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face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Federation
Family,<BR><BR>Our Virginia Caucus will be held Friday evening, July 1 beginning
a 10:00<BR>p.m.<BR><BR>Any Virginia students attending convention that want
to attend the National<BR>Association of Blind Students (NABS) which is
held the same evening, are<BR>excused from our Caucus. All others
attending the convention are expected<BR>to be at this meeting from 10:00
to 11:00 p.m.<BR><BR>A cash door prize will be drawn for those in attendance at
the conclusion of<BR>this meeting. So don't miss it!<BR><BR>The hotel
meeting room will be announced later.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>If you have
questions, please let us know.<BR><BR>Thank
you,<BR><BR>Michael<BR><BR> <BR><BR>The National Federation of the Blind
knows that blindness is not the<BR>characteristic that defines you or your
future. Every day we raise the<BR>expectations of blind people, because low
expectations create obstacles<BR>between blind people and our dreams. You can
live the life you want;<BR>blindness is not what holds you
back.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>From: Michael Kasey
[mailto:michaelgkasey@verizon.net] <BR>Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:19
PM<BR>To: </FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
style='href: "mailto:Nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Subject: Virginia Caucus at National
Convention<BR><BR> <BR><BR>I write to ask, if you are planning to attend
our 2016 Convention<BR><BR>, please Send an Email to me at </FONT><A
style='href: "mailto:michaelgkasey@verizon.net"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">michaelgkasey@verizon.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><</FONT><A
style='href: "mailto:michaelgkasey@verizon.net"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">mailto:michaelgkasey@verizon.net</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">> <BR><BR>Let me know if you will attend the Virginia
Caucus scheduled for July 1,<BR>Friday at 10 pm<BR><BR>Also let me know if you
would attend the Caucus if moved to
Saturday<BR>morning.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Here is why I need to know.<BR><BR>Our
2016 NFB Convention in Orlando is June 30 - July 6<BR><BR>Our Virginia Caucus is
scheduled for Friday evening, July 1 from 10 p.m. to<BR>11 p.m.<BR><BR>This time
in the past has been the best time to hold our Caucus and occurs<BR>the evening
before the NFB Board of Directors Meeting.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>The National
Association of Blind Students (NABS) meets the same evening<BR>from 7 to 11
p.m.<BR><BR>Our Virginia Students need to attend this meeting, especially if
they are<BR>seeking a leadership role. This means though they will miss
our Virginia<BR>Caucus.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>This year we will consider an
option to hold our Virginia Caucus on July 2,<BR>Saturday morning from 7 to 8
am<BR><BR>We have not worked out logistic for this
yet.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Thank
you,<BR><BR>Michael<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>The
National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not
the<BR>characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
the<BR>expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
obstacles<BR>between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you
want;<BR>blindness is not what holds you
back.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NFBV-Announce
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"><BR>========================================================================<BR>John
Bailey<BR>President, Fairfax Chapter<BR>National Federation of the Blind of
Virginia<BR>703.994.2040<BR>john_bailey17@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Chapter meeting
location and
dates<BR>http://www.nfbv.org/chapters-divisions/fairfax/<BR><BR>Receive email
updates on chapter
activities:<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-fairfax_nfbnet.org<BR><BR>Conference
call info:<BR>Phone: (641) 715-3286<BR>PIN: 2 2 3 9 7
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