[Community-service] Canes for Kids

[Ericka]

I shared this with a few friends in my community who have canes just sitting around. I also contacted my pastor to see if the church as a whole or the youth would like to collect money for the program. They're always looking for a service project of some sort and what better way to help someone abroad and show that the little things we need to be independent mean a lot. I am certain they will get a letter from the school thanking them with pictures of the kids and their cans. Perhaps this could be a penpal thing. Who knows!

Ericka Short
"What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."

 from my iPhone

> On Apr 3, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Darian Smith via Community-service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have been asked to pass along the following announcement from Conchita  Hernandez.
>  as many of you know, Conchita has been a frequent presenter at our Annual Community Service Division Seminars, and has been a leader  in our early efforts in the community service group/division.
>  She offers a great opportunity to give to our blind brothers and sisters, something we should always continue to do  as members of the NFB.
>   as a fellow   Federationist, I hope that you might consider offering your assistance  with her project below:.            		
>> Canes for Kids! 
>> 
>> Can you imagine living without your cane and lacking the basic resources to be independent?  METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching all Students) will be providing canes to blind students at a school in Mexico. These students do not have canes and need them to be independent. How can you help? You can provide a cane to a child through one of two options below. When you make your donation the child's cane will include a label with your name as the donor of the cane. 
>> 1. Send your extra canes laying around or purchase a childs size cane and send it to
>> Conchita Hernandez
>> 6115 14th St NW
>> Washington, DC 20011
>> 2. Send us a donation with a comment of "this donation is for canes" through Go Fund Me at https://www.gofundme.com/6a4a86ns
>> 
>> All of your donations can be tax deductible. 
>> Thank you ahead of time for helping us raise the expectations of blind students abroad!
>> 
>> 
>> Conchita Hernandez, METAS 
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> Darian Smith
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