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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'>From: Patrick Johnson, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>At Large Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Greetings once again,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Labor Day is in our rearview mirror and local sports radio has settled in to yabber about college football for the next five months, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>and the last few holdouts have succumb to PSL madness, except me who embraces pumpkin spice year round. Can you believe state convention is a month away, and this year I won’t have the excuse of attending convention to get out of those incipit Halloween parties! Darn it, this also means I’ll have to share some of my candy stash with the little trick or treat booger eaters who dare wake the howling hounds of hell (I mean my rescue pups) and ring my doorbell, instead of dumping the 20 pound bag of chocolate goodness directly into my desk drawer. It also means it is time for another At Large chapter Zoom meeting. Join me as we ready for state convention and the start of the holiday season shortly there after. If we have time we may discuss one or both of the following.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>"For centuries, society has defined blind people as one-dimensional," President Riccobono said in his banquet speech at #NFB26. "One synonymous with incompetence, incapacity, and dependence on others. Even our creative talents have been reduced to some divine gift meant to compensate for our overwhelming deficiencies. But blind people, we know this is not the truth." Listen to President Riccobono's full 2026 banquet speech: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><a href="https://buff.ly/1scyWMx" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>https://buff.ly/1scyWMx</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Unmute</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Or</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The September Presidential release at <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-08/presidential_release_september_2026_chapter_version_final.mp3"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-08/presidential_release_september_2026_chapter_version_final.mp3</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Date: Tuesday September 15,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Time: 8 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Agenda:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Administrivia</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Family matters</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Discussion of state convention preparation</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Discussion of 2026 national convention banquet speech and/or September Presidential release (if time permits)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=IxBkHB29q0XT0lucFjOe3vrA9ViSOU.1&omn=95872090950" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#1155CC'>https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=IxBkHB29q0XT0lucFjOe3vrA9ViSOU.1&omn=95872090950</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 829 725 6345</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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mobile</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msolistparagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>+13126266799,,8297256345# US (Chicago)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I look forward to sharing an hour with you soon! Remember to visit the chapter and affiliate Facebook groups. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Patrick Johnson, Chapter President</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><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>