[Pibe-division] Free braille books

[Kaiti Shelton]

Thanks so much.  I knew about the book angel program but not the adopt
a reader one.  That sounds like an excellent opportunity for her.

On 7/13/15, Seedlings Community Outreach via Pibe-division
<pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Kaiti,
> I know this wasn't the announcement that was made at the convention.
> However, please feel free to visit the Seedlings Braille Books for Children
> website http://www.seedlings.org/special.php. On that page you will find a
> link to the Book Angel Program. Seedlings gives visually impaired children
> in the US and Canada two free books per year.
> I noticed that you are from Ohio. Seedlings also has a program called
> "Adopt-A-Reader" that would be available to the little girl you're tutoring.
> For that program her parents would need to fill out the form indicating she
> is interested in becoming an adopted reader. She would be matched with a
> donor. Once adopted by a donor she would receive a $100 gift certificate to
> pick books from the Seedlings catalog.
>
> I hope this helps!
> Thanks for helping this little one on the road to literacy!
> Pat Loder
>  Community OutreachSeedlings Braille Books for
> Children734.427.8552www.seedlings.org
>
>
>
>
>       From: Kaiti Shelton via Pibe-division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
> <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>; National Association of
> Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 4:41 PM
>  Subject: [Pibe-division] Free braille books
>
> Hi, everyone,
>
> At convention there were announcements to see Pat Maurer in the back
> of sessions for information on how to get free braille books for
> children.  I'm tutoring a little girl in braille this summer who I
> think would benefit from this program, but I wasn't able to get back
> there myself.  If anyone was able to get that information and can
> share that with me I would appreciate it.  I've tried looking for a
> web page on nfbnet.org but can't seem to find what I'm looking for.
> --
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
> Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
> Division 2015-2016
>
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-- 
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"