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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The
Melendez family wishes all of you a happy and healthy new year. As we continue to do the work of the
federation despite CoVid 19 and its variants, thank you for doing your part in our efforts to achieve equality, opportunity and security for the blind. Each one of us is making a difference in what it means to be blind. Please feel free to share my emails and information far and wide with other blind individuals, their friends and family, support group members, and any associations you are affiliated with. Included in this
email are the following:</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol dir="auto"><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span>Washington
Seminar News</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span>Membership
dues reminders</font></li><li><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:large;line-height:normal;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Audio
Recordings from the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey 45th Annual
State Convention</span><br></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">January Senior Division book club reminder</font></li><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Dates
to keep in mind</span><br></li></ol><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I
have attached the January 2022 NFBNJ Meeting Schedule for your convenience.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If
you would like to submit an event for consideration please send an email with
complete details 14 days prior to the event to Linda Melendez at <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.orgg" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a> <span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Warmly,<br>
Linda Melendez, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>
732-421-7063<br>
</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
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Facebook: </span></i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></a><i style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
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<h1><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Washington Seminar News<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This
year’s Washington Seminar will be held Monday, February 7 through Thursday,
February 10, 2022 with the Great Gathering being held hybrid on Monday,
February 7 from 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time and adjourning promptly at 7:00 P.M.;
stay tuned for additional details.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The
New Jersey Washington Seminar Team is going Virtual<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Due to the increased spread of CoVid 19 and its variants
we will be conducting all congressional and senate appointments virtually
February 8 through February 10, again stay tuned for additional details.<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">New
Jersey Washington Seminar Team<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thank you and congratulations to the 2022 New Jersey
Washington Seminar Team. Our team has a representative from each one of our 12 congressional districts. I know I speak for our membership when I express how
grateful we are for your dedication, time and support in preparing and
presenting our legislative priorities to our congressional representatives and
senators. The members of our team are:<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Donell Anderson Member Northern Chapter, Kaliegh Brendel
President Student Division, Annemarie Cooke Affiliate Treasurer, Serena Cucco
Legislative Liaison Northern Chapter, Pamela Drayton Legislative Liaison Garden
State Chapter, Vincent Elorza Legislative Liaison At-Large Chapter, Valarie
Frink Northeast Board Member and Legislative Committee, Rick Fox, President Northern Chapter, Dana
Hemmings Member Northeast Chapter and Legislative Committee, Clarke King President
Northeast Chapter, Zoraida Krell Legislative Liaison Northeast Chapter, Anthony
Lanzilotti Legislative Liaison South Jersey Shore Chapter, Marian Lee
Legislative Liaison Capital Chapter, Tony Santiago Member NFBNJ Board of
Directors, Ryan Stevens NFBNJ Legislative Director, Lia Stone Member NFBNJ
Board of Directors, Ives Trejo Northeast Board Member and Legislative Committee and
Jonathan Zobek Secretary/Treasurer Student Division.<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid"><b><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Washington
Seminar Town Hall<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="break-after:avoid"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Save the date and time of Monday, January 31
at 8 P.M. as we host our first 2022 Town Hall via Zoom on the NFB Washington
Seminar. John Pare, Executive Director, Advocacy and Policy, NFB will share our
Washington Seminar history, Ryan Stevens, NFBNJ Legislative Director will
explain all about our legislative priorities and I will speak about the NFBNJ
team.<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p>
<h1><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Membership dues reminders<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">At-Large
and Divisions<br>
</span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">T<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">o remain a member or join the At-Large chapter or a
division of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please click on
the link below to complete the desired membership’s form and submit dues
payment; all are invited to become a member!</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/chapter-division-membership-forms/" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">Chapter/Division
Membership Forms – National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (nfbnj.org)</a><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Chapters<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">To remain a member or join a local chapter of the National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please pay your membership dues ASAP. To
learn more about a chapter and for chapter president contact information click
on the link below. Again, all are welcome to join.</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/chapters-and-divisions/" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">Chapters and Divisions
– National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (nfbnj.org)</a><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p>
<h1><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Audio Recordings from the
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey 45th Annual State<strong style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;font-weight:normal;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></strong>Convention
Now Available<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></h1>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Did you miss the 45th annual state convention of the National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, “Live The Life You Want; We Are More
Than The Sum Of One”? Or do you want to relisten to highlights from the
convention? We are proud to inform you that audio recording highlights from our
45th state convention are now available for your listening enjoyment at<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></font></span></p><div dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/past-conventions/2021-state-convention" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/past-conventions/2021-state-convention</a> </font></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 5.15pt;box-sizing:inherit"></p><h1 dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">January Senior Division book club reminder </font></h1><p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Date: Monday, January 10, 2022</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Time: 9 AM</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">
Location: Zoom</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Senior Division President, Jane Degeshein has choosen the book</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></font></p>
<h4><span style="line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The five wishes of Mr. Murray McBride DB104366<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Siple, Joe Reading time: 8 hours, 22 minutes.<br>
David Hartley-Margolin</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">General; With all his family and friends gone,
one-hundred-year-old Murray McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds
it in Jason Cashman, a ten-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list
of five things he wants to do before he dies; some strong language. 2018.</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></font></p>
<h1><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dates to keep in mind<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></h1>
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January 6, 2022 7 P.M. Diabetic Committee Meeting<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
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10, 2022 10 A.M. Book Club<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, January
10, 2022 7 P.M. Technology Division Meeting<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, January
17, 2022 7 P.M. Senior Division Meeting<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Wednesday,
January 19, 2021 7 P.M. Sports and Recreation Division Meeting<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tuesday,
January 25, 2022 at 7 P.M. At-Large Chapter Meeting<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Monday, January
31, 2022 at 8 P.M. Washington Seminar Town Hall<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></font></li>
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please do not reply to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*</span></i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></font></p>
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