<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Spotlight on our member Daniel Perry. Thanks for being a member Daniel.</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Christopher Walker<br>540-303-0080<br>chrisvinson1@gmail.com</div><div>Vice president, Winchester Federation Of The Blind<br>National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br>Stronger together!<br>nfb.org</div><div>NFBV.org</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> August 5, 2025 at 5:43:11\u202fPM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFBV Announce <nfbv-announce@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBV-Announce] Member to member, let's get to know each other!</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> jackibruce6@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<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: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi NFB Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Life has a way of getting in the way of plans\u2026after a short hiatus, the member to member profiles are back! Yippee!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Today we\u2019re getting to know Daniel Parry from our Winchester Chapter. Daniel was inspired by our Blind Driver Challenge, that\u2019s how he heard about us, he than joined our Winchester Chapter in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel enjoys being a homebody. He saw the Blind Driver Challenge live and has been excited about the NFB and autonomous cars since that time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">He would like to see his chapter build or get a showdown table, like table tennis. The balls have noise makers in them. He wants to meet more of his NFB Family and other blind people in general. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel is also interested in resources, he wants to grab the tiger by the tail and learn, learn and learn some more! Daniel says \u201cI\u2019m interested in pod casts and TED talks. I want to learn how to do both.\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">He gets fired up about video games and virtual reality and accessibility. \u201cI know I could do a TED talk on those subjects!\u201d That\u2019s where his hobbies and interests lie, videogames, accessibility and virtual reality. In fact, Daniel says \u201cI would love to live in a virtual reality forum which I\u2019ve created or experience a fully autonomous car.\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel grew up in Front Royal and graduated, in 2002, from the Virginia School of the Deaf and Blind. He thinks he would have gotten a better education from a public school and regrets having not gone to one. He lives, independently, with his Mom. He says he had a great childhood with his Mom and Grand Mom \u201cthey gave me a strong believe in Jesus.\u201d He grew up in the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s \u201cthose were the best years!, Daniel says.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel would really love to attend a National NFB Convention. In fact, his bucket list is one item long, going to National!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If he won BIG money, Daniel says he would invest. He says \u201cI wouldn\u2019t go wild with the money.\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel, thanks for the chat and sharing with your NFB Family. See everyone next week with another edition of member to member.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Corresponding Secretary NFBV<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="tel:(757)291-1789">tel:(757)291-1789</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Membership Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:membership@nfbv.org">mailto:membership@nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">STRONGER TOGETHER!<o:p></o:p></span></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>