<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">---------- Forwarded message ----------</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">From: Elsa Zavoda <</span><a href="mailto:EZavoda@vlanj.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">EZavoda@vlanj.org</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">></span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 16:35:04 +0000</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Partnership Between New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey- Fellowship Program</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="m_-8223464519496600143WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="610" height="146" id="m_-8223464519496600143Picture_x0020_1" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=2d34fc298c&attid=0.1.0.8&permmsgid=msg-f:1806566220380946666&th=19123667e506c0ea&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8x8HXbkkJIigH7pm73IZ-EcdLG3F36JAS0LypOVvkjsQtrWu5SFsFqvH91DnUYmIw6JSmY7IGbst1RG90pQj7xotj4FSQpn2qZs7REmeyjnzWhknaEt5B29PE&disp=emb" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="width: 6.35in; height: 1.5166in;"><u></u><u></u></p></div><div id="m_-8223464519496600143mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="m_-8223464519496600143mail-editor-reference-message-container"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Hello,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please share the following Press Release link about the Fellowship Program, which is a collaboration between the New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired and Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/news/pressreleases/2024/approved/20240715.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/news/pressreleases/2024/approved/20240715.shtml</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are interested in joining this program, you must contact your Commission Counselor to be referred to the Program.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information, please contact Vicki Lowrie, Program Director at Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey at</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(973) 627-0055, ext. 4.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Elsa</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Elsa Zavoda, MS OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Senior Vice President of Programs</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">155 Morris Ave., Suite 2</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Denville, NJ 07834</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Phone: (973) 627-0055, ext 3</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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