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Dear Colleagues:<br>
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On Wednesday, April 20, at 8:00 PM EDT, I will have the honor of
appearing on "Thru Our Eyes" with Joe Ruffalo to talk about the
2011 Race for Independence. An announcement with details about how
to tune-in will follow within days. In the meantime, please get
active in the Race for Independence. In other words, get signed-up
by visiting
<a href="http://www.raceforindependence.org">
www.raceforindependence.org</a>. Or, if you have already taken care
of this initial step, I appreciate it very much.<br>
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But please begin making your asks while there is still plenty of time to
reach your fundraising goal. As you know, we are giving thirty
Federationists an opportunity to ride in the Blind Driver Challenge™ car
on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 5. The thirty Federationists will
be chosen based upon results as of June 15, 2011, in the following
way. First, we will invite the top ten Imaginators in terms of
money raised in the 2011 campaign. We will then select twenty
others in a drawing from among a pool of Imaginators who raise at least
$1000. Each of the thirty individuals can then select up to three
friends to share in the Blind Driver Experience.<br>
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Very soon, we will announce the time and date of the drawing, but you can
bet it will be some time after June 15. Fellow Federationists, now
is the time to start making those asks. Please feel free to reach
out to me directly in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at 843-492-7411 or via
email at <a href="mailto:pdiggs@nfb.org">pdiggs@nfb.org</a> for
assistance. Thank you.<br>
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Parnell Diggs, Chairman<br>
National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund<br>
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