<div><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Elsa Zavoda <<a href="mailto:EZavoda@vlanj.org" target="_blank">EZavoda@vlanj.org</a>> </span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_1289216139835322928WordSection1"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Vicki Lowrie <<a href="mailto:vlowrie@vlanj.org" target="_blank">vlowrie@vlanj.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Trisha Ebel <<a href="mailto:tebel@vlanj.org" target="_blank">tebel@vlanj.org</a>>; Natalia Morales <<a href="mailto:nmorales@vlanj.org" target="_blank">nmorales@vlanj.org</a>>; Elisabeth Edwards <<a href="mailto:eedwards@vlanj.org" target="_blank">eedwards@vlanj.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Please Share- Upcoming VLANJ Tech Talks- Kürşat Ceylan- We WALK Smart Cane 2- November 6, 2024<br><b>Importance:</b> High<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_1929532d4566f03ef172" alt="Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey formerly NJ Foundation for the Blind" style="width:645px;max-width:100%"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello All,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are very excited to share our upcoming VLANJ Tech Talks on November 6, 2024, with guest speaker,</span></b> <b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kürşat Ceylan, Co-Founder, and CPO of We Walk, which features the Smart Cane 2.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT DOES THE BRAND-NEW SMART CANE 2 DO FOR YOU?<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Introducing WeWALK Smart Cane 2. Our most advanced smart cane to date, packed with groundbreaking safety, navigation, and AI features. Driven by lived experiences and the voices of our Community, we crafted the Smart Cane 2 with the goal of creating the ultimate mobility tool for visually impaired people.  It is a smart mobility companion designed to provide sensory, and multi-modal feedback to people with visual impairment for a seamless orientation and mobility experience with wayfinding and other cutting-edge technologies.  Experience mobility like never before with the Smart Cane 2!<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information, please visit this website: <a href="https://wewalk.io/en/" target="_blank">https://wewalk.io/en/</a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Time: 7 pm </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">VLANJ Tech Talks is a monthly online topic-based evening event. Presented by VLANJ instructors or guest speakers on various topics, each session centers around subject matters including, but not limited to accessible technologies, helpful apps, and SMART home technologies etc.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This program is FREE of charge to attend due to the generosity of grant funding.  Please feel free to share the registration link with others.  Register here:  </span></b><a href="https://bit.ly/VLANJ_Tech_Talks" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://bit.ly/VLANJ_Tech_Talks</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that if you have already registered for VLANJ Tech Talks, you do not need to re-register.  You will receive your unique Zoom link reminder via email prior to Wednesday, November 6, 2024.  If you do not see it, please check your spam, or junk folder.  Contact us at (973) 627-0055, ext. 4, if you do not find your invitation, and we will resend.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We also welcome you to join our other free virtual offerings, which you can view at this link on our website:</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.vlanj.org/programs/virtual-program-schedule/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.vlanj.org/programs/virtual-program-schedule/</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you!  We look forward to another great evening with all of you!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">VLANJ Staff</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elsa Zavoda, MS OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VP of Programs</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/155+Morris+Ave.,+Suite+2+Denville,+NJ+07834?entry=gmail&source=g">155 Morris Ave., Suite 2</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/155+Morris+Ave.,+Suite+2+Denville,+NJ+07834?entry=gmail&source=g">Denville, NJ 07834</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri"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