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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> You will not want to miss this special celebration. Please join in to recognize the many hero’s among us! Best, Ellen Sullivan, Affiliate Secretary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>THE NEW JERSEY COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND <br>AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (CBVI)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Cordially Invites You to Attend </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:15.0pt;background:white'><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>#CBVIStrong2020</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The Virtual 110th Anniversary Celebration</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>When: Friday, October 2, 2020<br>Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Use this link to instantly join Zoom meeting: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="wlmailhtml:%7b478B3C6F-4CF9-45AE-BF07-2920FB0DCE38%7dmid://00000892/"><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>https://zoom.us/j/96238188369?from=msft</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Dial-in Phone Access: 1-646-558-8656 <br>Meeting ID: 962 3818 8369<br> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><u><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Honorees</span></u></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Joseph Ruffalo – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Lydia Young Hayes Trailblazer Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Kaleigh Brendle and Ethan Morrobel – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>George F. Meyer Youth Merit Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Hon. Mildred Crump – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Joseph Kohn Leadership Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Nicky Gacos – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Norma F. Krajczar EmployAbility Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Deaf-Blind Community Access Network – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Jamie Hilton Awareness Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>C. Patterson McKenna – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Caroline Rose Foster Independent Living Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Marshall Klein – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Nathan Rogoff Humanitarian Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Father Jim Warnke – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Chairperson’s Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Vito J. DeSantis – </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>1st Vito J. DeSantis Decennial Award</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>and the</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>2020 CBVI Board of Trustees Scholarship Winners</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Meeting Instructions:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>All attendees with exception of scheduled speakers will be muted by the host.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Instructions for Zoom:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>If you choose to connect via your computer, simply click or press ENTER on the Zoom meeting ID link below. When you click or press ENTER on the link, it will automatically open the Zoom app on your computer, smartphone, or tablet.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom Meeting Link: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="wlmailhtml:%7b478B3C6F-4CF9-45AE-BF07-2920FB0DCE38%7dmid://00000892/"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>https://zoom.us/j/96238188369?from=msft</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Instructions for connecting to the meeting using LAN line phone or cell phone:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>You may participate by dialing in to: <b>1-646-558-8656</b>; then add requested Meeting ID: <u>962-3818-8369</u> just as you would to any conference call, then enter the access code. Lastly, follow the prompts the auto attendant will give you.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Accessibility:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>On screen ASL interpretation and closed captioning will be provided. For braille display users make sure to open the View Full Transcript mode under Closed Captioning.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>For further information, please email: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="wlmailhtml:%7b478B3C6F-4CF9-45AE-BF07-2920FB0DCE38%7dmid://00000892/"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue'>pamela.gaston@dhs.nj.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>