[Sportsandrec] Fw: The National Federation of the Blind Cane Event

Fri Apr 23 14:23:16 UTC 2010

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Zakhnini, Karen 
To: dandrews at visi.com 
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:52 AM
Subject: FW: The National Federation of the Blind Cane Event

From: Zakhnini, Karen 
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 2:46 PM
To: 'dandrews at visi.com'
Subject: The National Federation of the Blind Cane Event

Hi Dave,

Can you post this on the NFB listservs?  Thank you so much!

Karen

The National Federation of the Blind Presents The Cane Event!

When: Saturday, May 1, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

Where: At the NFB Jernigan Institute

200 East Wells Street, at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, Maryland

Emcee: Alan Walden, Broadcast Journalist and Author

Join us for an evening featuring gaming tables, live and silent auctions, food and drinks, music, dancing, raffles, and more as we celebrate 70 years of changing what it means to be blind!  Silent auction will include items such as two roundtrip tickets on Southwest, a one-week-stay in an apartment in Paris, sports memorabilia, jewelry, and more!  

Proceeds from this event benefit the Imagination Fund. This fund supports the programs of the NFB Jernigan Institute, as well as our grassroots efforts through our affiliates across the country. Join us as we celebrate 70 years of changing what it means to be blind for children and adults all over the United States!  Purchase your tickets today at https://www.nfb.org/Forms.asp?MODE=NEW&SnID=930284696&Forms_FormTypeID=-160!    

Did you know that only 10% of blind children are learning to read Braille in school?  Help blind children across the country become literate-Become a Braille Literacy Champion at https://www.nfb.org/Forms.asp?MODE=NEW&SnID=888775063&Forms_FormTypeID=-170!   With this package, you receive two tickets to the event and either sponsor a Braille book for a blind child or receive a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar!

For more information, call (410) 659-9314, ext. 2312, e-mail bcordell at nfb.org, or visit www.TheCaneEvent.org

Current Sponsors:

Brown, Goldstein, and Levy, LLP

Morgan Stanly Smith Barney

Market Development Group

National Industries for the Blind

IBM

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