<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Chapter members and friends,</div><div>I thought some of you may have some interest in the Seniors retreat. Forwarding on the email. Thanks.</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Chris Walker, </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">President </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Winchester Chapter</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">chrisvinson1@gmail.com</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">540.303.0080 </span></div><div>www.nfb.org </div><div>www.nfbv.org</div><div><br></div><div>Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds us back.</div><div>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</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> August 2, 2021 at 5:45:19 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org>, State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Linda Melendez <president@nfbnj.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Chapter-Presidents] Second virtual National Senior Division Retreat will be held from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25; Online registration open now</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18.66666603088379px;word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial">Request for distribution from Janie Degenshein, National Senior Division Bored Member</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18.66666603088379px;word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18.66666603088379px;word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial">Hello all,</span><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18.66666603088379px;word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><font style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18.66666603088379px;word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><font style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are pleased to announce this wonderful and highly affordable opportunity. </font><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Arial">The second virtual National Senior Division Retreat will be held from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25</span></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;display:inline" dir="auto"><div class="m_-8017390069226267281WordSection1" style="font-family:Calibri"><h2 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:8.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;height:auto;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.375rem;letter-spacing:-0.6pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">2021 Virtual Senior Retreat</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.6pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h2><p align="center" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;text-align:center;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">September 19th through 25th, 2021<br>Anywhere and Everywhere<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This virtual retreat focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us, that learning about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our recent graduates!<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><h3 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">ELIGIBILITY</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Participants must be legally blind or have a serious change of vision. They must have a strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques taught by competent blind instructors. You do not have to be a senior or a member of the National Federation of the Blind to apply.<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><h3 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">COST</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by August 30, 2021. Payment can be made either by check or PayPal. PayPal accepts credit cards and debit cards.<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Checks should be made payable to NFB Seniors Division with 2021 Seniors Retreat in the memo, and sent to:<br>NFB Senior Division<br>c/o Duncan Larsen<br>Colorado Center for the Blind<br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2233+W.+Shepperd+Ave.+Littleton,+Co%0D%0A80120?entry=gmail&source=g" style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">2233 W. Shepperd Ave.</a><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2233+W.+Shepperd+Ave.+Littleton,+Co%0D%0A80120?entry=gmail&source=g" style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Littleton, Co 80120</a><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">To pay using PayPal, complete the online registration form and then complete the checkout process. You can pay via PayPal by using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account.<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><h3 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">Registration Form</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:Calibri"><li class="MsoNormal" style="max-height:1000000px;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">2021 Senior Retreat Registration Form (HTML)</span></a><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="max-height:1000000px;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/2021SeniorRetreatRegistration.doc" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(3,93,47)">2021 Senior Retreat Registration Form (Word Document)</span></a><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></li></ul><h3 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">Agenda</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:Calibri"><li class="MsoNormal" style="max-height:1000000px;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/seniors-retreat/agenda" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">2021 Seniors Retreat Agenda (HTML)</span></a><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="max-height:1000000px;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/2021RetreatAgenda.docx" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">2021 Seniors Retreat (Word Document)</span></a><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></li></ul><h3 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">Archived Retreats</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please visit our <a href="https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/archives" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">Archived Senior Retreats</span></a> page to listen to the audio archives of previous Senior Retreats.<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><h3 align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin-bottom:14.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;max-height:1000000px;background-color:white"><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1.2083333730697632rem;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">Additional Information</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:-0.25pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)"><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></h3><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">If you have questions and need additional information, please contact:<u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;max-height:1000000px;margin-right:0in;font-family:Calibri;background-color:white"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Ruth Sager, President<br>Phone: 410-602-9030<br>Email: <a href="mailto:rsager78@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,102,195)">rsager78@gmail.com</span></a></span></p></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i 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Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</font></i></span></font><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1"><br></font></i></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div>
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