[blindlaw] FW: Penny Wars and NABL

[Scott C. LaBarre]

Hey folks, I also asked Derek if it was legal to contribute paper bills to
our  bucket, and the answer is absolutely ys.  So, let's bring lots of paper
to put in the NABL bucket and a bunch of noisy pennies to place in those
other divisions' buckets who are trying to "wipe the floor" with us.

 

Let's go NABL!

 

From: Scott C. LaBarre [mailto:slabarre at labarrelaw.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 7:30 AM
To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
Subject: Penny Wars and NABL

 

The below message comes from Derek Manners who is a rising 3L at Harvard and
a member of our lawyers division.  He is also a leader in our national
student division.  We have agreed to participate in a fundraiser for the
National Association of Blind Students.  Derek describes it below and I urge
all members of NABL attending convention to participate very actively in
this fun, fundraiser.  If we win the competition, it will not only help the
students but also bring some cash to our division.  As you will see, the
parents and merchants are already talking trash about us.  We cannot let the
good name of lawyers be sullied in such a manner.

 

Cheers,

Scott

 

PENNY WARS

Scott, thank you so much for accepting our invitation on behalf of the
Lawyers Division of the National Federation of the Blind to participate in
the National Association of Blind Student's first Penny Wars fundraiser!

Per our conversation, below you will find a thorough explanation of how it
will work, the point system, and other relevant info. Feel free to reach out
to me with any additional questions.

 

Also, you should let the lawyers know Kevin Worley, Nicky, and the Parents
Division are already trash talking about how they are going to wipe the
floor with us. Therefore, right when I get to Orlando, I'll be putting 10
dollars in our bucket and 5 dollars in pennies in the parents and merchants
buckets. Let's make them eat their words!

 

>From Monday, July 6-Thursday, July 9, the National Association of Blind
Students will track the progress of national divisions, as they compete for
the most change in their bucket!

 

How it works: 

Buckets will be set up on the NABS Exhibit Hall table with both Braille and
print labels showing which division corresponds to what bucket. While the
Hall is open, the NABS board will be collecting donations for all divisions.
You can donate to your own division, but remember to put pennies in the
buckets of those divisions that you want to beat. Federationists will be
able to hold the buckets, to see how much they weigh and we will try to do
updates throughout the convention depending on logistics. The final tally
will be done Friday and the winning division will be announced.
Additionally, each division can voluntarily collect donations during their
division meetings, and bring those donations to the NABS table the following
day.

 

The Point System:

Pennies = -5 points (do not put these coins in your division bucket, instead
throw the pennies in your biggest competitor's bucket) Nickel = 5 points
Dime = 10 points Quarter = 25 points

$1: 100 points

$5 = 500 points,

. and so on

 

Who Wins:

The division with the most amount of points at the end of the day Thursday
will take home 50% of all profits raised by all divisions, while the
National Association of Blind Students will claim the other half.

 

We are so glad that the lawyers will be participating, so do not hesitate to
start getting the division excited!

 

Best regards

Derek Manners=