American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Winter 2024 WHAT'S HAPPENING?
"As a blind parent of three children, two blind and one sighted, I am always looking for books in Braille to read aloud. I very much appreciate receiving books from the American Action Fund, and my children also look forward to helping me rip open the envelope to discover what book is inside. Recently, I read Rat and Roach, Friends to the End to my two youngest children, ages four and two. My seven-year-old also sat down to listen about halfway through the story, after he heard us laughing."
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults is dedicated to providing free Braille books for blind children. We make sure to get thousands of Braille books each year and share them with blind children and parents across the country. Our goal is to help blind people develop a love for reading and learning.
The Braille Books Program goes beyond just giving access to important reading materials. It plays a big role in making families stronger. The excitement of finding a new Braille book, the fun of laughing together during a story, and the eagerness of kids to join in the reading create lasting memories for families with blind members.
We are committed to promoting literacy, supporting blind students in their education, and spreading Braille literacy everywhere. All of this work is possible because of kind-hearted individuals like you. If you can give, your tax-deductible gift to the American Action Fund can really make a big difference in helping the Braille Books Program reach even more people.
The Braille Books Program not only opens up a world of imagination and knowledge for blind individuals; it also makes family connections stronger. It lets blind parents and children share the joy of reading, making a positive and inclusive learning space at home.
We recently announced the 2024 book selections. They include the following: Jo Jo Makoon's Snow Day by Dawn Quiggly, Select Your Superpower: You Save the World Adventure #1 by David Blaze, Magnificent Makers #1-#8 by Theanne Griffith, Would You Rather Game Book—Travel Edition by Archie Brian, and The 100 Best Brain Teasers for Kids: A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Wordplay, Math, and Logic Puzzles by Danielle Hall. Read the 2024 Braille Books Program Press Release here: https://actionfund.org/2024-braille-book-selection-announcement!
By supporting the American Action Fund, you're not just helping a program; you're investing in making family lives better and creating a more inclusive world for the blind community. Join us in making a lasting impact, ensuring that Braille books continue to bring joy, connection, and shared experiences to blind individuals and their families across the nation.
Your support helps keep our resources free for blind children and adults. You can contribute to the Action Fund in three easy ways:
Often the simplest and most significant way to make a charitable contribution is to plan a legacy gift. Creating a lasting impact is easier than you might think. Choose an option that works best for your circumstances.
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 providing for your loved ones, you could bequeath a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate to an organization whose mission is important to you.
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults Legacy Society recognizes and honors the generosity of 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, you can designate a charity as a beneficiary. If you would like to leave a legacy to the Action Fund in your will, 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 or [email protected]. 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, please contact Patti so we can recognize you as a member of our Legacy Society.
Legacy gifts carry the values and ideals that have been important to you throughout your lifetime and provide for generations of blind children and adults. Please consider the American Action Fund in your future plans.