[Nfbmt] 75 Cars for our 75th Anniversary!

[Bruce&Joy Breslauer]

Good afternoon,

It was a pleasure to meet so many of you at National Convention last week!

I wanted to send you all a quick reminder that the '75 Cars for our 75th
Anniversary' campaign officially started yesterday (please see below for the
pre-launch email that was sent out at the beginning of the month). As I
mentioned at the Presidents and Treasurers meeting last week, we are aiming
to have vehicle donation coordinators for each affiliate. If you have
recruited a coordinator, please send me their contact details.

And again, if there is anything that I can do to help with your vehicle
donation efforts, please let me know!

Thank you,

Alice Kallaugher

Program Support Assistant

National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314, extension 2282

akallaugher at nfb.org

 

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characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

 

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From: Kallaugher, Alice 
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 3:52 PM
To: State Presidents; 'kimberlytindallct at gmail.com'; 'tti777 at gmail.com'
Cc: Burke, Bridgid
Subject: 75 Cars for our 75th Anniversary!

 

75 Cars for our 75th Anniversary!

Our Vehicle Donation program continues to grow with the help of the National
Federation of the Blind affiliates.  Since 2013, 500 vehicles have been
donated contributing over $188,000 to the national treasury. As we prepare
for our milestone 75th Anniversary National Convention, our mission is to
increase the public's awareness of this program. On July 13th, we will
launch a campaign titled '75 Cars for our 75th', with the aim of receiving
75 vehicle donations over 75 days; we need to work together to achieve this
goal.

How affiliates can help reach the goal:

.         Spread the word to your networks-word of mouth is our number one
donation source! 

.         Send a message promoting the vehicle donation program to your
affiliate email list-ask your list members to share it with their contacts
through email and social media.

.         Add a message on your affiliate website and regularly post
promotional messages through your social media presence.

.         Ask your affiliate and chapter board members to add a vehicle
donation promotional tagline to email signatures.

.         Distribute flyers at chapter meetings, through Lions Clubs and
other civic organizations, and at area events.

.         Recruit a vehicle donation coordinator in your affiliate to
promote, manage, and evaluate your ongoing efforts.

.         Send our Vehicle Donation PSAs to your local radio station-now
available in both English and Spanish!

You will find flyers, PSA recordings, and more at the National Federation of
the Blind Vehicle Donation webpage
<https://nfb.org/vehicle-donation-materials> . If you have questions or
require promotional flyers, please contact our vehicle donation coordinator,
Alice Kallaugher, by email at akallaugher at nfb.org or by phone at
410-659-9314 ext. 2282. In addition, make sure to send Alice the contact
details of your affiliate's vehicle donation coordinator. You will be
discussing this more at the President and Treasurers Seminar at National
Convention, Monday, July 6, from 6-7:30pm in Salon 10.

Vehicle donations are an important source of funding the National Federation
of the Blind programs; with these funds we continue to raise the
expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. Thank you for all of your efforts!

Yours in the Federation,

 

Mark A. Riccobono, President

National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Phone: (410) 659-9314

Fax: (410) 659-5129

Email: officeofthepresident at nfb.org

Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice

Web:  <http://www.nfb.org/> www.nfb.org