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Helen Keller Achievement Awards

SAVE THE DATE!

We are pleased to announce a date for the 16th Annual Helen Keller Achievement Awards:

June 7, 2010

This Year We are Proud to Honor:

Al Brandel
Chairperson
Lions Clubs International Foundation

Marcela Perez de Alonso
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Hewlett-Packard Company

Dinner Chairs: TBD

Location: The Marriott New York Downtown

The Helen Keller Achievement Awards were established by AFB in 1994 to acknowledge her extraordinary efforts and promote the notable achievements of individuals and organizations that have improved the quality of life for all people who are blind or visually impaired.

Proceeds from this fundraising gala will enable the American Foundation for the Blind to continue and expand its programs and services. Your generous support is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The non-deductible portion of each dinner ticket is $150.

Levels of Sponsorship:

$50,000 Major Underwriter Table—two ringside tables of ten, and a cover ad in the printed program.

$25,000 Underwriter Table—one ringside table of ten, and a full page in the printed program.

$10,000 Patron Table—a prominent table of ten and a half-page in the printed program.

Individual ticket prices are $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 each Corporate honored guests and dinner chairs receive recognition and favorable mention in several outlets. AFB's Communications Group authors a press release and news article which is circulated to influential business, financial, and entertainment publications as well as newspapers across the U.S. Please know that your firm will also be prominently featured in all AFB communication vehicles, including its Annual Report, Newsletters and Web site.

For additional information, contact:

Lorraine Zamora
Vice President for Resource Development
E-mail: lorraine@afb.net
Phone: (212) 502-7620



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