<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">President’s Notebook</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">National Federation of the Blind</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Mark A. Riccobono</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">410-659-9314</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style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rgin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">News: </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">2023 Washington Seminar Recap: </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Thank you to everyone who traveled to Washington, DC, for the 2023 Washington Seminar. We started with a rousing Great Gathering-In where we heard from Federation leaders and Senator Van Hollen from Maryland. On Tuesday evening we held a congressional reception sponsored by Cruise and featuring a keynote address by Senator Casey of Pennsylvania. Throughout the week, we conducted more than four hundred meetings, many of which were with the member of Congress attending. It was so great to be back in person again with all of you as we displayed our advocacy power to the 118th Congress. Based on some of the feedback we have already received through the ratings submitted into the Washington Seminar Portal, we are confident that 2023 is going to be a productive year for our legislative priorities. None of that would be possible without the hard work, persistence, and grassroots advocacy of the members of the Federation. Watch for legislative alerts over the coming weeks, and let’s keep the momentum going! </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">  </span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p role="heading" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,84,150)"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Reminders:</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,112,192);font-size:14pt;line-height:24.8208px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontServ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ahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">March 23: Jacobus </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-position:0% 100%;background-image:url("");border-bottom:1px solid transparent">tenBroek</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Disability Law Symposium </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><br></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">April 15: </span></span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/dr-jacob-bolotin-awards/application-information" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none;color:inherit"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Bolotin Award nomination deadline</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> </span></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">May 10: I</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ntroduction to the Organized Blind Movement</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, 8:00 p.m. </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">July 1-6, 2023: National Convention; Houston, Texas </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><br></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">August 9: I</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ntroduction to the Organized Blind Movement</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, 8:00 p.m. </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">November 8: I</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ntroduction to the Organized Blind Movement</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, 8:00 p.m. </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:24.6292px;font-family:Tahoma,Tahoma_EmbeddedFont,Tahoma_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></li></ul><p></p></div></div></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Warmly,<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"></span><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">908-590-1747</span><br><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><br><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><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><br></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">To schedule a 30-minute meeting about the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey please click on the link below</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/nfbnj/30min</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>