[New-hampshire-students] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Louis Braille Commemorative Coin Project

[Marie Johnson]

From: "Fredric Schroeder" <fschroeder at sks.com>
> Dear NFB Affiliate Presidents:
>
> I want to bring you up to speed and ask for your help with the Louis 
> Braille
> Commemorative Coin Project.  We have been given a phenomenal opportunity 
> to
> receive $4 million dollars of funding from the U.S. Treasury with this 
> coin,
> with the understanding that a matching dollar amount will be raised by the
> NFB.  This is where your help is needed.  Included here is an overview of
> the legislation passed and the concept of how the coin will benefit the
> NFB's Braille Literacy Campaign.
>
> The U.S. Senate passed legislation on June 29, 2007 honoring Louis 
> Braille.
> The Louis Braille Bicentennial Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act (S.
> 2321), which was passed by unanimous consent, calls for the Secretary of 
> the
> Treasury to issue up to 400,000 silver-dollar coins commemorating the
> bicentennial anniversary of Louis Braille's birth.
>
> The bill is part of a larger campaign initiated by the NFB to encourage
> Braille literacy among blind youth.
>
> Under the new legislation a $10 surcharge will be added to each coin. 
> Money
> from coin sales goes to the NFB, which will then match the proceeds dollar
> for dollar through other fundraising activities.
>
> The coins, which go on sale in 2009, will emphasize Braille literacy by
> featuring Louis Braille's image and raised dots that spell out "Brl" --  
> the
> Braille contraction for the word "Braille." This will be the first coin 
> ever
> minted by the United States Treasury with a Braille symbol.
>
> This is truly a ground-breaking project, with far-reaching educational and
> outreach benefits.  We are presently working on identifying and securing
> large corporate title sponsors to support our efforts.  To help me reach 
> our
> goal of securing matching funds, I am turning to you, the Affiliate
> President leadership, to pass along any personal contacts you have with
> corporations that are good candidates for us to approach.   Through the
> personal connections you have we will be able to make this effort more
> effective and personalized, and it will undoubtedly help us to leverage
> additional contacts that will assist in our future fundraising.  Please 
> give
> this some thought and respond to me off-line with any questions or contact
> leads you wish to discuss.  My email address is fschroeder at sks.com.  You 
> can
> also reach me by phone at (703) 319-9226.
>
> By utilizing our collective resources, we are sure to meet our goal of $4
> million.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Fred Schroeder
>
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