<div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone!<div>As you can see from the original date of this post, the birds have still not returned to Capistrano or CT!</div><div>The coup is empty and needs your urgent help!</div><div><br></div><div>NFB-CT needs someone new to lead the charge to raise money through The Travelers Birdies for Charity program.</div><div>This effort brings $2,000 to NFB-CT every year. This money helps us to do our work. That's not chicken feed!</div><div><br></div><div>Who is ready to step up and lead the way?</div><div><br></div><div>Mary & Joe</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM Mary Silverberg <<a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Greetings Everyone,<div>We hope you are all recovering from a joyful and plentiful Thanksgiving.</div><div>We are sending this email again for your serious consideration. </div><div>NFB takes care of us...we need to take care of NFB!</div><div><br></div><div>Mary & Joe</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 10:03 AM Mary Silverberg <<a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com" target="_blank">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Mary Silverberg</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:marysilverfox@gmail.com" target="_blank">marysilverfox@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 9:07 PM<br>Subject: The Nest is Empty! The Birds are Gone!<br>To: Lucia Lee (<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org" target="_blank">llee@nfbct.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org" target="_blank">llee@nfbct.org</a>>, NFB mailing list <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>>, Maryanne Melley <<a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com" target="_blank">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a>>, Joseph Kolczynski <<a href="mailto:joesan1215@hotmail.com" target="_blank">joesan1215@hotmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,<div>Yes, the nest is empty and the Birds are gone. Birdies for Charity needs your help.</div><div>NFB-CT needs a new Leader to help raise money. </div><div><br></div><div>Every year in June, the Travelers Championship Golf Tournament takes place at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. This is a wonderful opportunity for nonprofits of all sizes to raise money.</div><div>Webster Bank adds 15% to every donation made through the Birdies for Charity program.</div><div><br></div><div>The Volunteer and Charity Manager at the Travelers is very helpful and will get you started. </div><div><br></div><div>The project runs from mid April to late June. </div><div><br></div><div>Joe and I have done this for five years and have raised almost $10,000 for NFB-CT. Birdies now needs new ideas and wider networks of outreach, specifically using social media. </div><div><br></div><div>If you are ready to "try your wings" on a new challenge, please contact Maryanne Melley or Lucia</div><div>at the NFB-CT office.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Mary Silverberg</div><div>Joe Kolczynski </div></div>
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