[MN-at-Large] Minnesota will Match your Contribution--Don't hesitate!

[David Andrews]

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>Fellow Federationists:
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>In lieu of pledges to the tenBroek fund as our 
>affiliate has done for many years, a decision 
>was made by the 2021 annual convention that the 
>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota 
>will now match individual contributions made by 
>Minnesota Federationists to our national White 
>Cane, Jernigan, Sun, and tenBroek funds between 
>May 1 and June 30 up to a total of $6,000 (that 
>is, up to $6,000 from individuals is matched by 
>up to $6,000 from the affiliate treasury).
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>Starting today, your contributions to our funds 
>will be matched if you donate in either of two possible ways:
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>Donate online
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>1. use this link to 
><https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=25626&qid=7109885>make 
>your donation online, placing the dollar amounts in the fund or funds you wish.
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>2. After you make your contribution, you will 
>get a donation receipt by email; you must 
>forward that to 
><mailto:jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com>jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com 
>(NFB of MN treasurer) for the affiliate to 
>match  it. You'll get a confirmation to let you 
>know we got the forwarded receipt; if not, please reach out.
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>(Note, if you give online, your dollars will 
>actually be tripled because of a match from 
>HumanWare, and you'll be entered into a drawing 
>for expenses to attend the 2023 National Convention).
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>Alternatively, you can
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>Send a check to the NFB of Minnesota
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>1. Make a check payable to the fund you wish, 
>but do not send it directly to the national address.
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>2. Send the check to National Federation of the 
>Blind of Minnesota, 100 East 22nd Street, 
>Minneapolis, MN 55404. The treasurer will 
>collect the checks until June 30 and then mail 
>all the checks, along with the affiliate's 
>matching check, to the national office.
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>Thank you in advance; your contributions make 
>the important work we do at all levels possible!
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>The Funds
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>Here is a little more about the four funds:
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>•         White Cane Fund: These dollars go 
>directly to the general treasury of the Federation.
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>•         Kenneth Jernigan Fund: The proceeds 
>from this fund are used to bring a number of 
>attendees to their first national convention. It 
>is named in honor of our former president and 
>longtime leader to promote attendance at the 
>national convention, where so much inspiration and learning occur.
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>•         SUN Fund: These funds are being set 
>aside in the event that they are needed to 
>support the Federation during difficult times.
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>•         tenBroek Fund: These dollars go to the 
>tenBroek Memorial Fund which owns the property 
>at 200 East Wells at Jernigan Place in Baltimore 
>for the benefit of blind people.
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>Best,
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>Jennifer Dunnam, Treasurer
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