American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Convention 2020 EXTRAS
The PAC Mule Stable Grows at the 2020 NFB Convention
As a proud division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) works to support the NFB and its initiatives. In turn, the NFB provides vital support and resources to the NOPBC as well as to parents and blind children who are not yet members of the NOPBC or the NFB. One way members support the NFB is by joining the PAC Plan (Preauthorized Check Plan).
Projects funded by the PAC Plan include free literature on blindness, the Free White Cane program, the Free Slate and Stylus program, the Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL) Academy® program for blind children, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs for blind youth, and funding for legal battles to ensure educational and civil rights for blind people of all ages.
Each year at our National Convention, NFB divisions compete for the PAC Mule, an award presented to the division with the most members who increase an existing pledge or start a new PAC Plan pledge during National Convention.
Though we were physically distanced in our first-ever online NFB National Convention, we still gathered to meet, share, and support one another. We also gathered to show our appreciation for the unwavering support we receive from the National Federation of the Blind. With support from families and allies of blind children from across the nation, the NOPBC won the PAC Mule this year! This achievement brings the NOPBC PAC Mule herd to six, representing our love for and investment in the National Federation of the Blind. NOPBC was awarded the PAC Mule in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, and again in 2020.
The NFB is the organization that believes in our children and remains dedicated to helping us provide them with the blindness skills they need to LIVE THE LIVES THEY WANT.