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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hello everyone,</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We are pleased to announce the next edition of our ARISE Speaker Series on Wednesday September
20, 2023, at 7pm. </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#660066;mso-ligatures:none">VLANJ ARISE Speaker Series- "Achieving Resilience, Inspiration, & Self-Empowerment"</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232333;mso-ligatures:none">This speaker series will include a variety of topics to motivate and inspire you
to achieve your best self. You will engage with speakers who bring a wide perspective in sharing their stories, life experiences, and expertise to achieve a more positive mindset. Topics are inspirational and educational, balancing practical life tasks, to
pursuing creative arts and encourage you to move towards your personal and professional goals, and a feeling of greater self-empowerment.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:16.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We are excited to welcome back our next guest speaker,
<span style="color:#232333">encourage you to move towards your personal and professional goals, and a feeling of greater self-empowerment.</span></span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">We are excited to welcome our next guest speaker, Lonnie Bedwell.... Blind Military Veteran.
Extreme Adventure Athlete. Motivational Speaker. Author. Lonnie's mission is to motivate and inspire others to embrace life with confidence & courage. Lonnie is dedicated to helping veterans and many others enjoy full lives and while he is an advocate for
the blind, blindness does not define either him or his efforts on behalf of others. Lonnie has appeared on The Today Show and Steve Harvey and has been featured in countless publications. He’s the author of the award-winning book 226 (the length in miles of
the Colorado River stretch through the Grand Canyon) and shares his passion for life and adventure with audiences around the country. Lonnie has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, summited Mt. Everest, and several of North America’s highest mountains, rock climbs, and
is an avid downhill skier when he has time away from roofing work in his hometown of Duggar, IN.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Time: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 7pm</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Register here:
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/VLANJ_ARISE_Speaker_Series"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://bit.ly/VLANJ_ARISE_Speaker_Series</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please note: If you are already registered for the ARISE Speaker Series, you do not need to
re-register for this specific event. You will receive confirmation via email prior to September 20th.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you have any questions or would like assistance in registering for any of our programs, please
contact us. Our Program Director, Linda Groszew can be contacted at (973) 627-0055, prompt #4 or
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:lgroszew@vlanj.org"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">lgroszew@vlanj.org</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Join us for this uplifting and inspiring event! This event is free of charge through the generosity
of grant funding.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Best Regards,</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Elsa Zavoda, MS OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">VP of Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">155 Morris Ave., Suite 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Denville, NJ 07834<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Phone: (973) 627-0055, ext 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Email: </span>
<a href="mailto:ezavoda@vlanj.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">ezavoda@vlanj.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Website: </span>
<a href="http://www.vlanj.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">www.vlanj.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F497A;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:none">Transforming Lives, One Individual at a Time</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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