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

[Patrick Johnson]

I figured you were still on school break and on vacation in some exotic
locale. :)  We had a good conversation and had one first timer and one
returnie who hadn't been with us for a few years.  I'll be looking for you
at our September meeting.

Patrick

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM Kelli Smith via NFBV-At-Large <
nfbv-at-large at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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