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<DIV>    Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review and consider the following request from Linda Melendez, Chair 
of the Sports and Recreation Committee, NFBNJ.</DIV>
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<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President 
<BR>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743 
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A 
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your 
unwanted vehicle to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 
855 659 9314<BR></DIV>
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you consider inviting the members of the NFBNJ distribution list to take the 
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Sports & Recreation Committee 
Survey? My goal is to give others an opportunity to become involved in our 
committee and considered participating in upcoming 
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Linda 
Melendez<BR>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Chair Sports and 
Recreation Committee<BR><A href="tel:(732)%20721-7063" target=_blank>732 421 
7063</A><BR><A href="mailto:lindamelendez220@gmail.com" 
target=_blank>lindamelendez220@gmail.com</A><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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All:</SPAN></B><SPAN 
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are invited to participate in a survey with the members of the National 
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Sports & Recreation Committee to 
determine what recreational activities we are interested in.  Let your 
voice be heard by taking a few minutes to participate in this survey.  The 
deadline to complete this survey is Wednesday, August 30, 2017 which is the same 
day as our next National Federation of The Blind of New Jersey Sports & 
Recreation Committee Conference Call.<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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you have any questions pertaining to this survey or need assistance 
participating in this survey please contact me Monday through Friday in the 
evenings between 5 and 8 pm on my cell phone.  The number is <A 
href="tel:(732)%20421-7063" 
target=_blank>732-421-7063</A>.<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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would like to thank you in advance for your participation in our survey.  I 
will share the results of this survey with everyone on next months conference 
call which is schedule for Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 8:00 pm.  
Please feel free to join us on this conference call by dialing <A 
href="tel:(712)%20432-0180" target=_blank><SPAN 
style="COLOR: windowtext">605-468-8005</SPAN></A> and use access code: 460994. 
On this conference call we will begin the process of how to move forward with 
some recreational events!<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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take this survey please click on the link provided immediately after this 
paragraph.   P</SPAN><SPAN 
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feel free to share with others as we build a strong foundation for our National 
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Sports & Recreation 
Committee.</SPAN><SPAN 
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you,<BR><BR>Linda Melendez<BR>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey 
Chair Sports and Recreation Committee<BR><A href="tel:(732)%20721-7063" 
target=_blank>732 421 7063</A><BR><A href="mailto:lindamelendez220@gmail.com" 
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Sports & Recreational Activities webpage<BR><A 
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Sports & Recreational Photos webpage<BR><A 
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sky's the limit and you are stronger than you think you are.  Let’s come 
out of our comfort zone and become participants in our lives.  Let’s do the 
sports and recreational activities we desire.  I am looking forward to a 
new beginning of raising expectations and living the lives we want.  We Got 
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