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Become a Donor
Ways to Give
 On-line
Donation
Make a donation via our national
website. We use a secure server which makes using your credit
card safe, quick and easy. Any and every gift counts!
Check
You can make a donation by sending a check to: RFB&D-LA, 5022 Hollywood
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Do you GoodSearch?
Earn donations for RFB&D-LA just by searching the Internet! GoodSearch
is a charitable search engine powered by Yahoo! Visit the GoodSearch site
to install the toolbar, and make effortless contributions every day! http://www.goodsearch.org
Ralph's Grocery Club Contributions
You can earn donations every time you shop at Ralph's by registering your
Ralph's Card for community contributions. RFB&D-LA's NPO number is 81433.
Click http://www5.kroger.com/EnterpriseLoyaltyWeb/crenrollment?divId=703
to sign up!
FreePledge
Shop. Donate. Feel Good. FreePledge has partnered with top internet retailers
to donate to RFB&D-LA when you shop online. You can earn 5% and more
at shops like amazon.com, target.com, expedia.com, drugstore.com, orbitz.com
and hundreds of other online stores. Visit http://www.freepledge.com
to register.
Car, Truck, Motorcycle, RV or Boat
Thinking about trading in that old Ford Taurus? We'll accept your car, truck,
motorcycle, recreational vehicle or boat. The process is easy - just go
to www.charitableautoresources.com
or call 877-537-5277. Make sure you state that your vehicle is to
be donated to RFB&D-LA. We'll pick up your vehicle, complete all of
the DMV processing and give you a receipt for your IRS tax deduction. For
further information, contact Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or
mdavis@rfbd.org.
Appreciated Securities
You may want to consider donating shares of your appreciated securities
(stocks, bonds or mutual funds held by you for more than one year) instead
of cash. Donating securities to RFB&D-LA may allow you to reduce or
avoid more capital gains taxes and receive a federal income tax charitable
deduction. This may be especially appealing if you are holding shares that
have appreciated significantly in value but yield a low dividend. All you
have to do is write a letter to your broker stating how many shares of the
securities you want to donate to RFB&D-LA. For more information, contact
Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or mdavis@rfbd.org.
Wish List
RFB&D-LA accepts donations of services or goods in new or gently used
condition. Our current Wish List includes:
- A New Building: in the Glendale/Burbank/Pasadena
area, approximately 6,000-8,000 sq. ft.
- New Board Members: Dedicated people
with the time, passion, and desire to fully participate.
- Volunteers: For our recording studios,
to help us with Record-A-Thon or to help with other special events including
conferences and parties.
- Miscellaneous: New lamps for recording
booths and office space
- Fireproof Filing Cabinet including delivery
- Refreshments for our Volunteers: cookies, candy, snacks & beverages
- Services of an Electrical Contractor
- Office Supplies: photocopy paper, post-it
notes, etc.
For more information, contact Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101
or mdavis@rfbd.org.
Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Endowment
A founding gift of $125,000 established the Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Endowment
for Scholastic Achievement
Awards for students with print disabilities. Donations to increase
the endowment to its goal of $250,000 are welcome from individuals, corporations
and foundations. For further information about giving opportunities, contact
Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or mdavis@rfbd.org.
Planned Giving
Bequests:
The following language can be used if you wish to name Recording for the
Blind & Dyslexic in your will: "I give, devise, bequeath to the
Los Angeles unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc., 5022 Hollywood
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027-6192, the sum of $________ or _________%
of my estate."
Life Insurance:
If you have excess life insurance, you may enjoy tax benefits by designing
RFB&D-LA as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. In
order to deduct premium payments as charitable deductions, the donor must
name RFB&D-LA as both owner and beneficiary of the policy.
Charitable Remainder Trusts/Annuities:
These planned giving vehicles give you the opportunity to make a gift and
provide flexibility to design a trust to meet your individual needs. There
are two types. "Unitrusts" have a variable payout which can provide
a hedge against inflation. "Annuity Trusts" provide the certainty
of a fixed payment each year. A major advantage of these trusts is that
RFB&D-LA can accept highly-appreciated low-yielding securities, then
reinvest them for higher income and diversification - all at no capital
gains to you. For further information about planned giving, contact Mike
Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or mdavis@rfbd.org.
 RFB&D
relies solely on the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations
for financial support to underwrite our production costs and to conduct
our educational outreach program to students, teachers and schools in
the Los Angeles area.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization. The Los Angeles unit was established in 1951 and provides
services to 2,400 students with print disabilities in Los Angeles and
Ventura Counties.
Every dollar donated to RFB&D-LA stays in our community. You can
help by making a tax-deductible contribution.
$1,500 Sponsors Adopt-A-Text (Dedicate a textbook to ________________)
$500 Provides RFB&D membership and training to an under resourced
school
$250 Pays for an audio textbook player and headphones for a disadvantaged
student
$100 Provides one new membership for a student
$50 Purchases one high school textbook for recording
$35 Distributes one new textbook to a student with a disability
$__________________ Every gift counts!
Dream Builders
The Dream Builders are a special group of dedicated individuals who have
made an important and heartfelt financial commitment to sustain and grow
the Southern California Units of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.
In making this remarkable investment, these individuals will be providing
students of all ages with vision, physical or learning disabilities, the
opportunity to build their futures, achieve independence and realize their
dreams.
Join the Dream Builders Society today
and partner with RFB&D to impact the lives of individuals in your
community. Your financial investment will empower people with print disabilities
and other barriers to reading the printed word toward independence and
success!
SUCCESS BUILDERS
$10,000 per year for five years
The Beightler Squires Charitable Trust
Mr. William Drake
Dr. Ellen Hocking-Keeler*
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Vitti
INDEPENDENCE BUILDERS
$5,000 per year for five years
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Arce
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Bristing
Mr. John Faranda
Mrs. Kay Faranda
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Griffith
Ms. Nancy McClelland
Ms. Irene Nevil
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Stark
CONFIDENCE BUILDERS
$1,000 per year for five years
Mr. Tom Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Lambertus H. Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Blaine
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Bland
Ms. Jaqui Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. Ewing M. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Brown
Mrs. Ida Bucher
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Buschur
Mr. George Carroll & Mrs. Laura Petrucci Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Chapman
Mrs. Michele McGarry Crahan
Mr. Mike Davis
Mrs. Sally DeWitt
Mr. Rich Dudka
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dudley
Mrs. Phyllis Friedel
Mr. & Mrs. David Gish
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Grob
Ms. Lori Gross
Mr. Roger Gutierrez
Mrs. Deborah Haag
Mr. Paul F. Halfpenny
Ms. Marie Harris
Mr. Maurice J. Hill*
Ms. Pamela Howell
Mr. & Mrs. Clement Izzi
Ms. Patty Jausoro
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kerler
Ms. Linda King
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Klingler
Mr. Arthur S. Laver
Mr. Tom Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lowery
Mr. Paul Luke
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Mitchell
Mr. Don Nose
Mr. Bill Perry
PFF Bank and Trust
Mrs. Martha Piercy
Mr. Darin Rado
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Reitnouer
Mrs. Myra Norman
Ms. Corrinne L. Notkin
Ms. Carol Risher
Ms. Lynn Sarf & Mr. Rich Watkins
Mr. David Schnapp & Ms. Karin Cooper
Ms. Maria K. Semple & Mr. George Meyer
Mr. Steve Siegel
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stan
Ms. Karen Stephenson
Ms. Marjorie Stoddard
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Thompson
Ms. Mariella Voorhees
Ms. Marion T. Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weingartner
Nadia & Tadeusz Wellisz
Mr. Rob Young
The following individuals have also committed a multi-year pledge
at varying levels of support and years.
Ms. Lillian Baumgardner
Mr. Jeffrey Bloom
Mrs. Terry Brick
Mr. Mike Driebe & Ms. Sylvia Mendoza
Ms. Kate Flannery
Ms. Suzanne Hall & Mr. Ken Corhan
Mr. Ruben Glueck
Ms. Judy Grant
Ms. Cathy Gross
Ms. Georgeann Higgins
Ms. Gillian Izhar
Ms. Maureen Johnson
Mr. Michael Kars
Mr. Jim Milhiser
Mr. & Mrs. Al Moffatt
Ms. Rehana Mowjood
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O'Neil
Mr. Jeffrey Parker
Mr. Tony Ramos
Ms. Janet Wright
Mr. Ron Wolff
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Yao
*Deceased
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