[NFBV-At-Large] Reminder of tonight's meeting

[Kelli Smith]

Can you please change my email for the affiliate to kellimsmith76 at gmail.com.
Your emails get lost in my school emails.


On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM Kelli Smith <kelli.smith at vsdb.k12.va.us>
wrote:

> Patrick, I am sorry that I missed the meeting. I thought I put it in my
> calendar for tonight.
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM Patrick Johnson via NFBV-At-Large <
> nfbv-at-large at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings once again,
>>
>>
>>
>> Mid August and downtown is crowded with college students playing human
>> frogger as they transverse city streets.  If I listen closely I can almost
>> hear the high school and college marching bands practicing their fight
>> songs and the muted grumbles of students  returning to class after a Summer
>> of sleeping in, camps, and hanging out at the pool.  It also means it is
>> time for the return of At Large chapter Zoom meetings.  Join me as we ready
>> for state convention in a few months and the start of the holiday season
>> shortly there after.  If we have time we may discuss one or both of the
>> following.
>>
>>
>>
>> "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:
>> https://buff.ly/1scyWMx Unmute
>>
>>
>>
>> Or
>>
>>
>>
>> The August Presidential release at
>> https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-07/presidential_release_august_2026_chapter_version._final.mp3
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Tuesday August 18,
>>
>>  Time: 8 PM
>>
>>  Agenda:
>>
>> ·       Family matters
>>
>> ·       Administrivia
>>
>> ·       Discussion of state convention preparation
>>
>> ·       Discussion of 2026 national convention banquet speech and/or
>> August Presidential release (if time permits)
>>
>> ·
>> https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=IxBkHB29q0XT0lucFjOe3vrA9ViSOU.1&omn=95872090950
>>
>> ·
>>
>> ·       Meeting ID: 829 725 6345
>>
>> ·       Passcode: 20201940
>>
>> ·       One tap mobile
>>
>> ·       +13126266799,,8297256345# US (Chicago)
>>
>>
>>
>> I look forward to sharing  an hour  with you soon!  Remember to visit the
>> chapter and affiliate Facebook groups.
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick Johnson, Chapter President
>>
>>
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