<div dir="auto">---------- Forwarded message --------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></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 1:40 PM<br>Subject: NJCB  SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT<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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<img align="left" hspace="12" alt="New Jersey Council of the Blind Logo (Outline of New Jersey in green with a Blind cane o a left to right angle) " src="cid:17eb1a865c9155f77111" style="width:94px;max-width:100%"><a name="m_3543055890743540697_x__Hlk93485844"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">NJCB
 BERNARD ZUCKERMAN SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b></a></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bernard Zuckerman Scholarship</span></b></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Scholarship Committee</span></b></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">PO Box 434</span></b></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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<span></span><a href="mailto:scholarships@njcounciloftheblind.org" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">scholarships@njcounciloftheblind.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></span></p>
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<span> </span><span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">What are the scholarship awards?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">$1,000 will be awarded</span></span><span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:7.5pt">
<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">First year NJCB membership</span></span><span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:7.5pt">
<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Recognition in our Quarterly Newsletter and on our website</span></span><span></span></li></ul>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Who is eligible?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Must be a resident of New Jersey
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Certified legally blind
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A full-time college student, undergraduate or graduate, in the 2022 – 2023 academic year.
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">What is needed to apply?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Complete a Scholarship application
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Obtain and submit a letter from your doctor to certify legal blindness
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Submit three reference letters from teachers, school counselors or other community advocate (no family members permitted)
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Extracurricular activities and/or offices held volunteer or other service activities
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Where do I find Information for the Scholarship?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Go to our web site at
</span></span><span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/njcounciloftheblind.org/scholarships/__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!YtoN1yomQclt4ibJup3h0ViqbEGvN4c-epM9Pwom9JYq8f75OQDUMwk4gi24fBVHdAsiTA$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">NJCB
 Scholarships (njcounciloftheblind.org)</span></span><span></span></a><span></span></li></ul>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Where and when is the application submitted?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Send application and supporting documents to Scholarship Committee, address above</span></span><span></span></li></ul>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please be sure to include all contact information such as telephone and email address. Interviews may be in person or by phone with members of NJCB scholarship committee or Executive
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Schedule</span></span><span></span></li></ul>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">May 15- Application and materials due</span></span><span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:7.5pt">
<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">May 31 – Interviews completed</span></span><span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:7.5pt">
<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">June 30 – notice of results to applicants</span></span><span></span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:7.5pt">
<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">July 23 - NJCB Quarterly meeting – award presentation to recipients
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<span><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">What is required of scholarship winners?</span></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Any meeting by prearrangement with recipients, they can present a brief oral report on what it has meant to have the scholarship, and/or some significant events / experiences since
 the awarding of the scholarships.</span></span></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>