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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Freeh, Jessica
[mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:01
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Adelmo Vigil; Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Beth Rival; Bill
Packee; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cassandra McNabb; Cathy Jackson; Charlene
Smyth; Christine G. Hall; Dan Hicks; Daniel Burke; Donna Wood; Duane Iverson;
Elsie Dickerson; Everette Bacon; Frank Lee; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder;
Garrick Scott; Gary Ray; Gary Wunder; Grace Pires; J.W. Smith; James Antonacci;
James Brown; Jeannie Massay; Jennifer Dunnam; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John
Fritz; Joy Harris; Joyce Scanlan; Ken Rollman; Kimberly Flores; Larry Posont;
Lynn Majewski; Mary Willows; Melissa Riccobono; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman;
Mika Pyyhkala; Nani Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Patty Estes;
Rena Smith; Ron Brown; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Shawn Callaway; Terry
Sheeler<BR><B>Subject:</B> National Federation of the Blind Partners with
Groupon Grassroots<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
face=Helvetica><FONT size=4>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></DIV>
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face=Helvetica>CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Chris
Danielsen<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Director of Public
Relations<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>(410) 659-9314, extension
2330<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>(410) 262-1281
(Cell)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="mailto:Cdanielsen@nfb.org"><FONT
face=Helvetica>Cdanielsen@nfb.org</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Helvetica><FONT
size=4>National Federation of the Blind Partners with Groupon
Grassroots<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Helvetica>Buy an NFB Groupon June 4–10 to Support Braille
Literacy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Baltimore, Maryland (May 31,
2012):</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> The <A
href="http://www.nfb.org/">National Federation of the Blind</A>, the nation’s
leading advocate for Braille literacy, and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic
arm of Groupon, are teaming up to bring Braille into the lives of more blind
children who need it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The <A
href="http://www.groupon.com/deals/grs-national-federation-of-the-blind">National
Federation of the Blind campaign</A> will be available on <U><A
href="http://www.groupon.com/baltimore/all">the Baltimore Groupon page</A></U>
beginning on June 4, and running through June 10. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Groupon subscribers can pledge support
for the National Federation of the Blind <A
href="http://www.nfb.org/braille-literacy">Braille Literacy initiative</A> in
increments of $10, with each $15 purchased providing one Braille Reading Pals
packet to a blind child.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/braille-reading-pals-early-literacy-program">Braille
Reading Pals</A> is an early literacy program that fosters positive attitudes
about Braille for children and their families and promotes a love of reading by
encouraging parents to read daily with their blind or low-vision child. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>Participants receive a
print/Braille book to read with their child and to encourage an independent
exploration of Braille. Participants also receive a plush “Reading Pal” to
accompany reading time and help young blind children develop fun and positive
associations with reading Braille.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Each $15 purchase will pay for a full set of </FONT><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Video/Misc_2010/BRPC_3.wmv"><FONT
face=Helvetica>Braille Reading Pals</FONT></A><FONT face=Helvetica> materials
for a blind child and help set a blind child on the path to Braille literacy and
future success. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Helvetica> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio"><FONT face=Helvetica>Dr. Marc
Maurer</FONT></A><FONT face=Helvetica>, President of the National Federation of
the Blind, said: “We are pleased to be partnering with Groupon Grassroots to
bring Braille literacy into the lives of more young blind children who
desperately need it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is a
proven correlation between Braille literacy and employment, and yet only one out
of ten blind children is being taught Braille in schools today.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We would never accept such a low
literacy rate among our sighted children, and our blind children should be no
exception.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Braille Reading Pals
program is an initiative to increase the number of blind children learning
Braille by introducing a love of Braille and reading into a blind child’s life
at an early age.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please help us to
create a bright future for blind children by purchasing a Groupon that will go
toward giving one blind child the tools needed to become a literate and
successful person.” <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Helvetica>You must be a Groupon subscriber to
purchase a Groupon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are not
currently a Groupon subscriber and would like to become one in order to purchase
a National Federation of the Blind Groupon, you may visit </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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href="http://www.groupon.com/subscriptions/new">Groupon’s subscription Web
page.</A></SPAN><SPAN
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class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>About
the National Federation of the Blind </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>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 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. 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 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region> for the blind led by the
blind.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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