<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Greetings all,<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="4">Hope all is going

well. Included in this email are the following:</font><span style="font-size:large"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"></p><ol><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">National

Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Program for current NFBNJ dues paying

members</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ

Spring / Summer2022 Sounding Board 2.0 Update</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">PayPal

Updates</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Save

the Dates</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ Senior Division Book Club</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Reminder

Democracy Live Accessible Voting Town Hall</font></span></li><li><span style="font-size:large"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dates to Keep in Mind</font></span></li></ol><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">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" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a> <span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Warmly,<br>

Linda Melendez, President<br>

National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>

732-421-7063<br>

<a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><br>

<a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></a><i><br>

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to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*<span></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">National

Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Program for current NFBNJ dues paying

members<span></span></font></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Are you attending the in-person

NFB National Convention in New Orleans from July 5 through July 10?  If yes, then here is an extra incentive for you

 to pre-register! Members in good

standing will be able to apply for the pre-registration cost reimbursement when

you return home; stay tuned for additional details.<span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">NFBNJ Spring

/ Summer 2022 Sounding Board 2.0 Update<span></span></font></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">The NFBNJ Spring

/ Summer Sounding Board 2.0 is targeted to be released via email on Friday,

April 1. It will also be available on Newsline and on our website at <a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/">www.nfbnj.org</a> next week. Thank you

to Annemarie Cooke, Sounding Board 2.0 Editorand Committee Chair, our wonderful editorial

team and everyone who submitted an article. Hope you enjoy it!<span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">PayPal Updates:</font></h1><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><ul><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal">Capital

and Garden State Chapters have recently become available</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal">Northeast

Chapter is currently now available</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal">South

Jersey Chapter will be available in next the two weeks</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal">Northern

and Central Jersey Chapters are targeted to be available soon</span></font></li></ul></h1><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Save the dates; stay tuned for

details and information</font></h1><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><ul><li><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Monday,

South Jersey Shore Open House</font></span></li><li><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Saturday, June 4 Sports and Recreation Menlo

Park Mall Day</font></span></li></ul></h1><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">NFBNJ

Senior Division Book Club<span></span></font></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Date: Monday, April 25, 2022<br>

Time: 5 PM Eastern Time<br>

Location: NFBNJ Zoom Platform<br>

Contact: Jane Degenshein, Senior Division President<br>

<a href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net">jdegen16@comcast.net</a> <span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">The book chosen is “The stranger in the

Lifeboat”; a novel DB 105576<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Albom, Mitch Reading time: 4 hours, 55 minutes.

Mitch Albom; Religious Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories; Bestsellers<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:black">Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion,

nine people struggle for survival. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a

man floating in the waves. When they pull him in, he claims to be "the

Lord" and says he can only save them if they believe in him. Unrated. Commercial

audiobook</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">. Bestseller. 2021. <span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Reminder:  <span></span></font></h1><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><b><span style="color:black">Democracy

Live Accessible Voting Town Hall: </span></b><span style="color:black">Democracy

Live</span><span class="gmail-gmaildefault"><span style="color:black"> is hosting a Town

Hall on Accessible Voting in</span></span><span style="color:black"> partnership

with the New Jersey Council of the Blind and the National Federation

of the Blind</span><span class="gmail-gmaildefault"><span style="color:black"> of

New</span></span><span style="color:black"> Jersey to provide a demonstration

of our Omni Ballot. Our Solution to accessible absentee voting. All are

welcome, c<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ome Join this very informative Zoom

Demonstration.</span></span><span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-gmaildefault"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Date:</span></span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Monday, April 11, 2022</span><span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-gmaildefault"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Time: </span></span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">8:00 pm</span><span class="gmail-gmaildefault"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></span><span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:black">Why: To

introduce New Jersey voters to the Omni Ballot. A solution to making

voting from home 100% accessible</span><span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Where: Zoom</span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:black">Join Zoom Meeting<br>

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Passcode: 979099<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> <h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:auto"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,102,33);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Dates to keep in mind</h1><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><ul><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Thursday,

April 7 at 7 PM Diabetic Committee Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,

April 11 at 7 PM Technology Division Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> Monday,

April 11 at 8 PM Democracy Live Accessible Voting Town Hall</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Wednesday,

April 13 at 7 PM Braille Committee Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,

April 18 at 7 PM Senior Division Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Thursday,

April 21 at 7 PM Sports and Recreation Division Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,

April 25 at 5 PM Senior Division Book Club</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Tuesday,

April 26 at 7 PM At-Large Chapter Meeting</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,

May 9 South Jersey Shore Chapter Open House</li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Saturday,

June 4 Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Day </li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Thursday,

November 10 through Sunday, November 13 46<sup>th</sup> NFBNJ State Convention</font></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><i><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><i><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><i>*Again, please do not

reply to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*</i><span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">

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