<div dir="auto">--------- 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: Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 2:15 PM<br>Subject: January 2022 CBVI Community Connection Conference Call<br>To: Allen, Krystle <<a href="mailto:Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov">Krystle.Allen@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Commission<span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> for the Blind and Visually Impaired </span>invites you to call-in to our </span></b><b style="font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“You are Not Alone: Doing Good to Feel Good or How You Too Can Make a Difference”
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, January 19, 2022 </span></b></p>
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<span style="background:white">There is no exercise more beneficial than reaching out to uplift others. Everybody wins because there is validated evidence that helping others can have a positive effect on your own mental health and well-being. This month’s
call will feature guest speakers who will provide information on a variety of volunteer and community service activities, some that you can do right from your home. You will also hear from peers who are achieving a sense of purpose and satisfaction, building
their self-confidence, and meeting new people, by giving back to the community and making a difference. </span></span></p>
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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">Rowena Madden, Executive Director, Governor’s Office on Volunteerism</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Will provide information on how the State of New Jersey can assist people who are interested in getting involved and making a difference.
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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">CJ Dodge, Social and Recreation Coordinator, Alliance Center for Independence (ACI)</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss the NJ Disability Pride Movement and Annual Celebration; how listeners can get involved and also participate in other advocacy and recreational activities sponsored by ACI. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yolanda Keahey, Girl Scout Leader and Literacy Volunteer </span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss her volunteer experiences and how her efforts to make a difference inspired her to further her education. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tonya Hunt, CEO and Founder of “We See Too: Living Life Without Limits, Inc.”
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will discuss the activities of her peer support group and how becoming an advocate and peer support group leader changed her life. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will talk about his efforts to promote White Cane Safety Day and sensitize first responders to what it means to be blind. </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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