[Mt-blind] National Organization of Parents of Blind Children Celebrates 25 Years

[David Andrews]

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>1983 -- 2008
>Help Us Celebrate 25 Years of IMAGINING a better future for blind children
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>On June 29, 2008, the National Organization of 
>Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC), a division of 
>the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), will 
>celebrate twenty-five years of bringing hope, 
>inspiration, and practical knowledge about 
>blindness into the lives of thousands of blind 
>children and their parents.š This celebration 
>will be a part of our annual week-long family 
>training conference.š This conference brings 
>together (from all over the country) blind 
>children of all ages, their parents, other 
>family members, and blind role models and 
>mentors from the NFB to instruct and inspire 
>them.š Our anniversary conference theme­Remember 
>the Past, IMAGINE the Future­reflects our 
>commitment to always keep looking forward.š
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>After our 2007 conference, Kim from Texas wrote, 
>“As a parent, this was a life-changing 
>experience
I feel an even stronger sense of 
>hope, coupled with determination for my daughter 
>[Kayleigh’s] future.”š Another parent, Bonnie, 
>from Georgia, said, “The hardest part of going 
>to the NOPBC presentations was not being able to 
>attend each and every class.” Lety, also from 
>Texas, explained that when she and her husband 
>first adopted their blind daughter, Kayla, they 
>were “lost.” “Finally,” she said, “after seeking 
>organizations to help me­as a parent­to better 
>equip and teach my daughter, my search was 
>finally over
being part of the NOPBC has truly 
>been a life-changing experience.”š But kids say 
>it best. Ten-year-old Laura of Pennsylvania 
>summed it up when she said about the experiences 
>the NOPBC provided for her, “I learned it’s okay to be blind.”
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>Other NOPBC programs include sponsorship of the 
>national Braille Readers Are Leaders contest, a 
>preliteracy Braille program for toddlers and 
>preschoolers, free canes to blind children under 
>the My First Cane program, scholarships for 
>blind children to attend summer enrichment 
>programs, a pen-pal (Slate Pals) program that 
>promotes friendships among blind and sighted 
>students, state and regional workshops for 
>parents, and distribution of Future Reflections, 
>a quarterly journal for parents and teachers of 
>blind children.š For more information about the 
>NOPBC, see our Web site at www.nfb.org/nopbc.š 
>Back issues of Future Reflections are available 
>at www.nfb.org/nfb/Future_Reflections.asp.š
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>We have accomplished much in our twenty-five 
>years, and we are proud of it. But there is so 
>much more to do.š That’s why we are asking you 
>for your support.š Your gift of $25, $250, $500, 
>$1,500, $5,000­or any amount­will help provide 
>for a better childhood and a better future for 
>blind kids like Kayleigh and Laura. According to 
>the level of the contribution and/or the date we 
>receive the contribution (see commitment form 
>attached), sponsors will receive recognition in 
>our commemorative program, our Web home page, 
>and/or in Future Reflections. The NOPBC is a 
>501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization.š All 
>contributions should be made payable to NOPBC 
>and mailed to Barbara Cheadle, President, NOPBC, 
>1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.š
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>Thank you for your support!š Together we can do 
>more than IMAGINE a better future for blind children­we can make it happen.
>
>(Mrs.) Barbara Cheadle, President
>National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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>Sponsorship
>Yes!šš We would like to sponsor the NOPBC 25th Anniversary Celebration!
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>[ ] Collegiate Level Sponsorš $5,000
>Corporate: Logo on lead banner in the NFB 
>Imagination Fund 5K March for Independence July 
>2, 2008; ad space in one issue of Future Reflections
>Corporate & Family: Full-page ad or message in the commemorative programš
>[ ] Upper Level Sponsorš $1,500ššššš
>Half-page ad or message in the commemorative 
>program and corporate ad space in one issue of Future Reflections
>[ ] Elementary Level Sponsorš $500
>One-quarter page ad or message in the 
>commemorative program and corporate ad space in one issue of Future Reflections
>[ ] Primary Level Sponsorš $250
>A listing and ad or message of 50 words in the commemorative programšššš
>All corporate sponsors receive their name and a 
>link on the NOPBC Web site throughout 2008.
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>Sponsorship check (payable to NOPBC) enclosed:š 
>$________ ORš check will follow (date): __________
>Contact Name: 
>______________________________E-mail: ____________________________________
>Company/Organization: 
>_____________________________________Phone:______________________
>Address, City, State, 
>Zip:________________________________________________________________
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>[ ] Friends and Family of NOPBCšššš Are you now, 
>or were you ever, a member of NOPBC? ________
>Sponsorship check (payable to NOPBC) enclosed:
>[ ] $25šš [ ] $50ššš [ ] $75šš [ ] $100š [ ] 
>$150šš [ ] $200šš [ ]See aboveš [ ]Other ______
>Name: __________________________E-mail: 
>_______________________Phone:__________________
>Address, City, State, 
>Zip:________________________________________________________________
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>[ ] YES, I contributed $25 or more and would 
>like to send best wishes to NOPBC and/or honor 
>my child/student with a line of 20 words or less 
>in the commemorative program and Future Reflections.š
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>Message*:šš
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>*Note: For families, we suggest the following 
>format: John, Barb, J.E., Chaz, & Anna Cheadle
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>Please mail the sponsorship form with check made 
>payable to NOPBC or fax a commitment to:
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>Barbara Cheadle, President
>National Organization of Parents of
>Blind Children
>1800 Johnson Street
>Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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>Tel.š (410) 659-9314, ext. 2360š
>ššššššššššš Faxš (410) 659-5129
>ššššššššššš bcheadle at nfb.orgš
>ššššššššššš www.nfb.org/nopbc
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