<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Greetings Federationists,</span><br><span></span><br><span>The NFB Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL) Academy</span><br><span>prepares blind and low-vision children ages four through twelve to</span><br><span>grow into confident and independent blind people who live the lives</span><br><span>they want.</span><br><span>The program provides Braille and nonvisual skills instruction through</span><br><span>fun, hands-on learning in a two-week day program.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Our NFBF BELL Academy will begin June 17th through June 28th, Monday</span><br><span>through Friday, from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Boys’ & Girls’ Club of Tampa</span><br><span>Bay in Tampa, Florida.</span><br><span></span><br><span>How would you like to be a sponsor for a student to live the life they</span><br><span>want? Please see the break down below.</span><br><span></span><br><span>• Donating $25 will cover the cost of supplies for 1 child for the 2</span><br><span>week program.</span><br><span>• Donating $50 will cover the cost for the supplies and all the food</span><br><span>for 1 child for 2 weeks.</span><br><span>• Donating $75 will cover the supplies, all the food for 1 child for 2</span><br><span>weeks, and a custom BELL Academy shirt.</span><br><span>• Donating $100 will cover the cost for supplies, all the food for 1</span><br><span>child for 2 weeks, a custom BELL Academy shirt, and assist with the</span><br><span>cost of activities.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Any chapter, division, company, or individual donating $100 will have</span><br><span>their name recognized on the back of the student’s shirt as a sponsor.</span><br><span>Want to be a sponsor? Mail a check or money order payable to the NFBF</span><br><span>to:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Merry Schoch, NFBF Treasurer</span><br><span>710 Oak Field Dr. Suite 210</span><br><span>Brandon, FL 33511</span><br><span></span><br><span>Or by using PayPal at the below link. Please identify in the memo that</span><br><span>the funds is for the BELL Academy. So, your donation can be</span><br><span>appropriately assigned easily.</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="https://www.paypal.me/nfbf">https://www.paypal.me/nfbf</a></span><br><span>All Sponsorships must be in by June 9th, so shirts can be ordered.</span><br><span></span><br><span>We thank you in advance for all your support in helping us transform</span><br><span>our student’s dreams into reality.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Miranda B. Kilby, Second Vice President National Federation of the</span><br><span>Blind of Florida</span><br><span></span><br><span>President</span><br><span>Tampa Bay Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Florida</span><br><span>Ph: (352)942-0417</span><br><span>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and</span><br><span>friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind.</span><br><span>Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they</span><br><span>want.</span><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- <br>Miranda b. Kilby</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ph: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(352)942-0417" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">(352)942-0417</a></span></div></div></body></html>