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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening Federation family!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> With one week until the 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the National Federation of the Blind, get ready for the National Association of Blind Students’ fund-raiser that everyone can be apart of!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>During Exhibit Hall hours, NABS will be hosting our first-ever Penny Wars fund-raiser!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now, you may be asking yourself, what are penny wars?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Basically, the National Association of Blind Students will have five buckets set up at our exhibit hall table, B25.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Each bucket will have Braille labels on the bucket, titling which division said bucket corresponds to. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The five divisions who will be battling for the buck are: the Lawyers, Merchants, Parents, Travelers, and Performing Arts divisions. These proud and strong divisions will be competing head-to-head to win the penny wars.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HOW IT WORKS:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Federationists will throw SILVER change and dollars into their favorite division’s bucket, while throwing pennies in the bucket of the division they hope to beat.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After each day, NABS leaders will count each bucket and provide updates, DEPENDING ON LOGISTICS. The final tallies will be announced Friday, July 10<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The winning division will receive 50% of all proceeds collected, while the National Association of Blind Students will take home the other half.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>THE SCORING:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pennies are worth -5, so they will negatively impact any division that receives them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nickels will count as five points, dimes as ten, quarters as twenty-five, single dollars as 100 points, and so on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Get ready for a heated competition between five incredible national divisions!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Questions?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feel free to contact Candice Chapman, Kathryn Webster, or Derek Manners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brace yourself for an unforgettable Convention and don’t forget to stop by the NABS table during Exhibit Hall hours!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Love,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kathryn Webster<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(203) 273-8463<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KATHRYNWEBSTER.NFB@GMAIL.COM<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>