ADMIN: 9 days to go - imagine If You Had To Wait!

[penapart_elf]

No: HPFGUIDX 171612

Support Harry Potter in Braille



With bated breath, we are awaiting the publication of Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows. Now that the countdown has shrunk to a
single digit, imagine...

If You Had To Wait!

Blind bookworms who prefer Braille have historically suffered such a
sorry fate. Only a tiny percentage of books available in print are
ever made into Braille and usually the publication takes place long
after the ink-and-paper edition sees the light of day. Aside from
the wait, these books are really expensive: each copy of HP7 in
Braille costs $65 to make.

But the HP fans who read Braille are extremely lucky because Jo and
Scholastic Press have done their part so that the National Braille
Press's edition of HP7 will magically be ready on the same day as the
print edition. No less magical is the non-profit publisher, NBP's
commitment to match the typical pre-sale and retail prices.

NBP cannot do this alone and need help making HP7 this accessible. A
grand total of $53k's worth of help. With this appeal to the HPfGU
community, your List Elves are supporting the sponsorship drive at

http://firstgiving.com/hp7

Imagine if you had to wait for weeks to find out if Snape is
Dumbledore's Man, Voldemort's Faithful Servant, or on no one's side
but his own?! Imagine trying to avoid the spoilers because your
friends had access and you didn't?

Can you spare a few knuts (nay, a few galleons!) to help make the
conclusion to Harry's saga more accessible to fellow fans?

Because the NBP is a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization,
donations are tax deductible in the US to the full extent of the law
and you may be eligible for a matching grant from your employer.
Please consult your HR dept. to find out if you can pseudo-
alchemically turn your sickles into galleons for NBP.

Please join us in support of this cause - many thanks!

Petra, aka Penapart Elf, on behalf of the List Elves
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PS: If you have questions please email the list elves at
HPforGrownups-owner @yahoogroups.com (minus that extra space). If
you would like to discuss this, please do so at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP7 or Feedback rather than onlist at
Main.



An intro from the National Braille Press:

National Braille Press's guiding purposes are to
(1) to promote literacy for blind children and
(2) to provide braille books and information to
equip blind readers of all ages for success in
school, work and life. Since 1927, the year we
were founded, we have been publishing books and
educational materials for both children and
adults, we produce braille books and magazines
for the Library of Congress, and we act as
advocates for the necessity of braille literacy.

www.nbp.org
www.braille.com