[Oabs] ATTN Fundraisers. The Maurers are awesome!

[Kaiti Shelton]

Deborah,

You did suggest it, and I know that Emily included NBP in the companies she asked people to call. I just think either the person who was supposed to do it either never really called, or was connected to the wrong person somehow. 

The woman handling our quote is named Nicole. She's super helpful, and is excited to work with us. I'll mention those who know you to her when I send the design. 

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> On Nov 4, 2014, at 2:21 PM, "Deborah Kendrick" <dkkendrick at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Kaiti, 
> I'm sure I suggested NBP to you before, but very glad you have called now.  
> If Diane Croft or Joann Sullivan is the person to whom you have been
> directed, let them know that I am connected to your group.  
> I love them both and they might give you abreak.  
> They have already dealt with Ohio NFB, by the way, as they have been selling
> our Louis Braille coins, designed by Paul and Bernie Dressell, for many
> years!
> I'm so excited these bookmarks are finally going to happen!
> Peace,
> Deborah
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 12:51 PM
> To: Ohio Association of Blind Students list
> Subject: [Oabs] ATTN Fundraisers. The Maurers are awesome!
> 
> Hi, all,
> 
> I have an update on Fundraising.  I took on responsibility for calling the
> national office to see what they would suggest for getting braille bookmarks
> done in September, since all our options were turning up duds.  I left a
> message yesterday afternoon, and Pat Maurer returned my call this morning.
> She said that we should try National Braille Press, which I believe someone
> on the committee was assigned to call, but nothing came out of it.  She was
> really helpful, and sent me an entire list of braille production companies.
> 
> On a hunch, I tried calling NBP to see what they would say.  I don't know if
> they were never actually called before or what happened, but I found it very
> easy to get what we need.  I have an email address now for a woman who can
> give us a quote once she sees our design.  She can print as well as braille
> the bookmarks, so everything would be professionally handled by National
> Braille Press.  I wasn't sure how many we'd want per batch, so I said we'd
> most likely buy them 250 or
> 500 at a time, and she said any amount between those two numbers is doable.
> She wanted to know if we would be using a 9.5 by 3 inch bookmark.  I thought
> that was what our measurements were, but someone can correct me if I'm
> wrong.
> 
> Anyhow, I have her email address, so once we get a template (which I think
> Tim Pennington has), we can email it to her and get a quote.
> 
> Second tries are a charm.  Either that, or mentioning that I was calling on
> Pat Maurer's suggestion did the trick.
> 
> --
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton 2016.
> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
> 
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