[nfbcs] Last Chance to Help Braille Literacy with Coin Purchase

[E.J. Zufelt]

Good afternoon,

Just wondering if Canadians can purchase the Braille coin, or if the  
availability is only for Americans?

Thanks,
Everett

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On 5-Dec-09, at 11:23 AM, David Andrews wrote:

> Christmas Header
>
> The holiday season is upon us—a time when we turn our focus, more  
> than any other part of the year, to giving.  This year, give a gift  
> that really counts—a
> future full of opportunity for a blind child!
>
> Today far too many blind children and adults in America are being  
> refused Braille instruction by both schools and rehabilitation  
> agencies, and many who
> are receiving a Braille education are given inadequate instruction.   
> There is a way you can help.
>
> When you purchase the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, not  
> only will you receive the first U.S. coin to feature readable,  
> tactile Braille, but
> $10 from the sale of each coin will also go to the National  
> Federation of the Blind’s efforts to end this Braille literacy  
> crisis.  That’s a gift anyone
> would be proud to give.
>
> But time is running out! You have just a few days left to purchase  
> this exceptional coin and leave your mark on this crisis.  Visit the
> U.S. Mint’s Web site
> or
> www.braille.org,
> or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468) by December 11, 2009, to give the  
> gift of Braille literacy today.  The United States Mint guarantees  
> delivery by December
> 25, 2009, on any in-stock item, anywhere in the United States on  
> orders placed by December 7, 2009, for standard delivery, and  
> December 11, 2009, for express
> delivery.  Orders over $300 will receive free expedited shipping.
>
> If you've already purchased the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver  
> Dollar, consider making a
> matching gift
> to the “Braille Readers are Leaders” campaign.  It is a great way to  
> multiply the impact of your purchase.  We at the National Federation  
> of the Blind
> thank you for your devotion to America’s blind and wish you the  
> happiest of holiday seasons!
>
> Braille Coin (Black & White)
>
> To learn more about the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver  
> Dollar, the Braille literacy crisis, and the Braille Readers are  
> Leaders campaign, visit
>
> www.braille.org.
>
> National Federation of the Blind
> 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
> (410) 659-9314    Fax (410) 659-5129
>
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