[Ohio-Talk] Student Division Walkathon Fundraiser!

Thu Jul 2 03:14:02 UTC 2020

You're welcome!

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 5:44 PM ali benmerzouga <ali.benmerzouga at hotmail.com>
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> Thanks Asia! Greatly appreciated!
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> Kinshuk replied to me off list as well.
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> Take care.
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> *From:* Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Asia
> Quinones-Evans via Ohio-Talk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2020 5:14 PM
> *To:* NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Asia Quinones-Evans <asiaevans102897 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Ohio-Talk] Student Division Walkathon Fundraiser!
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> Hello I thought I could answer your questions. This is Asia the treasurer
> of the Student Division. Question 4: No the website does not have an area
> for entering miles walked so this is on an honor system. Question 3: We
> will be discussing later tonight and threw out the fundraiser about prizes
> for the most walked. Question 2: If you want to run rather than walk you
> are more than welcome. The point of this fundraiser is to get up and moving
> to support the student division. Question 1: If you are not able to get out
> of your house due to lock down rules where you live you are more than
> welcome to use a treadmill to do your walking. We are just suggesting if
> you are able to get out of your house then it would be awesome to get some
> fresh air and do it for a good cause.
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> *From: *ali benmerzouga via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 30, 2020 12:14 PM
> *To: *NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>;
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> *Cc: *ali benmerzouga <ali.benmerzouga at hotmail.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [Ohio-Talk] Student Division Walkathon Fundraiser!
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> Kinshuk,
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> A great initiative! Two thumbs up!
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> I am interested to register as a participant with the hope that my
> sponsors will not ask too much from me. With that in mind, I do have the
> following four questions:
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> Q1: Is the treadmill considered as a walking track?
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> Q2: How about walking and running?
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> Q3: Is there a prize for the participant who will walk/run the longest
> distance during the two months?
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> Q4: Is the "Rally Up" website fully accessible to input my miles?
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> Thanks.
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> Have a nice day.
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> Ali
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> Live the life you want ...
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kinshuk Tella
> via Ohio-Talk
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:49 AM
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> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>;
> Ohio Association of Blind Students list <OABS at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Kinshuk Tella <kinshuk.tella at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Ohio-Talk] Student Division Walkathon Fundraiser!
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> Ohio!
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>       I would like to tell you about an opportunity and initiative that
> the Ohio Association of Blind Students is starting in hopes of raising
> money for the Student Division and Affiliate in a fun and engaging way. All
> proceeds will be split 75/25 between the affiliate and the student
> division. Our goal for this fundraiser is 500 dollars and the fundraiser
> will run over the course of two months, starting July 1st.
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>      We are hosting a virtual walk thon through a website called Rally Up.
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> The premise is for members of the NFB of Ohio and chapters and divisions
> to sign up as either a participant or a donor on this website. Donors can
> pick a participant to sponsor or they can directly donate to the fund. The
> participants are the ones who will be walking. They may choose to either
> join a team or walk individually. We hope for chapters and divisions to be
> the teams. All participants will have to sign up with an account on the
> website to participate. This will be on an honor system because there is no
> way to track who walks what through the platform. So basically, you can
> sign up on the website that will be linked below. You can sign up as a
> donor or as a walker (also known as a participant). If you sign up as a
> donor then you can choose if you want to challenge a participant to walk a
> certain amount and you will donate some amount for each mile they walk. If
> you are also signing up as a donor then you can also choose to just donate
> a set amount regardless of the amount a participant walks. Participants
> should reach out to their personal circles such as friends and families in
> order to gain donors for their walking efforts.
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>      We are very excited to launch this walkathon and we hope you all can
> join us! I also hope this can help some of us get out of the house and
> enjoy some fresh air and exercise. The link for the Fundraiser page is
> linked below. Participants must click the participant button on the upper
> right to sign up to walk and donors click the button left of participant
> center.
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> Please reach out if there are any questions or concerns.  This is a new
> endeavor for us and we are more than happy to address any questions or
> concerns. Let’s get Ohio moving!
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> https://go.rallyup.com/9f0ef0?ReturnUrl=%2FCampaigns%2FSetup%2F9f0ef0%2FOptions
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