<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">This message outlines many events and meetings planned for the month.</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> Almost all chapter and division meetings are using the Virginia Affiliate’s Zoom account and all meetings are open to the public.<br> All calls are available using the telephone dial in option or through the free and totally accessible Zoom app on Windows, Apple IOS, or Google Android. You can also access just using your Web Browser. <br>For all these services, it is important to be on mute when you are not speaking. The presenter will provide instructions on unmuting to be heard. Additionally, just like in-person Federation meetings, please preface your comments by stating your name and being recognized by the organizer before speaking. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><h1 style="margin: 12pt 0in 0in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">NFB of Virginia Virtual Meetings<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> <br>The Zoom link and telephone conference call details are consistent for each of the Zoom meetings this month. If there is an exception, it is provided in the description below.<br> <br><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345"><span style="color: windowtext;">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345</span></a><br><br> Telephone Dial: <a><span style="color: windowtext;">6468769923</span></a><br>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345<br><br>One tap mobile<br><a><span style="color: windowtext;">+16468769923,,8297256345</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><h1 style="margin: 12pt 0in 0in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Virginia Affiliate Virtual Programming<o:p></o:p></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ladies Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday, August 8, 15, 22 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please join the Virginia Affiliate every Saturday evening from 7 to 9 pm Eastern Time for good times. Each week will be a different theme. Grab your BFF’s and a drink alcoholic or non, settle in your favorite spot and get ready to laugh, share stories, and have fun!</span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The theme for this week,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">August 8th</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">is</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">fashion…what we buy, where we buy it, looks, shoes, designers, etc.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Bring your ideas for other themes.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 27pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Health and Wellness Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="s6"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 11.55pt;">Please join the Virginia Affiliate <a><span style="color: blue;">on Wednesday, August 12th from 7:00</span></a> <a><span style="color: blue;">thru 8:30</span></a> pm eastern time, for an interactive webinar on healthy eating as it relates to diabetes and cardiac health. Our presenter will be Kim Ladd, health educator with VDBVI. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 11.55pt;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="s7" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard, serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knit and Crochet Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, August 16 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif; background-color: white;">Grab your needles, yarn, and favorite beverage as we meet to discuss our current projects, Ravelry, festivals, and all things knitty. Not a knitter or crocheter yet? Not a problem! Come learn from those with s bit more experience. All fiber artists welcome.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="Heading1Char" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Chapter and Division virtual Programming <br></span></span> <br>Here is the calendar of chapter and division meetings for the end of July that have been scheduled.<br>More may follow as the month progresses.<br> <br>However, the At Large and Peninsula chapters are not using Zoom and have provided alternate dialing instructions which are listed after the meeting date and time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>At Large Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Tuesday, August 11 at 8:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(95, 91, 80);">Dial: <a><i><span style="color: rgb(43, 94, 94); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">(877) 394-5901</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 9pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(95, 91, 80);">Passcode: 6149670<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Potomac Chapter <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Thursday, August 13 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Peninsula Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Saturday, August 15 at 11:00 AM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dial: </span><a><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue;">605-475-4825</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Access code is 549778 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody, serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Tidewater Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Saturday, August 15 at 1:300 PM</b></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Prince William Chapter<div>Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 PM<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Winchester Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Greater Williamsburg Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Thursday, August 20 at 6:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Fairfax Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/6025022255"><span style="color: blue;">https://zoom.us/j/6025022255</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">ID: <a><span style="color: blue;">6025022255</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Richmond Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Monday, August 24 at 6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Senior Division<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00 PM <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Greater Alexandria Chapter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 PM<br><br><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We suspect more chapters and divisions will be holding meetings. We will provide updates each week with details.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p><br><div 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></blockquote></div></div></body></html>