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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear TABSters, NABSters, and Federation Family<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you very well know, October 1 officially marks the beginning of Meet The Blind Month, as well as the registration period for the Adult Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest. Our very own National Association of Blind Students runs a fundraiser known as Pennies for Pages in conjunction with the Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, and this year we’re counting on you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The way it works:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Much like a walkathon, the Pennies for Pages fundraiser counts on pledges. If you are pledging, you have the option to pledge a flat rate, or a certain amount per each page read. For example, if I were pledging a flat rate, I’d say I’ll give $50.00 at the end of the contest period for your pages read. If I were pledging a certain amount per page, I’d say for every page you read I’ll give you $0.25. It doesn’t matter if you pledge a flat rate, or pledge a certain amount per page, the point is to collect pledges! At the end of the contest period, your pledge checks will be mailed to the NABS Treasurer, and the amount made by each state student division will be split 50/50 with NABS. What do I mean by that, I mean that whatever amount of money the Texas Association of Blind Students manages to collect, for example, will be split with NABS, meaning that TABS will get some of the money raised back, and so will your student division! So affiliate members and chapters, commit to pledge one or a group of students in your affiliate participating in this fundraiser!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find the pledge form here: <a href="http://www.nabslink.org">http://www.nabslink.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How you can get involved:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sign up to participate in the 2012-2013 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, you have the option to sign up individually, or to make a team of 2 to 5 people and sign up that way! You don’t have to be a student to read for the Pennies for Pages fundraiser! Whether you sign up on your lonesome, or make a group of Braille Superstars and sign up that way, it doesn’t matter. The point is to sign up and put the fingers to the Braille!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find the signup form here: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/braille-readers-are-leaders-overview">http://www.nfb.org/braille-readers-are-leaders-overview</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition to signing up, collect pledges! Ask your parents, your aunts and uncles, friends, employers, church members, who ever has money that you can get to, ask away! This fundraiser will help support both the excellent programs that NABS puts on for us, as well as supporting our local student divisions!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Only your participation will have the ability to make this fundraiser successful!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s see who the most active student division in NABS is for real, time to put our money where our mouth is! Out raise your fellow student divisions for the greatest prize of all, bragging rights!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions or concerns, or would like clarification with any portion of the #P4P fundraiser, please feel free to contact NABS President Sean Whalen or me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I look forward to a very competitive Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, and Pennies for Pages fundraiser!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gabe Cazares, NABS Fundraising Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS. I think Texas is going to raise more money than anyone else! smile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Support fair wages for workers with disabilities! (H.R. 3086)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.nfb.org/fairwages<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gabriel M. Cazares, 1st Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texas Association of Blind Students - TABS (A Division of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.nfbtx.org/tabs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Phone: 713-581-0619<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>