[NFB_of_Georgia] Congratulation & the winner is: Jingle Braille Rock (Bringing Awareness to Braille & the Blind Community)

Tue Nov 22 09:43:37 UTC 2022

This is so cool!!!

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Congratulation! I am very proud of you and the chapter. 

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Subject: Re: [NFB_of_Georgia] Congratulation & the winner is: Jingle Braille
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Jo Ann,

What a great honor!  You and your chapter are doing wonderful work!
Congratulations!

Annie Maxwell

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Subject: [NFB_of_Georgia] Congratulation & the winner is: Jingle Braille
Rock (Bringing Awareness to Braille & the Blind Community)

Hello Everyone,

This is an update, remember I posted an announcement that the Gwinnett
Family Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia was
entering a  Christmas Tree at the 2022 Georgia Festival of Trees?

Well, we have good news and would like to invite everyone out to view our
winning Christmas Tree, our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree was awarded
the Most Creative Christmas Tree at the 2022 Georgia Festival of Trees among
hundreds of other trees at the opening preview party ceremony of trees
attended by Jenifer and myself on last night, Friday evening, November 18,
2022.  This evening event was the judging of 2  categories of Christmas
Trees, the Best In Show and the Most Creative which congratulations go out
to the following chapter members who purchased items and decorated the
beautiful Christmas Tree we named Jingle Braille Rock , designers, Jo Ann,
Kimberly, Shannon, Jenifer, Eleanor and helpers Stephanie and Joel.  We also
want to especially thank our family and friends for their donation of items
to decorate the tree.

This tree brings awareness to braille and the blind community and we all
should be proud.

Our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree is a  4-foot beautiful Everglades
white Christmas Tree with a hidden Motion Sensor Activated recorder that
plays Jingle Bell Rock as you stroll pass the tree.  The tree Features
Braille A to Z Alphabet wooden tiles with corresponding Braille symbols and
examples of braille words written on a  few ornaments.  The Jingle Braille
Tree is to symbolize how BRAILLE is LITERACY for the blind as PRINT is for
the sighted and is written on the tree skirt of the tree.  The tree comes to
life with the holiday spirit with sparkling lights, all its ornaments of
vibrant reds, twilight golds,  glittering silvers,  rich wooden tones, soft
velvets and little musical instruments throughout the tree to create the
sounds of jingle and rock music as cute little blind children with their
white canes dance merrily around the Christmas Tree.  Just ordinary people,
living life every day.

The Gwinnett Family Chapter of NFB of Georgia would like to invite everyone
to come out and view our Jingle Braille Rock Christmas Tree with its
award-winning ribbon that will be enjoyed by over 25,000 guests over this
five-day event attending the Georgia Festival of Trees held at the Georgia
World Congress Center from November 19-27, 2022 excluding some days for the
Thanksgiving Holiday.

The Georgia Festival of Trees includes something for everyone!  This special
experience is fun for all ages and includes a forest of fully-decorated
Christmas trees, children's activities, live entertainment, boutique gift
shops, sugar cookie decorating, a Christmas Gingerbread competition.and so
much more!

NOTE: SENIOR DAY-All Seniors (ages 62+) are invited to attend the festival
free of charge courtesy of Wellcare. This ticket is good for entry ONLY on
Tuesday, November 22, 2022.

Everyone will need a  ticket to enter even if you are a  Senior, so for
tickets and more information on the Georgia Festival of Trees, visit:
gafestivaloftrees.org

Also, each ticket admission will give you a  chance to vote on the category:
The People's Choice.

Again,  CONGRATULATION TO US! 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Jo Ann Johnson, President

Gwinnett Family Chapter

National Federation of the Blind of Georgia

Phone:  (678) 451-3975                                           

E-mail:  joann369 at bellsouth.net <mailto:joann369 at bellsouth.net> 

Chapter Website:  www.nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/
<http://www.nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/> 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

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