[Oabs] ATTN Fundraisers. The Maurers are awesome!

Thu Nov 6 04:28:22 UTC 2014

Hi, Elif and all,

These are great questions!  To give you a better idea about the
bookmarks, they will be an advocacy tool as well as a usable bookmark.
I don't have the official description yet, but basically one side
would say "The National Federation of the Blind" and "The Ohio
Association of Blind Students" on it, and would also have the "Live
the Life You Want" tagline and logo.  This will be in print and
braille.  On the back side, there will be a brief description of how
braille works in print, and a braille alphabet chart.  The end of the
printed description will say something like, "Can you use the braille
chart to crack this message?"  The message will be printed in a
braille font for the print readers, as well as in braille.  It will
say, "Seeing occurs in the mind."

Since the bookmarks will be interactive to sighted people, they will
be marketable to both blind and sighted readers.  I know people on my
campus would be interested in having something like this, so it could
potentially be very profitable even when selling to sighted people.

3.5 inches is roughly the length of my index finger.  I have seen
bookmarks this width, and the extra room would give us plenty of
space.  Nicole at NBP said 9 by 3.5 was the standard size for
bookmarks, but I can consult with her once we get the description.  If
it makes a difference to go 3 by 9, or 2.5 by 9, and we can still fit
everything on the bookmark and have it look attractive, then why not
cut costs where we can?

I'm really happy for this progress, but also for the progress we're
making with the list serve by using it as a forum for this discussion.
Go OABS!

On 11/5/14, Elif Emir via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> hi all,
> it is nice that we have some progress on it.
> let me ask a few questions
> are we supposed to sell them to blind people or sighted people?
> are they for braille books?
> 3.5 inches seems too large to me. As far as I know, regular book marks
> are about 2 inches.
> Do you have a specific thing to write on it and 3.5 is required for it?
> I know that you probably discussed this last year and decided. I just
> wondered.
> I also thought that the more it is narrow the more it is cheap and easy to
> sell.
> Maybe we can ask for a quote for couple of different dimentions
>
> 2014-11-05 11:48 GMT-05:00, Emily Pennington via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org>:
>> Hi, Kaiti and all.
>> What awesome news. I read the layout description Deborah gave last year,
>> and
>> her suggest Ed dimensions were 3.5 by 6.5; that can be changed, though.
>> We
>> also have the new logo to contend with, so our template is outdated. That
>> can be easily fixed, however.
>> Emily
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 4, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> 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-----
>>>> From: Oabs [mailto:oabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
>>>> via
>>>> Oabs
>>>> 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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-- 
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton 2016.
Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma