<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Greetings all,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Included in this email are the following items of interests; please save for future reference.<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Book Club Reminder<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Senatorial Washington Seminar Information<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Phone number for people who either don’t have internet or may have difficulty registering for vaccine appointments<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">February Dates to Keep in Mind<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Warmly,</span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Linda Melendez, President<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">National Federation of the Blind of
New Jersey<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">732-421-7063<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Email: <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="border-color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">****</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Request for distribution from Jane Degenshein, President, NFBNJ<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>Senior Division<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Our next book club is set for Wednesday, February 3rd at 6 PM on the NFBNJ Conference Call line; see details below. <span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">The book chosen is A new day one: trauma, grace, and a young man's journey from foster care to Yale DB98369; Walker, Rodney J. Reading time: 3 hours, 35 minutes. Read by Steven Carpenter. Psychology and Self-Help<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></font></span><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Author shares his experiences growing up on the South Side of Chicago and being in the foster care system due to his parents' addictions to drugs. Discusses societal issues which affected his neighborhood and family, his school situations, and mentors he had along the way. 2016.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Time: 6 PPM</span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span>Join Meeting: NFBNJ Conference Call Line<br>Dial: 605-468-8005<br>Password: 460994<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">2. <span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Washington Seminar </span>Senatorial Appointments<br></span></b><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">save the Date and Time: Senator Robert Menendez’s Washington Seminar appointment is scheduled for Thursday, February 11 at 1:00. We are still waiting for Senator Cory Booker to confirm our requested appointment. Stay tuned for details in a separate email. We are strongly encouraging all New Jersey residents to join us as observers. This is your opportunity to show your support for our 2021 NFB Legislative priorities.<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">3. Request for distribution from Ward Bondi</span></b><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.3px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">From News 12: For people who either don’t have internet or may have difficulty registering for vaccine appointments call 855-568-0545<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:25.299999237060547px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">4. </span>NFBNJ Dates to Keep in Mind:<br></b></font></span><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Special Note<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">s</span>: All meetings will be held via Zoom unless otherwise indicated<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">. The </span></span><span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Guide Dog Committee has their own Zoom account<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span>Wednesday, February 3 6 PM Book Club on NFBNJ Conference Call Line<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thursday, February 4 7 PM Diabetic
Committee NFBNJ Conference Call Line<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, February 8 7 PM Technology<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>Division<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tuesday, February 9 7 PM Guide Dog<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>Committee<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday, February 10 7 PM Students<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>Division<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, February 15 7 PM Senior<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> D</span>ivision<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tuesday, February 16 7 PM Braille<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>Committee NFBNJ Conference Call Line<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday, February 17 7 PM Sports<span class="gmail_default" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span>and Recreation Division<span style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tuesday, February 23 7 PM At-Large Chapter</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="m_-725370364373905123m_7378224277483985191m_579640417473331478m_-3209194997606779735gmail-m_-1488837286560679748m_-4221431689621943952docs-internal-guid-c0fead93-7fff-d60d-5902-df66cd74e63a" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span></p>
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