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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hey NFB Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s the first week of November and where has the year gone! I hope everyone enjoyed our NFB of Virginia State Convention and has had a chance to recover and relax. Don’t eat to much leftover Halloween Candy while you read this and decide which meetings you will be attending this month. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kudos Corner…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please welcome our newest NFBV Member, November Kathleen Orozco, Born to Joe and Julie on November 6<sup>th</sup> at 2:51 PM. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 oz. and is 18 ˝ inches long! Momma, Daddy and Baby are doing well. Please send good wishes, prayers and love to November and her proud parents! Welcome November Kathleen Orozco, we are so happy you are here!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Spotlight On…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the Greater Williamsburg Chapter as we welcome Sandy Halverson, 1<sup>st</sup> Vice President, to our meeting on November15th. Sandy will be talking about our newest program, Silver Bells. We meet at the Center Street Grill in Williamsburg, please contact President, Jacki Bruce, by Friday, November 12<sup>th</sup> at 757-291-1789, if you would like to join us in person. We have to give the restaurant a head count .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk81826064">Here’s how to join:<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'>Zoom Link </span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'>https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'>One tap mobile<br><a name="_Hlk50492302"></a></span><a href="tel:%20+13017158592,,8297256345"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk50492302'>tel: +13017158592,,8297256345# </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk50492302'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk50492302'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'><br>Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345# <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'>If needed the password is 20201940<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk81826064'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter and Division Meetings…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At Large, Tuesday, November 9<sup>th</sup>, 8 pm conference call number 877-394-5901, meeting i.d. <u><span style='color:#0563C1'>6149670</span></u><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Potomac, Thursday, November 11<sup>th</sup>, 7:00 PM. St. George’s, Episcopal Church, Arlington, 22203.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greater Williamsburg, Monday, November 15, 6 pm. Center Street Grill, <u>5101 Center Street, Williamsburg,23188</u>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fairfax, Thursday, November 18th, 7 pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'>Winchester, Saturday, November 20<sup>th</sup>, 10am. Solenberger’s True Value Hardware, 832 Berryville Avenue, Winchester, 22601. Call in number is 978-990-5395. The meeting id number is 1566808.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'>Peninsula, Saturday, November 20<sup>th</sup> 11:00 am. Conference call number <u><span style='color:#0563C1'>605-475-4825</span></u> meeting id 549778<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'>Prince William, Saturday, November 20th from 1 to 3pm at Bar Louie, address 15001 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge, VA. There is also a conference call line to dial into: 605-313-5562, passcode 293383.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tidewater, Saturday , November 20<sup>th</sup>, 2:00 PM (lunch <u>at 1:00 PM</u> ). Bangkok Gardens, <u>417 West 21<sup>st </sup>Street, Norfolk 23517</u>. : Zoom link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One touch mobile <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="tel:+13017158592,,3661685508#,,,,*21211955">+13017158592,,3661685508#,,,,*21211955#</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'>Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meeting ID: 366 168 5508#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Passcode: 21211955.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seniors Division, Wednesday, November 24<sup>th</sup> 7:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'>Greater Alexandria, Thursday, November 25<sup>th</sup> 7:00 pm. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chesapeake Bay, Saturday, November 27<sup>rd</sup> 11 AM. Gus and George’s Spaghetti and Steak House, <u>4312 Virginia Beach Blvd.</u>, Va. Beach, zip 23456. Conf. call phone num. <u><span style='color:#0563C1'>605 468 8758</span></u> and the access code is 197498.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richmond, Monday, November 29<sup>th</sup> 6:30 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Sing like nobody’s listening, Love like you’ve never been hurt, Dance like no one is watching and Live like it’s Heaven on Earth! – Various Sources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="tel:(757)291-1789" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>tel:(757)291-1789</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>