[Nfbmo] Heritage For the Blind

Sun Sep 11 01:42:13 UTC 2011

thanks Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Heritage For the Blind


> Hi Debbie,
>
> Okay - I'll get it to you.
> Dan
>
>
> In a message dated 9/10/2011 9:12:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> debbiewunder at centurytel.net writes:
>
> 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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