[nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh Project andMore

Fri Oct 1 23:03:36 UTC 2010

Hi All:

Last year, the radio station I work for did something similar to this
where you texted to give.
What happens I believe is you tell the person what the charity is and
about it. The person texts and a one-time charge of $10 shows on their
next month phone bill. That is it.

Kerri

On 10/1/10, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello:
>
>      I would like to know who pays the $10 to the NFB. Does the person doing
> the texting get a big charge on their phone bill? I think any publicity we
> send out needs to make clear who pays, otherwise people could get a nasty
> surprise on their phone bills.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
> To: <jsorozco at gmail.com>; "National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh Project
> andMore
>
>
>> Hello Joe and everyone,
>>
>>        Perhaps it was realized that compromising our position on Web
>> accessibility and teaching a "Dump" habit like tossing agendas aside just
>> to
>> get money to future blind children isn't a very good idea.
>>
>>    As for the October promotion I'd like to have more information about
>> the
>> entity behind 85499 before texting anything to it. No one likes being told
>> to text a word to some place without knowing if the entity is legitimate
>> or
>> not. How are we to know if in the process of raising funds for the NFB
>> we're
>> not opening up ourselves to identity theft. I know of others in the
>> organization that have voiced this same concern. More information please.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh Project
>> andMore
>>
>>
>> I thought it was an excellent idea, but I'm a little confused as to why we
>> did not pursue this activity in October, at the height of interactions
>> with
>> the community for Meet the Blind Month.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Liz Bottner
>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 3:28 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: [nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh
>> Project and More
>>
>> FYI.
>>
>>
>>
>> Liz
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> From: nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Lamkin, Seth
>> (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:26 PM
>> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh Project and More
>>
>>
>>
>> Pepsi Refresh
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> On behalf of the National Federation of the Blind, I would like
>> to offer my
>> deepest appreciation to all those who supported our efforts to secure a
>> grant in the Pepsi Refresh project. Over the last two months,
>> the NFB has
>> made great strides in a contest that has featured prominent national
>> organizations, celebrity promotional campaigns, product
>> giveaway incentives,
>> and even notable online political movements. We can be proud of
>> the progress
>> we made through our grassroots efforts and we can look forward to future
>> opportunities through the new partnerships we cultivated. Out
>> of over four
>> hundred and fifty organizations competing for the $250,000
>> prize, the NFB
>> reached as high as 15th place. However, we were unable to break
>> into the top
>> two--a necessary position to receive funding for the 2011 NFB Youth Slam
>> program.
>>
>> While our Pepsi project has done well enough to roll over into
>> the October
>> competition, we will be focusing our energies on other efforts
>> including our
>> grassroots Meet the Blind Month programs. Most notably, we are
>> excited to
>> unveil a new initiative in the month of October that will support our
>> Imagination Fund and the programs it benefits, including the
>> NFB Youth Slam.
>> Today we are launching the NFB text-to-give program. By
>> encouraging friends,
>> family, and others to text the word BLIND to 85499 you can help us raise
>> critical funds for our programs at the local, state, and national level.
>> Each text message generates a $10 contribution to the NFB for our
>> Imagination Fund. We believe that by concentrating on this new
>> promotion for
>> Meet the Blind Month, we can maximize our resources and receive
>> the greatest
>> benefit for our movement.
>>
>> We are more resolved than ever to find new avenues of promotion
>> and sources
>> of funding for our essential programs for blind children and
>> adults. We all
>> bear witness to the issues facing the nation's blind, and we
>> all are part of
>> the inevitable solution. The time and energies devoted by innumerable
>> volunteers, family, and friends over the last two months is a
>> testament to
>> that fact. Again, we whole-heartedly thank you for your
>> enthusiastic support
>> and commitment as we continue to build a future full of opportunities.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Mark A. Riccobono
>> Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>>
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