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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Great, also a good idea for chapters to donate door prizes to the convention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Blindhands@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> ct-nfb@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ct-nfb] Fwd: [Nfb-krafters-korner] braille gift cards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Joyce Kane<br><a href="http://www.krafterskorner.org/">www.KraftersKorner.org</a><br><a href="mailto:Blindhands@AOL.com">Blindhands@AOL.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From: <a href="mailto:jjboll@excel.net">jjboll@excel.net</a><br>Reply-to: <a href="mailto:nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org">nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org">nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org</a><br>Sent: 10/3/2013 8:31:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time<br>Subj: [Nfb-krafters-korner] braille gift cards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>With Christmas coming up fast, I thought the below article would be of <br>interest to those who know of a blind friend/family member who love <br>Starbucks.<br><br>Starbucks to offer Braille gift cards year-round<br><br>By Gregory Wallace @CNNMoney October 2, 2013: 5:34 PM ET<br><br><br><br>A Braille gift card will become a regular at the Starbucks registers, the <br>company announced Wednesday.<br><br><br><br>The card was introduced in September 2011, and has previously been available <br>in limited runs during October, which is designated as the disability <br>employment awareness month. It will now be part of the chain's permanent <br>gift card lineup.<br><br><br><br>On the face of the card is Braille lettering that reads "Starbucks" to help <br>customers differentiate it from the other cards in their wallets or purse.<br><br><br><br>The card was originally introduced at the urging of disability advocates. On <br>Wednesday, Starbucks said it was asked to offer the card year-round by a <br>mother who said her blind daughter appreciates the independence the card <br>gives her.<br><br><br><br>Kim Charlson of the Braille Authority of North America said she was not <br>aware of any other companies offering a Braille gift card.<br><br><br><br>The Seattle-based chain has been the subject of several disability-related <br>lawsuits, including objections to the height of their counters and the <br>stores' hospitality towards deaf individuals.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org">Nfb-krafters-korner@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfb-krafters-korner:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/blindhands%40aol.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/blindhands%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>