<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-3247100429296766345WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333"><img width="625" height="148" style="width:6.5104in;height:1.5416in" id="m_-3247100429296766345Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:17e6e2c0cfc4cff311"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are excited to share the upcoming LIFT Program “Living Independently for Tomorrow” which we will be offering this February.  It is open to anyone with vision loss, as well as family members and friends.  This 3-week program is free of charge due to the generosity of grant funding.  Please see details below and the link to register.  Please share this with anyone who could benefit.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions or would like assistance to register, please contact Linda Groszew, Program Director at (973) 627-0055, ext. 4.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We look forward to having you join us!<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">VLANJ Staff<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">VLANJ “LIFT”- Living Independently for Tomorrow</span></u></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">- every other month on Wednesdays over a 3-week period, from 1pm-2:30pm. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#660066">This four-week virtual program is designed to share tips and strategies with you and your family members as you learn to adjust to living with vision loss. We will provide you with simple strategies, helpful devices, education, and several available resources. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Register here: </span></b><a href="https://bit.ly/VLANJ_LIFT_Program" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://bit.ly/VLANJ_LIFT_Program</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333"><u></u> </span></b> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Elsa Zavoda, MS OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">VP of Programs<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">155 Morris Ave., Suite 2<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Denville, NJ 07834<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Phone: (973) 627-0055, prompt 3<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email: <a href="mailto:ezavoda@vlanj.org" target="_blank">ezavoda@vlanj.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060"><img border="0" width="270" height="57" style="width:2.8125in;height:.5937in" id="m_-3247100429296766345Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:17e6e2c0cfc6917eb2"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#5f497a"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7030a0">Transforming Lives, One Individual at a Time</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div>