[Nfbk] FW: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Did you know?

[Cathy]

I believe this is something we really need to get involved in!

Cathy

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of
Riccobono, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:07 AM
To: NFB Affiliate Presidents List
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




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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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