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Senior Retreats graphic"></span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Live Active, Live Healthy, Live Modern<br>2025 Senior Retreats<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Why You?</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span class=xoypena>You can brush up on your blindness skills. Take part in the activities you love. Get out and about.</span> <span class=xoypena>Do more for yourself.</span> <span class=xoypena>If you are 55+ and experiencing vision loss, this retreat is for you.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>When & Where?</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span class=xoypena>Choose a session and you can even bring one adult loved one, family member or friend too!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sunday - Thursday</span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><span class=xoypena>August 10 - 14, 2025</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Sunday - Thursday</span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><span class=xoypena>August 17 - 21, 2025</span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired</span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span class=xoypena>401 Azalea Avenue </span><br><span class=xoypena>Richmond VA 23227</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span class=xoypena><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>For More</span></b></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> Information</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span></b><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Contact your:</span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>DBVI Rehabilitation Teacher</span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span class=xoypena><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor</span></span><span 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border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>© Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:#FDB824;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> 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