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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>HB 516 the Accessible Prescription Labeling Act has passed in the General Assembly! Another win for us!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March is Women’s History Month. Please read below and join in on our programs supporting and rejoicing the Women in the NFB, past and present.<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>Hello Members and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing to remind you of our Potomac Chapter March meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It will be held virtually by Zoom and in person. The location is room 114 Saint. George’s Episcopal Church located at 915 North Oakland Street, Arlington Virginia. The date is March 13 and the time is 7:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have an exciting agenda planned. The highlight is a discussion by three disabled <span style='font-family:inherit'>indigenous </span>women in celebration of Women’s equality month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:inherit'>We will have a panel discussion Please join us. These three women are fascinating and resilient, and have a wealth of experience and perspective to share.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:inherit'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:inherit'>Ladies, ladies every where! Friday, March 22<sup>nd</sup> from 7 thru 9 PM, on our Affiliate’s Zoom. Chill out with your BFF’s and hear from “The Blind History Lady”, Ariel Silverman and Natasha “Butterfly”. The History Lady will tell us all about blind, successful and innovative women in history. Ariel and Natasha will share their lives and their books! Pop your Popcorn, grab a drink, get comfy and be prepared to have a great time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:inherit'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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> <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'>Eastern Shore Chapter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Althea Pittman, President</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: </span><a href="mailto:vaescil@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>vaescil@gmail.com</span></a><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, Annie Asher, President. Phone: 757-515-6238.</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> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Fairfax Chapter, Christine Grassman, President. Phone: 917-657-6879.</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</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'>Evelyn Valdez, President. Phone: 908-803-4891Chapter 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> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Greater Williamsburg Chapter Bob Meter, President, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Phone: 850-755-0181<b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Chapter meeting: Please contact President, Bob Meter for meeting information. Phone: 850-755-0181, email: </span><a href="mailto:rcmeter@comcast.net"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>rcmeter@comcast.net</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Virtual Meeting Information: No virtual access is being offered.</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 Uricka Harrison, President. Phone:757-349-9234.</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, Faith Community Church, 657 Harpersville Road, Newport News, 23601</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'>Potomac Chapter Sandy Halverson, President. 703-400-6890.</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: Uses Affiliate Zoom. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Prince William Chapter Mark Ross, President. Phone: 703-680-2843.</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'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Richmond Chapter Dominique Lawless, President. Phone: 615-904-4225.</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> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#424242'>Tidewater Chapter Stewart Prost, President. Phone: 757-572-6891.</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 2:30 PM to 4 PM The Portsmouth Library, 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, 23704. </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 James Shobert, President. Phone: 989-992-7932.</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 Patrick Johnson, President. Phone: 540-230-4287. </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 DivisionPatty Droppers, President. Phone:703-981-3363<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter Meeting: Fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 PM to 9 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Virtual information: Uses Affiliate’s zoom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You must never be fearful about what you’re doing if you know it’s right. -Rosa Parks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. -Serena Williams<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <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 NFBV<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:(757)291-1789">tel:(757)291-1789</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>STRONGER TOGETHER!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>