<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello all:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please see the below message from Simon Bonenfant concerning the Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students' event coming up later on this month. You should not miss this! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stacie Leap</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a> | 215-776-6741</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">---</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Greetings and Happy New Year from
the Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students (PABS)! We are so excited to
begin 2023 together! With a New Year comes new opportunities. Some of you have
been active members in the student division before, for others this might be
your first time. Wherever you are in your Federation journey, you’re invited to
our first meeting of 2023, a panel discussion entitled Why Should I Join the Student
Division? </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This panel will be moderated by
me, Simon Bonenfant and will feature several panelists. These panelists will
share stories about their involvement in student divisions, and how it has
helped them grow, given them self-confidence, and taught them skills to succeed
in life. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When: Monday January 23<sup>rd</sup>
from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Where: Zoom (See Zoom link below)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panelists: <span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Naim Abu-El-Hawa,<b> </b>Elizabeth
Rouse, and more to come!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We
hope you will join us to learn from these exceptional individuals, have fun
getting to know fellow blind students, and grow your pathway to success! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">All
the best, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Simon
Bonenfant, PABS Student President </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Want to contact me directly?
Drop me a note at <a href="mailto:sbonenfant2@gmail.com" style="color:blue">sbonenfant2@gmail.com</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Want to drop me a line? Call me
at 610-212-0016 </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">P.S.
Want to win an Amazon gift card? Join the meeting to find out the amount and
how you could be the big winner! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Bio for Naim Muawia Abu-El Hawa:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Naim
Muawia Abu-El Hawa is a senior at George Mason University, in pursuit of
dual Bachelors’ degrees in Arabic and Global Affairs, with a concentration
in Middle East and North African Studies, paired with a minor in
Immigration Studies. Aside from Naim‘s academic endeavors, he is
gainfully employed as an Accounts and Contracts Manager with Connect BBC,
a transportation logistics company based in Northern Virginia.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Naim
has been active with the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia since
2017, serving as the Potomac Chapter‘s fundraising board member, as well
as multiple terms as board member and Vice President of the Virginia
Association Of Blind Students. Furthermore, Naim served on the 2018
National Association of Blind Students’ Convention Planning Committee, as
co-chair. Additionally, Naim was a 2018 NFB national scholarship
finalist/recipient, sponsored by the National Federation of
the Blind. </span></p>
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