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Letter from JJ HanleyJJ has done a tremendous job of building community and

creating disability awareness. I encourage you all to attend the benefit. The

inaugural benefit last year was outstanding and I have every reason to believe

that this one will be equally fun and inspirational.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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Message from JJ Hanley

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Dear Friends,

Today is the first day of National Disability Employment Awareness

Month. For the last three years, volunteer-run JJ’s List has worked at a

grassroots level to build a strong movement to help integrate people with all

disabilities into the community. I write now to ask for your support by

purchasing a ticket or making a donation to the October 13 Bridge Builder

Benefit to help grow this seedling into an ecosystem that will change the

concept of disability in the 21st Century.

Your contributions directly support these outstanding programs, run

by a cross-ability team of people with and without disabilities:

a.. Our community-driven review website www.jjslist.com is a

fast-growing resource of information and advocacy for individuals and

businesses. Growth is great! But it’s straining the website’s capacity.

It’s in desperate need of a complete overhaul to become more user-friendly and

interactive for all. Your contribution will help make that possible.

a.. Parents and teachers of students with special needs who have

seen our Safe and Productive Internet Life & Literacy (SPILLS) Curriculum have

said, “How soon can our kids be taught these critical life skills?†Would

you or your company help sponsor the Curriculum to help close the digital

literacy gap between students with disabilities and their peers without

disabilities?

a.. Our “Disability Awareness Players†program is a smash hit

with businesses in Chicagoland. Feedback we've received from a satisfied Siemens

Corporation staff includes, " Very informative. I hope your organization is able

to reach out to schools as well. " Through this program, teens and young adults

with disabilities build essential communications and networking skills for

future employment, while helping businesses learn how to interact naturally with

people who have disabilities in service and employment. Your support will keep

this program going.

Times are tough, but you can be certain that your contributions will

go directly to making times better for all of us. Friends like you will make it

happen. Thank you for your support of JJ’s List!

Sincerely,

JJ Hanley

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