<div>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Katherine Gabry</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:katherinegabry@gmail.com">katherinegabry@gmail.com</a>></span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 1:38 PM<br>Subject: Governor Murphy Signed NJ's DB Awareness Week Proclamation!<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">I'm pleased to let you know that on Thursday, June 10, New Jersey </font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Governor Phil</span> Murphy signed our DeafBlind Awareness Week <span>Proclamation</span>! I've attached the <span>Proclamation</span> as well as a poster (description of the poster is under the graphic in the body of this email). </span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Several local events are being scheduled to celebrate DeafBlind Awareness Week in New Jersey:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">DB CAN NJ is hosting an accessible screening of <i style="font-size:small"><b>Feeling Through</b></i>, the Oscar-nominated short film starring Robert Tarango, a deafblind actor, on Friday, June 18, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Register at <b style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif;color:rgb(131,60,11)"><a href="https://forms.gle/fbu36E9CpAMwPLoC8" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(131,60,11)">https://forms.gle/fbu36E9CpAMwPLoC8</span></a></span></b><br></font></li><li style="font-size:small;margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">DB CAN NJ and DBLNJ are sponsoring <b>This Is Us</b>, a kickoff to DeafBlind Awareness Week (info & registration below), Friday, June 25, 7:30 - 8:50 p.m. </font></li><li style="font-size:small;margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Eyes Like Mine is hosting DeafBlind Man Crush Mondays June 21 and 28 and Woman Crush Wednesdays June 23 and 30</font></li><li style="font-size:small;margin-left:15px">DB CAN NJ is hosting Classic Bingo for deafblind players Saturday, July 3, 10:30 a.m. - noon</li></ul><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Thank you so much for being part of the community that supports New Jersey's deafblind residents in achieving and living the lives of their choosing. </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Sincerely, and with much respect,</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Kathy Gabry</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">President, DB CAN NJ Board of Trustees</font></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">DeafBlind Community Access Network of New Jersey</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">& DeafBlind League of New Jersey Invite You to</span></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">This Is Us!</span></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">A Celebration of DeafBlind Awareness Week</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">DATE: Friday, June 25, 2021</span></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">TIME: 7:30 – 8:50 p.m. EST </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">(door opens at 7:20 p.m.)</span></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">PLACE: Zoom</span></b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"> </span><b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">(link emailed on Wednesday, two days before the event)</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">COST: FREE!</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">REGISTER AT: </span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="https://forms.gle/fZtV7FgLc19qR7hv7" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/fZtV7FgLc19qR7hv7</a></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">Email<b><i> <span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:dbcannj@gmail.com" style="color:blue" target="_blank">dbcannj@gmail.com</a></span> </i></b>if you have any difficulty registering.</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">PROGRAM INCLUDES:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">Celebration of New Jersey’s 2021 DeafBlind Awareness Week</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">An interview by deafblind people of Doug Roland, writer & director of the short film <i>Feeling Through</i></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">The premiere of DB CAN NJ’s video <i>This Is Me!  </i>featuring our deafblind community and ASL interpreted by Amber Galloway Gallego</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">DeafBlind Trivia</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 0.5in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">Themed chat rooms and the option to reserve a chat room for you and your friends</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">NOTE:</span></u></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Your internet connection and use of Zoom are your responsibility.</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In Zoom:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> ASL interpreters, live captions, technical assistance</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In your home:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DB CAN NJ encourages <b>deafblind attendees in New Jersey and NYC ONLY to find a communication facilitator (CF) </b>for the event. Due to NJ and NY State COVID-19 guidelines, this should be someone you live with or have a close relationship with. <b>Deafblind attendees must request CF at time of registration. </b>DB CAN NJ will pay $40 to CFs who comply with the invoice deadline; it is the CF’s responsibility to meet this deadline.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">REGISTER AT: </span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="https://forms.gle/fZtV7FgLc19qR7hv7" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/fZtV7FgLc19qR7hv7</a> </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> <span style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"></span></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Leelawadee,sans-serif">Email <span style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:dbcannj@gmail.com" style="color:blue" target="_blank">dbcannj@gmail.com</a></span> if you have any difficulty registering.</span></i></b></p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1?ui=2&ik=4ba2cb5150&attid=0.0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r7663171297538925702&th=179dd807f3f9f5af&view=fimg&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8UuWWCeO818yn5izaDVPmvgYgHD40N_7qok2J_20OP6QqUbGuJck8DEUEsGuQIm3s5xM57MiKFUYhh3m5d8np472neNwMk-ybQPHSPL6sdMVjXGLZJpq-CD6w&disp=emb&realattid=ii_kpk2xykr2" alt="2021 DB Awareness Poster.jpg" width="524" height="294" style="outline:0px"></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt">Graphic description:
These words form an umbrella over the logos of the 17 different organizations supporting this year's DB Awareness Week: In Partnership
Celebrating the Accomplishments of NJ’s Deafblind Residents. The 17 logos: ASL
IRS, Ava’s Voice, Blind Athletes Inc, DB CAN NJ, DeafBlind League of New
Jersey, Disability Rights NJ, Diverse Deaf Club of New Jersey, Inc., Eyes Like
Mine, Inc. Hearing Loss Association of America New Jersey State Association,
Helen Keller National Center, Malan Syndrome Foundation, National Federation of
the Blind DeafBlind Division, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey,
NJ Commission for the Blind, New Jersey Deaf Housing, New Jersey Division of
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, SPAN Deaf Mentor Program. Under the logos, the
text reads: Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week, June 27 – July 3, 2021</span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Katherine Gabry</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">201.978.5827 V/T</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">"Love will conquer hate. Hope will conquer fear. We must never give up or give in or give out." ~ John Lewis</font></div></div></div></div>
</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>​</span>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Twitter: </i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>YouTube: </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Live the life you want.<br></i><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</font></i></span></font><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1"><br></font></i></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div>