[blparent] Quick vote will help Seedlings Braille Books!

[Samara Raine]

I can't even find anything that says "vote" to click on. Stupid jaws.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Quick vote will help Seedlings Braille Books!


> Thanks for making the e-mail easier to read, Dave.
>
> The process is a bit cumbersome.  You need to follow the link:
>
> http://artvancharitychallenge.com/
>
> and then click on Vote.  You'll be asked to register, using your first and 
> last name, zip code, e-mail address, and a password.  Then A list of 
> organizations will come up.  The list is quite long, so if you have a 
> search option (in Jaws, it's control-f), look for Seedlings.  Check the 
> box, then scroll down to the Vote button.  You'll also be asked if you 
> want to share the voting request on Facebook or some other social media 
> sites.
>
> As I said, when I registered last year, I received a promotional e-mail or 
> two from Art Van Furniture, but I unsubscribed from the e-mails easily and 
> never was bothered again.  It's for a great cause.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
> of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been 
> all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 8:29 PM
> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blparent] Quick vote will help Seedlings Braille Books!
>
>>
>>>
>>>Great news for the cause of Braille Literacy!:
>>>
>>>1. Seedlings Braille Books for Children is eligible for a $25,000 grant 
>>>from Art Van (a Michigan furniture company) if we get enough votes; and
>>>2. It's much easier to help this year: You only need to vote once per 
>>>email address by 5-31 rather than having to vote everyday!
>>>
>>>Dates for voting: Now through May 31st
>>>Place: http://artvancharitychallenge.com/
>>>How: Go to their site, click on VOTE, register, and follow the 
>>>instructions! Remember, you can only vote once per email address.
>>>
>>>Additional ways to help: Encourage others to vote by sending this 
>>>information to your friends, family, coworkers, listservs, and social 
>>>media.
>>>
>>>We are up against some really large organizations, but last year ... 
>>>thanks everyone's help and support ... we were able to win a $15,000 
>>>grant (and we used it to make hundreds of braille books)! We thank you in 
>>>advance for your support again this year!
>>>
>>>   Best wishes,
>>>   Debra Bonde, Director
>>>   Seedlings Braille Books for Children
>>>   www.seedlings.org
>>>   800-777-8552
>>>   734-427-8552 fax
>>>   Follow on Twitter: @SeedlingsBrlBks
>>>
>>>"Placing a book in a child's hands is like planting a seed ..."
>>>
>>
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