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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Included in this email
are the following:<span></span></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><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>Important
news about our NFBNJ Board of Directors<span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><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>NFBNJ
Senior Division Book Club <span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><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>Updates:<span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in"><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>National
Convention Pre-Registration Reimbursement Process<span></span></font></p>

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</span>Calendar
Raffle <span></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">4.<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><span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span></span></span></span></font></p>

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<h1 style="break-after:auto"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Important news about our
NFBNJ Board of Directors <span style="line-height:115%"><br>
<br>
</span><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal">With the passing of Joseph Ruffalo and as stated in our
constitution</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-weight:normal"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Second Vice President Mary Jo Partyka
automatically becomes our First</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">vice President.  Also, I am pleased to
announce that the Board of</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Directors have voted to approve two
additional appointments to board</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">seats: Lia Stone as Second Vice President and
Clarke King to fill</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Lia’s vacant board seat. <span></span></span></span></font></h1>

<h1 style="break-after:auto"><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Lia serves as liaison to the NJ Association of Blind
Students and heads our Scholarship Committee.  She works as Employment
Coordinator in the EDGE transition program for blind high school students.<span></span></font></span></h1>

<h1 style="break-after:auto"><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Clarke, who has had a long professional career in
international finance, is president of the Northeast Chapter of the NFBNJ and Chair
of the Convention Vendor & Sponsorship State Convention Committee and
Diabetic Committee as liaison. He also is a winner of the Jernigan Scholarship
for first-time attendees to this year’s National Convention in New Orleans.<span></span></font></span></h1>

<h1 style="break-after:auto"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal">On behalf of our NFBNJ members, congratulations to Mary Jo,
Lia and</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-weight:normal"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Clarke on your NEW roles with our NFB family!</span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-weight:normal"><span></span></span></font></h1>

<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ Senior Division Book
Club<span></span></font></h1>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Date: Monday, June 20,
2022<br>
Time: 5 PM Eastern Time<br>
Location: NFBNJ Zoom Platform <span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Contact: Jane
Degenshein, Senior Division President<br>
<a href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net" target="_blank">jdegen16@comcast.net</a> <span></span></font></p>

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<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:black"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe DB106691; Webber,
Heather S Reading time: 11 hours, 48 minutes; Nicholas Tecosky; General<span></span></font></span></p>

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<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:black"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Anna Kate returns to a small Alabama town to
bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café. Despite her best
intentions, Anna is drawn to the town her mother fled. Unrated. Commercial
audiobook. 2020.<span></span></font></span></p>

<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Updates:<span></span></font></h1>

<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">a. National Convention Pre-Registration
Reimbursement Process<span></span></font></h1>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">On Wednesday, July 13 current NFBNJ dues paying members who
pre-registered for the National Convention will receive an email with a link to
apply for the $25 registration reimbursement. The application process will close
on Sunday, July 31 and checks will be disbursed and mailed mid to end of
August.  <b>No applications will be
accepted after Sunday, July 31. <span></span></b></font></span></p>

<h1><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">b. Calendar Raffle <span></span></font></h1>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">The calendar raffle has been cancelled by the Board of
Directors for a variety of reasons. 
Thank you for your understanding. <span></span></font></span></p>

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<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">NFBNJ
Dates to keep in mind<span></span></font></h1>

<p><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">Wednesday, June 8 7 PM Braille Committee
Meeting<span></span></span></font></p>

<p></p><ul><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Monday, June 13 7 PM Technology Division
Meeting</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Thursday, June 16 7 PM Sports & Recreation
Division Meeting</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Monday, June 20 5 PM Senior Division Book Club</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Monday, June 20 7 PM Senior Division Meeting</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Tuesday, June 28 7 PM At Large Chapter Meeting
</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Wednesday, July 13 National Convention
Registration Reimbursement process opens</span></font></li><li><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">Sunday, July 31 National Convention
Registration Reimbursement process closes <span></span></span></font></li></ul><p></p>













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