[Nfbmo] Heritage For the Blind

[Debbie Wunder]

Hi Dan, this is Debbie that asked you to mail the flyer.

Thanks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Heritage For the Blind


> Gene,
>   It's from ValuPack - an envelope I get every week or so  stuffed with
> coupons for restaurants, carpet cleaners, dry-cleaners and so  on.  This 
> is
> the first time I've ever seen one of their flyers.  It  doesn't really say
> much other than their phone #, the come-on to donate your  car, a website 
> URL
> and that they help prevent blindness by urging people to make  an 
> appointment
> w/ an eye doctor.
>   But I've got it and can send it on. I can also scan it and  attach it if
> anyone wants it.
> Dan
>
>
> In a message dated 9/9/2011 9:29:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> debbiewunder at centurytel.net writes:
>
> Dan can you  get a flyer and mail it to me?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  <DanFlasar at aol.com>
> To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday,  September 09, 2011 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Heritage For the  Blind
>
>
>> Gene,
>>     I went to the website  and didn't find much there  either.  There is 
>> a
>> 'free  service lookup', they distribute large print  religious materials
>> and
>> there is supposed to be a staff to help you get  through  blindness but
> the
>> webpage is very unstable, it gives no  history of the  organization,
> lists
>> no
>> board of  directors - mentioning only that it is registred  as a
> non-profit
>>  organization benefitting the blind.   The whole  'service'  seems to be
> the
>> website and from the look and feel of it - they  don't  spend much money
> on
>> it.
>> Could this be  fraudulent?
>> And if it is, what can be done. There are a lot of places  a car can be
>> donated that could do more good than this limited  website.
>>   BTW, they also note that their advertising helps  to make  people aware
>> of the plight of the blind.
>>  Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/9/2011 2:56:48 P.M.  Central Daylight Time,
>> escoulter at centurytel.net  writes:
>>
>>
>> Dan,
>> We have been hearing ads for this  group for last  several months on 
>> local
>> radio as well as XM.  I  checked out their web  site and there, in my
>>  opinion,
>> is not much substantial they do for blind  persons. It  appears to me 
>> that
>> their primary function is to turn old cars   into cash. When Debbie 
>> Wunder
>> called the operator could not tell her  much  about what they did. There
> is
>> another ‘organizition called  Cars for Cancer  which is similar.
>> One claim on the site when I  looked at it was that   they provide
>> literature
>>  to  help blind people cope with their  tragedy.
>> The web site  is  HeritageForTheBlind.com or  www.freetowing.com
>>  HTH
>> Gene
>> From: DanFlasar at aol.com
>> Sent: Friday,   September 09, 2011 2:29 PM
>> To: nfbmo at nfbnet.org
>> Subject:  [Nfbmo]  Heritage For the Blind
>>
>> Hi ebverybody,
>>  Does anhone know  anyhthing about a group called the  Heritage for  the
>> Blind?  They  are sending out flyers in the St. Louis  area  looking for
>> car
>> donations.   I've never  heard of  them.
>> Dan
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