<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: Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:06 PM<br>Subject: Upcoming ARISE Speaker Series- Achieving Resilience, Inspiration, & Self-Empowerment- January 19, 2022 at 7pm<br>To: CBVI Public-Email <<a href="mailto:CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov">CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333">We are pleased to announce the next edition of our ARISE Speaker Series on January 19, 2022, at 7pm with a very timely topic as we enter the New Year with our New Year’s resolutions
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#660066">VLANJ ARISE Speaker Series- "Achieving Resilience, Inspiration, & Self-Empowerment"</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333"></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333">This speaker series will include a variety of topics to motivate and inspire you to achieve your best self. You will engage with speakers who bring a wide perspective in sharing
their stories, life experiences, and expertise to achieve a more positive mindset. Topics are inspirational and educational, balancing practical life tasks, to pursuing creative arts and encourage you to move towards your personal and professional goals, and
a feeling of greater self-empowerment.<br>
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Time: January 19, 2022, at 7:00 pm<br>
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"Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Diabetes Management & Prevention" presented by Abbie Chesterson, Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at Pennsylvania Hospital.<br>
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This ARISE Speaker Series presentation will cover how to choose healthy foods for management and prevention of Diabetes. Approaches to carbohydrate management including the plate method and food label reading will be reviewed. Choosing healthy proteins and
fats, the use of sugar substitutes, and healthy beverage options will be discussed. We will also cover the importance and benefits of physical activity for those interested in diabetes prevention and diabetes management.</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333">The link to register can be found here:
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Please join us for this uplifting and inspiring event! This event is free of charge through the generosity of grant funding.</span></b></p>
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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>