<div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><img src="cid:ii_19525b66daff72d64104" alt="Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey formerly NJ Foundation for the Blind" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; width: 645px;"><br></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_7248542464152453700WordSection1"><div><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 Wednesday February 26, 2025, at 7pm, with guest speaker,</span></b> <b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Doug Gilbert, COMS, presenting on assistive technologies to assist with Orientation and Mobility tasks. <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, February 26, 2025<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, February 26, 2025.  If you do not see it, please check your spam, or junk folder.  Contact our Program Director, Vicki Lowrie, 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></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Senior Vice President of Programs<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/201+Littleton+Rd.,+Suite+150+Morris+Plains,+NJ+07950?entry=gmail&source=g">201 Littleton Rd., Suite 150</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/201+Littleton+Rd.,+Suite+150+Morris+Plains,+NJ+07950?entry=gmail&source=g">Morris Plains, NJ</a>  <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/201+Littleton+Rd.,+Suite+150+Morris+Plains,+NJ+07950?entry=gmail&source=g">07950</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phone: (973) 627-0055, ext. 3<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fax: (973) 627-1622<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Email: </span><a href="mailto:ezavoda@vlanj.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563c1">ezavoda@vlanj.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Website:  </span><a href="http://www.vlanj.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.vlanj.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" src="cid:ii_19525b66daf11bfad141" style="width:271px;max-width:100%"><span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#5f497a"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030a0">Transforming Lives, One Individual at a Time</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Connect with VLANJ</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/VisionLossAllianceofNewJersey" title=""https://www.facebook.com/VisionLossAllianceofNewJersey" t " target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" src="cid:ii_19525b66dafbc19c2155" style="width:26px;max-width:100%"></span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/visionlossalliancenj/" title=""https://www.instagram.com/visionlossalliancenj/" t " target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" src="cid:ii_19525b66daf205fd6166" style="width:24px;max-width:100%"></span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/vlanj" title=""https://www.linkedin.com/company/vlanj" t " target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration: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