[Nfbc-info] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Did you know?

[Mary Willows]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Riccobono, Mark" <MRiccobono at nfb.org>
To: "NFB Affiliate Presidents List" <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Did you know?


> ...and did you know you can help the National Federation of the Blind
> secure $250,000 for the 2011 NFB Youth Slam by voting for the NFB
> project each day in August?
> 
> Activate your affiliate to get out the vote every day by sending a text:
> text 101913 to 73774 
> Or 
> Visit the NFB Youth Slam Project page at
> www.refresheverything.com/nfbyouthslam where  
> Let's Vote!
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------
> Throughout the month of August, the 2011 NFB Youth Slam will compete
> against other groups and projects for a grant award of $250,000 from the
> Pepsi Refresh project, and we need you to vote! The voting process is
> very competitive, and groups from across the country are mobilizing
> their members and supporters to get out and vote. We need you to do the
> same. Anyone can vote so encourage your family, friends, relatives, and
> co-workers to vote every day in August. Post it to your Facebook page,
> Tweet it, just get the word out!
> 
> The 2011 NFB Youth Slam will be a five-day, interactive science,
> technology, engineering, and math (STEM) academy designed to empower
> blind high school students to explore STEM subjects. Additionally, this
> event introduces blind students to countless successful blind role
> models, and to the NFB's positive philosophy about blindness. Your votes
> will help give blind students the confidence and the opportunity to be
> successful!
> 
> If you do not have texting capabilities, visit
> www.refresheverything.com/nfbyouthslam where you can vote for the NFB
> 2011 Youth Slam, once per day, throughout the month of August. Please
> bookmark that page and be patient with the Web site, as it is slow at
> times. To allow for complete functionality on the project site, users'
> pop-up blockers may need to be temporarily disabled. After clicking the
> link above and arriving at the project page, click the link that says
> "Vote for this idea." Once clicked, a new window appears giving options
> to either "Login with Facebook" or "Sign in directly with Pepsi."
> Whichever option you choose, you can skip to that part of these
> instructions. 
> 
> Login with Facebook
> 
> Users are advised that if they do have a Facebook account, this option
> is much preferred as it eliminates additional security steps required by
> signing in directly with Pepsi. After clicking the link to login with
> Facebook, a new window appears asking for your e-mail and password for
> Facebook. After inputting this information, click Login. The next window
> will ask your permission for Pepsi to access your basic information that
> you have made available to everyone on Facebook. Click "Allow." If you
> are not comfortable with this, you will need to close out and go through
> the directions below to sign in directly with Pepsi instead. If you
> click "Allow" you will need to return to the NFB Youth Slam project page
> and click the vote button. In the future you will simply need to click
> the vote button, sign in with Facebook, and once signed in, vote for the
> project. 
> 
> While you will have 9 votes remaining for the day, you can only use one
> vote per day for our project. As much as you may like other projects in
> the 250k category, please do not give them votes as we are competing for
> the same prize as one of the top two vote-getters in this category. 
> 
> Signing in with Pepsi
> 
> If you do not have a Facebook account and opt instead for the "Sign in
> directly with Pepsi" option, you will enter your e-mail address and then
> select the option "No, I'm new here!" under "Do you have a Pepsi
> password?" upon your first visit to the site. You must then input a
> visual or audio code, depending upon your preference or need. If either
> the recording or text is unclear, please use the "Refresh Image" or
> "Refresh Audio" option and try again. 
> 
> What follows is a brief sign up with Pepsi, with fields such as First
> Name, Last Name, Password, Re-type Password, Birth Date, and another
> security code to input. After you have completed these fields, select
> "Done." After you have signed up, you should be back at the NFB Youth
> Slam project page. Click the vote button once more to actually log your
> vote. When successful, the "Vote for this idea" link should disappear
> and be replaced with a congratulatory statement in plain text. In the
> future when you come to the site you will need to use the "Sign in
> directly with Pepsi" option and simply input your e-mail address,
> password, and complete the visual or audio code. After you click "Sign
> in" you will return to the project page and click the "Vote for this
> idea" link. As before, it should disappear and be replaced with a
> congratulatory statement in plain text. 
> 
> Again, while you will have 9 votes remaining for the day, you can only
> use one vote per day for our project. As much as you may like other
> projects in the 250k category, please do not give them votes as we are
> competing for the same prize as one of the top two vote-getters in this
> category.
> 
> A few minutes of your time can make a huge difference in the lives of
> blind students, please vote today! If you have questions about the
> voting process or if you have accessibility issues, contact Pepsi at
> PepsiRefresh at young-america.com.
> 
> Thank you,
> Mark A. Riccobono
> Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
> National Federation of the Blind 
> 
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