<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I wanted to let people know that I do have a copy of the door prize letter. As Debi said, we don’t want to pass out the 501 C3 number on listsurves. However, businesses will need this number in order to help us, and it helps them too.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the letter to hand to businesses, please contact myself, or one of the door prize committee members that Debi mentioned above.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<div>Megan Homrighausen</div><div>East Valley Chapter President </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:39 PM, Debi Chatfield <debichatfield@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">To Members and Friends of the East Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Note: I am reposting this, as it was sent out in May! Please help us get some door prizes and auction items for this year’s State Convention!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Although the 2021 Arizona State Convention is not until September, it will be here, before you know it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This year, I am the Chair of the Door Prize/Fundraising Committee. There is a dedicated team that is already hitting the ground running, to solicit businesses and individuals to donate items for Door Prizes and Auction items, such as Gift Cards, jewelry, technology,, and personal training sessions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, I am reaching out to our Federation Family and friends to join the effort. You can help by soliciting organizations and businesses to make donations, or by making donations, yourself. Anyone interested in helping with this effort can contact Brad Kuhn, at (815)501-1153, or at<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:papa.ks.kafe@gmail.com">papa.ks.kafe@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The official NFB of Arizona Donation Letter approved by President Porterfield with the 501(c)(3) tax exempt number, will be distributed only to those committed to contacting individuals, organizations, and businesses for contributions, towards Door Prizes and Auction items. In Addition, the contact information for the team member assigned to your Chapter or Division will be provided, to coordinate the collection of donations. Since this is our second virtual State Convention, we recommend that, most donations for Door Prizes be made in the form of cash or gift cards.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is not something that we should wait to do at the last minute. In fact, we are asking for all donations to be in by Sunday, August 15. Your team leader will give you further instructions as how to send donations to the NFB of Arizona 2021 Door Prize and Auction Sub-Committee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I want you to know that, the Affiliate Board designated $1,000 to be used towards Door Prizes, but this is just the beginning. We need your help to make this Convention even more exciting, by having additional Door Prizes to give away, and by having impressive items to auction off .<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Please send donations, including gift certificates and gift cards to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">NFB of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">P.O. Box 65182<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Phoenix, AZ 85082 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">East Valley Team Leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Megan Homrighausen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">480-510-6196<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:megsvending@gmail.com">megsvending@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Matt Mazak:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">480-213-6263<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK176"></a><a name="OLE_LINK175"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK176"></span></a><a href="mailto:mattmazak.1@netzero.net"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK175"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK176"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">mattmazak.1@netzero.net</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK175"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK176"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK175"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK176"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, in advance. Let’s go build the Federation, one donation at a time!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Brad Kuhn, Chair/NFB of AZ 2021 Door Prize & Auction Sub-Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">NFB of AZ 2021 Convention Arrangements Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(815)501-1153<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:papa.ks.kafe@gmail.com">papa.ks.kafe@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>