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W 1/22 National Braille Press book assembly volunteer opportunity, 6:15-9:00pm
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lori Tsuruda)
Fri Jan 10 08:41:09 2014
From: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 08:40:34 -0500
To: apo-news <apo-news@mit.edu>
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WEEKNIGHT SOCIAL JUSTICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
"Teachers and parents could use this book as a quiet but powerful
introduction to the prejudice experienced by many Americans."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
WHAT Collate and check
print-braille books for children
WHEN Wednesday, January 22
6:15* PM to 9:00 PM
*Optional: Arrive at 5:45 to share pizza & soda for $8pp.
WHERE National Braille Press, Boston
Two blocks behind Symphony Hall
WHY FREEDOM SUMMER by Deborah Wiles is
about similar boys in the South in 1964,
one white and the other black, which means
that one isn't allowed to do everything his
best friend is. Then a law is passed that
forbids segregation and opens the town pool
to everyone. The boys are so excited that
they race each other there...only to
discover that it takes more than a new
law to change people's hearts.
This is the February selection for the
Children's Braille Book Club in
contracted braille for ages 4-10.
These special print-Braille books enable
sighted and blind parents and children
to enjoy reading together, an important
part of building literacy, even among pre-
school-age children. Volunteer labor
(and donations) allow these special books
to be sold at the same price as the
print-only version.
Volunteers age 12+ welcome. Volunteers will
carefully collate printed paper and
braille-embossed plastic pages while walking
around tables, then carefully check their work,
learn how Braille is produced, and may receive an
optional tour to see how braille is
produced at the National Braille Press.
This project requires repetitive hand motions,
good fine motor skills, standing for most tasks,
careful attention to detail and, like all PMD
projects, participation for the entire project
time span.
HOW To participate, sign up yourself by 1/15 at
https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012214
Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.
After you sign up successfully, you will see a
confirmation screen but NOT receive an email
confirmation message. Then the week before the
project, PMD will email PDFs with specific
information, including directions to the
project site by public transit and by car,
temporary parking permits to the first six
people who request (and receive) parking when
registering online, checklist on how to prepare,
what to expect, map, and a waiver.
PMD policy requires individuals only sign up themselves
(and may not sign up or reserve spaces for others).
WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit
organization that promotes informed and
responsible volunteerism by involving
individuals in meaningful, hands-on work
that meets local needs and by assisting
companies in building successful community
involvement programs that:
* Produce appreciable results while
conserving recipients' limited resources,
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,
* Bring people together to make a difference.
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
--Mark Twain
***SUMMARY OF UPCOMING PMD EVENTS***
Updated regularly at http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml
Sun 1/12 Serve dinner to the men at Pine Street Inn, Boston,
4:30-6:30, donations of homemade desserts needed,
sign up by 1/7
Mon 1/20 MLK Day "Make it a day ON, not a day off."
Make, serve & share lunch with elders, South End, 9:30-2:30,
authorization of criminal history record check required
with photo ID, $10 donation requested for groceries,
sign up by 1/14 at https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012014
Wed 1/22 Assemble and check print-braille children's books,
Boston, 6:15-9:00pm, optional $8pp pizza+soda at 5:45pm,
Sign up by 1/15 at https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012214
Sat 1/25 Assist with children's art activities at the Center
for Families=92 Winter Family Fun Day, Cambridge, 9am-2pm,
sign up by 1/17 at https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012514
Sat 2/8 Prepare materials for National Science Teachers Association
(April meeting) & organize science education supplies for
Needham Science Center, carpooling, 10-1, sign up by 2/1
at https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd020814
*You may sign up no more than one month in advance for most
*PMD service projects. Only individuals may sign up themselves.
*We cannot accept group registrations or reservations of any kind.
*Thanks for respecting PMD policies.
Sat 2/22 Learn and make cozy "no-sew" fleece security blankets
for needy children served by GiftsToGive, MIT, 12:30-3:30pm,
$10 donation requested to purchase fleece, sign up by 2/14
Sat 3/1 Officiate for the 17th Annual Blue Lobster (high school
ocean science quiz) Bowl at MIT. Keep time and score,
judge rules and science, grade, moderate, or run info
between rooms, 9:30am until 3:30pm (or ending at 4:30
or 6:30 if participation desired for championship
rounds). No ocean knowledge required for most roles. T-shirt,
lunch, and BLB swag provided to all volunteers. Training
and practice required at MIT: Sat 2/22, 9:30-11:30am;
Wed 2/26, 6-8pm or 8:30-10:30pm; OR Th 2/27, 6:30-8:30pm.
Sign up by 2/13 at the latest, but assignments will be
made on a first-registered-preferences, first-served basis.
People Making a Difference (PMD)
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112
Office Phone: *82-1-781-963-0373
Web site: http://www.pmd.org
View/Tag/Share photos and Like/Follow PMD at https://www.facebook.com/pmdor=
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<br>WHO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit<br>=
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rg/events.phtml</a><br>
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/s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012214">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012214</a><br>
Sat 1/25=A0 Assist with children's art activities at the Center <br>=A0=
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9am-2pm,<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 sign up by 1/17 at <a href=3D"https=
://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012514">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd012514</a><br>
Sat 2/8=A0=A0 Prepare materials for National Science Teachers Association<b=
r>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (April meeting) & organize science educat=
ion supplies for <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Needham Science Center, ca=
rpooling, 10-1, sign up by 2/1<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 at <a href=3D=
"https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd020814">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/pmd020814 <=
/a><br>
*You may sign up no more than one month in advance for most<br>*PMD service=
projects. Only individuals may sign up themselves.<br>*We cannot accept gr=
oup registrations or reservations of any kind.<br>*Thanks for respecting PM=
D policies.<br>
Sat 2/22=A0 Learn and make cozy "no-sew" fleece security blankets=
<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 for needy children served by GiftsToGive, M=
IT, 12:30-3:30pm,<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $10 donation requested to =
purchase fleece, sign up by 2/14<br>
Sat 3/1=A0=A0 Officiate for the 17th Annual Blue Lobster (high school <br>=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ocean science quiz) Bowl at MIT. Keep time and =
score,<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 judge rules and science, grade, moder=
ate, or run info <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 between rooms, 9:30am unti=
l 3:30pm (or ending at 4:30<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 or 6:30 if participation desired for championsh=
ip <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 rounds). No ocean knowledge required for=
most roles. T-shirt,<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 lunch, and BLB swag pr=
ovided to all volunteers. Training<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 and pract=
ice required at MIT: Sat 2/22, 9:30-11:30am;<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Wed 2/26, 6-8pm or 8:30-10:30pm; OR Th 2/27, 6:=
30-8:30pm.<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sign up by 2/13 at the latest, bu=
t assignments will be <br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 made on a first-regis=
tered-preferences, first-served basis.<br><br>People Making a Difference (P=
MD)<br>
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112<br>Office Phone: *82-1-781-963-0373<br>We=
b site: <a href=3D"http://www.pmd.org">http://www.pmd.org</a><br>View/Tag/S=
hare photos and Like/Follow PMD at <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/pmdo=
rg">https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg</a><br>
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