<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><div>Chapter members and friends,</div><div>Since we did not have a meeting in July due to our summer outing I wanted to pass this along since we will not be meeting before the state affiliate board meeting.</div><div>There will be a virtual aspect to this meeting, if anybody is interested in the in person meeting, please let me know.</div><div>Thank you. </div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Chris Walker</span><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">President, Winchester Chapter</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">540.303.0080</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">chrisvinson1@gmail.com</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">www.nfb.org</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">www.nFBV.org</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Find and like us on Facebook National Federation of the blind Virginia Winchester Chapter<br>Find us on Twitter at </span><span style="font-size: 17pt;">Winchester Chapter nfb of Virginia</span></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><span style="font-size: 17.33333396911621px;"></span></div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> jackibruce6--- via NFBV-Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> July 25, 2022 at 11:59:26 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFBV Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBV-Announce] Join Us at our Saturday, August 6 Board of Directors meeting to be held in person at the DBVI Library and Resource Center in Richmond</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> jackibruce6@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">From Tracy Soforenko, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After an outstanding national convention, our thoughts drift to our upcoming August 6 board of directors meeting and even further to the Fall and our 2022 NFB of Virginia state convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We welcome everyone to participate in our Saturday, August 6 Board of Directors meeting to be held in person at the DBVI Library and Resource Center in Richmond. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please note that this meeting starts at 1:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will use our Board of Directors meeting to further our discussion of our state convention in Tysons Corner. If you have ideas for the state convention, please email Tracy Soforenko <a href="mailto:tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a> in advance to share your suggestions. We will be using our Saturday, August 6 meeting to consider options and get the pulse of our membership.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:.5in"><a name="_Hlk489307260">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></a></h1><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260">Meeting of the Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="color:windowtext">Saturday, August 6</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260">, 202</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="color:windowtext">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260">1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260">Consistent with our national convention and our upcoming state convention, this is an in-person meeting with a limited virtual experience. While we will be streaming this meeting as a webinar over Zoom, presentations and reports will be provided in-person and discussion will occur in person. We will take questions in the chat and via email but we will not be unmuting Zoom participants <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><a name="_Hlk481356248">We are working on the meeting agenda and will provide an updated agenda in advance of the meeting. Key topics for the agenda will include the following topics:<o:p></o:p></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248">Project RISE and Silver Bells Updates<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248">National Convention Updates<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248">Virginia Legislative Updates<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248">NFB of Virginia State Convention <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248">Division and Committee Reports<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk481356248"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk489307260"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If you have items for the agenda, please reach out to Tracy by Monday, Aug1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com">Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBV-Announce mailing list</span><br><span>NFBV-Announce@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>