<div dir="auto">Good evening:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please take note of the information down below regarding Washington seminar. If you intend to participate in Washington seminar the due date to let me know is January 1. This is because Tracy Soforenko the affiliate president needs to have a headcount by January 3.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"> Be sure to zoom on in!</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Washington Seminar will be held February 8-11. The Great Gathering In will be on the 8th at 5 PM, and will be virtual. Congressional appointments will be scheduled February 9-11 and will also be virtual. We will have a bit more flexibility for appointments, since we’ll be able to schedule them over all three days. There will be trainings provided as usual before appointments to inform you of the issues we’ll be presenting on, but they will just be virtual trainings. Info about the trainings and the issues are forthcoming.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">I will be scheduling most of our zoom appointments with our representatives. But we will need some info from you to determine which appointments and teams you’ll be a part of. Congressional members still want to ensure they are scheduling appointments with their constituents, so it will be important that you are present at the appointment with your representative.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">If you could please email the following info to Arielle Silverman this month so that we can begin scheduling these appointments and creating the teams:</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Your name, what days you will be able to attend Washington Seminar (9th, 10th, 11th, or all three days) and what times you’ll be available on each of those days between 8 AM and 6 PM, your address, and a phone number and email address where you can be quickly reached. You can email Arielle at <a href="mailto:arielle@disabilitywisdom.com">arielle@disabilitywisdom.com</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">For any questions, you can email me at <a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com">deepa.goraya@gmail.com</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Thank you.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Deepa Goraya</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, Co-Legislative Director</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Almost all chapter and division meetings are using the Virginia Affiliate’s Zoom account and all meetings are open to the public. If a meeting is using an alternate platform, the phone number or instructions to join will follow the meeting name.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Here’s how to join:</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Zoom Link <a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</a></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">One tap mobile</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">tel: +13017158592,,8297256345# </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Telephone Dial: 1 (301) 715-8592</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Meeting ID: 829 725 6345#</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">If needed the password is 20201940</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">The meetings scheduled…</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Ladies Night</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday, December 19th,7:00 pm. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Join us Saturday night and we’ll chat! Bring your thoughts and ideas, a comfy blankie and a warm drink and let’s get cozy and chat!</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Winchester Chapter </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Wednesday, December 16th 7:00 pm. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Williamsburg Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Thursday, December 17th 6:00 pm. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Fairfax Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Thursday, December 17th 7:00 pm. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Fredericksburg Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday, December 19th 10:00 am.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Peninsula Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday, December 19th 11:00 am.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Conference call Phone No.:<br>
605-475-4825<br>
Passcode:<br>
549778<br>
One touch dial:<br>
16054754825,,,549778#</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Chesapeake Bay Chapter</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday, December 19th 11:00 am.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Tidewater Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Saturday, December 19th 1:30 pm. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Richmond Chapter</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Monday, December 28th 6:30 pm</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Ho! Ho! Ho! Have a safe, healthy and rewarding week. </p>
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Peace,</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Jacki Bruce</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br>
mailto:<a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">jackibruce6@gmail.com</a><br>
tel:(757)291-1789<br>
<a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>
Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">Live the life you want.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org</a></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica" dir="auto">Thank you,</p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica" dir="auto"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica" dir="auto">Oscar Montiel</p></div>