[BlindTlk] Volunteering

[Peggy]

I retired a couple of years ago. I love cats, we have a sanctuary near my house. I finally got up the courage to ask if I could volunteer, one of the people who works there said she didn't want me there because of my blindness. I ended up writing them a bad review on facebook and guess what? All of a sudden it was okay for me to volunteer. I go a couple of days a week, it's not perfect, but I can hug and hold cats and kittens, which always makes me feel better.

Peggy and Dixie Marie

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On Oct 3, 2018, at 7:03 PM, Kim via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

I am a teacher of the visually impaired and blind children. I live in a small community, so it is difficult to find volunteering options. I did help out our local school last year, but I didn’t get enough hours. Just wondered if anyone else had any ideas and could help me.
Thank you very much.


Kim Brown 

> On Oct 3, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Places always need tutors. Big brothers/sisters and just someone to listen to a kid practice their reading. Some people I know have taught English as a second language. Through my Chamber of Commerce I was a mentor for a  kindergardener – – kind of like Junior achievement but with Elementry school urban minority kids. The only reason I’m not doing it is because I moved out of the community. After school programs always looking for people with your skills too. What did you teach and what age?
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> Ericka Short
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