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<font size=2>Iowa Pocket Pledge<br>
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<font size=2>How many of us have memorized the NFB Pledge? How many
of us still stumble through the pledge? Oh, don't raise your
hands.<br>
I am pleased to announce that the National Federation of the Blind of
Iowa will have available at our affiliate table at the NFB convention in
Detroit a small plastic card, developed by our own Sarah Cranston,
containing the NFB Pledge. Because we are celebrating the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, and because we are totally
committed to the Braille literacy program of the National Federation of
the Blind, the pledge appears in Braille and can be carried in your
pocket, your purse, your note taker case, or wherever you like. Oh,
and did I say they are free? <br>
The pledge cards are free and can be picked up at our table in the
Exhibit Hall. Oh, and while you're at our table, please avail
yourselves of the opportunity to pick up one or several pairs of our
famous Iowa stainless-steel folding scissors, which are $5 a pair.
You always need a pair of good scissors, and they make excellent
stocking-stuffers at Christmas time.<br>
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<font size=2>See you in Detroit. Oh, and don't forget to register
for the March For Independence. I've already raised $700.<br>
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<font size=2>Cordially,<br>
Michael D. Barber, president<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>
<a href="mailto:m.barber@mchsi.com">m.barber@mchsi.com</a><br>
(515) 771-8348<br><br>
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