<div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">From: Elsa Zavoda <<a href="mailto:EZavoda@vlanj.org" target="_blank">EZavoda@vlanj.org</a>><br>Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 18:55:42 +0000<br>Subject: Please Share- Upcoming VLAN Voices Educational Speaker Series Presents.... Mike Hess, Blind Institute of Technology- January 18, 2023 at 7pm<br>





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We are excited to share our upcoming edition of VLANJ Voices Educational Speaker Series Presents<span style="color:#232333">…</span>Mike Hess of Blind Institute of Technology.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333">VLANJ Voices Educational Speaker Series will provide you with information, practical education, tools, and available resources to help you manage tasks in your
 everyday life. VLANJ Voices will engage speakers with expertise in a range of topics who bring knowledge, resources, useful tips, and strategies around health, wellness, and vision loss. These speakers bring new “voices” that also represent diverse backgrounds,
 approaches to learning, and programs and opportunities available in our community. This program is open to individuals experiencing vision loss and their friends and family members.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We welcome Mike Hess, Founder & Executive Director of the Blind Institute of Technology. Mike will be sharing a bit about his background and how he got started with creating
 Blind Institute of Technology, which provides training in specialized areas and job readiness skills for future employment opportunities. Please visit his website for more information at:
</span></b><a href="https://blindinstituteoftechnology.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://blindinstituteoftechnology.org/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and join us
 for this informational event! <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This program is free of charge to attend due to the generosity of grant funding.  Please feel free to share the registration link with others. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register here:
</span></b><a href="https://bit.ly/VLANJ_Voices_Educational_Speaker_Series" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://bit.ly/VLANJ_Voices_Educational_Speaker_Series</span></b></a>.<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that if you have already registered for the VLANJ Voices Educational Speaker Series, you do not need to re-register.  You will receive your unique Zoom link reminder
 via email prior to Wednesday, January 18, 2023.  If you do not see it, please check your spam, or junk folder.  Contact us at (973) 627-0055, prompt # 104, if you do not find your invitation, and we will resend.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you!  We look forward to another great evening with all of you!<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Elsa Zavoda, MS OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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