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<DIV>Deynice,</DIV>
<DIV>thanks. good to know. It sounds like you apply for it like a job then which
would be good experience for those of us who haven’t found work yet.</DIV>
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<DIV>I’m glad you got into americorps and hope you blog on it.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=peace05@comcast.net
href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">Denyece Roberts</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:42 AM</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, I had to be interviewed is if I was on a real job. Yes, you can use
receive your full disability benefits while working as an AmeriCorps. Due to the
Social Security guidelines you have to make a certain amount to have the
disability checks stopped you only receive about $300 every two weeks for
working as an AmeriCorps<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Feb 22, 2014, at 7:46 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <<A
href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</A>>
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<DIV>Denyce,</DIV>
<DIV>thanks. What are the requirements for a program and do you have an
interview like a job would? Yes, it was office experience, but you also were
an outreach capacity since you led a program.</DIV>
<DIV>Sounds like a good experience.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=peace05@comcast.net
href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 21, 2014 3:30 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=community-service@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:community-service@nfbnet.org">Community Service Discussion
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello Ashley, I did what is called the Americort
Vista program. I was paid a stifen every two weeks. This program is strickly
administrative work. However there is an area in Americort called direct
service in which you can work directly with students. This service
is usually offered in schools working hands-on. As a Americort vista
member I was the coordinator for a youth transition program. I
emplimented a high school High tech program for students with disabilities. I
developed a employment readiness program preparing students for a summer job
for six weeks. The workshops consisted of mock interviews, how to
dress appropriately on job, time management etc. After the students completed
the program; I worked with professional people in the community who
interviewed each student and provided constructive feedback. I raised all mony
and each of 10 students were paid 600 dollars for a period of six weeks. In
addition to that, I also worked on the disaster prepareness team, and went to
homes of people with disabilities, and delivered emergency kits. Before
leaving Americort I applied for a grant to continue the High School High Tec
program and got approved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Denyce,</DIV>
<DIV>That is great. Do you mind telling me a bit about your americorp
experience on or off list.</DIV>
<DIV>What program did you do? Do you have to be in college or recently
graduated to do it?</DIV>
<DIV>Did you learn a lot from it? were you paid? this is something I’ve
considered as I have not found a job; I love to help people and maybe
americorps would not only give me hands on experience but also set me apart
from</DIV>
<DIV>the rest of the applicant pool when I look for work; btw, I did have
internships but the internships did not give me enough substantive
experience I need.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ashley</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=peace05@comcast.net
href="mailto:peace05@comcast.net">Denyece Roberts, MSW, RCSW</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 17, 2014 9:57 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello, I did two years in the Americorp.
Americorp main office for Florida is located in Orlando. It would be
nice to have someone from their office come and speak about some success
services of blind people who have attended the program in
florida.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>Hi all,
<DIV>The overall focus will be on celebrating 20 years of
AmeriCorps, and the service work that the blind have themselves
contributed to the success of the program and the impact the program has
had on those who have served.</DIV>
<DIV> We are inviting those who have served in AmeriCorps
programs to share a bit about their experiences, what they’ve given,
gained and the perceptions they believe they changed of the blind.
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<DIV>This will not constitute the entirety of the seminar, but it
will have a place of prominence on the agenda. </DIV>
<DIV>we are looking into inviting service agencies to spend a few
minutes talking about their programs and how attendees may
involve themselves in service via what they have to offer.</DIV>
<DIV>I believe we are targeting the following agencies: the red cross, big
brothers big sisters, habitat for humanity and hands on network.
we’ll probably ask them to introduce themselves to the attendees and ask
them to table in the back of the room should individuals have
further questions regarding involvement in their local communities
Hopefully we will use this opportunity to develop relationships with these
agencies that we can cultivate over the coming years. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hopefully we can delve deeper into possible partnerships with
these agencies in the future. We could even look
into the possibilities this year, but that depends on
the interest a committed soul or two has in seeing that it
happens. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of an
undertaking and such folks are proving to be in short supply
at the moment. </DIV>
<DIV>We have had some great help in finding the agencies and AmeriCorps
alumni federationests, and this has proven to be invaluable effort and
results-based action that those who have stepped up should be
proud of. </DIV>
<DIV>I’m thinking we are still a few presenters away from this being
the best seminar yet.</DIV>
<DIV>We also might be electing a slate of officers and board members. If
this is true we will have to make some time for this and upon completion
of the meeting we will have become a division of the national federation
of the blind. </DIV>
<DIV>we will see how those details work out because we are still a
ways from convention.</DIV>
<DIV> I hope this helps people help us find some great additions to
the agenda </DIV>
<DIV> Best,</DIV>
<DIV> Darian </DIV>
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<DIV>On Feb 17, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Cheryl Fields <<A
href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</A>>
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I think the hands on training may work better for next year. When<BR>the
red Cross is contacted the conversation, audio description
for<BR>videos, could begin at that time. It may take some time to have
them<BR>see the advantage in added it to their materials. I should have
added<BR>that this is a long range goal.<BR>I want to hear about your
experience, it may be valuable to hear<BR>before the contact is made.
smiles<BR><BR>Cheryl<BR><BR>On 2/17/14, Ashley Bramlett <<A
href="mailto:bookwormahb@earthlink.net">bookwormahb@earthlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Cheryl,<BR>It's a good idea. I agree with you
it needs registeration and limit the<BR>size of the workshops so
they can give you all hands on instruction more<BR>easily.<BR>However,
not everyone is open to the commitment to do first aid or
cpr<BR>training.<BR>Think of how busy convention gets.<BR><BR>Time may
be unavailable on either the hotel side or the
convention<BR>participants side to do it.<BR>It may be easier to plan
a shorter hands on service activity.<BR><BR>If you do contact them, I
hope red cross is open to adaptations.<BR>Unfortunatly, I had a bad
experience attempting to volunteer in their local<BR>office though and
volunteering did not work out. I'll write about
later<BR>perhaps.<BR><BR>If I were planning something to do at
convention, I'd probably pick the<BR>hygene or food kits idea
instead.<BR>I'm just thinking about the convention group and all the
things going on<BR>there and the wide interest areas among
conventioneers.<BR><BR>Ashley<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Cheryl Fields<BR>Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014
3:35 PM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion List<BR>Subject: Re:
[Community-service] Seeking ideas for the
community<BR>servicegroupseminar at national convention<BR><BR>Hi
Everyone!<BR><BR>Great ideas! The cpr and first aid classes are a
wonderful idea and<BR>may require some registration.<BR>Think about
working with the Red cross to provide audio description<BR>for all of
the classes they use vvideos for. I'm not sure how<BR>difficult it
would be, most movies are audio described and most places<BR>update
materials on a regular basis so, it's worth asking. This
would<BR>benefit us across the country!<BR><BR>Cheryl F.<BR><BR>On
2/17/14, Darian <<A
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Hi Serena,<BR>It sounds really cool!<BR>Tell
me all about it! What's the name of the organization? How did you
get<BR>involved? Why did you get involved?<BR>Darian<BR><BR>This
electronic message has been brought to you by my mobile
device.<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Feb 16, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Serena
Nickell <<A
href="mailto:scnickell1980@gmail.com">scnickell1980@gmail.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>Hi,
I recently began volunteering with an organization that helps
the<BR>homeless. In addition to the above items we also give
out small<BR>flashlights and batteries (usually AA and
AAA).<BR>Serena<BR><BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Feb 16, 2014, at 10:09 AM, "Michelle
Clark" <<A
href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>Hi Michelle,<BR><BR>Here is a list of the items we
generally add. Also, at the bottom, I<BR>added a<BR>draft of a
letter I sent out to just people on my email list and
the<BR>Chapter. Hope it helps anyone who is interested in doing
something like<BR>this.<BR><BR>One other thing we do when we get
large bottles of lotion, shampoo, ect<BR>is<BR>we hold them out
and make up a gift type bag to give out as a
special<BR>gift.<BR>My Church has a Christmas Party for a few
local Women's Shelters and we<BR>give<BR>to them as well. This
year, they had so much stuff left over they gave<BR>the<BR>rest
to our Chapter!<BR><BR>Items we
include:<BR><BR>1. Wash
cloths<BR>2. Soap<BR>3.
Toothpaste<BR>4.
Toothbrushes<BR>5. Lotion or petroleum
jelly<BR>6. Shampoo<BR>7.
Conditioner<BR>8.
Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<BR>In the past we have gotten a mixture
of things such as:<BR>Toilet paper<BR>Mens deodorant<BR>Women's
deodorant<BR>Sanitary items<BR>Combs<BR><BR><BR>Draft
Letter:<BR><BR>Hello,<BR><BR>The National Harbor Chapter of the
National Federation of the Blind of<BR>Maryland is a non-profit
group of blind persons striving to help
others<BR>in<BR>the Prince Georges County area who
happen to be blind and low vision.<BR>We<BR>help one another
through advocacy, outreach, networking, and
sharing.<BR>Also,<BR>in the vision of our National Headquarters,
we not only help ourselves,<BR>we<BR>help others.<BR><BR>This,
in our fourth year, we will continue in our outreach to
others<BR>with<BR>a<BR>toiletries drive to donate Hygiene Kits
to homeless persons. As we did<BR>last<BR>year through an array
of generous donations, we were able to give out<BR>approximately
120 bags of toiletries to assist persons who are in
a<BR>state<BR>of homelessness. In addition, we were able to
donate additional kits to<BR>a<BR>local church that regularly
visits a shelter for women and children.<BR><BR>Since
homelessness is on the rise and help is needed, our continual
goal<BR>is<BR>to combine hygiene kits and distribute them to as
many as we can. We are<BR>partnering with a local non-profit
agency that runs shelters and feed<BR>homeless persons in Prince
Georges County. They distribute these items<BR>when<BR>a person
enters the shelters. We are asking your assistance
with<BR>donations<BR>of toiletry items that will help us in this
effort and please forward<BR>this<BR>message to anyone you feel
will assist.<BR><BR>In specific we are asking for any
combination of:<BR>1.
Soap<BR>2. Shampoo<BR>3.
Lotion<BR>4.
Conditioner<BR>5.
Toothbrushes<BR>6.
Toothpaste<BR>7.
Washcloths<BR>8.
Mouthwash/non-alcoholic<BR>9.
Socks<BR>10. Grooming
items<BR>11. Sanitary
items<BR>12. Any additional small item you
feel a person living in the state<BR>of<BR>homelessness can
use<BR><BR>If you and/or your organization are able to assist us
in this effort,<BR>please<BR>let me know by contacting me
directly by either email at <A
href="mailto:mcikeyc@aol.com">mcikeyc@aol.com</A><BR>or<BR>via
telephone at 301 583-8585 evenings or 202 720-1560 days by
November<BR>14th. We will be compiling these items
on the Saturday before<BR>Thanksgiving. Your contribution will
be tax deductable and help in the<BR>lives<BR>of those who are
in situations other than which we live.<BR><BR>To find out more
about what we do, please visit our National website at:<BR><A
href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</A> or our State website
at <A href="http://www.nfbmd.org">www.nfbmd.org</A>. You may
also "like"<BR>us<BR>as<BR>the National Harbor Chapter on our
new Face Book page.<BR><BR>Sincerely Yours,<BR><BR><BR>Michelle
Clark<BR>President<BR>National Harbor Chapter<BR>National
Federation of the Blind of Maryland<BR><BR>"Changing what it
means to be blind in Prince Georges
County!"<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original
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On<BR>Behalf of Catherine Michele Mitchell<BR>Sent: Sunday,
February 16, 2014 9:35 AM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion
List<BR>Cc: Community Service Discussion List<BR>Subject: Re:
[Community-service] Seeking ideas for the
community<BR>servicegroupseminar at national convention<BR><BR>I
also really like the idea of putting some kind of kits together
as a<BR>project at the convention.<BR><BR>I would also like to
ask those of you who do this already in your<BR>chapters<BR>or
affiliates to please email me lists of items you include in
whatever<BR>kit<BR>you are making. I want to add materials like
this to our resource bank<BR>to<BR>help other people do these
kinds of projects.<BR><BR>Thanks, everyone!<BR><BR>Michele
Mitchell<BR>NFB Community Service Group<BR>Research and Resource
Committee Chair<BR><BR>Tupperware
Consultant<BR>781-790-3627<BR><A
href="http://www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch">www.my.tupperware.com/michmitch</A><BR><BR>On
Feb 15, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Cheryl Fields <<A
href="mailto:cherylelaine1957@gmail.com">cherylelaine1957@gmail.com</A>><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I love the idea of hygene kits for the
homeless. Our chapter collected<BR>toiletries for a women's
shelter last year, but we did not assemble<BR>the items. The
shelter was glad to receive the gift but we could
have<BR>saved them some time.<BR>I will suggest this when we
do it again, sounds like fun!<BR><BR>Providing a hands on
opportunity for convention attendees is
fantastic!<BR><BR>Cheryl<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On 2/15/14, Denise Shaible <<A
href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>I like the idea of emergency preparedness. I
know the Red Cross has<BR>some<BR>information on that and we
all need to know about it. I also like
the<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>idea<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>of the Red Cross providing small
first aid kits. I remember
buying<BR>one<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>when<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>I took my first aid class when I
lived in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I
don't<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>know<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>if they would provide them but,
I'm wondering if we could
assemble<BR>them<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>if<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">we know what we need to put in them
and then we could give them to our<BR>members or whoever we
wish to give them to.<BR><BR>I really like the idea of
having someone speak about programs to feed<BR>the<BR>hungry
or doing a service project with a local food bank. I
don't<BR>know<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>why<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>we couldn't help put bags of
food together. Yes, it's an
assembly<BR>line<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>job<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>but, we do it at my church and
we're able to feed between 50 and
100<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>persons<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR>each month. It's rewarding
to know we're doing anything to help and<BR>to<BR>promote
the fact that we want to give not just
get.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Denise<BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Michelle Clark<BR>Sent: Friday,
February 14, 2014 10:21 AM<BR>To: 'Community Service
Discussion List'<BR>Subject: Re: [Community-service] Seeking
ideas for the community<BR>servicegroupseminar at national
convention<BR><BR>Here in Maryland, my Chapter did reach out
to the local agency and<BR>they<BR>provided emergency kits
several years ago. As time has elapsed
and<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>budgets<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">have shrunk, I find that is not
happening anymore. I am thinking<BR>someone<BR>locally would
have to initiate that? It would be important for us
to<BR>get<BR>the information and to tie it in with serving
an external group to get<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>the<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">information as
well.<BR><BR>Michelle<BR><BR>-----Original
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Of Cheryl Fields<BR>Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:53
AM<BR>To: Community Service Discussion List<BR>Subject: Re:
[Community-service] Seeking ideas for the
community<BR>service<BR>groupseminar at national
convention<BR><BR>Hello,<BR><BR>Having the Red Cross is a
great idea. In addition to the first aid,<BR>ask if they
provide disaster preparedness. It would be good to
have<BR>this information available, most people are not
prepared and if they<BR>need to evacuate may not know what
the designated safe places are. it<BR>could be taken a step
further and provide back packs with most items<BR>inside, if
the budget allows for this.<BR><BR>Another idea is to plant
a sensory garden at one of the convention<BR>host hotels in
Florida, since we are spending a few years
there.<BR>Plants and other materials can be donated
from local garden centers.<BR><BR>I happen to be working on
a similar event in Cleveland and another<BR>idea from 1 of
our brainstorming sessions was a mural. Making it<BR>visible
to the community sending a clear positive message about
the<BR>blind. The Cleveland chapter has a on going project,
we volunteer at<BR>the Cleveland food Bank re packing
produce for distribution and while<BR>working with the food
bank a community produce distribution can be<BR>arranged. It
is rewarding and can be lots of fun!<BR><BR>Have a great
weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!<BR><BR>CherylOn 2/14/14,
Denise Shaible <<A
href="mailto:denise.shaible@att.net">denise.shaible@att.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Darian,<BR><BR>We spoke sometime
ago about having a Representative of the Red
Cross<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>give<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">a<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">presentation on first aid.
Are you still interested in that?
Please<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>let<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">me<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">know and I'll start researching
it. Also, if you know any
details<BR>about<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>our<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">seminar, please send that as
well.
Thanks.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Denise<BR><BR>From: Darian
Smith<BR>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:26 AM<BR>To:
Community Service Discussion List<BR>Subject:
[Community-service] Seeking ideas for the community
service<BR>groupseminar at national convention<BR><BR>Hi
all,<BR><BR>I'm looking for some great ideas for our
seminar at
National<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>convention.<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">any topics or presenters that
could round out an already developing<BR>and<BR>exciting
seminar. would be
appreciated!<BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>Darian<BR><BR><BR><BR>Darian
Smith<BR>Chairperson, Community Service Group -National
Federation of The<BR>Blind.<BR>(415)215-9809<BR><A
href="mailto:dsmithnfb@gmail.com">dsmithnfb@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>"<BR>"I
don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I
know: the<BR>only<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>ones<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">among you who will be really happy
are those who will have sought and<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>found<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">how to serve"<BR>- Albert
Schweitzer.<BR><BR>Your unwanted vehicle can
be just what the blind need to make<BR>possibilities
reality.<BR>Donate your car to the National Federation of
the Blind today!<BR>For more information, please visit: <A
href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</A>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; LINE-HEIGHT: 26px">"I don't know what your destiny
will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really
happy are those who will have sought and found how to
serve”</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; LINE-HEIGHT: 26px">- Albert
Schweitzer.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; LINE-HEIGHT: 26px"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2">Your
unwanted vehicle can be just what the blind need to make
possibilities reality. </SPAN></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Donate your car to the National Federation of
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href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</A>
or call 1-855-659-9314<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV>
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