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Special EventsUpcoming Events and Fun!
Wine Tasting & Appetizers at Fleming's Steakhouse on 6/25Fleming's Prime Steakhouse is having a "Summer of Giving" to benefit local nonprofit organizations, and they have given Seedlings this wonderful opportunity to enjoy their elegant facilities, sample several select wines and delicious appetizers while raising funds to help give blind children the chance to read.WHEN: Friday, June 25th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm WHERE: Fleming's, 17400 Haggerty Road, Livonia HOW: Tickets are $40 each with 80% of the proceeds going to Seedlings. Only 60 tickets are available, so please reserve your spot as soon as possible by calling Seedlings: 734-427-8552 x301 or by emailing seedlink7@ameritech.net. and we look forward to seeing you there!
Everyone can help with this fundraiser! Barnes & Noble BookfairSave your Father's Day/Graduation book & music shopping until June 2nd and you'll be gifting Seedlings too!If you live in the area, please join Seedlings Braille Books for Children at the Northville Barnes & Noble Bookfair! WHEN: Wednesday June 2nd, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. ..... with a special braille reading demonstration and storytime at 2:00! WHERE: Barnes & Noble (6 Mile and Haggerty, Northville) HOW: Just shop, shop, shop (for books, CDs, DVDs, & cafe items), present a special voucher or mention Seedlings when you check out, and a portion of your total will be donated to Seedlings. Vouchers can be downloaded here Adobe PDF Format version of the vouchers, or you can call 734-427-8552 to receive vouchers by mail or email. If you do not live in the area or you are unable to come to the 6 & Haggerty store on 6/2, you can still participate by shopping online! WHEN: June 2 - June 6 WHERE: www.bn.com/bookfairs (Note: you need to use this special URL rather than the regular bn.com site) HOW: Shop online, enter Bookfair ID#10210367 at checkout, and a portion of your online sales will also benefit Seedlings! And every $10 we receive makes another braille book possible!! Contact Seedlings for more information or vouchers. Call: 734-427-8552 or 800-777-8552 Bowling for Braille Books
* * New & Improved! * * ONLINE REGISTRATION & ONLINE PLEDGING AVAILABLE If you live in the Detroit area, please join us on March 21, 2010 for Seedlings' 23rd annual Bowl-a-thon for Braille Books! Help put braille books into the hands of blind children by raising pledges and bowling at Super Bowl in Canton. Every year our bowlers win lots of prizes and awards! Each $10 raised makes another book possible! Businesses are needed to sponsor lanes and to contribute door prizes. BOWL-A-THON 2010!WHEN: Sunday, March 21, at 12:00 p.m. WHERE: SUPER BOWL in Canton WHAT: Lots of fun and prizes...and lots of money raised to help make more books available in braille! HOW: Call 734-427-8552 x301 for registration & pledge forms or register online right now: Seedlings Bowl-a-thon Registration then email this link to all your friends & family so they can pledge you: Seedlings Bowl-a-thon Pledge Your $60 minimum will be easy to raise with this new online option! In fact, why not go for one of the top prizes? Bowlers who raise the most pledges will be eligible for the 3 top prize packages (to be announced later!) Contact Seedlings at info@seedlings.org or call 734-427-8552 for more information or click here to download a Bowl-a-thon brochure and pledge sheet: Adobe PDF Format version of the Bowl-a-thon brochure. FUNDS RAISED TO DATE: $28,796! *** Many thanks to all of our sponsors, bowlers & pledgers! *** Read With Feeling Events
and Community Service Project for students in the Detroit metro area! "Kids helping kids" makes this program exciting and unique. Students organize a community service fundraising project and Seedlings will present a fun, hands-on program about braille. By supporting a service project, your students will be making a difference for blind children and developing a pattern of generosity that will follow them throughout their lives! Sponsored by Lesnau Printing Contact Seedlings at info@seedlings.org or call 734-427-8552 for more information.
"Bowl Where You Are"If you like to bowl, please consider bowling to support braille book production! Seedlings' annual bowl-a-thon to support braille literacy has been our major fund-raiser for over 20 years! In 1998, a "Bowl Where You Are" option was added so that supporters across the country could participate! "Bowl Where You Are" has become so popular that we are making it a year round event! Individuals or groups are invited to bowl anywhere and anytime in the name of braille literacy to support Seedlings Braille Books for Children.
Simply call us toll-free at 800-777-8552 and we'll send you instructions and a pledge sheet. When your pledges are collected and sent in, you'll be eligible for prizes! Every $10 raised subsidizes another braille book! Call today for details.
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