[Nfbwv-talk] Meet the Blind Month

[Jack Yahnke]

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From: "charlene" <cs.nfbwv at verizon.net>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:00 PM
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] Meet the Blind Month


> Dear Colleagues,
> I hope that you are all doing well.  I am writing to tell you about what 
> we are planning
> for Meet the Blind Month.  We are rolling out a pilot program called Who's 
> Whozit.
> This program is targeted at school-aged children and the idea is to teach 
> them about
> blindness and dispel any misconceptions about blindness at an early age. 
> I have
> attached the MTBM campaign guide for this year, which explains the program 
> in more
> detail.  Please note that this doesn't mean that you can not do any Meet 
> the Blind
> Month activities you normally do-this is a pilot program and you are not 
> required
> to do it.  If you or someone in your affiliate wants to take on this 
> project, that
> would be fantastic.
> In addition, there is information about a give-by-text program we are 
> going to be
> starting that will benefit the
> Imagination Fund
> .  As you know, the fund benefits the Jernigan Institute, as well as our 
> state affiliates.
> We'd like your help in getting the word out about this new program.  If 
> you talk
> to local groups, please ask them to send a text.  If you can get an 
> announcement
> at high school sporting events, or college or professional sporting events 
> (maybe
> on the jumbo-tron), that would be fabulous.  Please note that while we 
> have the information
> for the texting, we do not yet have the program completely set up, so we 
> have not
> yet begun the program.  I did want you to have the information so that 
> when it is
> ready, we will be ready.
> If you have any questions about any of this please let me know.  We will 
> have the
> literature order form for MTBM ready to go on nfb.org later this week. 
> Thank you
> so much!
> Sincerely,
> Karen C. Zakhnini
> Manager of Corporate Outreach, Jernigan Institute
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2297
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
> Promote Access to Science Education for Blind Students!!!
> Vote for the
> NFB Youth Slam in the Pepsi Refresh Project
> , or text 101913 to Pepsi (73774)
>
>
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