[NFBNJ] National Federation of the Blind BELL Academy Needs You and Your Contacts

[ELLEN SULLIVAN]

>From the desk of NFBNJ President Joe Ruffalo.

Sent by Ellen Sullivan, Secretary

Greetings to the members of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
As many of you know we will be sponsoring our 5th Braille Education for Learning and Literacy
(BELL) Academy in Perth Amboy in July 2017.
The Academy held weekdays, July 16 through July 27, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.
The program will be held at the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development (PRAHD), Inc.
located at:
101 First Street
Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
The BELL Academy will provide instruction in Braille and daily living skills
to children ages 4 through 12 who have lacked the opportunity and sufficient exposure to these
important areas. In addition, the children will form new friendships with other vision
impaired/blind children and adults, and
interact with sighted children who will attend the PRAHD's own summer program. Highlights from last
year's BELL Academy included working with model trains, building a toolbox, enjoying hands on
activities at Turtle Back Zoo, building motorized cars and helicopters with Lego's, played
goalball, and participating in science experiments pertaining to chemistry and magnetism.
The children will have access to blind adults that will serve as mentors and facilitators of our
program.
Our goal is to enable the children to live the lives they want through upbeat and positive
attitudes, skills, and experiences provided by the BELL Academy.
We are seeking funding from outside sources and would like to know if any of you are members of
local chapters of:
Lions Clubs, Kiwanis Rotary, Clubs Elk Clubs
Or Other Civic Associations
that we might be able to reach out to for financial support of any amount. If so, would you kindly
provide the name of a contact person, the association name, email address, street address. I would
also like to use your name re “we are contacting you on behalf of…. who is an active member…”?
We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075

nfbnj1 at verizon.net
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Note: please cc: Ellen Sullivan ems553 at comcast.net and Mary Jo Partyka choirnfb at gmail.com
on your response. Thank you for your continuing support!


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