Bill Schawbel's 2010 Run For Perkins Page
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Bill Schawbel
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Fundraising Goal: $100,000.00
| Total Number of Gifts: 224 | |
| Total Value of Gifts: $80,778.00 |
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About Perkins: Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, is a world-renowned center of excellence in the education of people who are blind, deafblind, and visually impaired with multiple disabilities. The fundamental mission of Perkins is to support people in reaching their greatest possible independence.Through the development of knowledge, skills, and confidence, students learn to live, work, and function as independently as possible within their communities.
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You Can Help Send The Best Birthday Present Ever!
To celebrate my upcoming 70th birthday, I ran the 114th Boston Marathon® on April 19th to raise money for Perkins School for the Blind. I have set a personal goal to raise $100,000 to support braille literacy.
Since 1960, the braille literacy rate has dropped from 50% to 12%. Imagine if only one out of every eight school-age children knew how to read and write. That staggering statistic is a sad reality in the blind and visually impaired community. A study conducted by the American Foundation for the Blind reported that of the people who are blind and employed, 80% are braille literate.
How Can You Help?
Give a special birthday gift to the over 114,000 children and adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with or without other disabilities that the Perkins School for the Blind impacts around the world in more than 60 countries. Founded in 1829 and notably the school of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, Perkins School for the Blind is the nation’s first school for the visually impaired.
Your tax-deductible gift will be matched 100% by me to increase the impact of your generosity. Together, we can increase the number of people in the U.S. and worldwide who have access to the world of knowledge through braille, opening the doors to the possibility of employment and making a positive contribution to our communities.
The extraordinary transformation that children at Perkins experience every day is because of the support they receive from friends like you. Together, let’s make the most generous birthday gift possible for Perkins, and thanks for caring and sharing.
Learn more about braille at http://www.perkins.org/louisbraille.
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Robin Travers
Mon, Apr 05, 2010
Go, Bill! 2 more weeks until race day...it's taper time. I hope your training is going as well as your fundraising obviously is! So very impressive!
I hope to see you at the starting line...and at the finish! If you have any interest, visit my Melanoma Foundation fundraising page. http://www.firstgiving.com/robintravers --Robin |
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