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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><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>Spring has sprung! I hope everyone has a phenomenal week. Share a smile some love and pay it forward this week! <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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>The Greater Alexandria Chapter and the Virginia Association of Blind Students want to thank all of you who made our MOSAIC & MILKSHAKES event last Sunday a HUGE success! Carol Erickson, a renowned artist, specializing in stained glass, led us through the creation of our own stained glass masterpieces! They will, no doubt, take a special place over the fireplace! And I will say, the milkshakes were absolutely YUMMY! Thank you all!<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'>Renee Valdez</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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Ches. Bay Chapter is selling coffee and tea to support our Chapter Members going to National Convention. We have </span>Chocolate raspberry coffee and breakfast blend coffee for $12.00 and a box of 100 bags orange blend tea of $8.00. The Virginia Coffee and Tea Company is supplying the items. Please call Annie to place your orders (phone number below). Please be prepared to pay by check, money order or cash. We are not able to ship the orders as we want all money collected to be available to our Chapter Members<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Annie Ascher<br>President<br>ChesBay Chapter of VA<br>757-515-6238<br><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Spotlight On…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Greetings once again,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Our monthly meeting is nearly here! This month we will review the May 13th, affiliate board meeting and discuss possible topics for our Fall meetings. If any of you will be in attendance Saturday send me a txt and we can sit together. I’ll be at the Weston for both the morning philosophy discussion and the afternoon board meeting. As a reminder the chapter takes June and July off from meetings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>As a follow up to last month’s meeting discussion I encourage you to read Cricket Bidleman’s article entitled “Normality: The key to low expectations” in the April 2023 Braille Monitor and available at <a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2304/bm230405.htm">https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2304/bm230405.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Tuesday May 16,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> Time: 8 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> Agenda:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• Family matters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Discussion of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• May affiliate board meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>• Fall meeting topics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I look forward to sharing an hour with you soon! Remember to visit the chapter Facebook group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Patrick Johnson, Chapter President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I hope this email finds you well. Don't forget to attend our next Chapter meeting, it will be held at the Cheesecake Factory located at 2708 Potomac Mills Circle. Meeting time will be from 1-3 pm on May 20 2022. Until then, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oscar Montiel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings everyone, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope everyone is doing well. Our next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 2-3:30 PM. Everyone will be able to join in from the comfort of your home, as we will be meeting via Zoom. The Zoom information is at the bottom of this email. Our program for this meeting is entitled, "PIE" which stands for Philosophy, Independence, and Empowerment. This will be a discussion led by Michael Kitchens and Jenny Blinsmon. They promise that it will be an interesting and lively discussion. Of course, since this is a virtual meeting, everyone is invited to join us!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Upcoming Meeting:</b> On June 17 we will meet at the offices and studios of WHRO public media where we will hear from Jim Holzer, who is in charge of the Hampton Roads voice, a radio reading service for blind and low vision individuals. We will also hear from John Halverson, who will talk about Newsline for the Blind. So mark your calendars for June 17. That meeting will be both in person and via Zoom. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I look forward to being with you all next Saturday!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warm regards, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stewart Prost, President, Tidewater Chapter, NFB of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 757-572-6891<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:sprost82@gmail.colm">sprost82@gmail.colm</a><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='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>VIRGINIA AFFILIATE <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Presents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>AMAZING KICK ASS MAMAS (AKA): <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>BLIND PARENTING WITH SPICE! TAKE II<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>CALLING ALL BLIND MOMS AND MOMS-TO-BE!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>This is your month! Happy Mother’s Day!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>COME HANG OUT WITH SOME VERY SPICY MOMS AND GET HOT TIPS!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>You’re in for a fun-filled, tell-all, on-the-wild-side kind of women’s night out—and it’s on a Wednesday, too?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Featuring the SPICIEST of SPICY MAMAS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>LAKISHA HOLMES (TX), DENNA LAMBERT (MD)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>LISAMARIA MARTINEZ (LM) (CA), TERRI RUPP (NV)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>We’ve got Spin the Bottle, then, shake-it-up with Thought-Provoking Q&A, Oprah Winfrey style! And, do you remember Dear Abby? Well, we’ve got Dear Mamacita featuring real questions from moms everywhere in Virginia and beyond, who happen to be blind! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>It will be a night filled with TRUTH and LAUGHTER and BONDING through it all!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>We even have some pretty AWESOME DOOR PRIZES, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>So, when is this amazing event, you ask? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Wednesday, May 24<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Here’s how it works…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>The ZOOM ROOM opens at 6:15 p.m. EST for Pre-Registration. If you want to be entered to win one of the incredible DOOR PRIZES, be there at 6:15 p.m. EST, because Pre-registration closes at 6:30 p.m. EST and no more names will be entered after 6:30 p.m. EST.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>At 6:30 p.m. EST, the festivities will begin and the Spicy Mamas will bear all…truth, that is!<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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Oh! Men, of the spicy variety or otherwise! You are welcome too! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Here is the key to unlock this FANTABULOUS night of FUN:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Zoom Link<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09" target="_blank"><span style='color:#338FE9'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Meeting ID: 366 168 5508<br>Passcode: 21211955<br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,3661685508#,,,,*21211955# US (Washington DC)<br><br>Dial by your location<br> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>PLESE CLEAR YOUR CALENDARS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 24<sup>TH</sup>, 6:15 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc4f2bc4emsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!<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><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'>Renee Valdez</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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter Information:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Eastern Shore Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Althea Pittman</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Phone: 757-787-3853</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:vaescil@gmail.com">vaescil@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Contact the chapter for current meeting times.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chesapeake Bay Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Fourth Saturday from 11 AM to 1:30 PM, at the Gus and George’s Spaghetti and Steakhouse, 4312 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, 23452. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: None, in person only.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Fairfax Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Thursday from 7 to 8:30 PM, virtual meetings only. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Uses the Affiliate’s Zoom</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Greater Alexandria Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Fourth Thursday of most months from 7 to 9pm. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Uses affiliate zoom.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Greater Williamsburg Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: First Saturday of each month</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>From 1 to 3 PM at the James City Rec. Center,5301 Long Hill Road, Williamsburg, 23188.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Peninsula Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Saturday of the month from 11:30 to 1 PM, My Neighbor’s Pub, 12743 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, 23602.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Phone 605-475-4825 passcode, 549778#. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Potomac Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 PM.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6025022255">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6025022255</a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'>Meeting ID: 602 502 2255<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'>One tap mobile <a href="tel:%20+13017158592,,6025022255">+13017158592,,6025022255</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Prince William Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Saturday of the month, from 2 to 3PM. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Phone 605-313-5562 passcode, 293383.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>We occasionally meet at Bar Louie, 15001 Potomac Town Place, Woodbridge, 22191, follow this weekly announcement to learn when we will be in person. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Richmond Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Fourth Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 PM in the assembly room of the Administrative Activities Building at VDBI, 401 Azalea Ave. Richmond 23227. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Uses affiliate zoom.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Tidewater Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Saturday of the month from 2PM to 3:30PM at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ynot Italian, 1507 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, 23517<span style='color:#424242'> (lunch begins at 1 PM). </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3661685508?pwd=a2RwY0o5TWVIa2xBbDBPSEJzL0l2QT09</a><br><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Meeting ID: 366 168 5508<br>Passcode: 21211955<br>One tap mobile<br></span><a href="tel:%20+13017158592,,3661685508#,,,,*21211955"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>+13017158592,,3661685508#,,,,*21211955#</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> US (Washington DC)<br><br>Dial by your location<br> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Winchester Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Saturday of the month from 10 AM to 11:30 AM at Sollenberger True Value Hardware, 832 Berryville Ave., Winchester, 22601.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Uses Affiliate Zoom. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>At-Large Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Third Tuesday of the month from 8 PM to 9 PM, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242;background:white'>August through May, with a face to face reception held during state convention.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#424242;background:white'>Designed to meet the needs of Virginians who do not live near a local chapter. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: Uses affiliate zoom.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seniors Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter Meeting: Fourth Wednesday the month from 7 PM to 9 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Virtual information: Uses Affiliate’s zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Never give up. No matter what’s going on, never give up! Develop the heart, to much energy is spent in your country developing the mind instead of the mind. Be compassionate not just to your friends to everyone. Work for peace in your heart and in the world, work for peace. And I say again, never give up. No matter what’s going on around you. -Dalai Lalma <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peace,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RISE/Silver Bells Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com"><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>