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<font size=2>Greetings Fellow Federationists:<br>
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<font size=2>As you are getting ready for Convention, you may be
wondering what to PAC. Well, the answer is your check book or at
least the account and routing numbers to your bank account. The
PAC, or the Preauthorized Contribution Program, is one of the major
fundraisers for our Federation. Each year we bring in about
$360,000.00 to the organization. It is the program through
which we can make easy, monthly donations to our national treasury.
These general funds go to support our scholarship program, our legal
advocacy, our public education campaigns, and more. A person can
give as little as $5.00 a month or more to the Program. All we need
is a bank account from which we can withdraw money. We need your
bank's name, bank account number, and the bank's national routing
number. Your bank can give you all of this information with one
simple phone call. However, it would be best to get a voided check
from you because that document has all the info we need. So, just
throw that check book in your brief case and come ahead!<br>
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<font size=2>Individuals aren't the only ones who can give. Any
affiliate, chapter, division, or Federation group can get on the Program
as long as you have a bank account, of course. We can take
donations from savings accounts as long as the account permits
external withdraws and you give the information noted above. Again,
we will need your bank's name, your account number, and the bank's
national, also known as ABA, routing number. <br>
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<font size=2>As usual, We will be running a number of contests at
Convention. For the NFB affiliate that has the most number of
people/entities either start a new pledge or increase an existing one,,
we will award the PAC Rat. The division with the most activity will
receive the PAC Mule. At the national board meeting, I will be
awarding special prizes to the state affiliates that have had the largest
percentage increase over the last year, one award will go to a large
affiliate and another to a smaller affiliate. <br>
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<font size=2>Additionally, we will hold a cash drawing at the end of
convention for two categories of people, those who start a new pledge and
those who increase a pledge. The individual whose name is drawn
will receive $150.00 in cash. There will be two drawings, one for
the new pledges and one for the increases. However, if we reach our
convention goal of increasing annualized PAC giving to $400,000.00 or
more, the cash prizes will increase to $300.00. <br>
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<font size=2>I look forward to seeing many of you at convention.
For those who can't come, I look forward to your participation through
other means. For example, I can email you a PAC form if you just
shoot me a message at the below email.<br>
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<font size=2> Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.<br>
Chairman, PAC Plan Committee<br>
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<font size=2>LaBarre Law Offices P.C.<br>
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918<br>
Denver, Colorado 80222<br>
303 504-5979 (voice)<br>
303 757-3640 (fax)<br>
<a href="mailto:slabarre@labarrelaw.com">slabarre@labarrelaw.com</a>
(e-mail)<br>
<a href="http://www.labarrelaw.com">www.labarrelaw.com</a> (website)<br>
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