[Nfbf-l] Hernando / East Pasco

[Sherri]

That's really cool about Applebees. Sounds like you have lots of stuff lined 
up. You have a very busy chapter. Keep up the good work.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "davidw" <dwermuth1 at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:20 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Hernando / East Pasco


> Hello Everyone,
>
> Just a little up-date on what our chapter has going this month.
>
> First of all, we'll be at "Swamp Fest" next Saturday and Sunday in 
> Springhill.  We're going to have a table set up with NFB brochures of all 
> types.  To make it fun we'll have willing people put on pairs of blocked 
> out sunglasses with different eye issues.  Then have them pour a glass of 
> water, butter bread...  Then for the really courage's people we'll 
> blindfold them and ask them to do the same.  It should be fun and 
> informative for the crowd as well.  There usually is a crowd of around ten 
> to twelve thousand people attending this event through out the weekend. 
> This is usually our big fund raising event so wish us luck.
>
> Then on March 13th we're having our monthly meeting in Brooksville in the 
> Cloverleaf park at the Heatherhouse.  We're inviting everyone from the 
> park and having a potluck.  The chapter will be BBQing burgers and hot 
> dogs (I'll be putting Mayo on my hot dogs Kirk) and all the members will 
> be bringing a dish of some sorts.  We've advertised this event and hope to 
> pick up quite a few new members.
> We'll also have a member demonstrating his treker and another member 
> demonstrating his reader.
>
> and last but not least on March 15th we're going to be at the Brooksville 
> "Applebee's" where the restaurant has a fund raising campaign going on, 
> "all non profits can do this at your local Applebee's" where everyone that 
> comes in with one of our flyers that Applebee makes for you by the way, 
> 10% of their total bill excluding tax and tip goes towards our chapter. 
> They will tally up the amount and send us a check.  All the customer has 
> to do is give the flyer to the food hostess when paying and they do the 
> work.  It is a win-win situation for both of us, we bring them customers 
> on their slow days Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and we get ten percent.
>
> That's it for now Folks, if you'd like to join us for any of these events 
> just let me know.
>
> David Wermuth
> Hernando / East Pasco Chapter
>
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