[nabs-l] The 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders AdultContest and the NABS Pennies for Pages Fundraiser

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Will there be guide dogs there?

 ----- Original Message -----
From: david webster <dwebster125 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 23:02:57 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] The 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders 
AdultContest and the NABS Pennies for Pages Fundraiser

Hay yy.  Are you sure that the 1000000 is in my bank acouut

On Oct 1, 2012 4:13 PM, "Gabe Cazares" <gcazares10 at gmail.com> 
wrote:

Dear TABSters, NABSters, and Federation Family

As you very well know, October 1 officially marks the beginning 
of Meet The
Blind Month, as well as the registration period for the Adult 
Braille
Readers Are Leaders Contest.  Our very own National Association 
of Blind
Students runs a fundraiser known as Pennies for Pages in 
conjunction with
the Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, and this year we're 
counting on
you!

The way it works:

Much like a walkathon, the Pennies for Pages fundraiser counts on 
pledges.
If you are pledging, you have the option to pledge a flat rate, 
or a certain
amount per each page read.  For example, if I were pledging a 
flat rate, I'd
say I'll give $50.00 at the end of the contest period for your 
pages read.
If I were pledging  a certain amount per page, I'd say for every 
page you
read I'll give you $0.25.  It doesn't matter if you pledge a flat 
rate, or
pledge a certain amount per page, the point is to collect 
pledges! At the
end of the contest period, your pledge checks will be mailed to 
the NABS
Treasurer, and the amount made by each state student division 
will be split
50/50 with NABS.  What do I mean by that, I mean that whatever 
amount of
money the Texas Association of Blind Students manages to collect, 
for
example, will be split with NABS, meaning that TABS will get some 
of the
money raised back, and so will your student division! So 
affiliate members
and chapters, commit to pledge one or a group of students in your 
affiliate
participating in this fundraiser!

Find the pledge form here: http://www.nabslink.org



How you can get involved:

Sign up to participate in the 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are 
Leaders Contest,
you have the option to sign up individually, or to make a team of 
2 to 5
people and sign up that way! You don't have to be a student to 
read for the
Pennies for Pages fundraiser! Whether you sign up on your 
lonesome, or make
a group of Braille Superstars and sign up that way, it doesn't 
matter.  The
point is to sign up and put the fingers to the Braille!

Find the signup form here:
http://www.nfb.org/braille-readers-are-leaders-overview



In addition to signing up, collect pledges! Ask your parents, 
your aunts and
uncles, friends, employers, church members, who ever has money 
that you can
get to, ask away! This fundraiser will help support both the 
excellent
programs that NABS puts on for us, as well as supporting our 
local student
divisions!

Only your participation will have the ability to make this 
fundraiser
successful!

Let's see who the most active student division in NABS is for 
real, time to
put our money where our mouth is! Out raise your fellow student 
divisions
for the greatest prize of all, bragging rights!

If you have any questions or concerns, or would like 
clarification with any
portion of the #P4P fundraiser, please feel free to contact NABS 
President
Sean Whalen or me.

I look forward to a very competitive Braille Readers Are Leaders 
Contest,
and Pennies for Pages fundraiser!



All the best,



Gabe Cazares, NABS Fundraising Committee Chair



PS.  I think Texas is going to raise more money than anyone else! 
smile



Support fair wages for workers with disabilities! (H.R.  3086)

www.nfb.org/fairwages

Gabriel M.  Cazares, 1st Vice President

Texas Association of Blind Students - TABS (A Division of the 
National
Federation of the Blind of Texas)

www.nfbtx.org/tabs

Phone: 713-581-0619



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