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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Whether you’re attending the NFB National Convention
in person in Orlando, Florida or virtually on Zoom, save the above date and
time for our annual New Jersey Caucus.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">This important event brings us all together,
similar to our business meeting at the NJ state convention. I will update us on affiliate business, changes to procedures and
projects in our affiliate. And also share any relevant convention news.
Of course, let’s not forget the banquet exchange so we can be sure to have
banquet seating with our fellow NJ Federationists if we choose.<span></span></span></p>
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after my signature block are participation details and agenda.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Warmly,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Linda Melendez,
President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,49,49)">908-590-1747</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">president@nfbnj.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
Facebook: </span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,90,178)">NFBNJ 2024 Caucus Participation Details</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2024<br>
Time: 7 to 8:30 PM Eastern Time<br>
In-Person Location:<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Virtual Location: Affiliate Zoom credentials below<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">https://zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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ID<b>: </b>647 766 0103<br>
Passcode<b>: </b>460994<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
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+16468769923,,6477660103#,,,,*460994# US (New York)<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
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+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,90,178)">NFBNJ 2024 Caucus Agenda</span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Welcome:
Linda Melendez; President<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">In-Person
Roll Call: All<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Number
of Zoom Participants: Mac Biggers<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">NFB
Pledge: All<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">2024
Scholarship Finalist and KJ Winner<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">NFBNJ
Constitutions: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">NFB Mission Statement: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">NFBNJ
Policies: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Website
Migration Update: Linda Melendez & Brian Mackey; Webmaster<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">On-line
Affiliate Calendar: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Affiliate
Social Media<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">2024
State Convention Updates: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">13.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">New
Jersey Abacus Bee: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">14.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Affiliate AV Equipment: Linda Melendez & Mac Biggers<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">15.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Meeting
Minutes & Secretarial Training: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">16.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Establishing
a North Jersey Shore Group: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">17.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Chapter
Treasurer Reports: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">18.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Youth
Programs: Lia Stone, 1st Vice President<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">19.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Legislative
Initiatives: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">a. Call Blast<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">b. Visiting
Congressional Reps in NJ Offices<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">20.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">National
Resolutions: Linda Melendez<span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">21.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Q&A
Session: Time permitting <span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Agenda respectfully
submitted by Linda Melendez, President, NFBNJ</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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