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<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Good Afternoon Fellow Virginian Federationists!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Though I have been more on the quiet side for the last few months, I promise I am still at work. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Those who attend our board meetings know that committees always provide our membership with committee updates. Since we are entering one of our busiest times and due to recent activities and changes, I wanted to ensure everyone was up to date on the Communications Committee.</span></p></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>First, we have been talking about this for a few years, but our new<br>website is becoming a reality! Many have noticed that we were offline<br>for a few weeks to allow for demolition and construction to occur. I<br>am excited to announce, we are back live with a new look! Now, before<br>anyone says anything, no, the website is not complete. We are still<br>working on a few additional components. However, as Joe mentioned in<br>an earlier e-mail, it is about 75% done as far as text is concerned.<br>With that said, we would love your candid feedback. If you have any<br>issues or comments, please let us know! This is our website and so we<br>want it to be the best it can be. My deepest appreciation to Joe and<br>Cathy for their work in making this happen.<br><br>Second, if you look on the website, you will notice we now have a<br>blog. Yes, that is correct, we are now starting a new platform to<br>share content. No, we are not getting rid of the Vigilant. We are<br>hoping the blog will provide a new platform to share experiences,<br>stories, philosophy, etc.<br><br>Lastly, we are nearing the end of August. With that said, the<br>Communications Committee will soon be busy promoting convention. This<br>by no means is a 1 or even 2 person team. If you have connections or<br>have time to assist in publicizing please let me know! I appreciate<br>any and all assistance in this department.<br></span><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Missed seeing everyone last weekend, but I know you all are making me proud to call Virginia my home state. </span><div><br></div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sarah Patnaude<br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="mailto:patnaude.sarah@yahoo.com" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12/0" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">patnaude.sarah@yahoo.com</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="tel:(804)%20591-6153" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12/1" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">(804) 591-6153</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/">www.nfbv.org</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<br><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Live the life you want.<br><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span><br></div></div></div></body></html>