<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Greetings,<br></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Hope all is going
well. Included in this email are the following:<span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Updates:
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>PayPal
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Reminders:
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>NFBNJ
Senior Division Book Club <span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>NFBNJ
Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event; all are welcomed members
and non-members<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>NFBNJ
South Jersey Shore Membership Open House Brunch<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>National
Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Program for current NFBNJ dues paying
members<span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>NFBNJ
Dates to Keep in Mind<span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">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>
Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></a><i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><i><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">*Please do not reply
to this email, this is an announcement only mailbox*</font></i></p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">
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<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Updates:<span></span></font></h1>
<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">a. PayPal<span></span></font></h1>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"></p><ul><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">South Jersey Shore Chapter PayPal account set
up is completed</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Currently working on the Northern Chapter </span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Central Jersey Chapter to being process in May</span></font> </li></ul><p></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Reminders:
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<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">a. NFBNJ Sports and
Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event; all are welcomed members and
non-members<span></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="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="line-height:115%">Come join
Sports and Rec for a Mall walk and lunch at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison NJ on
Saturday, June 4<sup>th</sup> from approximately 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
The walk will last from about 10:00 AM until noon, and lunch will follow. We
have not decided where lunch will be, but we will have an answer shortly. We
are also hoping to collaborate with Apple to set up an event where they can
answer some of our questions at their Menlo Park location, as we have done in
the past. NFBNJ’s Covid policy will be in effect during this event. Masks will
be required throughout the walk but can be removed for lunch. For questions or concerns,
please contact Vee Gaspa at 434-989-1868 or </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:veegaspa@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:115%">veegaspa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> <span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="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-MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><br></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Please fill out
the form at the link below to register to participate. Note, registration
closes on May 26<sup>th</sup>.<span></span></font></span></p>
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<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">b. NFBNJ South Jersey Shore
Chapter Membership Open House Brunch<span></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Do you live in or near Atlantic County and want to learn
more about the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (NFBNJ)? Join the
NFBNJ South Jersey Shore Chapter for brunch from noon to 2 pm on Monday, May 9
at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center100 Crestview Avenue Absecon, NJ 08201 Access Link Accessible Cross Street Pitney Road. Meet Linda
Melendez, President NFBNJ; Philip Harrison, Chapter President and fellow
members to learn about us and how NFBNJ membership can change what it means to
be blind for you or someone you care about. For questions, please contact Philip
Harrison at 609-788-0890 or by email at </span><a href="mailto:pbharrison39@comcast.net"><span style="line-height:115%">pbharrison39@comcast.net</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height:115%"><span></span></span></span></font></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">c.
NFBNJ Senior Division Book Club<span></span></font></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;break-after:avoid"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">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>
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<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 size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">The book chosen is “The stranger in the
Lifeboat”; a novel DB 105576<span></span></font></span></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 size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Albom, Mitch Reading time: 4 hours, 55 minutes.
Mitch Albom; Religious Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories; Bestsellers<span></span></font></span></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 size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></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 size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">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. Bestseller; 2021</font></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:black"> </span></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="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></p>
<h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">d.
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 size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">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 they return home; stay
tuned for additional details.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p><h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ Dates to keep in mind</font></h1><ul><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,
April 18 at 7 PM Senior Division Meeting</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Thursday,
April 21 at 7 PM Sports and Recreation Division Meeting</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,
April 25 at 5 PM Senior Division Book Club</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Tuesday,
April 26 at 7 PM At-Large Chapter Meeting</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Monday,
May 9 South Jersey Shore Chapter Membership Open House Brunch</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Saturday,
June 4 Sports and Recreation Division Menlo Park Mall Event</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Thursday,
November 10 through Sunday, November 13 46<sup style="">th</sup> NFBNJ Annual 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
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