<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span style="color:black">Today could be your lucky date! In fact, you can select any day of the year you feel is lucky for you and pair it with a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of NJ. The lucky part becomes your opportunity to win $500 if your date is selected at random on July 8, the final day of the NFB’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida.</span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Wait, you think; this sounds a lot like calendar raffles we have held in the past.  Well, an official raffle requires a license or permit from a governmental agency or body. A request for a donation to a tax-exempt organization like the NFBNJ requires no such certification.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">To participate in this project, all you need to do is donate at least $10 for choosing one lucky date and at least $25 for three lucky dates. The winner does not need to be present to win. We will call you with the happy news should your date be drawn.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Each date can be selected only once and gives you a chance of 1 in 366 to try your luck. Due to our website migration, we were unable to change the form for a smoother purchasing process. Know that the process will be much simpler in the future.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">So how do you choose your date or dates and make your donation?</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span></span><span style="color:black">First, if you donated last year to this project, please confirm with me that your chosen -- and paid-for -- number has already been set aside for the drawing.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span></span><span style="color:black">Then, click on the link below to submit your form which includes the option to pay via PayPal, credit or debit card. Also, text your name from your mobile number</span><u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"> </span></u><span style="color:black">and the date or dates you’ve chosen to the National Federation of the Blind of NJ at: (908)<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> 590-1747. You can email the same information to: </span></span><a href="mailto:convention.nfb@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">convention.nfb@nfbnj.org</span></a></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span></span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Cash donations can also be given during the National Convention. Listen for us in the convention area.</span></font></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nfbnj.org/calendar-fundraiser/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.nfbnj.org/calendar-fundraiser/</span></a><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Donations to the NFBNJ help underwrite programs and projects that assist blind and visually impaired New Jerseyans with living the lives we want. Find more information about the NFBNJ at </span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">www.nfbnj.org</span></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">The last day for making a lucky date donation is 12 noon Eastern Time on July 7, 2024, the day before the drawing. Remember just like Lotto you gotta be in to win it!</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If you need additional information please call, text or email me at </span><a href="mailto:convention.nfb@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">convention.nfb@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Warmly,<br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49)">908-590-1747</span><br><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p></div></div>