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[Robert Gardner]

Braille Around the World: December eNewsFYI – your NFBI Braille Literacy Committee 


From: Brian Mac Donald 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:01 PM
To: rgardner4 at gmail.com 
Subject: Braille Around the World: December eNews

Our December eNews features stories about National Geographic Kids, a braille photo contest, and 31 Nights of Light. 
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                              National Geographic Kids now in braille!



                              Thanks to a partnership with the National Federation of the Blind and sponsorship by American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, NBP is now producing and sending braille copies of National Geographic Kids to children all over the world! NBP produced over 3,500 copies of the December/January issue, the first ever braille edition! Each braille copy is transcribed, proofread, and collated by hand at NBP before they are sent out to kids to read.

                              Nancy Krumaker, parent of a braille reader, said, “We received a copy last week and my vision impaired, very resistant, braille reader just loved this book. She read it from cover to cover. Thank you so much for getting her to like reading.”

                              These braille magazines are free of charge through the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults. Learn more about signing up here.





                                "Braille Around the World" Photo Contest!   31 Nights of Light! 
                                    
                                Do you read braille in a boat? Would you read braille with a goat? Do you read braille in the rain on a train? Do you read braille here and there? Because we read braille anywhere! Send us a photo of when, where, or how you read braille and be entered to win great prizes from NBP!

                                Contest begins January 17, 2017. Watch our website for official rules and information about entering.
                                     
                                National Braille Press will ‘flip the switch’ at the Prudential Center on Friday, December 30, for the 31 Nights of Light program. During the month of December, the Prudential Center is lit a different color every night to support Boston nonprofit organizations. At 5:00pm, the Prudential Center will shine blue and green lights to support NBP and its mission to promote braille literacy. The lights will continue to shine for NBP until December 31st.
                                 
                             
                       


                              Give a Gift, Get a Gift!

                              While supplies last, donate $100 before the end of the year and get a NBP-branded tie or tote from Vineyard Vines!
                             



                               Bike for Braille Literacy!

                              On Louis Braille's birthday, January 4, 2017, sign up to enjoy a fun, scenic, heart-pumping workout in a mobile cycling studio while raising $500 for NBP!
                             

                              Why You Need Braille Business Cards

                              Check out our latest blog post, a chat about accessbility with Steven Rothstein of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation!
                             
                       
                             
                       
                                    
                       
                 
           
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