<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hello Chapter members and friends,</div><div>I wanted to pass this along for any of those who are interested in attending virtually regarding diversity, equity and inclusion.</div><div><div dir="ltr">Chris Walker<div>Vice president, Winchester Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br>540-303-0080<br>chrisvinson1@gmail.com</div><div>nfb.org</div><div>NFBV.org</div><div>Stronger together!<br></div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Jacki Bruce via NFBV-Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> February 18, 2025 at 6:43:56 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> NFB Announce List <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBV-Announce] DEI IN AMERICA, Fireside Chat Hosted by the NFBV DEI Committee</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Jacki Bruce <jackibruce6@gmail.com><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Hello NFBV Family,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please plan to join the Fireside Chat <span dir="ltr">this</span><span dir="ltr"> Wednesday evening</span> on Zoom, <span dir="ltr">February 19th, from 7 PM to 9 PM</span>, hosted by your DEI Committee.</div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Think of it as a casual get-together with some serious brainpower. We've got a panel of experts who'll be chatting about everything DEI – what it means, how it affects us in the blind community, the latest happenings under the new administration, and what we all can do to be involved.</div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">It will be an evening you won’t want to miss!</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Here's the Zoom link: </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/8297256345?pwd=SFAyamlQNU44ZTJ6dUZNMTV4RmhCQT09</a><div id="temp-enhancr-placeholder" class="enhancr-placeholder-medium" data-size="medium"></div></div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please join the call a few minutes early so we can get started right at 7. Looking forward to seeing you there!</div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Best,</div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Renee Valdez</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr">703-966-0836</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Peace,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jacki Bruce <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Corresponding Secretary NFBV</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="tel:(757)291-1789" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;">tel:(757)291-1789</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Membership Chair</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">mailto:membership@nfbv.org</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">tel:(757)354-4170</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;">Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;">Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;">Subscribe to our YouTube: NFB Virginia </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/" style="font-size: 17pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.nfbv.org</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">STRONGER TOGETHER</p></div></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>