[Ohio-talk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy

[Walter Mitchell]

From: NFBNet-Members-List [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 5:21 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind
Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy

 

 


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 Partners with Santa to Promote Braille
Literacy

 
Baltimore, Maryland (November 14, 2016):  Once again, Santa has enlisted the
help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.nfb.org/>  (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille
<http://www.braille.org>  letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls
this Christmas season.  
 
Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.twitter.com/NFB_voice> , said: "Santa approached the National
Federation of the Blind several years ago and asked us to be his helpers.
Knowing how much he means to children everywhere, including my own, I am
pleased that we will once again be assisting St. Nicholas this year. Braille
literacy is the key to success and opportunity for the blind, but
unfortunately too few blind children are learning it today. This program is
a fun way for blind children to practice their Braille skills while
receiving a holiday greeting from Santa himself."
 
Between November 14 and December 16, parents of young children, under the
age of ten, can visit http://www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>  and fill out
a Santa Braille Letter request form <https://nfb.org/santa-letters> . The
form can also be printed and faxed to (410) 685-2340. Beginning November 28,
the Braille letters from Santa will start going out to blind boys and girls
across the country. The Braille letter will also be accompanied by a print
copy for mom and dad to read and some other fun Christmastime activities.
Requests for letters must include the writer's name, the child's name,
birthday, gender, mailing address, a telephone number, and email address in
case Santa's helpers at the National Federation of the Blind have questions.
 
The deadline for letter requests is December 16 to ensure that a return
letter in Braille is received before Christmas.  
 

###


About the National Federation of the Blind

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
 

-------------- next part --------------
An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed...
Name: Untitled attachment 00193.txt
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20161114/39de7a5d/attachment.txt>