<div>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Katherine Gabry</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:katherinegabry@gmail.com">katherinegabry@gmail.com</a>></span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 5:14 PM<br>Subject: DeafBlind Awareness Week Proclamation - Following Up<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Hello, everyone!</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">I'm thrilled to share with you some fantastic news: Our proclamation declaring the week of June 25 - July 1 as Helen Keller DeafBlind Awareness Week has been signed by Governor Murphy! A copy of the Proclamation is attached, as is this year's poster. Please check out your logo to be sure it's properly represented; let me know if any adjustments need to be made.</font></b></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Owen Henry, the mayor of Old Bridge, will present the proclamation:</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>WHEN: </b>Saturday, June 17</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bold">WHERE: </span>DeafBlind Awareness Celebration Picnic (boxed lunches provided)</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>at </b>Cheesequake State Park, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+Gordon+Road,+Matawan,+NJ?entry=gmail&source=g">300 Gordon Road, Matawan, NJ</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>TIME: </b>1 - 5 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>COST: </b>$10 per person (free for DBLNJ members)</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>REGISTRATION:</b><b> </b><b><u><span style="color:rgb(28,28,236)"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/DBAwarenessCelebration" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/DBAwarenessCelebration</a></span></u></b></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">This year, 25 organizations/agencies supported our DeafBlind Awareness Week Proclamation effort - thanks to each of you for believing in New Jersey's DeafBlind citizens!<br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">With warm regards and sincere appreciation,</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Kathy Gabry</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">President, DB CAN NJ Board of Trustees</font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><img src="cid:ii_liks02gs5" alt="2023 DB Awareness Poster.jpg" style="width:852px;max-width:100%"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Graphic description: These words form an
umbrella over 25 different logos: In Partnership Celebrating the
Accomplishments of NJ’s Deafblind Residents. The 25 logos: ASL IRS, Ava’s
Voice, Blind Athletes, Center for Sensory & Complex Disabilities, CHARGE
Syndrome Foundation, DeafBlind Community Access Network of New Jersey,
DeafBlind League of New Jersey, Disability Rights New Jersey, Diverse Deaf Club
of New Jersey, Eyes Like Mine, Hearing Loss Association of America – New Jersey
State Association, Helen Keller National Center, Malan Syndrome Foundation,
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, New Jersey Blind Citizens
Association, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, New
Jersey Council of the Blind, New Jersey Deaf Housing, New Jersey Division of
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, New Jersey Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf,
New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center, Ocean County College
Sign Language Society, Sign of the Times Sign Language Interpreter Services,
South Jersey Deaf & Hard of Hearing Coalition/Allies in Caring, Inc.,
Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey. Under the logos, the text reads: Helen
Keller Deafblind Awareness Week, June 25 – July 1, 2023</span></font></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Katherine Gabry</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">201.978.5827 V/T</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." ~ Mark Twain</font></div></div></div></div>
</div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><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>