[Mn-at-large] Press release for Twins Game

[David Andrews]

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>The following press release comes to us from 
>BLIND Incorporated.  The text is pasted below 
>but is also provided in its original form as a Word attachment.
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>BLIND, Inc. Offers Free Tickets for MN Twins Adoptee Night
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>BLIND, Inc. has teamed up with the Mixed Roots 
>Foundation to offer free Twins Tickets to blind 
>and low vision individuals who have been adopted 
>or are in foster care.  The tickets will be for 
>the Wednesday, August 24 game between the Twins 
>and the Detroit Tigers at Target Field starting at 7:10 p.m.Â
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>“A number of blind and low vision people have 
>experienced foster care and adoption,” said 
>Dan Wenzel, Executive Director of BLIND, Inc., a 
>national training center for blind people in 
>Minneapolis.  “Many of these individuals are 
>also from other countries, and hence have mixed 
>roots.  For example, three of our staff members 
>are adopted: one from Paraguay, one from India, 
>and one a Native American adopted by white 
>parents.  We’ve had a number of adopted 
>students also. One of our present students is from Korea.”
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>Wenzel said BLIND, Inc. teamed up with the Mixed 
>Roots Foundation last year after Holly Choon 
>Hyang Bachmann and her fiancé, Glenn Bowie, 
>visited the training center with apl.de.ap, a 
>legally blind founder of the Black Eyed Peas, 
>who threw out the starting pitch at last 
>year’s game.  “Apl got along extremely well 
>with our students, who loved him, Holly, and 
>Glenn,” said Wenzel.  “We stayed in touch, 
>and when Holly invited us to be a founding 
>member of the Mixed Roots Foundation early this year, we signed up.”Â
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>Free tickets are available to blind and low 
>vision adoptees and one parent or family member 
>by contacting BLIND, Inc. at 612-872-0100 and 
>talking to Sid Starnes.  Tickets can be picked 
>up at BLIND, Inc., 100 E 22nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55404.Â
>Interested individuals are urged to act quickly, 
>as the number of tickets is limited.
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>There is also a pregame VIP event that gives 
>people who would like to support the work of the 
>Mixed Roots Foundation an opportunity to enjoy 
>good food and entertainment.  Friends of BLIND, 
>Inc. can get tickets at the reduced cost of $15 
>per person.  See the following link for more details:
><http://www.mixedrootsfoundationpurpletributevipreception.eventbrite.com>www.mixedrootsfoundationpurpletributevipreception.eventbrite.com
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>For additional information, contact Dan Wenzel 
>or Sid Starnes at 612-872-0100.Â
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