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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>#NFB22 Convention Virtual Experience<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are excited to offer opportunities for engagement and connection to participants who are unable to attend in-person convention. The 2022 National Convention<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Virtual Experience is a dedicated online space for exclusive convention activities. Registration for the virtual experience will be at no cost. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Register for the 2022 Convention Virtual Experience!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoom Training<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2022 NFB Muslims Group zoom training drop-in hours will be on Zoom, June 18, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. eastern time.. Please see the zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>information to join the training below. All are welcome regardless if needed for beyond the #NFB22 virtual experience. We will be working one on one or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>in small groups depending on the turnout. If you have any questions or in need for a specific zoom skill training beyond the basics, please email our group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>after subscribing at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> or email the chair, Tasnim Alshuli, and our group at <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>nfbmuslims@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join Zoom Meeting: 867 7955 6646<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Password: 284340<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One tap mobile: +16027530140,,86779556646#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Career Fair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Career Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. convention time in New Orleans. Location TBD. This will be an in-person event with<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>opportunities for interview screenings and employment workshops. Registration in advanced is required. Deadline to register is June 21.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>list of 2 items<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Career Fair Job-Seeker Registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Career Fair Employer Registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>list end<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Child Care: NFB Camp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are bringing children with you to convention, you may want to register them for NFB Camp. The National Federation of the Blind provides childcare<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for children six weeks to twelve-years during pre-convention meetings, General Sessions, and Banquet. We separate the children into groups by age, and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the activities are age appropriate, including lessons from the NFB BELL Academy curriculum. Deadline to Register for NFB Camp is June 20, 2022. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Register for NFB Camp now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we did in past years when National Convention was in person, we provided parents with the ?Camper?s Curriculum?, which outlines the daily activities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>for the children. These include: Games, Arts and Crafts, O&M lessons, Outside Water Play, walks to nearby attractions; and of course, NEB BELL lessons.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Camper?s Curriculum will be posted to the Convention page as soon as it is prepared.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Staffing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Each of the Camp rooms are staffed with a Lead Teacher who supervises the staff and children in their room. These Lead Teachers are from Carla?s Montessori<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Schools, or have been working Camp for many years. All of them have experience working with blind children. The rooms are staffed according to the number<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and ages of the children in each room. These additional staff are members and family members of the Federation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla McQuillan has been the NFB Camp Director since 1996. Carla is the Executive Director of Montessori Schools in Oregon, and serves as the President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>of our Oregon Affiliate and on the National Board of Directors. This year, we are beginning the transition of NFB Camp Director from Carla to Harriet<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Go.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harriet is an elementary school teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She teaches kindergarten through third grade students with a variety of learning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>disabilities in the areas of reading and math. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Education from Temple University in Philadelphia, and a Master's in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Elementary Reading and Literacy from Minnesota's Walden University. With more than a dozen years of experience in the classroom, Ms. Go is deeply committed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to helping each student reach their full potential, academically and emotionally. With a positive attitude, Harriet truly believes that education is a<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>system for creating change and for social good. Harriet has been our NFB BELL Academy Teacher in Philadelphia for many years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deadline to Register for NFB Camp is June 20, 2022.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>