[Nfbf-l] Upcoming Events

[Kirk]

sheril, the coin toss is a heads  or tails toss, so, the Braille coin will 
be sufficient to do the job for us. Like I stated earlier, the broadcasters 
usually talk about the coin when it is different than the usual coins used! 
Again, Hats off to Judy and Gainesville chapter! Your friend in the cause, 
Kirk Harmon



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Upcoming Events


> Judy,
> This is awesome...great job Gainesville!!  Is this a ceremonial coin toss,
> or will the Braille coin actually be used to determine who has first
> possession of the ball?
>
> Sherrill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Judith Hamilton
> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:13 PM
> To: NFBF LISTSERVE; nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com; NFBF-parents
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Upcoming Events
>
>
> Since the state board is meeting later today, I thought I would write to 
> let
> you know that the University of Florida Athletic Association has arranged 
> to
> do a coin toss of our chapter's Louis Braille coin at the October 17, 
> 2009,
> Homecoming game with Arkansas.  The coin toss unfortunately will not be
> shown on tv.  Apparently they never are.  The radio commentary refers to 
> the
> coin toss happening.  The beneficiaries will be the stadium spectators. 
> In
> addition to delivering the coin to the athletic association, I provided 
> them
> with some NFB information and emailed pictures of the NFB logo and picture
> of the coin with hope that they can use them to flash them on the screens 
> in
> the stadium  while the toss is occurring.
>
> Our chapter's Meet the Blind event will be held Saturday, October 10, 
> 2009,
> from 1pm to 4pm at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 4011 N.W. 34th Street,
> Gainesville, Florida.  We are planning an informative program of Braille
> reading by a local high school student, and writing demonstration, guide 
> dog
> puppy raisers and a demonstration by guide dog teams to answer questions
> about courtesy and etiquette.  We will have entertainment and a drawing 
> for
> a Publix gift card, and a bake sale and craft sale.  The last portion of 
> the
> program will be devoted to assistive technology demonstrations.  This is
> perhaps our biggest and most challenging activity that we have planned for
> our small chapter.  Our hope is that we will be able to inform the public 
> in
> the spirit of the Meet the Blind concept and garner more members.   Many
> thanks to Grant Downey for putting our announcement on NFB NEWSLINE, 
> Florida
> Information Channel.  I hope that you all will send positive thoughts and
> prayers our way as this has
> been a stressful time for us all.
> Judy
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