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<p class="p1" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there PA Federationists,</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here’s what’s happening across the Federation this week:</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania presents Federation Focus. All the meeting and fundraiser links mentioned in the video are provided here, along with the link to the latest episode of White Canes Connect. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch at <a href="https://youtu.be/uWYTloAUkgw">https://youtu.be/uWYTloAUkgw</a>. </span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join the </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for their </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">virtual Talent Show</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 PM ET</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">! For just </span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">$5</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">, you’ll enjoy an unforgettable evening of music, featuring performers from across the country.</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">\U0001f39f Donate now to reserve your spot: </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.nfbofpa.org/pabstalent"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.nfbofpa.org/pabstalent</span></a></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every dollar supports blind students and their future. Don’t miss it!</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Thanks to Brian Mackey for help figuring out the branded links.)</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meetings:</span></h2>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 7:30 PM<br />State Convention Planning Meeting<br />Via Zoom<br /></span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.nfbofpa.org/planningzoom"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.nfbofpa.org/planningzoom</span></a></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 7:30 PM</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seniors Group<br />Via Zoom<br /></span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/99546476505?pwd%3DcWU1bUpySFArLy84cmlZVHdXNEN5UT09&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3Z5SIZHutnPUV4GCtuq-yP"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/99546476505?pwd=cWU1bUpySFArLy84cmlZVHdXNEN5UT09</span></a></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">+13126266799,,99546476505# US (Chicago)</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">+16468769923,,99546476505# US (New York)Fundraisers</span></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greater Philadelphia Chapter Meeting<br />In-person at the Park Tower Apartments<br />4001 Conshohocken Avenue<br />Philadelphia, PA 19131<br />Via Zoom:<br /></span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3pFeXp4ZXd4S3pEc09XZ2tsNkNIU1RTNWw4Z3xBQ3Jtc0trNWlzRnlpeXhnMDMyRWEzd2pVanFCeENSNFBSNE9EZEs1TFhXSlNneTFoc09ObFl5Z3VaWE1QNlRJTkc5S2dVc2hQcUFYTXFhOGdXbkNCdVpoQkZ5ekZMei1wazlIaENSVDFHdGduSFVYZXJ4QXp0dw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F5699964324%3Fpwd%3DK0RlRnMzOThNYjdrblFIVDk4Q2tEQT09%26omn%3D84459168546&v=s32Po_1O5g0"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5699964324?...</span></a></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meeting ID: 569 996 4324</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">One tap mobile</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">+13017158592,,5699964324#</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fundraisers</span></h2>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">PA Association of Blind Students Talent Show</span></h4>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please support PABS with their talent show by going to </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=J2DUFD6XMWWWJ"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=J2DUFD6XMWWWJ</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">. The show is on June 23, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Admission is only $5 per person, but they would appreciate it if you could consider a donation of a little more. I</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Affiliate Scholarship Raffle</span></h4>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is time to start selling those raffle tickets that benefit the NFB of PA Scholarship Fund. Each ticket sells for $5. See your chapter or division President or Treasurer for tickets. Drawings are nightly during the month of October. If you are not in a chapter or division and would like to buy tickets, please get in touch with me at </span><a tabindex="-1" href="mailto:vp1@nfbofpa.org"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">vp1@nfbofpa.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greater Berks Panera Fundraiser</span></h4>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please join the Greater Berks Chapter at Panera Bread in Wyomissing, PA (2733 Papermill Road, Reading, PA 19610) Saturday, July 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. Eligible sales include dine-in, in-café, drive-through, pickup, delivery, and online orders placed at this Panera location. If ordering online, via the Panera app, or at the in-café kiosk, use event code FUND4U at checkout to ensure your purchase supports our cause. Please give the waitress a printed or electronic copy of the linked flyer: </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.pablindmerchants.org/greaterberks/"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.pablindmerchants.org/greaterberks/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Proceeds from this event will help support our members’ attendance at the upcoming NFBPA State Convention in November in Harrisburg, PA.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Canes Connect Episode 137</span></h4>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Episode 137 of </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Canes Connect</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">, hosts Lisa Bryant and David Goldstein welcome John Berggren, Executive Director for Operations at the National Federation of the Blind. With just weeks to go before the 2025 national convention in New Orleans, John offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to coordinate the Federation’s biggest annual event. From humble beginnings in 1999 building NFB-NEWSLINE® boxes to now orchestrating logistics for thousands of attendees, John shares how the convention has grown in scale, complexity, and impact.</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find the podcast on</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apple Podcasts</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><a tabindex="-1" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-nfb-convention-prep-with-john-berggren/id1592248709?i=1000712721231"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-nfb-convention-prep-with-john-berggren/id1592248709?i=1000712721231</span></a></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spotify</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><a tabindex="-1" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mdqD7T7cK2dzbKksCqv4e"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mdqD7T7cK2dzbKksCqv4e</span></a></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">YouTube</span></p>
<p class="p1 p2"><a tabindex="-1" href="https://youtu.be/W_Yw1HSNdbQ?si=huXa1fm0GtO3QTmg"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://youtu.be/W_Yw1HSNdbQ?si=huXa1fm0GtO3QTmg</span></a></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Canes Connect is Now on Two Best Visually Impaired Podcast Lists</span></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our affiliate podcast is at #14 of the 100 Best Visually Impaired Podcasts on FeedSpot! Check out the list at </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://podcast.feedspot.com/visually_impaired_podcasts/"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://podcast.feedspot.com/visually_impaired_podcasts/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Canes Connect is at #31 on Million Podcasts! Have a look: </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://www.millionpodcasts.com/visually-impaired-podcasts/?utm_source=smtp&utm_medium=F1_email&utm_content=template_b"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.millionpodcasts.com/visually-impaired-podcasts/?utm_source=smtp&utm_medium=F1_email&utm_content=template_b</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1 p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out both lists; you may find your new favorite podcast on them!</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> NFB National Convention</span></h4>
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<p class="p1 p2 p3"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">The agenda is out for the 2025 NFB National Convention in New Orleans! See it at </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2025-national-convention-agenda"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2025-national-convention-agenda</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">. If you are going to New Orleans, please help out at the affiliate Exhibit Hall table. Please review the agenda and notify David of the times you are available to cover a two-hour shift. Exhibit Hall hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 9-5, and Friday from 12-1:45. We’ll be selling Asher’s Chocolate-covered pretzels, Johnson’s Caramel Corn, and Herr’s snack products.</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mid-Atlantic Student Seminar</span></h4>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">The National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania is proud to support the National Association of Blind Students Mid-Atlantic Seminar taking place from August 1 through August 3 at the Hampton Inn at 1301 Race Street in Philadelphia. Register at </span><a tabindex="-1" href="https://nabslink.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=6"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://nabslink.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=6</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">. All of the hotel info is on that page.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for staying connected!</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">—David Goldstein<br />First Vice President, NFB of PA</span></p>
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