[Nfbf-l] Door Prizes

[Mary Hannah-Morris]

Hello Jerry and Ruth,  my name is Mary and I am the  secretary of the treasure coast chapter. The request letter that you have is it approved by the Nfb or can I make my own request Letter/ or could I have a copy of the one that you use.   Thank you Mary 

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> On May 3, 2017, at 3:10 PM, Jerry Heichelbeck via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello fellow nfb list members,
> My wife Ruth and I have been diligently seeking door prizes for this
> year's state convention down in Orlando over the Memorial Day weekend,
> and we have been very fortunate to have obtained about 20 so far. We
> are expecting more to come in soon.
> Here's a few tips on how we have done so well:
> 1. When going to a restaurant or other place of business, always look
> presentable and happy to meet with a GM or an assistant manager.
> 2. Take along both the Request Letter and the Tax Exempt letter
> putting the Request letter on top and stapling them together. Put your
> own contact info. on the bottom including your full name, mailing
> address, phone number, and e-mail if you have one.
> 3. In some cases, they may ask you to be very specific as to what you
> are asking for I..e. if they say what are you asking us to do for you,
> as we experienced today, tell them that you are looking for a gift
> card worth n exact amount, such as$25-this helps, trust us. Others
> will just whatever they choose. We have gotten everything from $5-$50.
> 4. In many cases, you may need to contact a corporate office and this
> takes time, so start early, there is only 3weeks left before
> convention.
> 5. Many times, a company may mail you something to your home, so be
> sure you list a current one.
> 6. Even if they don't give you anything, smile and thank them for at
> least speaking to you and patronize them sometimes if they are in your
> area.
> We hope this helps, most of all, Good Luck. Just remember, the more
> door prizes you get, the better chance I have of winning one of yours.
> Ha Ha Ha. Maybe you will even win one ours.
> 
> Blessings, Jerry and Ruth Heichelbeck
> 
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