[Nfbmo] Heritage for the Blind

[Brian Wekamp]

Hi Everyone:

I have heard their comercals  on the radio during I believe it was the Jim 
Bohannen  show.


Brian Wekamp

-----Original Message----- 
From: DanFlasar at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:00 PM
To: nfbmo at nfbnet.org
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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