CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLIND!
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• BLUE RIDGE CHAPTER - Charlottesville Area - Meets the third Saturday of each month. For information contact President, Kathy Owen at 434-293-3556 or at kcowen@ntelos.net
• CHESAPEAKE BAY CHAPTER - Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 9AM until 11AM at the Old Country Buffet, Virginia Beach. The meeting dates for 2008 are: Jan 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June off, July Off, August off, Sept 27, Oct 25, Nov 22, Dec off. Please contact chapter President, Ken Jessup at 757-425-5275 or kjessup@pinn.net. Visit the chapter's website at www.cbcbvi.org.
• EASTERN SHORE CHAPTER - The chapter meets on the first Saturday of every month at 4364 Lankford Highway, Exmore, Virginia, from 11 am to 1 pm. For additional information contact President Rick Holley by email at holleymanor@verizon.net or call: 757-824-3233 or 757-894-3685.
• FAIRFAX CHAPTER - For our May 15 meeting, we have booked the banquet room of the Red Lobster in Fairfax City due to our growing chapter size. That restaurant is located on Lee Highway (10325 Fairfax Boulevard) and is near the intersection of Lee Highway and Chain Bridge Road. May Program Topic: Federationists Join The Ride of the Patriots and Rolling Thunder Events on May 25. You need to be at the meeting to join in and get more info! Contact President John Bailey at 703.994.2040 or at john_bailey17@hotmail.com for more detailed meeting and chapter information.
• FREDERICKSBURG AREA CHAPTER - Meets the second Thursday of each month at the disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg, from 7 until 9 PM. For information please contact President Michael Kasey, at michaelgkasey@verizon.net or telephone 540-760-3885.
• PENINSULA CHAPTER- Our meetings are held at Warwick Restaurant at 12306 Warwick Blvd. Newport News Va 23606 from 1 - 3 p.m. We meet on the second Saturday of each month The contact information is President Andre Tynes, phone 757-594-6111. E-mail address: atynes1@verizon.net or Vice President Uricka Harrison: phone 757-873-1405, e-mail address: mrs.harrison41@verizon.net
• POTOMAC CHAPTER - Meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at Saint George's Episcopal Church, 915 North Oakland Street, Arlington, VA. For information contact President Tracy Soforenko at PotomacNFB@verizon.net or call 703-635-2085. The chapter serves Arlington County, the Eastern Portion of Fairfax County and the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
• PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CHAPTER - Meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM in the second floor conference room at the PRTC Transit Center located at 14700 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192. Please contact President Kimberly Copenhaver at copenhaverki@aol.com or call 703-730-7955 for details.
• RICHMOND CHAPTER - Officers Maurice Peret, President; John Jones, First Vice President; Valerie Luther, Second Vice President; Cyndy Iskow, Secretary; and Bonnie Rai, Treasurer; Board of Directors Marshall Jordan, Annette Williams, and Roberta Shankle, and members proudly invite you to join us in changing what it means to be blind in Virginia's Capitol City! When? On the fourth Monday of each month from 7:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Where? In the Assembly Room of the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Where is that? 401 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227. In Virginia's oldest chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, we are making a difference in the lives of blind Virginians. How? By collaborating to support the programs of the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired to provide quality adjustment to blindness training. Why? In order to fulfill our dreams of equality, opportunity, and security by achieving personal independence, competitive employment, quality education, and success in all aspects of community living. Also, we in the Richmond CHAPTER ON THE MOVE are proud supporters of the Braille Circulating Library, a Christian resource for the blind that provides free religious materials including missionary biographies, devotionals, Bible studies, doctrinal materials, and music in Braille, large print, and on cassette for six-week loan to those who are print-disabled. For information on how you can help, please contact Rev. Brian J. Barton, Executive Director, Braille Circulating Library, 2700 Stuart Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone: 804-359-3743 Email: Bjbarton77@aol.com For further information about the Richmond CHAPTER ON THE MOVE, contact President Maurice Peret at 804-746-4332 or email: mauriceandleigh@verizon.net.
• SKYLINE CHAPTER - For information, please contact Peggy Curry at 540-433-9354.
• GREATER SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER: The "newest kid on the block" of NFBV chapters has passed its half-year mark with even more enthusiasm than when we started. Our newly appointed officers, as of January 2008, are: Joy Relton, President; Bernie Werwie, Vice President; Jeanie Wood, Secretary; Mack VaDeVander, Treasurer; Pam Johnson, Board Member; Bob Hartt, Board Member. Come and join us on the second Tuesday of each month in the conference room at the Richard Byrd Library: 7250 Commerce Street in Springfield, 703-451-8055. Meetings are held from 7pm to 9pm, with pizza and cold beverages served at 6:30pm before the meeting if you can make it! For more information call President Joy Relton at 703-971-0745 or email: relton30857@cox.net.
• TIDEWATER CHAPTER - For information contact President, Stewart Prost at 757-397-8070 or sdprost@verizon.net
• GREATER WILLIAMSBURG CHAPTER - Meets the third Saturday of each month at 2PM. Please contact Chapter President, Corlis Jones at 757-565-1185 or cmjones153@verizon.net
• WINCHESTER CHAPTER - Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2PM at Winchester Medical Center on Amherst Street, in the Volunteer Office. For information contact President Shirley Guess at 540-662-5011, or Secretary Paula Kelsey at 540-662-0999 or via email at pakelsey@verizon.net.