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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>I am pleased to congratulate and announce Marissa Nissley as a
recipient of
a national scholarship for 2020.</DIV>
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<DIV>Marissa, while I was talking to her demonstrated confidence , positive
attitude with intelligence and has a personality to succeed.</DIV>
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<DIV>To all, meet Marissa!</DIV>
<DIV>Notes from Lia Stone, chair of the NFBNJ scholarship committee.</DIV>
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Marissa is an active member of her school and her community, and I believe
that
she could grow into a leader within the federation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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Marissa is currently a senior in high school where she is 5<SUP>th</SUP> in
her
class (her school does not use traditional GPA rankings) and will be
attending
Georgetown University in the fall as an economics major. She is the
captain of her school’s mock trial team and is the vice president of her
school’s business honors society, where she oversaw the fundraising of $1500
for
an organization that supports children that have lost a parent. She is also
actively involved in a national organization for people with
albinism.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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When asked what she thinks the biggest issue facing the blind community
today is
she spoke about a lack of self advocacy among blind students leading to
rights
being violated. She spoke very eloquently about how she had to learn to
become a
self-advocate to get her own accessibility needs met in her school and that
she
has seen other students with disabilities struggle to get their needs met
because of this. Marissa believes she deserves a scholarship because
she
lives the philosophy of “each one teach one” and wants to continue taking
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I believe Marissa embodies what we want to see in our young leaders, and I
think
she would benefit tremendously from the opportunities opened up by receiving
a
scholarship.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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Scholarship Class, 2020.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV>Respectfully,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe Ruffalo </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">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>
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