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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><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> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From: Rene Valdez, Greater Alexandria Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Hello my NFBV Friends! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>I need you to SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, January 29, 2026! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>And the time! 7:00 p.m. t0 9:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Why, you might ask?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Because January 2026 is all about ADVENTURE!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>The Greater Alexandria Chapter invites all ADVENTURE VISIONARIES to join this ADVENTUROUS group to experience ADVENTURE like a true ADVENTURER!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Hold on! I’m getting dizzy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Whether your adventure is going to a movie, trying a new sport, changing your hair color, or traveling to ”Timbuktu”, which, I happen to know, is just south of Zanzibar, this very special evening of adventure will not disappoint!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>I can give you a hint of what the evening holds…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>We might hear from a couple of world travelers who have recently hiked in some far-away country out there somewhere! We might hear from an adventure visionary who just spent a month in a land and culture totally new and unfamiliar! We might even hear from an adventure visionary who uses a cool something-or-other called “Travel Eyes” that you might want to learn more about! And, we might also hear about some handy-dandy tips to keep you safe and healthy in all your adventures! Who knows! I might totally let my hair down and share my latest adventure—cooking a turkey leg in the air fryer! WOO HOO!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>One thing I know for sure…You will not hear anything about chicken soup! And! You certainly will not be bored! With any luck, your big, fat sense of ADVENTURE will kick in and you will be primed and ready to JUMP! No, silly! Not out of an airplane or off a cliff, unless you really want to, and definitely with a parachute tied to your body! Just jump into your next totally exciting ADVENTURE!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>We’ll see you on the 29th on Zoom! I’ll share the link next time! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>HEY! Have you marked it on your calendar yet! Get to it! Hee, hee!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rene F. Valdez<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Visions Consulting</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Motivational Speaker,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public Speaking Seminars <i>Extraordinaire</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703) 966-0836<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://RENEEFVALDEZ@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">RENEEFVALDEZ@GMAIL.COM</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></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><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:membership@nfbv.org">membership@nfbv.org</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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>