<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;background-color:transparent">Pre-registration is now open for the 49th annual state convention of the National Federation of the Blind of NJ. The event runs from Thursday, October 23 through Sunday, October 26, 2025 at the APA Hotel (formerly the Woodbridge Hilton), 120 Wood Ave., Iselin, Woodbridge Twp.</span></div><div class="gmail-tVu25" style="min-height:100%"><div class="gmail-nH" style="width:1536px"><div class="gmail-nH" style=""><div class="gmail-nH gmail-aqk gmail-aql gmail-bkL" style="display:flex;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-bkK" style="overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-nH" style="border-radius:16px;margin-bottom:16px;overflow-y:hidden"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-ar4 gmail-z"><div class="gmail-aeI"><div class="gmail-AO" style=""><div id="gmail-:3" class="gmail-Tm gmail-aeJ" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;overflow-y:scroll;padding-right:0px;height:698px"><div id="gmail-:1" class="gmail-aeF" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:bottom;min-height:507.6px"><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-nH" role="main"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-g"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-a98 gmail-iY" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;min-height:64ex;min-width:502px;margin:0px;padding-right:16px"><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-aHU gmail-hx" style="background-color:transparent;min-width:502px;padding:0px"><div role="list"><div class="gmail-h7 gmail-ie" role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" tabindex="-1" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div class="gmail-Bk" style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:1124px"><div class="gmail-G3 gmail-G2" style="border-top:none;padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div id="gmail-:mz"><div class="gmail-adn gmail-ads" style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:vw" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="gmail-:w0" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Pre-registration before October 15 is $25, a $20 savings over the on-site registration of $45.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Benefits of pre-registration also include the ability to choose and pre-pay for meals (no meals available for on-site registrants). Other benefits include eligibility for door prizes and pre-printed name badges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Register NOW and make a difference in the lives of blind New Jerseyans!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/2025-registration" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/2025-registration</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small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