[nabs-l] Request for blindness items donations

Carly Mihalakis carlymih at comcast.net
Wed Jan 13 04:40:21 UTC 2016


Oh, Minh,

What is it called? At 08:17 PM 1/12/2016, you wrote:
>Hi Carly,
>
>No, I'm not. The school I am talking about is located in Sai Gon.
>
>Minh
>
>On 1/12/16, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Evening, Minh,
> >
> > Are you describing the Nguyen Dinh Chieu blind school in Hanoi?
> > CarAt 05:47 PM 1/12/2016, you wrote:
> >>Hello all,
> >>
> >>Happy New Year! I am writing to request donations for a school for the
> >>blind in Vietnam, where I am from originally. My mom will be going
> >>back to Vietnam at the end of March, and she is visiting the school
> >>for the blind that I attended when I lost my vision at the age of 7.
> >>It's a school for the blind, but it doubles as an orphanage since a
> >>lot of blind children in the country are abandoned by parents and
> >>relatives. A group of Catholic nuns run the school, and they solely
> >>rely on donations from visitors to give the students an education.
> >>
> >>Here is my request: If you have old canes (doesn't matter how old or
> >>battered), slates and styluses, talking/braille watches, or any small
> >>blindness related items that you no longer use, I would love to take
> >>them off of your hands. My mom can bring these items back with her and
> >>donate them to the school. They will appreciate any contributions,
> >>regardless of its condition. Feel free to email me if you have any
> >>questions or concerns; thank you so much for your assistance in
> >>advance.
> >>
> >>Best,
> >>Minh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Minh Ha
> >>Boston College | Lynch School of Education '16
> >>minh.ha927 at gmail.com
> >>
> >>"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
> >>recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
> >>but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
> >>their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
> >>
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>--
>Minh Ha
>Boston College | Lynch School of Education '16
>minh.ha927 at gmail.com
>
>"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
>recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
>but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
>their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
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