[blindlaw] NFB San Francisco Holiday Party Invite

[Eric Holm]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

National Federation of the Blind, San Francisco Chapter to hold annual Holiday Party Fundraiser on December 17th   
Event to be held at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39

(San Francisco, CA) November 15, 2011-The National Federation of the Blind, San Francisco Chapter has released plans for its annual Holiday Party Fundraiser. The event, to be held Saturday, December 17 from noon-2pm, is being held at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in the Aquariums Farallon room. Tickets to the event cost $40 in advance, $50 at the door. 

Eric Holm, President of the San Francisco Chapter said, “This party also builds awareness of people who are blind. We are changing the perception of what it means to be blind in the San Francisco Bay Area.”

Guests will enjoy award-winning wines from Sonoma Valley, exquisite beer from the Broken Drum Brewery in San Rafael, delicious food from many of the Pier 39 Restaurants, an exciting Live Auction, goodie bags filled with Pier 39 merchandise and a whole lot of fun! Singer, Jamie Clark of Mill Valley, will provide the entertainment and sing songs from his last two albums.

Public speaker and New York Times Best Selling author, Michael Hingson, will speak and do a signing of his book, Thunder Dog, The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero.  

A portion of the proceeds from the event will fund local programming and the special Fund-A-Need will send teens to Chemistry Camp, a program that gives blind people the opportunity to tackle the very visual subject of organic chemistry.                              

“The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information which exist. If a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness is merely a physical nuisance,” Holm said.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.NFBCal.org or mail your check of $40 to The National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter, c/o Eric Holm, P.O. Box 150592,  San Rafael, CA 94915

The National Federation of the Blind is recognized as the largest collective action, national organization of consumer blind persons in the US, with well over 50,000 members. Since 1940, we have diligently worked and provided programs for the increasing number of people who lose their vision each year. In order to assist them to become fully pro-active, and productive tax-paying, citizens, just as our sighted colleagues are, we hold an annual Holiday Fundraiser to raise needed capital to reach our goals.  

Contact: Grant Raeside
(707) 548-0452     Grant at EventMarketingWorks.com

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