<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</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>Yes, I know you know State Convention is just around the corner. If you haven’t registered yet, here’s the link: <a href="https://www.nfbv.org/convention">https://www.nfbv.org/convention</a>. Get registered by 11:59 PM on October 12<sup>th</sup> to get the early registration discounts!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The agenda is jam packed with things to do all weekend. What you may not know is Williamsburg is also jam packed with things to do! We have restaurant row, over 50 places to eat from fancy dancy to fast food. >From Thai, Mexican, and Italian to steak, seafood and bar-b-q. If you can’t find it here, you can’t find it! For the nature lovers, there are trails, hiking and bike, winding thru Williamsburg and up to Richmond, over 55 miles, if you’re adventurous! We have quaint shops and outlet malls if you get the itch to shop till you drop. We have the Williamsburg Winery, several breweries, a mead shop ( wine and other things made from honey), we even have 2 distilleries! We have several movie theaters all with audio description,, and one theater that serves food(from appetizers to complete dinners(. We have a friendly home town feel nestled in a city, what more could you ask for?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Click on the links below to hear what your friends have to say about their convention experience:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Natasha<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/H4lIHCQOhOw?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/H4lIHCQOhOw?feature=share</a><br><br>Wayne<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/hZ5GRoS546o?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/hZ5GRoS546o?feature=share</a><br><br>Sarah<br><a href="https://youtu.be/593VjEZnrCo">https://youtu.be/593VjEZnrCo</a><br><br>Michael<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/VwbLPTfe8ok?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/VwbLPTfe8ok?feature=share</a><br><br>Kris<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/9zA_9L_Q55M?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/9zA_9L_Q55M?feature=share</a><br><br>Jacki<br><a href="https://youtu.be/v0o14-iZRkc">https://youtu.be/v0o14-iZRkc</a><br><br>Jimmy <br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/VcbdV7SRNt0?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/VcbdV7SRNt0?feature=share</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/NKiZ--K5DVA?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/NKiZ--K5DVA?feature=share</a><br><br>Sandy<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/ryMitQ3Ug6w?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/ryMitQ3Ug6w?feature=share</a><br><br>Jennifer<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/V_zZW9kgfNU?feature=share">https://youtube.com/shorts/V_zZW9kgfNU?feature=share</a><br><br>Diana<br><a href="https://youtu.be/-HPIzhEdJrQ">https://youtu.be/-HPIzhEdJrQ</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s time to ask yourself, do you want to be a part of the story or hear all of the phenomenal things your friends experienced at convention? I think the choice is obvious! See you in Williamsburg.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>