[Nfbmo] Heritage for the Blind

[James Moynihan]

Thanks for the information.

Jim Moynihan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Heritage for the Blind


> Jim and Gene,
>    I opened up a thread on this list last year and did  some
> investigation.  Heritage for the Blind is a scam, along with a long  list 
> of other
> charitable-sounding groups like Cars for Veterans, Cars, Cars  for Kids 
> and a lot,
> lot more.   There was a pending case in  NYC regarding a fringe religious
> group that was/is behind a lot of these  fraudulent campaigns.  When I did 
> a
> google search on the tax status of the  group behind Heritage for the 
> blind,
> I found that they had arrangements  with junkyards all over the state to
> collect the cash for the donated  vehicles.  They may be tax-exempt but 
> all
> they did was file the paperwork  to get the status.  As I understand it, 
> it
> can only be lifted if  challenged.
>     I really think that the national NFB should take a  position on this
> out-in-the-open fraud.
>    The Heritage for the Blind notes that their primary  activity is a
> website directing blind people to nationwide services.  Not  only are the
> services listed far from comprehensive, the website is  inaccessible, it 
> crashes
> easily and the contact us link goes nowhere.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/2/2012 1:16:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> escoulter at centurytel.net writes:
>
> Jim,
> Debbie Wunder and I both  looked into it. It is  basically a scam. It
> appears
> that  that the same people  run two  web sites “Cars for Cancer and
> Heritage
> for the Blind. They do say on  their web site that they produce brochures
> about blind children and  related stuff but as far as real programs I don’t
> know of any. If memory  serves me correctly when Debbye called them the
> operator could not tell  her what the group does specifically either.
> Someone may wish contact the  BBB or the Attorney General to see if
> anything
> can be done.
>
> From:  James Moynihan
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:49 AM
> To: NFB of  Missouri Mailing List
> Subject: [Nfbmo] Heritage for the Blind
>
> Fellow  Federationists
>
> Day after day I hear advertisements for Heritage for the  Blind which asks
> Americans to donate cars, vans and boats. Is this a  scam?  If so, what 
> can
> we do about it?  I don't believe that  Heritage for the Blind is good for
> the
> image of the  blind.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Jim  Moynihan
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