MEDIA ADVISORY

National Braille Press Announces Cooking Class for Blind Children

Whole Foods Market in Wellesley to Host “Stir It Up”

What: The National Braille Press (NBP), the only Braille publisher in North America that specializes in “how to” publications for blind children, will host a cooking class for blind children who will learn how to make selections from the NBP’s new cookbook Stir It Up! Recipes & Techniques for Young Blind Cooks.  During the class, blind and visually impaired children will be taught how to make simple recipes that they can cook for themselves. The new cookbook was created especially for young blind children to help them get started in the kitchen.  The class will also emphasize the importance of learning Braille for blind youth because Braille equals literacy and independence.

Who:                     Brian MacDonald, President, National Braille Press

                                Diane Croft, Publisher, National Braille Press

                                JoAnn Becker, cook, Trustee, National Braille Press, Braille reader

                                Terri Petruynka, Whole Foods Market

                                Jack McPadden, 12 years old, from Winchester, Mass., Braille reader

                                Mia Correia, Armani Correia, both 13, sisters, from Brockton, Mass., Braille readers

Where:                Whole Foods Market

Community Room

                                442 Washington Street

                                Wellesley, MA 

When:                  Saturday, July 21

                                11:30 a.m.

About Whole Foods Market^®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s more than 69,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 15 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2011, the company had sales of more than $10 billion and currently has more than 325 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

ABOUT NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS

A non-profit braille publisher, National Braille Press promotes literacy for blind children through outreach programs and provides access to information by producing information in braille for blind children and adults. www.nbp.org

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