[nfbwatlk] Coin Toss at the Civil War Game!!!

Sat Dec 5 03:48:38 UTC 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

National Federation of the Blind Announces
University of Oregon Will Use Braille Coin in Coin Toss
Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar
 Will Be Used in Coin Toss at Civil War Game

Eugene, Oregon (December 2, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind, the 
nation's leading advocate for Braille, is pleased to announce that the 
University of Oregon will use a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver 
Dollar in the coin toss at the Civil War football game on Thursday, December 
3.  The renowned Oregon Ducks, who are currently ranked at number 7 in the 
Associated Press Poll, will host in Eugene the Oregon State Beavers in their 
annual Civil War.  For the first time in the 113-year history of the Civil 
War, the game will decide the PAC-10 championship and the winner will go on 
to play in the Rose Bowl. Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National 
Federation of the Blind, said: "We are pleased that University of Oregon is 
recognizing the critical importance of Braille literacy for the blind in a 
fun and exciting way by including the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver 
Dollar in the prestigious Civil War football game on December 3.  There can 
be no doubt that the ability to read and write Braille competently and 
efficiently is the key to education, employment, and success for the blind; 
yet only one in ten blind children in the United States are currently 
learning it.  We are asking all Oregon college football fans and all other 
Americans to help us in ensuring literacy, education, productivity, and 
success for every blind American by purchasing a 2009 Louis Braille 
Bicentennial Silver Dollar today."

Congress authorized the minting in 2009 of 400,000 Louis Braille 
Bicentennial Silver Dollars to mark the two-hundredth anniversary of the 
birth of Louis Braille (1809-1852)

National Federation of the Blind Announces
University of Oregon Will Use Braille Coin in Coin Toss
December 2, 2009

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and to support the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to 
promote literacy among blind Americans.  This unique and beautiful 
commemorative coin is the first U.S. currency to feature tactile, readable 
Braille.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial 
Silver Dollar  will be used to support the NFB's "Braille Readers are 
Leaders" campaign, a national initiative created to double the number of 
blind children learning Braille by 2015, improve certification standards for 
teachers of Braille, and conduct innovative programs to support Braille 
literacy.

Those interested in ordering a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar 
or the new Braille Education Set, which features the coin in a collectible 
folder designed to highlight the life and legacy of Louis Braille, should 
visit www.braille.org or www.usmint.gov or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). 
The Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar and the Braille Education Set 
will only be available until December 11, 2009.  For more information about 
the National Federation of the Blind and the Braille Readers are Leaders 
campaign, visit www.braille.org.

This is a corrected version of a press release issued earlier today by the 
National Federation of the Blind. This version should be referenced in any 
news items about the coin toss.

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About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the 
largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the 
United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, 
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and 
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and 
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the 
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and 
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Sanchez" <albertsanchez at suddenlink.net>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Coin Toss at the Civil War Game!!!

> Thanks Ben for the info. A.S.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:04 AM
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Coin Toss at the Civil War Game!!!
>
>
>> Hi Listers,
>>
>>
>>
>> My brother is a season ticket holder to the football games at the
>> University of Oregon, where he graduated.  He sent me a text message,
>> which I just read, saying that the Louie Braille Coin was used for the
>> coin toss prior to last night's "civil War" between Oregon and Oregon
>> State.  This was a highly publicized football game, because the winner
>> is going to the Rose Bowl.  By the way, Oregon won, so will be in
>> Pasadena on New Years' Day.
>>
>>
>>
>> WE got some great publicity in this one.  Thanks to the Oregon
>> affiliate.
>>
>>
>>
>> B. P.
>>
>>
>>
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