<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Joe Ruffalo is the much loved past president of the New Jersey affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey. Under his leadership, New Jersey enjoyed much growth, I think, and innovative ideas.<div class="">Joe was to have been the rep for the Kansas affiliate’s convention, but he has been gravely ill. He is not able to take calls or E-mails. Tomorrow the below special event has been planned to show appreciation for Joe the person and the leader. </div><div class="">Cindy Lou</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Susie Stanzel via Home-on-the-Range <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[Home-on-the-Range] FW: [Chapter-Presidents] Special Invitation for all to join the Sending Our Support and Love (SOS) to Joe Ruffalo Event</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 6, 2021 at 6:19:54 AM CST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"'NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:slstanzel@kc.rr.com" class="">slstanzel@kc.rr.com</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Good morning Everyone,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We don’t know Joe that well. He was supposed to be our rep in November. I thought some of you would like to join this event. Please read on for Zoom information.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Susie Stanzel<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Chapter-Presidents <<a href="mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, January 5, 2021 10:54 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <<a href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Linda Melendez <<a href="mailto:lindamelendez220@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">lindamelendez220@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Chapter-Presidents] Special Invitation for all to join the Sending Our Support and Love (SOS) to Joe Ruffalo Event<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Greetings all,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">When you care about someone who is ill and you feel powerless to do anything to comfort or heal them, sometimes it's important just to "be" there for them as well as for yourself and for others who feel the same way. A virtual gathering keeps us all safe while bringing us together.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Join us, members of Joe Ruffalo's NFB family and friends for a time of Sending Our Love and Support to him. There will be a few speakers, a brief time of guided meditation, music from Joe's sister Jane Degenshein and suggestions for sending Joe some healing thoughts. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">We'll be recording the event so Joe can listen himself to the love coming from our virtual space on Zoom. We thank the leadership of the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore for making a larger Zoom platform available for this important event so Joe's expansive circle of friends from across the US can be there, too.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">The SOS for Joe (Sending Our Support and Love) for Joe is set for Thursday, January 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Eastern. Please share this invitation far and wide. Zoom details after my signature block.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Warmly,<br class="">Linda Melendez, President<br class="">National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br class="">732-421-7063<br class="">Email: <a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">president@nfbnj.org</a><br class=""><br class=""><span class="gmaildefault">****</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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