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Hey NFB Family and Friends,

I’m sitting on my back porch drinking a  cup of hot apple cider, life is good!  I  hope everyone has had a  phenomenal week.  Speaking of life is good, NFB state Conventions  are happening all over these beautiful United States.  What makes the Virginia Convention the best?  We have Tracy Soforenko as our Affiliate President, Joe Orozco planning this shindig The Incredible  zoom team making sure it all works  and Christine Grassman as the point person.  If that isn’t enough, you could win $100 dollars and all you have to do is register by October 18th! So register people, register!!

 

Kudos Corner…

 

Smoking…Access Independence has thanked the Winchester Chapter for their partnership.  Read on, Thank you to the National Federation of the Blind  and Chapter President Chris Walker, for their generous donation to our organization! We are excited to be working with them and partnering with them on providing more services to the visually impaired community in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. ❤.  We may have to change the title of this section to Winchester Chapter Kudos Corner! Providing scholarships, tactile trails, toys for hospitalized blind kids etc.  Way to go Winchester!  I  challenge you “Big Dogs”, Greater Alexandria, Potomac, Richmond, and Chesapeake Bay time to step up.  I  know Greater Williamsburg is chanting “We’re not worthy!”.  Keep up the great work Chris and all of Winchester’s Members.

 

On Saturday, October 2nd, the Chesapeake Bay, Greater Williamsburg and Peninsula Chapters got together at Deer Park, in Newport News, for a  picnic.  Almost 30 members were seen talking, laughing, playing games, and of course, eatting!  A  good time was had by all.

 

Spotlight On…

 

BEAM (Blind Equality and Achievement Month) Activities – Stay tuned and join our Chapters this month for these and other events.

 


5th Annual Walk With the Blind!


 

Join members of the Greater Williamsburg Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV) as we walk through Historic Colonial Williamsburg.   

Support us as we raise awareness of what blind people can achieve.    

 

When: Saturday, October 9, 2021

9:00 AM:  Registration Opens

9:45  AM Kick off with the Proclamation, being read by  our Mayor, Douglas  Pons.  Where: Starting at the Capital Building (end of Duke of Gloucester St.), Colonial Williamsburg   The Tidewater and Peninsula Chapters   will be walking in their areas also.  Please Click on the Affiliate Zoom link below to join virtually or Call Stewart Prost, Tidewater President, at 757-572-6891 or Uricka Harrison, Peninsula President, at 757-349-9234 to join their walking party..  If you would like to join in person. 

 

Join the Potomac and Greater Alexandria Chapters and Spread the Word: Joint BEAM Event at the Alexandria Waterfront: 10/09/2021: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

The Honorable Justin Wilson will be stopping by between 10:00 and 10:30 AM, and will deliver a proclamation.

 

We will be providing literature and information, and if you are skilled with a slate and stylus, please bring them, as we will have index cards to Braille messages or names.

We have alphabet cards to hand out as well, and anyone who is comfortable doing so may demonstrate technology, orientation and mobility techniques, or other alternative techniques of blindness. 

 A lot of people have been working behind the scenes to pull this together, and we ask that you join us for as much of the event as possible.   More details and zoom link to follow in a  separate Announce List email.

 

Chapter members and friends,

The Winchester Chapter will not be holding a chapter meeting scheduled for October 16. Instead we will be collaborating with the Lions host on the walking mall to coincide with blind equality achievement and white cane Awareness day.

This event will take place from 10 AM to 2 PM in front of the Presbyterian Church down by the kids fountain. We will have a table along with our banner, brochures and information and plenty of white canes. The Lions club will also have poster boards and we will be helping them fund raise.

They will also be participating in our virtual state convention on Sunday, October 31 between 2:20 PM and 2:30 PM. We will talk about the new trail at the gym Barnett Park. Tom Crosby will be representing.

We need you there to represent the chapter and the national Federation of the blind and the joint effort of the Lions Host.

I will send out more information as time gets closer. Be sure to mark your calendar's and spread the word.

 

Many of our Chapters are meeting in person, please check the Chapter Meetings section to join in a   meeting.  All meetings are open to the public.    Chapters and Divisions are using the Affiliate Zoom link, if a meeting is using an alternate platform, the phone number or instructions to join will follow the meeting name. 

 

 

Here’s how to join:

Zoom Link  <https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09> https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09




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Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592

Meeting ID: 829 725 6345# 

 

If needed the password is 20201940

 

Chapter and Division Meetings…

 

At Large, Tuesday, October 13th, 8  pm  conference call number  877-394-5901meeting i.d. 6149670
  

Potomac, Wednesday, October 14th, 7:00 PM. 

Fairfax, Thursday, October 21st, 7  pm

 

Winchester, See above for joint meeting with the Lions. 

 

Peninsula, Saturday, October 16th 11:00 am.  Conference call number 605-475-4825  meeting id 549778

 

Prince William Saturday, October 16th from 1 to 3 PM at bar Louie, address 15,001 Potomac Town Pl., Woodbridge, VA. There is also a conference call line to dial into: 605-313–5562, passcode: 293383.

 

Tidewater, Saturday , October 18th, 2:00 PM (lunch at 1:00 PM ). Bangkok Gardens, 417 West 21stStreet, Norfolk 23517.  Call   Stewart for zoom information.

 

Greater Williamsburg, Monday, October 20th 6  pm. Center Street Grill, 5101 Center Street, Williamsburg,23188.

 

Seniors Division, Wednesday, October 27th 7:00 pm 

 

Greater Alexandria no meeting this month.  Tune in next month for another thought provoking meeting.

Chesapeake Bay, Saturday, October 23rd 11 AM.  Gus and George’s Spaghetti and Steak House, 4312 Virginia Beach Blvd., Va. Beach, zip  23456. Conf. call phone num. 605 468 8758  and the access code is 197498.

 

Richmond, Monday, October 25th 6:30 PM



Get busy living or get busy dying  -Stephen King

 

Peace,

Jacki Bruce

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