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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review, read and share the two items of interest provided by
Linda
Melendez, President,Sports and Recreation Division.</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><A
href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">nfbnj1@verizon.net</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Items of Interest</DIV>
<DIV>1. Philly Touch Tours </DIV>
<DIV>2. Third Annual Surfing for Vision</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Joe: Can you please distribute the following two items of
interest
from the Sports and Recreation Division to the NFBNJ listserv. Thank
you,</DIV>
<DIV>Linda Melendez </DIV>
<DIV>Reminder: NFBNJ & Philly Touch Tour Conference Call </DIV>
<DIV>Ever wish you could touch some of the wonders on display at museums so
you</DIV>
<DIV>could really get an idea of what those treasures look like? Or
perhaps</DIV>
<DIV>you’d enjoy a stroll through Philly’s famous Italian Market with a
savvy</DIV>
<DIV>guide who explains the history and background of the tasty morsels
of</DIV>
<DIV>cheese, pasta and other samples provided for you to taste? Well, it’s</DIV>
<DIV>easier than you might think. The Sports and Recreation Division invites
you</DIV>
<DIV>and all other members of our National Federation of the Blind of NJ to
join</DIV>
<DIV>us in a special statewide conference call on the subject.
DATE:</DIV>
<DIV>Wednesday, March 14, 2018 TIME: 8 p.m. EST (please dial in 10
minutes</DIV>
<DIV>prior) HOW: For this call only, use the Technology Division conference
call</DIV>
<DIV>number 515-604-9570 <515-604-9570> and the access code 612068
followed by</DIV>
<DIV>the pound sign. Please join us as special guest Trish Maunder of
Philly</DIV>
<DIV>Touch Tours explains all the events Philly Touch Tour offers and how
you</DIV>
<DIV>can participate. Trish is an accessible program designer and Consultant
for</DIV>
<DIV>museums and art institutions. She is the founder and Creative Director
of</DIV>
<DIV>Philly Touch Tours, a company that promotes Inclusion and
accommodations</DIV>
<DIV>for people with vision loss in Philadelphia and the surrounding
area’s</DIV>
<DIV>cultural life through carefully designed sensory programs and tours.
PTT</DIV>
<DIV>also conducts sensitivity training and experiential workshops for
museum</DIV>
<DIV>staff, museum and art education students, artists and teachers. Trish
has
a</DIV>
<DIV>Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Winchester, UK
and
a</DIV>
<DIV>Master of Arts Degree in Art Education from the University of the
Arts,</DIV>
<DIV>Philadelphia. (2006). There will be ample opportunity for call
participants</DIV>
<DIV>to ask questions. Hope to see you there!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>3rd Annual Surfing for Vision</DIV>
<DIV>Event Early Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual
Surfing
for</DIV>
<DIV>Vision Event hosted by Visual Experience Foundation. The date has been
set</DIV>
<DIV>for August 18, 2018. Returning to the waves in Long Branch
NJ
is easy.</DIV>
<DIV>Get your spot! Just go to surfingforvision.org</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="http://surfingforvision.org/">http://surfingforvision.org/</A>> and
hit
the registration tab. This url will</DIV>
<DIV>bring you directly to the section of the Visual Experience
Foundation</DIV>
<DIV>website to make it easy to find and register. Talk to those who have
come</DIV>
<DIV>last year it is a great beach day, you get to have a great experience
and</DIV>
<DIV>at the same time become mentors for all watching that there are
no</DIV>
<DIV>barriers. There are expert surfers and safety people with you at
all</DIV>
<DIV>times. The event has surfing lessons for sighted family members and
wave</DIV>
<DIV>runner rides for all. Registration this year will be limited to
100</DIV>
<DIV>participant surfers. If you have questions please contact Michael
Benson</DIV>
<DIV>directly at michael@lovevision.org <michael@lovevision.org>
Regards,
Linda</DIV>
<DIV>Melendez, President Sports & Recreation Division of the National
Federation</DIV>
<DIV>of the Blind of New Jersey 732-421-7063 <(732)%20421-7063>
Email:</DIV>
<DIV>lindamelendez220@gmail.com <lindamelendez220@gmail.com>
Website:</DIV>
<DIV>www.nfbnj.org <<A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org/">http://www.nfbnj.org/</A>> Sports &
Recreation Division of NFBNJ</DIV>
<DIV>Calendar of Events: www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar">http://www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar</A>>
Facebook:</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</A></DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</A>>
Twitter: @NFBNewJersey</DIV>
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YouTube: NFBNJTransformDreams</DIV>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg</A>>
Live the life</DIV>
<DIV>you want. The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a
community</DIV>
<DIV>of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the
nation’s</DIV>
<DIV>blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives
they</DIV>
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<DIV>*Hello Joe: Can you please distribute the following two items of
interest</DIV>
<DIV>from the Sports and Recreation Division to the NFBNJ listserv. Thank
you,</DIV>
<DIV>Linda Melendez Reminder: NFBNJ & Philly Touch Tour
Conference Call </DIV>
<DIV>Ever wish you could touch some of the wonders on display at museums so
you</DIV>
<DIV>could really get an idea of what those treasures look like? Or
perhaps</DIV>
<DIV>you’d enjoy a stroll through Philly’s famous Italian Market with a
savvy</DIV>
<DIV>guide who explains the history and background of the tasty morsels
of</DIV>
<DIV>cheese, pasta and other samples provided for you to taste? Well, it’s</DIV>
<DIV>easier than you might think. The Sports and Recreation Division invites
you</DIV>
<DIV>and all other members of our National Federation of the Blind of NJ to
join</DIV>
<DIV>us in a special statewide conference call on the subject.
DATE:</DIV>
<DIV>Wednesday, March 14, 2018 TIME: 8 p.m. EST (please dial in 10
minutes</DIV>
<DIV>prior) HOW: For this call only, use the Technology Division conference
call</DIV>
<DIV>number 515-604-9570 <515-604-9570> and the access code 612068
followed by</DIV>
<DIV>the pound sign. Please join us as special guest Trish Maunder of
Philly</DIV>
<DIV>Touch Tours explains all the events Philly Touch Tour offers and how
you</DIV>
<DIV>can participate. Trish is an accessible program designer and Consultant
for</DIV>
<DIV>museums and art institutions. She is the founder and Creative Director
of</DIV>
<DIV>Philly Touch Tours, a company that promotes Inclusion and
accommodations</DIV>
<DIV>for people with vision loss in Philadelphia and the surrounding
area’s</DIV>
<DIV>cultural life through carefully designed sensory programs and tours.
PTT</DIV>
<DIV>also conducts sensitivity training and experiential workshops for
museum</DIV>
<DIV>staff, museum and art education students, artists and teachers. Trish
has
a</DIV>
<DIV>Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Winchester, UK
and
a</DIV>
<DIV>Master of Arts Degree in Art Education from the University of the
Arts,</DIV>
<DIV>Philadelphia. (2006). There will be ample opportunity for call
participants</DIV>
<DIV>to ask questions. Hope to hear you there! 3rd Annual Surfing
for
Vision</DIV>
<DIV>Event Early Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual
Surfing
for</DIV>
<DIV>Vision Event hosted by Visual Experience Foundation. The date has been
set</DIV>
<DIV>for August 18, 2018. Returning to the waves in Long Branch
NJ
is easy.</DIV>
<DIV>Get your spot! Just go to surfingforvision.org</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="http://surfingforvision.org/">http://surfingforvision.org/</A>> and
hit
the registration tab. This url will</DIV>
<DIV>bring you directly to the section of the Visual Experience
Foundation</DIV>
<DIV>website to make it easy to find and register. Talk to those who have
come</DIV>
<DIV>last year it is a great beach day, you get to have a great experience
and</DIV>
<DIV>at the same time become mentors for all watching that there are
no</DIV>
<DIV>barriers. There are expert surfers and safety people with you at
all</DIV>
<DIV>times. The event has surfing lessons for sighted family members and
wave</DIV>
<DIV>runner rides for all. Registration this year will be limited to
100</DIV>
<DIV>participant surfers. If you have questions please contact Michael
Benson</DIV>
<DIV>directly at michael@lovevision.org <michael@lovevision.org>
Regards,
Linda</DIV>
<DIV>Melendez, President Sports & Recreation Division of the National
Federation</DIV>
<DIV>of the Blind of New Jersey 732-421-7063 <(732)%20421-7063>
Email:</DIV>
<DIV>lindamelendez220@gmail.com <lindamelendez220@gmail.com>
Website:</DIV>
<DIV>www.nfbnj.org <<A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org/">http://www.nfbnj.org/</A>> Sports &
Recreation Division of NFBNJ</DIV>
<DIV>Calendar of Events: www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar">http://www.nfbnj.org/sports-and-recreation-calendar</A>>
Facebook:</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</A></DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</A>>
Twitter: @NFBNewJersey</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey">https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey</A>>
YouTube: NFBNJTransformDreams</DIV>
<DIV><<A
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg</A>>
Live the life</DIV>
<DIV>you want. The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a
community</DIV>
<DIV>of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the
nation’s</DIV>
<DIV>blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives
they</DIV>
<DIV>want. *</DIV>
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