Aid needed on July 26 to finish Braille ed. of OotP in Boston

[Petra Pan]

"The world is moved not only by 
the mighty shoves of the heroes, 
but also by the aggregate of the 
tiny pushes of each honest worker."
-- Helen Keller

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Y'know, we hear all too often about 
efforts to take the HP books *out* 
of communities.  I am delighted to 
bring to your attention a project 
aimed at making OotP accessible to 
the community of Braille readers.

Below you will find details on how 
you can help the National Braille 
Press make their edition of OotP.  If 
you cannot volunteer your time, please 
consider supporting the efforts of the 
NBP (http://www.braille.com) or People 
Making a Difference through Community 
Service (http://www.pmd.org) by 
visiting their websites and finding 
how you can make charitable donations 
to these non-profits.

Petra
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ATTENTION HARRY POTTER FANS AND 
LITERACY SUPPORTERS
SAT 7/26 PMD VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

WHAT
Collate, stitch, and box the braille 
Version of HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER 
OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth book in 
J.K. Rowling's series

WHEN
Saturday, July 26, 10 AM to 3 PM

WHERE
National Braille Press, Boston
(two blocks behind Symphony Hall)

WHY
The guiding purposes of the National
Braille Press (www.braille.com) are
to promote the literacy of blind
children through braille and to enable
blind people to better participate in
work, family, and civic affairs through
information. NBP makes available braille
publications to blind people for the
same prices that sighted people pay
for print publications. NBP needs
help collating, checking, stitching,
and boxing 500 copies so that blind readers
will purchase the newest Harry Potter 
book almost as quickly as sighted
readers will purchase the print version.
Note: 13 braille volumes make up
one complete copy of this book, which is
870 print pages.

These activities require repetitive hand
and arm motions while standing, so are
not recommended for people with repetitive
stress injuries or carpal tunnel syndrome
and/or who lack sufficient stamina to
work on their feet.

HOW
Get involved! 30 volunteers are needed for
the entire project time span, 10 AM to 3 PM.
To participate, send e-mail to lori AT pmd.org
or call 617-282-7177 before 7/17 and give 
ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Your complete name
2. Your complete USPS mailing address
3. Your evening and daytime phone#s
4. Your email, cell#, and fax# if you have them
5. Specify whether you would like parking.
Parking is extremely limited, just two spaces.
Parking will only be reserved for the first 
two people who sign up to participate and
request parking. This project site is easily
accessible by the MBTA's Green and Orange subway
lines and the #1 and CT1 bus lines.

Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.
After you sign-up, PMD will send/email
specific information the week before the
project, including directions to the
project site by public transit (and car for
the first two people who receive confirmation
of reserved parking spaces), how to prepare,
what to expect, and a waiver form.

WHO
People Making a Difference through
Community Service (PMD) is a nonprofit
organization that promotes responsible
volunteerism by involving people in 
meaningful, hands-on work that meets 
local needs and by assisting companies
in building successful volunteer programs
that also:
* Produce appreciable results while
conserving recipients' limited resources,
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,
* Bring people together to make a 
difference.

People Making a Difference 
through Community Service (PMD)
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112-0189
617-282-7177
http://www.pmd.org
lori AT pmd.org

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