[Tn-talk] FW: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Louis Braille Commemorative Coin Project

[Seay, Michael]

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From: nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fredric
Schroeder
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:55 AM
To: 'NFB Affiliate Presidents List'
Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Louis Braille Commemorative Coin
Project

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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