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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Summary of accomplishments for 2009.

Dear Friends:

Do you know how important you are to the Brain Injury Association of America? Moreover, do you know how important you are to the 2 million children and adults who acquire a brain injury in the U.S. each year?

• Imagine what life would be like if no one answered the call when an individual with brain injury or family member needs help and support.

• Imagine what life would be like if lawmakers excluded rehabilitation and durable medical equipment from covered benefits in health care reform.

• Imagine there being no information, resources or education for caregivers, clinicians, business leaders or attorneys.

• Imagine what life would be like if publicly-funded research or services for civilians and service members with brain injury suddenly evaporated.

• Imagine what life would be like if there were no unified, nationwide voice for brain injury.

Because of you, no one has to imagine life under these circumstances. Your generous support makes it possible for the Brain Injury Association of America to improve access to care, spread brain injury awareness, and fight for life-saving research. As explained in more detail on the enclosed 2009 Accomplishments statement, your donations make it possible for BIAA to bring help, hope and healing to millions of people whose lives are forever changed by a brain injury.

Again this year, I ask that you give as generously as you can to BIAA—the country’s oldest, largest and only nationwide brain injury advocacy organization. I promise to safeguard your donation and ensure that BIAA continues as the Voice of Brain Injury.

Please enjoy a happy, healthy holiday and a prosperous new year!

Sincerely,
Susan H. Connors
President/CEO

PS: Remember, donors of $25 or more automatically receive our quarterly publication, THE Challenge!

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By Mail

Please send your checks to:

1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110
Vienna, VA  22182
Phone: 703-761-0750 (ext. 636)
Fax: 703-761-0755

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Matching Gifts

Your donation can be doubled or even tripled through matching gift programs. Check with your employer to find out if your company will match your contribution to the Brain Injury Association of America. Should you have questions about your company’s matching gift program, please contact your human resources department.

If a matching program is in place, your company likely follows one of the two means of assuring that your gift is matched:

Most Frequently Used Method: Obtain your company’s matching gift form, complete the “Donor” section and mail it to the BIAA with your donation.

BIAA will complete the Charity section of the form and return it back to your company. This confirms that your donation was received and requests a matching gift.

Less Frequently Used Method: Make your personal donation to BIAA. After receiving your gift, BIAA will send you a letter acknowledging your donation. Take this letter of acknowledgement to your company’s matching gift administrator who will then distribute your company’s matching gift to BIAA.

Matching gifts allow you to designate your company’s charitable giving program to the charity dearest to you while increasing your donation’s value to BIAA.

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Wills, Trusts, and Annuities

As a valued supporter and friend to BIAA, you may elect to bequest in your will, trust or through an annuity gift to help continue the programs and services you supported over your lifetime. Your will or trust is a critical part of your overall estate planning. It provides a concise statement of how you want your assets transferred to those you love and those charitable organizations you have been committed to during your life.

For your convenience we can supply you with sample language that you can give to your attorney to include BIAA in your will, trust or on an annuity.

To get this information, please contact: BIAA President/CEO.

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Donate Stocks

Donating stocks to the Brain Injury Association of America is another way of promoting our mission and vision. It is easy, safe and an effective way of supporting BIAA. Here are the suggested ways of transferring securities:

• Please notify our President/CEO in advance of your stock transfer so that we can instruct our broker to accept delivery of your gift and ensure your gift is properly acknowledged for tax purposes.

• Inform your broker that you would like to transfer stocks to the Brain Injury Association of America.

The Brain Injury Association of America's annual filings with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS 990) are available for review at the Association's office located at 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110 Vienna, VA  22182

Copies of these documents may be obtained in person or by writing to Development Department, Brain Injury Association of America, 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110 Vienna, VA  22182 . Payment to cover the cost of copying and postage in the amount of $5.50 for each year must accompany all requests.

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