[Nebraska-Senior-Blind] Blind Equality Achievement Month (BEAM) Auction

Fri Oct 7 17:22:46 UTC 2022

Blind Equality Achievement Month (BEAM) Auction

Fashion makes a beautiful and positive statement!

The National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska (NFBN) Senior Division is
using an on-line auction boldly to promote a positive impression of
blindness. We will be auctioning off four designer hoodies. All garments
sport colorful graphics including long white canes. The designs of hoodies
1, 2, and 3 are set, "What you bid on is what you get". With hoodie 4 our
WILD CARD option, the winner may choose from all comparable graphic design
templates in the designer's catalog. With all four hoodies, you get to pick
the color (from the variety she has on hand) and size (small, up to 5X); All
hoodies are pull-over-the head, classic adult unisex sweatshirts having a
large hood with drawstring and a large pouch pocket on the front. They are
made from 90% cotton/ 10% poly and are cozy and fuzzy on the inside. 

Goal: The proceeds are intended to assist one or more newly blind seniors to
attend the NFB of Nebraska affiliate's state convention in March of 2023. We
all know the positive effects upon a person new to blindness when the
opportunity comes to experience being among a group of highly motivated and
successful blind people of all ages. To participate in the auction, continue
reading. 

To donate in support of our efforts, without bidding on a hoodie, please
click the below donate button.

https://ne.nfb.org/seniors

When: The bidding starts October 15th at 8:00 AM CT on National White Cane
Awareness Day, and ends on October 23rd at 8:00 PM CT. When bidding is open,
use this link to navigate to our auction page:  
 <https://www.32auctions.com/NFBNSD2022>
https://www.32auctions.com/NFBNSD2022

For detailed auction instructions, see below.

Here are the pictures and descriptions of the four designer hoodies
graciously donated by a blind fashion designer, Tricia Waechter of Blind
Girl Designs - https://blindgirldesigns.com/:

[Item 1 Description: Red classic unisex pullover hooded sweatshirt. There is
a large chest print of a giant snowflake made of crossing two red and white
canes with two white metal-tipped canes. Tiny light blue snowflakes are
sprinkled around the main snowflake.]

[Item 2 Description: Red classic unisex pullover hooded sweatshirt. There is
a large colorful chest print of a whimsical Christmas tree outlined by two
canes folded at the joints to make a triangle tree shape. The cane handles
form the trunk and the roller balls form the outline of the top of the tree.
The inside of the tree has green squiggles to suggest tree branches with
brightly decorated red, yellow, white, and blue ornaments hung all over the
tree.]

[Item 3 Description: A black classic unisex hooded sweatshirt. There is a
large chest print of a star explosion made of 16 overlapping white canes in
a spoke configuration surrounded by tiny stars in blue, light blue and white
to give the effect of a fireworks explosion.]

THE WILD CARD OPTION; YOU GET TO PICK THE GRAPHIC!  With hoodie 4 our WILD
CARD option, the winner may choose from all comparable graphic design
templates in the designer's catalog. This graphic is one possible option.

[Item 4 Description: Classic, black unisex pullover hooded sweatshirt. There
is a large white chest print of the saying, "WE SEE WITH OUR Hearts." There
is a cane down the middle of the stacked words with the cane tip being a
heart. The Blind Girl Designs logo is small across the front.]

Auction Instructions:

Registering to Bid: When on our auction page, if you wish to place a bid you
will need to create an account. Information gathered during this process
will be kept private. The account form will give us your email address
(required) and phone number (preferred for contacting winners). The create
account program will assign you a display name using a part of your email
address. After finishing the form, you will get an email to which you must
respond to complete the setup.

Making a Bid: Each hoodie has a "Make a Bid" link, a color photograph, and a
detailed description. When that link is activated, a combo-box allows you to
choose the amount of your bid.

If someone outbids you, an email is generated to inform you of that fact.
You may then choose to make a counter bid. 

Winning the Bid: If you win a bid, we will contact you to discuss the method
of your payment. 

Getting Your Hoodie: We will connect you to Tricia at Blind Girl Designs.
She will walk you through your design, color and size selections. Thanks to
Tricia's generosity, your hoodie will be shipped to you free. 

Thank you for participating!  

Respectfully yours,

Robert Leslie Newman

NFBN Senior Division, President

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