[Nfbk] FW: National Federation of the Blind Launches Text2Give Program

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Subject: National Federation of the Blind Launches Text2Give Program


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org



National Federation of the Blind
Launches Text2Give Program
Fundraising Effort Will Improve Education, Technology for Blind Americans


Baltimore, Maryland (October 6, 2010): The National Federation of the Blind
(NFB), the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind people in the
United States, has launched the NFB Text2Give program, a fundraising effort
focused on improving education and technology for blind Americans and
supporting other NFB initiatives.  The Text2Give program enables anyone with
a cellular telephone to give a $10 contribution by text message, on the
spot.  The contributions will go to the NFB Imagination Fund, which supports
the education, technology, and research projects of the NFB Jernigan
Institute, as well as programs conducted by the fifty-two affiliates and
over seven-hundred local chapters of the Federation.  The Imagination Fund
supports innovative programs that encourage blind youth to participate in
scientific careers and help seniors to adjust to vision loss.  By
encouraging friends, family, and others to text the word BLIND to 85944, you
can help raise critical funds for NFB programs at the local, state, and
national level.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"The Text2Give program is an exciting and innovative way to support the NFB
Imagination Fund.  Through the Imagination Fund we are able to create
innovative research, training, education, and technology programs that
improve the lives of the blind and move us closer to our ultimate goal of
full integration into society on a basis of equality.  The crisis in Braille
literacy for blind children and the proliferation of technology that, if not
properly designed, will threaten the independence of the blind mean that
time is of the essence.  But I am confident that with the help of our
members and friends, we will ensure that blind children are literate and can
pursue the career of their choice; that blind people have access to
cutting-edge technology; and that opportunities for all blind Americans are
limited only by our capacity to dream."



Parnell Diggs, chairman of the NFB Imagination Fund, said: "We encourage
everyone to share the Text2Give program with their friends, families, and
co-workers.  It is a small and simple way to make a huge difference in the
lives of blind people across the country."



To donate $10 to the National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund using
Text2Give, simply text the word BLIND to 85944.  The $10 donation will
appear on your next telephone bill.  Standard text messaging rates apply.



For more information about the NFB Jernigan Institute, please visit
www.nfb.org, and for more information about the Text2Give program please
call (410) 659-9314, extension 2371.



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About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the
largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the
United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy,
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.

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