<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif">--------- Forwarded message ---------</span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <span dir="auto">&lt;<a href="mailto:evangeliastone@gmail.com">evangeliastone@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br>Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 6:20\u202fPM<br>Subject: RE: Help Spread the Word! Together Achieving Dreams Foundation National Fellowship Program Application is Live!<br><br></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_9052987700555038712WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is the program Katherine Webster started, basically like the EDGE program but for blind students who are trying to get into the business or corporate worlds, we should definitely share it!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lia Stone, LSW<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:evangeliastone@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">evangeliastone@gmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">917-570-3166<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pronouns: She/Her<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/evangeliastonelsw" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">LinkedIn</span></a> | <a href="https://calendly.com/evangeliastone/30min" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Calendly</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_9052987700555038712WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> NFB of NJ President &lt;<a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a>&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 16, 2026 5:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lia Stone &lt;<a href="mailto:evangelia.stone@gmail.com" target="_blank">evangelia.stone@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Help Spread the Word! Together Achieving Dreams Foundation National Fellowship Program Application is Live!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Can you check into this program and see if it\u2019s something we wish to share without students?<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Warmly,<br><b>Linda Melendez, President</b><br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>Phone: 908-590-1747<br>Email: <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">NFBNJ Events Calendar:<br><a href="https://nfbnj.org/events-calendar" target="_blank">Events Calendar | National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">NFBNJ on Facebook:<br><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">To set up a 30-minute meeting to  talk about the National Federation of the Blind of NJ, please click on the link below</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="https://calendly.com/lindamelendez220/30min" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/lindamelendez220/30min</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif">Dustin Cather</span></strong> &lt;<a href="mailto:dustin@tadfoundation.org" target="_blank">dustin@tadfoundation.org</a>&gt;<br>Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 4:39<span style="font-family:&quot;Ar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