From dandrews at visi.com Mon May 1 02:50:58 2017 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:50:58 -0500 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Test Message-ID: This is a test. Dave From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 9 02:18:59 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 22:18:59 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Greater Alexandria Chapter voted into VA affiliate Message-ID: <013801d2c86a$a08205d0$e1861170$@gmail.com> Good evening! I just wanted to share with everyone the news that on Saturday, the Virginia affiliate board voted in favor of admitting the Greater Alexandria Chapter as its newest chapter of the affiliate. The chapter's adopted constitution was accepted by the board as well. I wanted to thank everyone for their efforts toward making the dream of a new chapter a reality. I think we are off to a great start. Or should I say a "fabulous" start? I am calling for a meeting of the chapter board on Thursday, May 25, at 7:30pm. I will send out instructions for how to join and a proposed agenda in a separate cover. We hope to have our first community activity in late June, and I will also propose to the board that we have our next regular meeting on Thursday, July 27. Thanks again everyone, and I'll see you all soon! Brian R. Miller, Ph.D. President, Greater Alexandria Chapter of the NFB of Virginia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 11 12:12:47 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 08:12:47 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Northern Virginia Transportation Commission - WMATA Board Member Forum In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <015701d2ca4f$e8140920$b83c1b60$@gmail.com> Good morning to the Greater Alexandria chapter! First, let's be sure to wish Alexandria a happy birthday - it was on May 11, 1749 that Alexandria became a town. Happy 268th birthday to a great city! Secondly, I wanted to share the below announcement with the chapter. This is a unique opportunity to speak directly to WAMATA's board about your concerns regarding metro's bus, rail, and MetroAccess services. If anyone needs walking directions to the Durant Center, please let me know - this is where the Alexandria Harmonizers rehearse, so I know the building well. It is a short two blocks from the King Street Metro station. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) invites the community to Virginia's WMATA Board Members discussion of the Challenges and Opportunities in Getting Metro Back on Track. Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 7 p.m. Durant Arts Center 1605 Cameron Street Alexandria, Virginia The forum is open to the public and accessible via the King Street Metrorail Station, a five-minute walk to the Durant Center. The forum, which includes a presentation and question/answer session, is sponsored by NVTC. Learn more about NVTC at www.novatransit.org. Should you have any questions about this event, please contact Ms. Finucan Clarkson at (571)483-3223. Thanks, Brian R. Miller, Ph.D. President, Greater Alexandria Chapter of the NFB of Virginia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 11 15:22:11 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 11:22:11 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Music Through The Ages: Gospel and Barbershop In-Reply-To: <16788566.443885691494511215704.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2c4.ebcolo.com> References: <16788566.443885691494511215704.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2c4.ebcolo.com> Message-ID: <01b201d2ca6a$614d5d90$23e818b0$@gmail.com> Good morning, I wanted to share the below with the chapter? Yours truly along with Aaron Simoneau, another chapter member, will be participating in this landmark event. Please come and enjoy some remarkable singing! This will be historic ? and you all know how I love history! Thanks, Brian R. Miller, PH.D. President, Greater Alexandria Chapter of the NFB of Virginia From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:conf-1357850323 at everbridge.net] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:00 AM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: Music Through The Ages: Gospel and Barbershop You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. Music Through The Ages: Gospel and Barbershop For Immediate Release: May 11, 2017 Alexandria?s Office of the Arts and the Alexandria Harmonizers invite you to attend a two day musical spectacular event - Music Through The Ages: Gospel and Barbershop ? on Friday, May 19, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. ? 2 p.m. at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St. Experience the sounds of Gospel and Barbershop music while celebrating their rich genres. The Grammy Award-winning ?Fairfield Four? will headline the two days and will be singing in the traditional African American a cappella gospel style they have been known for since the group?s inception almost 100 years ago. Emcees, the Honorable John Chapman, Councilman, City of Alexandria and owner Manumission Tour Company, LLC (Friday) and Joe Cerutti, Artistic Director, Alexandria Harmonizers (Saturday), will guide the audience through the history of Gospel and Barbershop music through the ages with historical tidbits and insights. Songs for Music through the Ages will showcase a variety of Gospel and Barbershop music styles. Participating choirs include: the Alexandria Harmonizers, Alfred Street Baptist Church?s Men?s Choir, City of Alexandria Employee Choir, George Washington Middle School, Jefferson Houston School, My Father?s House Christian Church, Shiloh Baptist Church, and Third Baptist Church. The Music through the Ages is partnering with ALIVE!, and Hunger Free Alexandria to host a community food drive. Bring a nonperishable food item to the concert and help the hungry in Alexandria?s community. Food items will be collected by ALIVE! who distributes and delivers food year round to those in need in Alexandria. Advance tickets $5 per person, per day and at the door tickets are $10 per person per day. To pay online visit: www.alexandriava.gov/Webtrac, and select activity 455207.03 for Friday or 455207-04 for Saturday). Children 5 years and under are free. Children must be accompanied by one adult. Music Through the Ages: Gospel and Barbershop is a project of the Office of the Arts, a division of the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. For more information, contact Cheryl Anne Colton, Regional Program Director, Office of the Arts, Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, at 703.746.5588 or cherylanne.colton at alexandriava.gov. The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City?s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, contact Cheryl Ann Colton at 703.746.5565 (Virginia Relay 711) or e-mail cherylanne.colton at alexandriava.gov. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 16 20:35:42 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 16:35:42 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Press Release: AMC Theaters Agrees to Improve Services for Blind Movie-Goers Message-ID: <030801d2ce83$fd3d3410$f7b79c30$@gmail.com> Dear chapter members, As an avid movie goer, I was pleased to read the following... There's an AMC movie theater just two blocks from where our chapter meets; let's make sure to keep them honest and that they adhere to this agreement. Thanks, Brian Miller President GAC of NFBV San Francisco, CA ? April 28, 2017 ? AMC Theaters (AMC) has reached an agreement with several blind individuals, the California Council of the Blind (CCB), and the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco (LightHouse) to ensure blind customers have reliable access to audio description services at AMC movie theaters nationwide. Audio description is a verbal description of the visual events on screen, which plays between pauses in dialogue. Many movies come with audio description tracks, and customers who are blind or visually impaired can listen to audio description through special headsets that are available at the theatres. With audio description, people who are blind and visually-impaired can fully enjoy the important and beloved American pastime of going to the movies. Under the agreement, AMC will require the managers and staff who are responsible for programming and handing out audio description equipment to be trained on the equipment. AMC and the plaintiffs in the case have developed staff and customer information guides to facilitate better service. AMC also will require managers to check the equipment regularly. Additionally, AMC will now offer audio description immediately before the feature movie begins, so customers can test the equipment before the feature movie begins to help ensure customers don?t miss any of the movie troubleshooting problems. In the rare event that a theater?s audio description equipment is out of service, AMC will now update theater websites to remove the audio description designation from showtimes. AMC has agreed to implement these changes in theaters nationwide. This agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by CCB, the LightHouse, and several individuals, represented by Disability Rights Advocates and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, in 2016, alleging that audio description equipment at AMC theaters frequently malfunctioned and that AMC staff did not properly check, program, or distribute the equipment to customers. AMC has provided audio description equipment to customers for years, but some blind individuals have had difficulty accessing the service because of equipment and customer service issues. AMC Theatres and the Plaintiffs look forward to improved access to audio description services for blind and visually-impaired persons across the country. Plaintiff Scott Blanks commented, ?This settlement marks an important step toward improving access to the movies for people who are blind or have a vision impairment. I?m looking forward to going to AMC theaters and enjoying the movies with my family when AMC makes the changes to improve reliability of audio description in its theaters.? Cynthia Pierce, AMC Senior Vice President for Facilities, Sight and Sound for AMC commented, ?AMC is pleased to have worked with these organizations and individuals to develop solutions that will help bring the joy of movies to the blind community.? California Council of the Blind President Judy Wilkinson stated, ?The California Council of the Blind applauds AMC for working with us to enhance access to the movie-going experience for people who are blind. Movies are a central pillar of modern society, and ensuring that the blind community receives access to this content is critical to ensure that people who are blind are fully integrated into society.? Bryan Bashin, Executive Director/CEO of the LightHouse states, ?Access to reliable audio description is essential to ensure that blind movie-goers are able to enjoy movies in the same way that their sighted friends and family members do. Dependable audio description levels the playing field for the blind community. The LightHouse is pleased with AMC?s commitment to providing this service to blind movie-goers. We look forward to working with AMC to ensure that all blind movie-goers have a seamless experience when utilizing audio description. Plaintiffs? counsel Rebecca Williford of Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) explains, ?We are pleased that AMC is committed to improving audio description services in its theaters. Audio description should be as reliable as any other service or technology at an AMC theater, such as a sound system or popcorn machine.? Ernest Galvan of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, counsel for Plaintiffs, said ?when effectively implemented, technology like audio description has the power to further integrate people with disabilities into their communities. By improving access to audio description services, this agreement harnesses that potential.? From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 16 20:59:22 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 16:59:22 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Deadline to Register or Update Virginia Voter Registration is May 22 In-Reply-To: <19688586.457967381494966383540.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2ce6.ebcolo.com> References: <19688586.457967381494966383540.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2ce6.ebcolo.com> Message-ID: <031801d2ce87$4b8c7a10$e2a56e30$@gmail.com> Good afternoon, Here is some very helpful information about voter registration for the upcoming primary in early June ? let?s make sure the voice of the blind and visually impaired is heard at the ballot box! Brian Miller President, GAC NFB of V From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:conf-1381548473 at everbridge.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 4:26 PM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: Deadline to Register or Update Virginia Voter Registration is May 22 You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. Deadline to Register or Update Virginia Voter Registration is May 22 For Immediate Release: May 16, 2017 The deadline to register to vote in Virginia?s June 13 Democratic or Republican Primary Election is Monday, May 22. In Alexandria, the June ballots each include contests for Governor and Lt. Governor. Virginia voters do not register by political party and may vote in either primary but not both. Checking Registration If you have recently moved or updated your registration since the last time you voted, please make sure you are registered at your current address. You may check your registration at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov or by contacting voters at alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4050. New Registrations The following voter registration methods are available to U.S. citizens living in Virginia who will be 18 or older by November 7, 2017: ? Submit the application online at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov by midnight on May 22. ? Register in person at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 North Royal St., Suite 100, by 5 p.m. on May 22. ? Download an application at alexandriava.gov/Elections and then print, sign and mail the completed form to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 132 North Royal St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications must be postmarked on or before May 22. Address Updates The same deadlines are in effect for Virginia voters who are registered, but have moved within the City of Alexandria or moved within Virginia. Voters who do not update their registration records before the deadline are at risk of being ineligible to vote in this election. Virginia registered voters who need to update their addresses may do so using any of the methods listed above, or by completing a new voter registration application and faxing it to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 703.838.6449 by 5 p.m. on May 22. Voter information letters for new or transferred registrants will be mailed within one week of the registration date. Absentee Voting and Other Election Information Virginians who are registered to vote must show photo identification when voting. Check alexandriava.gov/Elections or call 703.746.4050 for a list of acceptable photo ID and other election information, including sample ballots and in-person absentee voting hours. In-person absentee voting for this election continues until 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. For more information, contact Anna Leider, General Registrar, at anna.leider at alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4050. # # # This news release is available at www.alexandriava.gov/97841. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Wed May 17 02:50:26 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 22:50:26 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Tour of National Cathedral In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <039301d2ceb8$580b5e10$08221a30$@gmail.com> Dear Greater Alexandria Chapter, Franklyn Riley, our fellow chapter member, has asked me to share the below announcement about tours of the National Cathedral? Sounds like a terrific outing to me! Brian Miller President, Alexandria Chapter Begin forwarded message: From: Franklyn Riley Date: May 16, 2017 at 10:35:55 PM EDT To: friley914 at gmail.com Subject: Tour of National Cathedral Hello, I have a friend and coworker who is a docent at the National Cathedral. In January, he offered to give my mom and I a tour. He did a great job of explaining the art and architecture to me and also allowed me to feel the different types of carvings and sculptures. He said there were tour notes specifically for blind visitors and he wanted to revise and update these notes that were made in 1988. I mention that since my move to NoVa in October, I have been a part of some blind organizations and wanted to share this information with people who would be interested in taking a tour of the cathedral. So here I am, sharing this with you all. If you would like a tour, I will include contact information below. Should the tour group exceed 10 people, a group reservation and a ? per-person admission is required. Also, for a more personal, extended tour with a small group please contact me and I will be happy to pass along your information. Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016 202-537-6200 cathedral.org My info: friley914 at gmail.com 505-249-8869 Franklyn Riley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 18 13:56:46 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 09:56:46 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_City_of_Alexandria_Welcomes_Bac?= =?utf-8?b?ayBUYWxsIFNoaXAg4oCcRWwgR2FsZcOzbizigJ0gTWF5IDI1LTI5?= In-Reply-To: <9317901.461352451494870847039.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2ce4.ebcolo.com> References: <9317901.461352451494870847039.JavaMail.oracle@pbur2ce4.ebcolo.com> Message-ID: <058201d2cfde$97aaacc0$c7000640$@gmail.com> Avast fellow chapter members, I am working on arranging for a small group tactile tour of this ship the weekend of May 27-28. I have made contact the city officials in charge of welcoming this ship and they are working on setting this up. I?ll let the chapter know when I?ve established a specific day and time. If you can?t make that day and time, I?m sure they will work something out to accommodate you. Ahoy! Brian Miller President, NFB Alexandria Chapter From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:conf-1374893485 at everbridge.net] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:54 PM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 For Immediate Release: May 15, 2017 The City of Alexandria Marina will once again be the scene of living history as ?El Gale?n,? an authentic replica of a 16th-century Spanish Galleon, returns from Thursday, May 25, through Monday, May 29, following an enormously popular visit in October 2016. Galleons, used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions from the 16th to 18th centuries, were fabled merchant vessels and war ships that made up the early navies of Europe. El Gale?n, commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation, was launched in 2009. The 500-ton, 160-foot long vessel has a 32-foot beam and its four masts hold six sails that measure nearly 11,000 square feet. Converted into a floating museum, five of the vessel?s six decks are available for tours. The vessel carries an all-Spanish crew that lives and breathes the history of the ship and its travels from port to port and in the open sea. The ship will be docked at the City Marina (0 Cameron St.) and will be available for tours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for children under age 5. The public is encouraged to post photos with the social media hashtag #ElGaleonALX. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/el-galeon. For media inquiries, contact Andrea J. Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford at alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959. # # # This news release is available at www.alexandriava.gov/97801. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 18 14:45:03 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 10:45:03 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Music Through the Ages: Gospel and Barbershop In-Reply-To: <1127981165319.1102356564350.1714.0.181008JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> References: <1127981165319.1102356564350.1714.0.181008JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Message-ID: <05a301d2cfe5$57364300$05a2c900$@gmail.com> Chapter, With your indulgence, I share the below announcement with you? Brian Miller President, NFB Alexandria Chapter From: Alexandria Harmonizers [mailto:scipio at harmonizers.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Harmonizers Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:09 AM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: Music Through the Ages: Gospel and Barbershop Friday, May 19, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA. Alexandria's Office of the Arts and the Alexandria Harmonizers invite you to attend a two day musical spectacular event - Music Through The Ages: Gospel and Barbershop - on Friday, May 19, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA. Experience the sounds of Gospel and Barbershop music while celebrating their rich genres. The Grammy Award-winning "Fairfield Four" will headline the two days and will be singing in the traditional African American a cappella gospel style they have been known for since the group's inception almost 100 years ago. Advance tickets $5 per person, per day and at the door tickets are $10 per person per day. To pay online visit: www.alexandriava.gov/Webtrac, and select activity 455207.03 for Friday or 455207-04 for Saturday). Children 5 years and under are free. Children must be accompanied by one adult. www.alexandriava.gov/Webtrac select activity 455207.03 for Friday or 455207-04 for Saturday STAY CONNECTED: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Alexandria Harmonizers, 1605 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314 SafeUnsubscribe? brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by harmonizersnewsletter at gmail.com in collaboration with Constant Contact Try it free today -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Sun May 21 23:26:06 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 19:26:06 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] May 25 Chapter Board meeting agenda Message-ID: <027901d2d289$a0cf2c10$e26d8430$@gmail.com> Greater Alexandria Chapter Board Meeting Day: Thursday, May 25, 2017 Time: 7:30pm Call in info: Zoom information to be sent in separate email Agenda: *Housekeeping items (20 mins) , including - - Review of chapter checklist - - Setting up a chapter bank account - Report of Cash on hand - Chapter email listserv - Establishment of chapter meeting schedule *Activity for May - Tactile tour of the tall shit Galleon visiting Alexandria, (5 mins) *Discussion of activity for June (10 mins) - Visit to National Cathedral, or - Hands-on Horticulture with master Gardner *Scheduling of visit by vice-mayor Justin Wilson (5 mins) * Political updates and community concerns- - voting accessibility for June primary, Evelyn Valdez (5 mins) - Way-finding signs in Old Town Alexandria, Brian Miller (5 mins) - Vision Zero, Jeremy Grandstaff (5 mins) * Announcements, questions, concerns or comments from the board and other participants (15 mins) Please note that this is an open meeting, so all are welcome to join. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 23 14:55:02 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 10:55:02 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Wednesday, May 31 Conference Call on Pre-Employment Transition Program for northern Virginia Teens In-Reply-To: <008601d2d3bd$06075830$12160890$@gmail.com> References: <01c101d2d2a9$2226cd80$66746880$@gmail.com> <02f401d2d315$f03d9f70$d0b8de50$@gmail.com> <008601d2d3bd$06075830$12160890$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <040c01d2d3d4$8f7eb920$ae7c2b60$@gmail.com> Good morning chapter! Please see the message from tracy Soforenko below. I plan to call in tomorrow evening to see what the affiliate has cooking! Brian Miller We are trying to gauge interest and support for a series of day long programs for blind students (ages 14-22) to develop skills that will help them achieve career and academic goals. We hope to develop a program to share with our members and DBVI for a program one Saturday a month during the school year. We have been working hard to develop relationships with blind and low vision high school and college students and we believe we are ready to take our programming to the next level. If this sounds interesting and you want to learn more and contribute to our efforts please join us on a conference call. Date: Wednesday, may 31 Time: 8:00 PM Conference Bridge: 712 432-0220 Passcode: 9986460# If you are interested in attending, please drop me an email message so I know to expect you. If you have challenges, please call my mobile below. Tracy Soforenko President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia 202 285-4595 Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 23 15:26:13 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 11:26:13 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] FW: MWABA Wine Tasting on Saturday, 6/10 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <042101d2d3d8$eab36df0$c01a49d0$@gmail.com> Dear Alexandria chapter members, Please see Justin Chan's invite to attend a fund-raiser in support of blind sports. Brian Miller President, NFB of Alexandria chapter Hi Brian, Could you please share MWABA's Wine Tasting event with the Greater Alexandria chapter? This is to fundraise to help MWABA continue and expand on our existing programs, which include goalball, yoga, tandem cycling, and more to come. When: Saturday, 6/10 from 3:00PM-5:00PM Where:Bistro 360 Wine Bar, Market & Restaurant 1800 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22201 The Brown Paper Tickets link is below: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2958829 Thanks in advance. I will talk to you on the conference call on the 25th. -- Justin Chan (941) 585-9503 From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Tue May 23 17:20:35 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 13:20:35 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] May 25 Greater Alexandria Chapter board meeting Message-ID: <045801d2d3e8$e47b3980$ad71ac80$@gmail.com> Please note the dialing instructions are now included in the below announcement. We will use the affiliate conference line for this call as Jeremy may not be available to assist with the Zoom conference program due to a family emergency. This is a board meeting, but all are welcome to join. Talk to you all Thursday! 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URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 25 22:16:55 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 18:16:55 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Tour of tall ship galeon on Saturday, May 27, 11:00am Message-ID: <007301d2d5a4$9f86cc50$de9464f0$@gmail.com> Good evening, I?ve arranged for a tactile tour of the tall ship coming to Alexandria this weekend. The tour will start at 11:00am Saturday morning, May 27 at the dock described below. I don?t have a lot of details about how long it will take, or what exactly will happen, but consider the mystery part of the adventure! Pray for good weather, and see you Saturday! Brian Miller President, NFB of Alexandria Chapter From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:conf-1374893485 at everbridge.net] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:54 PM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 For Immediate Release: May 15, 2017 The City of Alexandria Marina will once again be the scene of living history as ?El Gale?n,? an authentic replica of a 16th-century Spanish Galleon, returns from Thursday, May 25, through Monday, May 29, following an enormously popular visit in October 2016. Galleons, used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions from the 16th to 18th centuries, were fabled merchant vessels and war ships that made up the early navies of Europe. El Gale?n, commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation, was launched in 2009. The 500-ton, 160-foot long vessel has a 32-foot beam and its four masts hold six sails that measure nearly 11,000 square feet. Converted into a floating museum, five of the vessel?s six decks are available for tours. The vessel carries an all-Spanish crew that lives and breathes the history of the ship and its travels from port to port and in the open sea. The ship will be docked at the City Marina (0 Cameron St.) and will be available for tours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for children under age 5. The public is encouraged to post photos with the social media hashtag #ElGaleonALX. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/el-galeon. For media inquiries, contact Andrea J. Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford at alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959. # # # This news release is available at www.alexandriava.gov/97801. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Thu May 25 22:21:49 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 18:21:49 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Updated chapter checklist Message-ID: <007801d2d5a5$51e380f0$f5aa82d0$@gmail.com> Dear members of the Greater Alexandria chapter, Please find attached an updated chapter checklist for a brief discussion at tonight's board meeting. Thanks, Brian Miller President, NFB of Alexandria chapter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Checklist for Alexandria chapter.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 22313 bytes Desc: not available URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Fri May 26 20:19:38 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 16:19:38 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_City_of_Alexandria_Welcomes_Bac?= =?utf-8?b?ayBUYWxsIFNoaXAg4oCcRWwgR2FsZcOzbizigJ0gTWF5IDI1LTI5?= Message-ID: <019001d2d65d$6cc68da0$4653a8e0$@gmail.com> Hello again fellow chapter members! It looks like the weather will hold until the early afternoon, so I think our 11am tour should be safe from the deluge. Let?s plan to meet at the ticket booth or wherever precisely it is one buys the tickets to get on to the ship about 10:50 so we can all go in together. The free Jazz Festival from 1:00-5:00pm has been moved indoors, however, to the Nannie J. Lee center on Jefferson St. Thanks! Brian M From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:conf-1374893485 at everbridge.net] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:54 PM To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Subject: City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 You are subscribed to the free Alexandria eNews service. Replies to this message will not be received. For correspondence, please use the contact information in the body of the message. City of Alexandria Welcomes Back Tall Ship ?El Gale?n,? May 25-29 For Immediate Release: May 15, 2017 The City of Alexandria Marina will once again be the scene of living history as ?El Gale?n,? an authentic replica of a 16th-century Spanish Galleon, returns from Thursday, May 25, through Monday, May 29, following an enormously popular visit in October 2016. Galleons, used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions from the 16th to 18th centuries, were fabled merchant vessels and war ships that made up the early navies of Europe. El Gale?n, commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation, was launched in 2009. The 500-ton, 160-foot long vessel has a 32-foot beam and its four masts hold six sails that measure nearly 11,000 square feet. Converted into a floating museum, five of the vessel?s six decks are available for tours. The vessel carries an all-Spanish crew that lives and breathes the history of the ship and its travels from port to port and in the open sea. The ship will be docked at the City Marina (0 Cameron St.) and will be available for tours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for children under age 5. The public is encouraged to post photos with the social media hashtag #ElGaleonALX. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/el-galeon. For media inquiries, contact Andrea J. Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford at alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959. # # # This news release is available at www.alexandriava.gov/97801. To change your subscription choices, click here to login . To request removal of your account, email enews at alexandriava.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianrmiller88 at gmail.com Wed May 31 01:21:05 2017 From: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com (BrianMiller) Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 21:21:05 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] A few Greater Alexandria chapter updates Message-ID: <02ad01d2d9ac$2e334540$8a99cfc0$@gmail.com> Dear members of the Greater Alexandria chapter of the NFB, I hope everyone had a lovely Memorial Day weekend. I just wanted to share a few quick updates. On May 25, at 7:30pm, we held a board meeting via teleconference. Terri Nettels, our chapter secretary is preparing notes for distribution to the chapter shortly. On Saturday, May 27, a half dozen or so of us met at the pier at the end of Cameron street in Old Town Alexandria for a tour of the tall ship ?El Galeon.? The Galeon is a replica of a sixteenth century galleon ship that the Spanish used to transport silks and spices and other valuables from Manilla across the Pacific to Acapulco, where goodies were off-loaded, carried across Mexico, and loaded on to another set of galleons heading back to Cadis, Spain. Meanwhile, the Galleons would load up tons of silver in Acapulco to sail back across the Pacific to buy all those lovely things from Chinese and Philippine merchants. The crew of this replica are all Spanish volunteers, and one of them showed us around the ship for over an hour, and let us duck behind the ropes and touch many of the artifacts that otherwise remain off-limits to guests. In June the chapter activity will be a guided tour of the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Franklyn Riley is organizing this event and will have information about a time and date soon, but we expect it will be on a Saturday late in the month. Stay tuned! I am excited to announce that for our July meeting, the vice mayor of Alexandria, Justin Wilson, will join us to share updates from the city budget and take our questions. Many thanks to Bonnie O?day who reached out to councilman Wilson and arranged this visit. Our July meeting will take place on Thursday, July 27, at 7:30pm in the clubhouse at the Carlyle Place Apartments. Reminders and more details will be sent around as the date draws closer. I hope everyone who is going to national convention in July takes advantage of early registration ? the last day to do so is tomorrow, May 31. You can register at https://convention.nfb.org/ If you are going to be in Orlando, I encourage you to sign up to work at the Virginia booth in the exhibit hall. You can do so by contacting Robert Parsons at rob.parso3389 at gmail.com Meanwhile, don?t forget to sign up for the chapter email listserv; you can do so at http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-alexandria_nfbnet.org Have a great week, and do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. Yours sincerely, Brian Miller, Ph.D. President, NFB Alexandria chapter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jrelton at verizon.net Wed May 31 15:11:04 2017 From: jrelton at verizon.net (Joy) Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 11:11:04 -0400 Subject: [NFBV-Alexandria] Invitation to Inexpensive Event Message-ID: <002e01d2da20$230478f0$690d6ad0$@verizon.net> Greetings friends and colleagues, I am forwarding you information about an inexpensive source of entertainment. My husband, daughter and I joined the Alexandria Singers this past January. It is a great community, pop choir of approximately 80 people. Please come and check us out. There is something for everyone in our performance. Tickets may be purchased at http://bit.ly/ALXSingersStore. If you purchase tickets, there is a box and the bottom of the form labeled "Singer Credited For This Sale". Please type "Reltons" in that box. I have attached a flyer in pdf. The information you need is also included below. Friday, June 9th , 7:30 PM Saturday, June 10th, 2:00 PM Sunday, , June 11th, 7:30 PM George Washington Masonic national Memorial 101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria, VA 22301 $25 Reserved Premium Seating $20 General admission $15 Discounted (Groups of 10+, Seniors 65+, active military) $0 Children 5 and under Feel free to contact me or the Alexandria Singers at Tickets at alexandriasingers.com if you need more information. Hope to see you there. Joy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: