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$66 POWER PLEDGE REVEALED!

Update #2 · Aug 15, 2011 · comment

We've revealed our first POWER PLEDGE! By pledging $66, you'll receive two albums from Laurie Rubin and Ginny Owens. The two albums are:

(1) Laurie Rubin's Faith in Spring

(2) Your choice of Ginny Owens's Get In, I'm Driving, which will be released on Sept 13, 2011, or If You Want Me To, the best of Ginny Owens album

Thanks for your support of 6dot, Laurie and Ginny!

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  • Pledge $6 or more

    90 backers

    CHEERS! Thanks for your $6 to 6dot! You've made a difference in the world, and you can be proud of that. :)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2011
  • Pledge $20 or more

    134 backers

    ACCESSORIZE ACCESSIBILITY! You get: (1) a 6dot silicone wristband embossed with Braille, and (2) six custom Braille labels that will be delivered fresh and crisp out of 6dot labeler prototypes. Labels can be up to 6 characters in length (naturally)!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2011
  • Pledge $50 or more

    24 backers

    (everything above AND) TWEET IT! Send us your favorite statement of up to 140 characters, and we'll mail it back to you in the form of a Braille label, fresh out of a 6dot Braille labeler! We'll even mark the label so you that you know which way is right-side-up. A perfect gift for a friend!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2011
  • Pledge $66 or more

    24 backers

    POWER PLEDGE #1: (everything above AND) You'll receive two music albums, one each from blind recording artists Laurie Rubin (http://www.laurie-rubin.com/) and Ginny Owens (http://ginnyowensmusic.com/). Ginny Owens' new album, "Get In, I'm Driving," will be released Sept 13, 2011 -- be one of the first to own it!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2011
  • Pledge $150 or more

    32 backers

    (everything above AND) DECK OUT! We'll send you a pewter, heart-shaped pendant with "love" embossed in Braille, by award winning designer Leslie Ligon: http://braillejewelry.blogspot.com/

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2011
  • Pledge $300 or more

    9 backers

    (everything else AND) LEARN IT! You have the choice between a one-hour workshop in Braille (to be held in the SF Bay area) or a one-hour mechanical engineering consulting phone call with a 6dot co-founder (mechanical engineering alumni of MIT and Duke). Whether you're looking to keep your brain sharp by learning a new language (Braille) or working on designing your own hardware product, this pledge is for you!

    Estimated delivery: Nov 2011
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    7 backers

    (everything else AND) CONQUER EVEREST! In thanks for your pledge, you'll receive one of the very first 6dot Braille labelers, and a signed copy of Erik Weihenmayer's Touch the Top of the World - A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2011
  • Pledge $1,666 or more

    4 backers Limited (2 of 6 left)

    POWER PLEDGE #2: (everything above AND) DOUBLE TROUBLE! NBA players and twin brothers Brook and Robin Lopez (NJ Nets and Phoenix Suns) have BOTH signed 6 basketballs for 6dot! Pledge now to be one of just 6 people to receive this special item, plus everything else above!

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2011

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