Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic® - Southern California Unit
Administrative Office: 5022 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-664-5525
Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic® - Southern California Unit
Administrative Office: 5022 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-664-5525
DonorsOn-line DonationMake 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! CheckYou can make a donation by sending a check to: RFB&D Southern California Unit, 5022 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 Do you GoodSearch?Earn donations for RFB&D Southern California Unit 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 ContributionsYou can earn donations every time you shop at Ralph's by registering your Ralph's Card for community contributions. RFB&D Southern California Unit's NPO number is 81433. Click here to sign up! FreePledgeShop. Donate. Feel Good. FreePledge has partnered with top internet retailers to donate to RFB&D Southern California Unit 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 BoatThinking 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 Southern California Unit. 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 SecuritiesYou 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 Southern California Unit 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 Southern California Unit. For more information, contact Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or mdavis@rfbd.org. Wish ListRFB&D Southern California Unit accepts donations of services or goods in new or gently used condition. Our current Wish List includes:
For more information, contact Mike Davis at 909-949-4316 ext 101 or mdavis@rfbd.org. Winslow Coyne Reitnouer EndowmentA 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 GivingBequests:The following language can be used if you wish to name Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic in your will: "I give, devise, bequeath to RFB&D Southern California Unit, 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 designating RFB&D Southern California Unit as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. In order to deduct premium payments as charitable deductions, the donor must name RFB&D Southern California Unit 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 Southern California Unit can accept highly-appreciated low-yielding securities, then reinvest them for higher income and diversification - enjoy reduced 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 Southern California area. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. RFB&D opened its first units in the South California area in 1951 and provides services to 2,400 students with print disabilities in Southern California. Every dollar donated to RFB&D Southern California Unit pays for services provided 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 BuildersThe Dream Builders are a special group of dedicated individuals who have made an important and heartfelt financial commitment to sustain and grow the RFB&D Southern California Unit. 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 yearsThe Beightler Squires Charitable Trust Mr. William Drake Dr. Ellen Hocking-Keeler* Mr. & Mrs. Jon Vitti INDEPENDENCE BUILDERS$5,000 per year for five yearsMr. & 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. Seth Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Jack Stark CONFIDENCE BUILDERS$1,000 per year for five yearsMr. 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 *Deceased Gift-in-Kind DonorsA huge thank you to the generous gift-in-kind donors who supported our special events in Fiscal Year 2008:
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