[Ohio-Talk] OSSB Model Restoration Project Update

[Patricia McPherson]

Excellent news, great for students current and future.
Pat and Jim




> On Jun 23, 2021, at 5:11 PM, Todd Elzey via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Today is an exciting day for the NFB of Ohio. As of today, the NFB of Ohio
> has received $3,175 from 19 donors for the OSSB Model Restoration project.
> This now exceeds our original $3,000 goal. But the good news just keeps
> coming. Because we are waiting on $600 in additional donations that have
> been committed from two additional donors. When those donations are
> received our total donations will be an incredible $3,775 to help fund the
> model restorations at OSSB.
> 
> I want to throw out a major thank you to everyone who has donated so far.
> The Springfield Chapter is our largest organization donor to date. The
> chapter has donated $1500. Currently, our largest individual donor is
> Annette Lutz. Annette has donated $525.
> 
> Incredibly we still have a week to go before the matching deadline of July
> 1, 2021. As I mentioned earlier we are awaiting $600 in committed
> donations. $100 is coming from another NFB Chapter, and $500 is coming from
> an individual with connections to the school.  When these donations are
> received, the NFB of Ohio will be a mere $225 from $4,000 in donations. I
> think we can exceed $4,000 in donations, which would mean a total donation
> for model restorations of $8,000 or more. This would go a long way towards
> helping OSSB restore all of the models so that they can be used by students
> for decades to come. In fact, OSSB is putting a list together of all of the
> models that still need to be restored.
> 
> So here is a challenge. Let's continue to show our commitment towards the
> education of blind students by getting to or exceeding the $4,000 mark by
> July 1, 2021. Also, we have only received donations for the OSSB Model
> Restoration project from 1 NFB of Ohio Division, and a few Chapters. In
> addition, there are still several members of the NFB of Ohio Board of
> Directors and a bunch of Chapter Presidents who have not contributed to the
> project yet. Let's get to where we can say that 100% of our Board of
> Directors, 100% of our Chapters, 100% of our Chapter Presidents, and 100%
> of our NFB of Ohio Divisions have shown their support for educating blind
> students by donating to this project. Of course, we realize everyone can't
> make a large donation, but every single donation counts. So even if all you
> can donate is $10 that's awesome and is a major step forward in moving us
> towards exceeding $4000 in donations.
> 
> Remember to donate make checks payable to the NFB of Ohio and mail them to
> NFB of Ohio, Todd Elzey Treasurer, 3779 Waterbury Dr., Dayton, OH 45439. Of
> course, it is quicker to make electronic donations. Since electronic
> donations are received almost immediately they will be assured of reaching
> us by the July 1 deadline. You can make electronic donations via Zelle or
> Paypal. To make electronic payments please direct them to
> treasurer at nfbohio.org  No matter how you donate, please make sure that you
> designate the donation as being for the OSSB Model Restoration Project so
> that it is properly credited.
> 
> Let's show OSSB the commitment of the NFB of Ohio to forwarding the
> education of blind students by *SENDING IN YOUR DONATION TODAY!!*
> 
> Todd Elzey, Treasurer
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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