[IABS-Talk] [IL-Talk] FW: sharing information with you about a day where people with disabilities can play on the field with the Northern Illinois football team if you could please ahre this information for me

[Leslie Hamric]

What an awesome opportunity! I hope that somebody in our affiliate does take advantage of this.
Leslie

Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher
Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division

> On Mar 2, 2020, at 7:59 AM, Denise Avant via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> FYI.
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> Denise R. Avant, Esq.
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> President,
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> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> 773-991-8050
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> Live the life you want.
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> For more information about NFBI,
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> From: Bryce Weiler <bweiler25 at gmail.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:40 AM
> To: davant1958 at gmail.com
> Subject: sharing information with you about a day where people with
> disabilities can play on the field with the Northern Illinois football team
> if you could please ahre this information for me
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> Hi Denise
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> My name is Bryce Weiler. I am a blind individual who has been working on
> programs for people who are disabled with the Baltimore Orioles. With the
> Orioles, I have helped the team create programs to help people who are
> disabled be able to play on the field with players and coaches before games.
> Also, I have helped the Orioles become the first team in sports to wear
> Braille on their jerseys to honor people who are blind. I am helping run a
> nonprofit called The Beautiful Lives Project, where we work to help people
> who are disabled be able to experience programs in sports, art, cheer and
> dance, as well as ballet. Here is the link to our web site.
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> www.beautifullives.org <http://www.beautifullives.org> 
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> On March 28 from twelve forty-five until one forty-five in the afternoon, I
> have an event where 30 participants with disabilities can learn football
> fundamentals from the Northern Illinois football team. The event will take
> place at Huskies Stadium in Dekalb Illinois, there is more information in
> the waiver below where the event will be held in case of rain. The Northern
> Illinois football team and The Beautiful Lives Project wants to give
> everyone with disabilities, no matter the age or if they have played
> football before, the opportunity to experience football and to make new
> friendships that can last a lifetime. Here is a link describing the event,
> as well as the waiver that needs to be filled out by each participant, or if
> the participant is under 18 years of age, the parent or guardian.
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> https://www.beautifullives.org/blpevents/niufootball
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> Please call or email me with any questions, my number is 812-899-5673. Coach
> Thomas Hammock is a great coach who believes that everyone should have the
> ability to experience football and he wants to share this with as many
> people as possible. I hope you will have some individuals interested in
> attending this event and please share it with whoever you would like.
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> Bryce Weiler
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