[NFBV-Announce] What's happening and zoom!

Mon May 26 21:42:32 UTC 2025

Hey NFB Family and Friends,

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend as we celebrate the brave and
loyal men and women who have served in our military and have lost their
lives doing so. Thank you!

ATTENTION! Please note, this is the last week we will have this format for
whats happening. Starting June 1st, we will be promoting events using this
announce list as well as our social media platforms. Presidents, Ill be
calling you, this week, to go over the new process.

Spotlight On

Remember to Zoom in for our next Fireside Chat, scheduled for Tuesday, May
27, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the Affiliate Zoom!  

With all the doom and gloom happening in our world these days, we need to
add a little joy to the mix! We'll hit on celebrating joy in our lives and
share our stories, laughter, and yes...joy!  This truly will be a time to
unwind, laugh and spend a relaxing evening with your NFB Family!

Renée Valdez

703-966-0836

Hello NFBV World!  

Have you heard?  The Greater Alexandria Chapter and the Virginia Association
of Blind Students are working together to put on this totally awesome,
absolutely phenomenal, definitely-dont-want-to-miss event all devoted to
your health and well-being!  

We finally decided what to call it!  Get this

PURSUIT OF HEALTHINESS!

In the spirit of our approaching day of independence, we are devoting one
entire day to YOUR health and well-being by offering some very special
workshops that will focus on motion and breathing and relaxation and cardio,
and FUN!  Here is a glimpse of the event:

*	Morning session - Stars & Stripes of Cardio, facilitated by River, a
professional dancer who performs with the Washington Wizards! 
*	Self Defense workshop  Repping Independence
*	A hydration station to keep you going  United States of Hydration

OK!  Thats it!  More will be revealed in the days to come!

Here is what you need to know:

WHEN: Saturday, June 14th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Lyon Village Community Center, 1920 N. Highland Street, Arlington,
VA, 22201

COST: $20 per person (will cover a light lunch)

If you would like to reserve your spot, please send your payment to our GAC
Zelle account using NFBVGAC1 at GMAIL.COM <mailto:NFBVGAC1 at GMAIL.COM> .  And
please send an email to me at reneefvaldez at gmail.com
<mailto:reneefvaldez at gmail.com>  to let me know you paid and plan to attend!

Deadline to register:   Friday, June 6th

We hope you will come and share a day of fun and health and wellness with
your NFBV Family!

Renée F. Valdez

Visions Consulting

Motivational Speaker,

Public Speaking Seminars Extraordinaire

(703) 966-0836

RENEEFVALDEZ at GMAIL.COM <http://RENEEFVALDEZ@GMAIL.COM> 

National Federation of the Blind Homecoming and Auction

Dear Friend:

Would you like to have a good time? 

Do you like to help a community organization raise funds to assist blind
youth, blind parents, and blind seniors in our community?

Would you like to come together with old friends?

We are extending a special invitation to friends who have been a part of us
in recent years  to gather with us.

Join the Potomac Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind for its
annual fundraising auction.  

When: Saturday June 21, 2025, from 2:00 to 5:30 PM.

Where: Lion Village Community House, 1920 N Highland St Arlington, VA 22201.

Cost: $20 to cover delicious food and other expenses.

Deadline to register: June  15, 2025.

Benefits: You have the opportunity to bid on gift baskets, local merchants
gift cards, beautiful Handmade knitted items, dinners catered by our members
and other surprises.

Your winning bids will help support our work with blind and low vision
people of all ages. In the next year, we plan, in conjunction with the
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, to again offer our program,
Project Rise. This program offers training, to approximately 20 blind youth
from Northern Virginia, on skills necessary for a blind individual to
transition from high school to work or college. Additionally, your
contributions will go towards providing academic scholarships to blind and
low vision college students. Your financial assistance will also go towards
offering training of blind persons in the community on how to successfully
use smart phones, computers, and Newsline, the talking newspaper operated by
the National Federation of the Blind. We provide advocacy for blind seniors.
Our chapter helps fund Silver Bells, our weekend program to offer newly
blind and low vision seniors an introduction of skills to live with sight
impairment. We work with parents of blind elementary and high school
students to insure schools provide appropriate blindness related academic
services.

The Potomac Chapter represents the Northern Virginia areas of Arlington,
Falls Church, and the eastern portions of Fairfax County. The PCNFB is the
local chapter of the state affiliate, National Federation of the Blind of
Virginia, and a chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, the largest
and most influential organization of the blind in the United States. The
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is a 501(c) 3  charitable tax
exempt organization. Our Tax Identification Number is 23-7176308.

I hope you are able to join us. Space is limited. 

For further information and to reserve a place at this important event,
please contact John Halverson, Ph.D., Corresponding Secretary and Auction
Chair, Potomac Chapter, National Federation of the Blind. Telephone
703-379-1141 (home), 703-867-6400 (Mobile), email jwh100 at outlook.com
<mailto:jwh100 at outlook.com> .

Cordially,

John Halverson, Ph.D., Corresponding Secretary and Auction Chair, Potomac
Chapter, National Federation of the Blind

Jwh100 at outlook.com

Text, Voice mail, and telephone: 703-867-6400

Heres how to join our Affiliates Zoom:

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One tap mobile

tell: +13017158592,,8297256345# 

Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592

Meeting ID: 829 725 6345#

If needed the password is 20201940

Peace,

Jacki Bruce

Corresponding Secretary NFBV

mailto:jackibruce6 at gmail.com

tel:(757)291-1789

Membership Chair

mailto:membership at nfbv.org

tel:(757)354-4170

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STRONGER TOGETHER!

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