American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Summer 2021 WHAT'S HAPPENING
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults knows that blind adults and children are fully capable, and that Braille literacy is an important building block of success. We provide Braille books each month to thousands of families across the United States to empower blind people. Our programs are needed now more than ever. Many schools do not distribute hard copy Braille, and our Braille books are sometimes the only Braille blind children receive.
Blind students depend on parents, teachers, and libraries for learning; and parents, teachers and libraries depend upon the American Action Fund to provide free white canes, Braille calendars, Braille books, tactile art and graphic resources, and more. The American Action Fund also supports the production of Future Reflections, an invaluable resource for parents and teachers.
We want to hear from you. Your testimonials about the programs of the American Action Fund make a difference to our outreach and fundraising efforts. Please take a couple of minutes and tell us how you, your student, or your child benefit from this magazine, from our Braille books, or from our free white canes. Send your story to [email protected] or call us at 410-659-9315 and ask for Patti Chang.
The work we do to encourage independent travel, excellence in education, and Braille literacy nationwide must be done. If you are in a position to do so, you can also make a difference by making a contribution. These programs are made possible through your support. Please help by giving a tax-deductible gift to the American Action Fund.
You can donate online by visiting our new webpage at actionfund.org. You can reach us over the phone by calling 410-659-9315, or you can send a check made out to "American Action Fund." Mail checks to 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.
To learn more about how to receive Braille books in the mail or how to donate a gently used Braille book that you no longer need, visit ShareBraille.org. Through ShareBraille your used books can remain in circulation for many years to come.
There is another easy way you can help the American Action Fund continue its work. Often the simplest and most significant way to make a charitable donation is to plan a legacy gift. It is easier than you might think. You can plan to give all or part of a bank account, insurance proceeds, investment assets, real estate, or a retirement account. You can even give a required minimum distribution from your IRA directly to charity and avoid taxes on the distribution. After taking care of your loved ones, you can bequeath a specific dollar amount or percentage of your estate to an organization whose mission is important to you. Your bequest carries with it the values and ideals that have been important to you throughout your lifetime, and it supports an organization whose mission you hold dear. In addition, planning for a legacy gift may reduce the total amount of your taxable estate, which can positively impact any funds you have designated for your heirs.
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults Legacy Society honors and recognizes the generosity and the vision of special friends of the Action Fund who have chosen to leave a legacy through a will or other planned giving option.
If you wish to give part or all of an account, simply fill out a P.O.D. (payable on death) or T.O.D. (transfer on death) form. For pensions and insurance assets, simply designate a charity as a beneficiary. If you would like to leave a legacy to the Action Fund in your will, please include the following language:
"I give, devise, and bequeath unto the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, 1800 Johnson Street, Suite 100, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, a Maryland nonprofit corporation, the sum of $______________ (or) _________ percent of my net estate" or "the following stocks and bonds: ____________________, to be used for its worthy purposes on behalf of blind persons."
If you have questions or would like more information, please reach out to Patti Chang at 410-659-9315. If you have included the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in your will or have made some other provision for a future gift to us and would like to tell us about it, please contact Patti Chang so we can recognize you as a member of our Legacy Society.
Legacy gifts provide for generations of blind children and adults. Please consider the American Action Fund in your future plans. Thank you for your support!