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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We’re now nine days away from the early registration deadline for the 62nd annual state convention. Thank you for joining us on this count down spotlighting just a few reasons why your presence is eagerly anticipated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before getting to today’s feature, please note the convention agenda is now available on the web. You may find it easier to jump straight to the online copy and more easily connect with the various Zoom links. I would be grateful if you would take a look at it and make sure you understand the meeting setup so that when convention week arrives, you will hit the ground running. You can find the online agenda at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbv.org/agenda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>#9: Parents Need Each Other<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have you ever loved your children so much you just wanted to shake them? No? Clearly you’ve: A. never been a parent; or B. have not been a parent long enough.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Parenting is difficult under the best of circumstances. Children don’t come with a manual, and even if they did, chances are good they would turn out to be a spazz and drive you to throw the best advice out the window.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These days, it’s easy to throw around words like “distance learning” and, gulp, “home schooling”. But when you dig beneath the surface and appreciate what it is like to raise children while teaching them and balancing your other priorities, all with breaks that are far and few between, it would be nice to know you are not alone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join us for one of two great opportunities to meet and mingle with parents who get where you are coming from and want to be part of your support system. The Virginia Parents of Blind Children will meet Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM. The Blind Parents Group will meet Wednesday, October 28 at 8 PM. Highlighting this latter group’s session will be Mrs. Melissa Riccobono, first lady of the NFB, who brings years of experience raising her own children as well as programmatic experience building and maintaining initiatives for parents. Both sessions will be optimal opportunities to expand your circle of parents who understand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please forward this to anyone you know could benefit from the opportunities. Celebrating our unsung heroes, the parents who do the most important work and get little thanks for bringing up the next generation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To register for the convention, visit:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbv.org/registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe Orozco, Convention Organization and Arrangements<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>