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<DIV>Hi guys!</DIV>
<DIV> This article gave me the same reaction as the story
earlier in the week at the Navy yard shooting. A sighted man had helped
his blind co-worker get out of the building. He was tagged as a “hero” on social
media & even on the Today show. </DIV>
<DIV>I appreciate their generosity to their fellow man, but don’t believe a hero
that makes! In general I think the media uses the tag “hero” way too much
now of days. I suppose it’s a good thing to reward & spotlight
kindness...hoping it will rub off of some people, but to make it seem if you
help a blind or disabled person you are a hero...that seems a tad much! </DIV>
<DIV> Nickie!</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kvnprl@twc.com
href="mailto:kvnprl@twc.com">Kevin Pearl</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:07 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbk@nfbnet.org href="mailto:nfbk@nfbnet.org">NFB of
Kentucky Internet Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Nfbk] What are your thoughts?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Melanie, </DIV>
<DIV>I had the same reaction as you. </DIV>
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<DIV>Kev</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Sep 21, 2013, at 8:20 AM, "Melanie Peskoe" <<A
href="mailto:mpeskoe@twc.com">mpeskoe@twc.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello NFBK family,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I listened to an article this morning titled “Warren Buffet
Calls to Thank DQ Employee for Helping Blind Man”. Here is the link <A
href="http://umanoapp.com/clip/523c9ad17c61a4bef0d94b92">http://umanoapp.com/clip/523c9ad17c61a4bef0d94b92</A>
if you’d like to listen to it as well – it’s only about 2 minutes long.
Essentially, the article praises a store manager for giving a blind guy $20 of
his own money after the guy dropped a $20 bill and the person who found it would
not return it. I have very mixed feelings about this article and I’d like to
hear what you all think. On one hand the store manager did a good deed that
should be appreciated – he gave out of his own pocket to help someone. But
that’s where my good feelings about this situation end. Here are my problems
with the situation. First, would this guy have given his own money to anyone
else who dropped their money ‘and’ would he have gotten the same notoriety and
praise for doing so? Why is the fact that he gave to a blind guy so noteworthy?
Because the general public still sees blindness as something to pity. That’s all
I will say about it for now, because I’d like to hear what you guys have to say.
Do you agree with me or do you have a differing opinion to offer? I’m eager to
see what conversation follows. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Melanie<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; COLOR: #403152">Melanie
Peskoe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; COLOR: #403152">Affordable
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
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href="http://www.beautywithmel.com">www.beautywithmel.com</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Vehicle Donations Take the
Blind Further <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Donate
your car to benefit the National Federation of the Blind
today!<I><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">For
more information, please visit: http://</SPAN><A
href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">www.carshelpingtheblind.org</SPAN></A>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">or call
1-855-659-9314<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV></DIV>
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