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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>Hey NFB Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don’t miss out on Sharon Soforenko’s ultimate chocolate tasting! Register for our State Convention, SOON, this event is limited to the first fifty people who register and choose to be a part. Oh yeah, when you register, you are automatically entered to win $100, not to mention all the cool programming, something for everyone! Please register at NFBV.org/Convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>The Winchester chapter invites you to come join us for recognizing Blind equality, achievement month along with white Kane awareness day on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 10 AM to 2 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be downtown on the walking mall. 21 North Loudoun St. in front of the Shenandoah Valley War Memorial Museum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be collaborating with the Winchester host Lions Club. Working together as a community and bringing outreach. Everybody is welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Chris Walker</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>President, Winchester Chapter</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>540.303.0080</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="mailto:chrisvinson1@gmail.com">chrisvinson1@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ladies, ladies, ladies…Come one come all! It’s Saturday Night Party Night for the ladies. Come join us from 7 thru 9 PM on October 1<sup>st</sup>. Catch up with your girlfriends, share your thoughts and, of course, your secrets with your BFF’s from around Virginia, meet new friends and chill. Get comfy, grab your cocktail and prepare for laughs and great conversation. Zoom link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will have a special guest at the September 28 Seniors Division Meeting, starting at 7 PM. Travel instructor, Desmond Jackson, who provided travel instruction at Silver Bells, will join us over zoom and offer general travel tips for navigating a hotel.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are opening up the meeting to all members of the affiliate interested in this topic.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zoom information is below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nancy Yeager, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBV Seniors Division <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703) 283-2524<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Correction included, please read. Are YOU up for a Murder Mystery? Feeling Sleuth-y? </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Well…let me tell you! This is not just your run-of-the-mill, ho-hum, the-butler-did-it-murder mystery! OH, NO-SIR-EE! THIS, my friends, is a murder mystery to top all murder mysteries! Wait ‘till you hear the title—</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>THE GREAT BRITISH BUMP-OFF! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hosted by THE GREATER ALEXANDRIA CHAPTER!! Ha, ha! We couldn’t have planned that one any better if we tried!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here is a glimpse into the action –</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The scene of the Great British Bump Off is the tent in a field in Welford Park, the existing house a private residence built on the site of a monastery in Newbury and belonging to the same family for 400 years.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>“Tension is high inside the big white tent because it’s time for this year’s bakers to face judgment and elimination. But wait! Stop those timers! Our esteemed judge, Shaw G. Bottom, has just been discovered dead in the judge’s tent. The bread round just turned into the dead round.”</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>OOOOO! Doesn’t that sound juicy! Now here is the scoop:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Greater Alexandria Chapter is hosting this crazy fun murder mystery to help us raise money for the Latin Fiesta Hospitality Night at the NFB of Virginia State Convention! We want to put on the absolute best in hospitality nights for the members of our Affiliate, and the bottom line is quickly rising way above sea level! We need your help, NFB of Virginia Family! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Our Murder Mystery night is Thursday, September 29</span><sup><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>th</span></sup><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., this coming Thursday! We ask that you zoom in just a few minutes early to be ready to go promptly at start time.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The cost to attend this Murder Mystery EXTRAVAGANZA is $10.00. If you can, and the spirit moves you, please feel free to kick in a little extra for the Latin Fiesta Hospitality night!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>We prefer that you use our ZELLE account and send your payment using our email address: <a href="mailto:NFBVGAC1@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">NFBVGAC1@GMAIL.COM</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you absolutely cannot send your payment using ZELLE, then go ahead and send it to our PayPal account using the same email address, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><a href="mailto:NFBVGAC1@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NFBVGAC1@GMAIL.COM</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The deadline to pay for this exciting night of sleuthing is Wednesday, September 28</span><sup><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>th</span></sup><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, by 11:59 p.m. On Thursday morning, I will send out the link for the Murder Mystery Night to all who have paid to attend. It is your key to the most fun you will have this side of Christmas!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please let me know if you have any questions or need any information! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6230710165ydp73891970msonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hope to see you on the 29</span><sup><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>th</span></sup><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Ren</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>é</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>e F. Valdez, M.A.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Secretary/Treasurer, National Federation of the Blind, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Greater Alexandria Chapter</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(703) 966-0836</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:solid lightgrey 1.0pt;background:white;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B1B0B0'>"TonyMay KG (kg6sxy)" <<a href="mailto:kg6sxy@gmail.com">kg6sxy@gmail.com</a>>: Sep 24 08:59AM -0400 </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E'><br><br>We welcome learners at all levels! Bring your questions, get support for your learning goals and find out how to learn Braille for free from home. <br> <br>Saturdays, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM eastern<br>Tuesdays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM eastern<br> <br><a href="https://nypl.zoom.us/j/81824972219?pwd=NDZ3UGR1S3FrSGhsRGN0T2pxVFZjZz09">https://nypl.zoom.us/j/81824972219?pwd=NDZ3UGR1S3FrSGhsRGN0T2pxVFZjZz09</a> <<a href="https://nypl.zoom.us/j/81824972219?pwd=NDZ3UGR1S3FrSGhsRGN0T2pxVFZjZz09">https://nypl.zoom.us/j/81824972219?pwd=NDZ3UGR1S3FrSGhsRGN0T2pxVFZjZz09</a>><br> <br>Meeting ID: 818 2497 2219<br>Passcode: AH4020<br>One tap mobile<br>+19292056099,,81824972219# US (New York)<br> <br>Take care, <br>Tony May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Here’s how to join our Affiliate’s Zoom:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>tell: +13017158592,,8297256345# <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345#<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If needed the password is 20201940<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. -Joelle Speranza <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Peace,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Jacki Bruce</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Greater Williamsburg Chapter, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>RISE/Silver Bells Outreach Coordinator<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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>