[Nfbc-info] Brainstorming! Fundraising idea part II

Fri Aug 14 03:14:51 UTC 2009

    Thanks so much Juliet.  As soon as I get the go-ahead from River city I 
will start the virtualIf we have an interest and run it until the day  of 
the event September 21 that gives checks time to get here and time to set up 
the bus.
Mary  mentioned a bus company in another post and I did write and ask them 
for a quote to get a basic idea but River city might all ready have a 
company in mind maybe even the same one.
Of course if that's the case I will deferre to their efforts but will 
continue assisting the fundraising side.
Regarding  Royal coach and tours this is what I have learned from their 
website:
The bus would hold 55 people they have both nonaccessible and wheelchair 
accessible buses.
They have smaller vehicles but by making a stop at least at Stocton I think 
we could fill up at least one bus.

What I would like to learn is how many people coming from Sacramento and 
points south to Newark would use the bus if it were available.
I'm not sure of the cities in rout which cities would benefit if we could 
stop on the way in?

We might have to leave at 6:00 or 7:30 to get there in time for the bridge 
walk.
Could we get enough people to fill two busses?
Also should we consider the posability of a special bus shuttle which we 
could use for a one-day turn arround to get blind people to come for the 
walk. That would probably need to be done differently but might get blind 
people there for the day who couldn't or wouldn't attend the convention but 
who want to support literacy.  Maybe for the one-day turn arround  shuttle 
we could charge $10 a person or something.
Mike.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juliett Cody" <julietcody at cox.net>
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Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Brainstorming! Fundraising idea part II

> Dear Mike, I would be happy to help with a check. Plus I will bring it up 
> to Beach Cities, and CAGDU.
> Thanks,
> JC
> JC
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>> Hi all I have begun working on the "giant pizza feast which will be held 
>> on the first day of fall September  21 2009 More details soon but heres 
>> part II
>> Many of you want to help grow our convention and can't attend the pizza 
>> event  because you are to far away or because of other obligations or 
>> maybe just because your counting callories!
>> Would those who can't make it be willing to support a simultaneous 
>> virtual effort?
>> I will tell you how the check or money order is to be written out if this 
>> sounds good and it will be to the sponsoring NFBC chapter.
>> You can donate just like you would buy pizza $3 $5 whatever by check or 
>> money order because if you pay through paypal they might have a limit 
>> minimum.  When I was working with the American cancer society it was $10.
>> I'm not asking for virtual pizza purchases yet just want feed back would 
>> you be willing to help that way rather than having to buy a coupon book 
>> you might never use, also is there interest in coupon books at $15 $20 a 
>> piece with straw hat if we can get that fund drive happening?
>> I would like to finish this drive by the beginning to say the 14th of 
>> october.
>> Once the bus going to the convention is covered if additional funds are 
>> left over we could perhaps donate them to the affiliate to be used to 
>> help sponsor members who need help  attending the convention.
>> Or would you feel more compelled to donate to the virtual fund if we 
>> solely used this portion to sponsor people so they could afford to come 
>> thus helping boost our attendance.
>> We really need the highest attendance possible and as many blind people 
>> as possible walking across the golden gate bridge.  It's a statement for 
>> braille literacy and it's a statement letting everyone know the NFBC is 
>> alive and well in California that blind people care about their future 
>> and want to be involved in shapeing it!
>> We need in my opinion 300 or more to attend if possible because with all 
>> the California budget cuts it will show those who need to know blind 
>> people are concerned!
>> If they see a larger group they will know that we have lots more at home 
>> who couldn't be there.
>> While we might not be impacted further with SSI SSD other programs could 
>> be impacted because money is tighter.
>> We also need to have our voice affectively heard with vocational 
>> rehabilitation and the Kendell reader just to name a few projects and 
>> while numbers physical numbers aren't everything they do help.
>>
>> Other efforts you can make on and individual basis, invite a friend or 
>> two share a room if you need to not just to save you money but to make it 
>> possible for others to come also share any ideas you may have how we can 
>> get more blind people to attend.
>> Mike Peterson
>>
>>
>> Mike Peterson
>>
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