[Community-service] Meet the Blind Month

[Debbie Brown]

Jonathan, how do you sign up for the Salvation Army birthday wagon?  I have 
trouble finding a phone that gets answered in our area.

Debbie Brown

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Franks via Community-service" <community-service at nfbnet.org>
To: "Community Service Discussion List" <community-service at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Jonathan Franks" <jfranks at nfbtx.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Community-service] Meet the Blind Month


> Darian and all,
>
> The Austin, Texas Chapter will be holding numerous events during Meet
> the Blind Month.
>
> We will be having a table at the Arts Market that is held near the
> University of Texas Campus on October 17th. We have numerous NFB
> literature, Braille writing tools such as a Braille Writer, different
> Slate and Styluses. Braille Alphabet Cards, and demonstrations of the
> KNFB reader and other NFB Aps. Also, we bring sleep shades and give
> our sighted friends the opportunity to learn how to properly use a
> long white cane.
>
> Members of the NFB Austin Chapter will be volunteering in manning the
> NFB of Texas newsline table talking about newsline and signing people
> up during White Cane Day on October 14th.
>
> On October 26th, we will be holding the second Annual NFB Austin
> Birthday Wagon Halloween party at the Salvation Army children's
> Shelter. This event is where we put on a mass birthday party for all
> of the children that are having a birthday in October and all the
> other children in the shelter. Birthday gifts are boughten and donated
> to the children, cupcakes are made, goody bags are put together,
> numerous tables are manned by our chapter members that will include a
> pumpkin decorating table, Halloween mask decorating, playdough, a
> bingo table where parents will play bingo in order to attempt to win
> prizes for their kids.
>
> The two weekends prior to the event chapter members get together to
> put together the goody bags and we all decorate the cupcakes with
> Halloween themed candy and frosting the day before the event.
>
> I look forward to reading about what other people have to say about
> what their chapters are doing for Meet the Blind Month!
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Jonathan Franks
>
> _______________________________________________
> Community-service mailing list
> Community-service at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/community-service_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Community-service:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/community-service_nfbnet.org/deborahb14%40verizon.net
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus 
> signature database 12379 (20151008) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
> 


__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 12379 (20151008) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com