<div>--------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 12:54 PM<br>Subject: NJCBVI December 2021 Community Connection Conference Call<br></div><br>




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<b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“You are Not Alone: Self-Care and Resiliency Resources and Tips for 2022 and Beyond”
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, December 29, 2021 </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 6486149# </span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired:  </span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">2021 has been an extraordinary year during which many people faced challenges that would have been unimaginable before March 2020. This month’s call will offer information on a variety of resources for self-care
 that can help you build resiliency, cope with social isolation, and re-establish a structured, feel-good lifestyle, even as we continue to find balance in our ever-changing “new normal”.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Host: Krystle Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Keynote:  </span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Jaime Angelini,
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Will provide information on the free services offered by
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other Guest Panelists: </span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Teddie Raymond, </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marketing & Communications Specialist, NJ 2-1-1, I&R Service </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss the NJ 2-1-1 Information and Referral Resource line and how it can be used to find answers to a variety of questions that will assist in addressing individual needs. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sherlock Washington, </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CBVI Consumer Advisory Board Member and Community Volunteer </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss how volunteering and giving back to your community can benefit you. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adrienne Cantine</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Playwright and Member Toastmasters International </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss how creative expression and public speaking helped her adjust to vision loss. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gabrielle White and Lamon Jones</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Members, Peanuts Social Club </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss the activities and group travel experiences of their social club, founded by and for people who are blind, deaf-blind and visually impaired.<b> </b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b>We hope you will join us and please, invite your friends and colleagues too!</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future Commission Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
</span><a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">
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</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Greetings,</span><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><br></font></span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4">Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></font></span><font size="4"><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></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></font><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><br>Live the life you want.</font><br></i><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="1"><i>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.</i></font></span><br></font></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>