[Ct-nfb] My Birdies for Charity Pledge

Fri Jun 24 15:02:41 UTC 2016

Hello, all. 
Justin has come up with a great way to raise money for our affiliate, and help out our older disabled veterans, and make life better for many disabled workers. It's a win win! 
The TIME Act is HR 188 and S 2001. Space Available is HR 2264 and S 2596. Please be sure to mention that Space Available needs to be included in the National Defense Authorization Act. 
I'll post more info later today, for those who may not be familiar with this legislation. Also I'll post contact info for our legislators, for those who don't already have it. 
So let's go! Let's make Justin Salisbury pay up! 

Jim McCollum
Legislative Co-ordinator
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
860-581-0430
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> On Jun 23, 2016, at 5:18 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gary,
>  
> I want to make this interesting. I really want to see Congressman and Congresswomen from Connecticut cosponsoring the TIME Act and Space Available. I love being able to brag about how my personal congressman, Congressman Joe Courtney, is the only legislator from Connecticut to cosponsor both bills, but I would much rather be able to brag nationally about how Connecticut is the first state to reach 100% cosponsorship.
>  
> I’ve been slacking off on making my pledge for Birdies for Charity, so I’m going to offer this:
>  
> For every person (need not be a member of NFBCT) who emails their Congressional office AND both Senate offices asking for co-sponsorship of these two bills, I will give a flat donation of $1 through this Birdies for Charity program. In order for me to know that you did this, I’ll need you to copy me on the email that you send. Since Jim McCollum is the Legislative Coordinator and Edward Shaham is the President, I would recommend copying both of them, as well. Also, every time I send something on either bill, I copy Derek Manners, our Government Affairs Specialist at the NFB for both bills. His email address is dmanners at nfb.org.
>  
> So it would basically be 3 emails for each bill that look like this:
>  
> To: Congressman John Doe / Senator Jane Doe
> Cc: Edward Shaham, Jim McCollum, Justin “Moneybags” Salisbury, Derek Manners
> Subject: Please Cosponsor HR #### / S ####
>  
> If you also live in Joe Courtney’s district, please thank him for cosponsoring.
>  
> That’s my promise. Since we’re already so good at doing our part in Connecticut, the Federationists in Connecticut ought to have no problem making me pay out over $100. If anyone else wants to join me in this same pledge, I will be proud to report how much I pay out.
>  
> Hope to read your messages soon!
>  
> Justin
>  
> Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
> Committee on Automobile and Pedestrian Safety
> National Federation of the Blind
> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822
> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
>  
> “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
>  
> William Butler Yeats
> 
>  
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:29 AM
> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Esther Levegnale <elevegnale at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] Hi
>  
> hi, Gary I glad to help
> 
> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 6+
> 
> On Jun 21, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Gary Allen via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I do not need help for myself, but you can help others. 
> 
> On Monday, June 20, 2016, Esther Levegnale via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey, Gary!  Do you need help doing your pledge?  I wasn't quite sure if you were addressing just me or the whole list!  Sorry about that!
> 
> Esther
> 
> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 6+
> 
> > On Jun 20, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Gary Allen via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > It is getting close to the GHO. I am willing to do what ever it takes to get get a contribution to the birdies for charity.
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