blind and vision-impaired<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>There will be a pre-game ceremony on the ball field when scholarships will be presented to five outstanding CBVI students. The presentation of the scholarship awards is made possible by the generosity of the members of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Board of Trustees and a private donor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>(The Trenton Thunder will be playing The New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Irish Heritage Night and Thirsty Thursday will be celebrated, and there will also be a post-game fireworks display that will be set to an Irish musical theme.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t567"><i><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=139 height=107 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D2E8D9.1BE75B60" alt="Description: Description: www.trentonthunder.com"></span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For further information or to acquire tickets for “Covering the Bases” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please call CBVI: 973-648-3333 or 877-685-8878<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>or e-mail: <a href="mailto:askcbvi@dhs.state.nj.us">askcbvi@dhs.state.nj.us</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Forwarded by:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script"'>Brian A. Mackey<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Brian A. Mackey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Owner, Mackey Enterprises, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Treasurer & Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Member, National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Blind Users Innovating & Leading Design (BUILD) Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>609-953-6988<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Bmackey88@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Bmackey88@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>“Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make those dreams come true”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <i>-Vince Papale<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>