2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, inventor of braille.
To celebrate the amazing contribution Louis Braille made to blind people's lives we're asking schools and businesses to hold a Dotty Day. Would you like to make a small donation to wear dotty (polka dot) clothing, costumes or objects for a day? The money raised will help RNIB provide vital support for people who have lost their sight.
We've created fundraising materials for schools and workplaces, as well as a learning pack for schools: with information about the history of Louis Braille, how braille works and how braille helps blind and partially sighted people.
Hold your own Dotty Day
Schools
For schools, having completed the learning packs, holding a Dotty Day is a great way to advance your pupils' social development and give them an opportunity to do something to help the people they have just been taught about.
If your school hasn't received a pack, please call us on 0845 345 0054 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm or email fundraising@rnib.org.uk and we can pop one in the post for you.
You can download materials and get more information about holding a Dotty Day at school
Work
For businesses, holding a Dotty Day is a great excuse to dress up and impress your colleagues!
You can download materials and get more information about holding a Dotty Day at work
Donations and banking
Every day almost 100 people in the UK will start to lose their sight. Right now RNIB can only reach one in three of the people who need our help most. Hold a Dotty Day and help us reach them all.
Donations can made via secure online donation or by sending a cheque, payable to "RNIB charity" to us at:
Fundraising Enquiries Team
RNIB
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE
Please include details of the person who organised the event, your school or company's address and a contact telephone number. Thank you!