Friends of the
Fall 2004
President’s Message
Dear Friends,
I hope you have all had a
wonderful summer. It certainly did go by quickly! Fall is approaching and I am
looking forward to the cooler weather.
The coming of fall also
brings many activities for Friends. If you attend the North Carolina NFB or ACB
conferences, you will find Friends represented at the display area. In October,
we will assist with the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped booth
at the VIP Fishing Tournament. We will
also be participating in the Technology Expo in
The Volunteer Recognition Dinner
will be held October 27 in
Our Friends raffle was a
great success. Prizes were a DVD player, a talking tape measure, and a talking
caller ID. Winners were Carlton Haley, Sr. of Reidsville, Les Seitz of
The annual meeting of Friends
will be held November 30, 2004 at the Library. Please feel free to join us if
you can.
You will soon be receiving a
ballot with a slate of officers for the coming year. Please take time to respond
and return the ballot. Our current treasurer Jack Stein and Susie Davis, a
board member, will be leaving the board at the beginning of the coming year.
They have made invaluable contributions to Friends and the blindness community
and will be missed greatly.
Thanks to all of you for your
support of Friends. Enjoy fall.
Sincerely,
Sandy DeLuca
President
Out There
by Gary Ray
We are proud to start off
this report by announcing that the Friends have become a co-sponsor of the
North Carolina Assistive Technology (AT) Expo.
This is a statewide conference dealing with all types of AT and all
kinds of disabilities. We have been
participating on the Expo Planning committee for some time. We are extremely proud of this development.
We wanted to take a moment to
thank Janice Brooks, one of our volunteers, for all she is doing in
outreach. Janice does a lot of outreach
to disabled veterans. She participates
in the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the Blind Veterans Association
(BVA). She sold 100 raffle tickets at
one of their events back in the spring.
She was second in sales only to Johnna
Simmons. Janice, in fact, sold the
winning raffle ticket.
This summer was fairly busy
on the outreach front. Here are some of
our efforts. We had a major presence at
the GMS Alumni Weekend. Johnna, Bonnie Kemp, and Gary spent the whole weekend
spreading the word about the library and the Friends.
We are about to go into our
busy time of the year. Here are just a
few of the events we will be doing this fall: NCCB State Convention (Johnna will attend)
NFB of NC State Convention (
Lions VIP Fishing Tournament
(Shawn will attend)
AT Expo DSB Mini Centers as
scheduled VIP Support groups as scheduled
We are always looking for
folks to get involved in our outreach efforts.
It takes a little time and a little effort, but it is worth it. If you would like more information about
outreach, call Gary Ray at 1-888-388-2460.
The Ballots Are Coming!
During October, all current
members of the Friends should be getting a ballot listing the slate of officers
and board members being recommended to the membership for election. You will need to mark and return your ballot
to the library by November 30, 2004.
There is room on the ballot for write-in candidates.
No chads,
no swift boats, no
If you have questions, call
Gary Ray at (919) 733-4376 or 1-888-388-2460.
All Friends Members are Cordially Invited to the 2004
Volunteer Recognition Dinner
Food, Fun, Celebration, and
Awards
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friends Members: $15 per person
For reservations, call Shawn Lemieux at (919) 733-4376 or 1-888-388-2460.
Volunteers Making a Better
Tomorrow Today
Fundraising Committee
The Fund Raising committee,
under the great leadership of Gail Didsbury, had a
very successful raffle project earlier this year. In all, we sold 966 raffle tickets. Johnna Simmons drew
the winning tickets on August 1. The
winners were:
1.
2.
Les Seitz. Ticket sold by Johnna
Siimmons.
Prize was a talking tape measure.
3.
Larue Adams. Ticket sold by Larue Adams. Prize was a talking caller ID.
After deducting the costs for
the raffle, we cleared a total of $816.
This is a good profit on a raffle when the tickets are just $1.
FREINDS
Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:00 AM
Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO
ATTEND
For Information, call Gary
Ray at 1-888-388-2460.
The budget for 2005 will be
presented for approval at this meeting.
How Far Will You Tote Your Talking Book?
We want to know how far you
have taken your Friends Tote Bag.
Everyone is urged to take their Take a Talking Book Tote Bag with them
on trips to far away places. Take a
picture that shows you, the tote bag, and the far away place you are
visiting. Send the photo to us to the
attention of Gary Ray, at NCLBPH,
If you haven’t bought your
Take a Talking Book Tote Bag, you’ll find an order form elsewhere in this
newsletter.
GIVE THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP
Name of person giving gift
________________________________
Address _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Your Phone Number
_____________________________________
Occasion for Gift
________________________________________
Name of Person Receiving Gift
____________________________
Address
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Telephone Number
______________________________________
Does Recipient receive
materials from NCLBPH? Yes___
No___
___ Individual $10
___ Family $15
___ Organization/Professional
$50
___ Hundred Dollar Club $100
___ Plus Club $300
___ Other $ __________
Make check payable to FNCLBPH
Mail to:
FNCLBPH
Volunteers Needed!
The Public Information Committee needs volunteers to help person the
library table on Thursday, November 4 from 8:30 to 4:30
To volunteer to help the
Public Information Committee, call Shawn Lemieux
Faircloth at (919) 733-4376 or 1-888-388-2460.
The Volunteer/Outreach Unit also needs volunteers to assist with the Expo
at the registration table, in the exhibit hall, at the information counter,
during the silent auction, and as sighted guides.
These volunteers are needed on both Thursday and Friday, November 4 &
5, 2004. To volunteer to help in
other areas at the Expo, call Shawn Lemieux Faircloth
at (919) 733-4376 or 1-888-388-2460.
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