1302 Dunmire Street                                                                                      Contact: Natasha Roberts

 Pensacola Fl. 32504                                                                                          Phone: 850 477-2663

www.ibwest.org                                                                                                    natasha@ibwest.org

 

March 27, 2006                                                                                                 For immediate release

 

 

Nextel Helps with Independence for the Blind’s Angels on the Beach Drawing

            Nextel stores stretching from Pensacola to Panama City are promoting the Angels Get Away on Pensacola Beach; this fundraiser is a raffle to win a stay in a gulf-front room at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach on Blue Angels Weekend, July 14-16.

“We are really looking forward to helping out. We are happy that we can help raise money for Independence for the Blind and our community,” said Lisa Walsh, spokesperson for Nextel.

Locations of participating Nextel stores are:

6506 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola

Cordova Mall, Pensacola

3789 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze (in the Wal-Mart shopping center)

4869 Highway 90, Pace (next to Blockbuster)

255 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton (in the Publix shopping center)

34940 Miracle Strip Parkway, Destin (across from the Destin Commons)

1007 John Sims Parkway, Niceville

23036 Panama City Parkway, Panama City Beach

764 W. 23rd Street, Panama City

 

The tickets will be available at IB West. The drawing will be held June 19. No purchase is necessary to win, however donations are accepted to benefit

IB West, a private nonprofit agency dedicated to helping the blind and visually impaired achieve maximum independence. IB West provides instruction in daily living skills, computer operation, and vocational rehabilitation that are offered free of charge to the blind of all ages.

            For more information on how to enter, please contact Natasha Roberts at 477-2663 or natasha@ibwest.org or visit IB West’s website at www.ibwest.org.

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