NFB of Virginia Legislative Director for Washington Seminar

From Deepa Goraya

Hello Virginia Federationists,

I hope you all had a wonderful 2023 NFB of Virginia Convention and Thanksgiving holiday. Washington Seminar is fast approaching in less than 2 months, in person from Monday, January 29 through Thursday, February 1, 2024. Please note, we strive to make all appointments to be completed by late afternoon on January 31.

I wanted to send out some info to help you begin thinking about reserving your room and making arrangements in your schedule to attend.

The legislative Committee needs to begin creating teams of those who will be attending Washington Seminar and start scheduling appointments with members of Congress. So the earlier you can let us know whether you will be attending, the better. Please let us know by December 28 whether you plan to attend. When you let us know, please provide the name of your member of the House of Representatives. If you don’t know, please provide your address including street address and ZIP code so we can easily look it up. If you want to look it up yourself, you can access this information at

https://www.house.gov/

The Great-Gathering-In is scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2024. The Great Gathering-In is the official kickoff meeting for our 2023 Washington Seminar. The deadline for making hotel reservations with the Holiday Inn Capitol is December 31, 2023, and although I know most of you are busy as we approach the holiday season, the hotel would certainly appreciate getting your reservations as early as possible to ensure that you secure your reservation.

To book a room for the 2024 Washington Seminar please use our dedicated Booking Link, or call 877-834-3613 and provide our group code, NF4. The room rate for 2024 is $188.00 per night (not including taxes and fees), and the deadline to make a reservation is Sunday, December 31, 2023

This year, we are going to Washington in person. Please encourage all your chapter members, friends, and acquaintances to attend so we can show Congress that blind Virginians are committed to our important issues!

Please stay tuned in the coming weeks for updates on our legislative issues and training schedules. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me, your co-legislative director, at deepa.goraya@gmail.com or call me at 9099643699.

Sincerely,

Deepa Goraya

Co-Legislative Director

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia