by Jean Mann
Greetings from the Monthly Monetary Support (MMS) committee. We hope you enjoy ACB’s 2024 conference and convention, either in person in Jacksonville or virtually from the convenience of your home. Wherever you are, with all the busyness of convention, we hope you’ll take a few minutes and consider helping us raise money for ACB and your affiliate. Most of you probably know how the MMS program works, but in case you don’t, or you need a reminder, here’s a quick review.
You donate a minimum of $10 a month, more if you can, to ACB. Up to 50 percent of what you give can go back to an affiliate of your choice, or the whole amount can go to ACB. The money is either deducted from your checking account or charged to your credit card. Every quarter ACB will send a check with the funds designated by you and others in your affiliate. Fundraising can’t get any easier than that!
If you’re in Jacksonville and would like to sign up, increase your monthly donation by at least $5, or have questions answered, stop by our table in the Marketplace on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings, or go to the Registration Office, where they’ll have forms they can help you fill out. You can also send us an email at [email protected] or call us at 1-888-999-3190; leave us your name, a phone number and/or email address where we can contact you, and we’ll get back to you. Do this by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, and your name will be entered in one of several drawings which will take place after all your information has been processed and we’ve received your first payment.
Now about those drawings. We decided this year that we wanted to recognize those of you who have been with us on a consistent basis for several years. So our prizes, all gift cards, will be awarded as follows:
- Two $100 prizes for new or returning members;
- Two $150 prizes for those of you who increase your monthly donations by at least $5;
- Two $100 prizes for those of you who have been in the program consistently for at least 3 years; and
- Two $150 prizes for those of you who have been in the program consistently for at least five years.
- One prize per person only.
If you can’t donate right now, but would like to do so in the future, you can always call the Minnesota office at (612) 332-3242, or go to ACB’s website, www.acb.org, scroll down to “Support ACB,” click on “Donate,” and you will find MMS as one of the options there.
The monies you donate through the MMS program go into ACB’s general fund, which pays for all the everyday expenses incurred by an organization like ours. If you regularly read or listen to ACB Braille Forums, you obviously have an interest in the American Council of the Blind, so please do what you can to support ACB. Every little bit helps.