<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Steve and Shannon Cook<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Today I married my best friend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The one that I laugh with, live for, love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>October 11, 2003 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> dan Thompson [mailto:dthompson5@mchsi.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> dan Thompson<br><b>Subject:</b> Computers for the Blind will provide working Windows 7 computers with usable speech and magnification software for $150, $20 if you are on SSI, Dan's tip for thursday August 21 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Computers for the Blind will provide working Windows 7 computers with usable speech and magnification software for $150, $20 if you are on SSI:<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kmlg739mTYJipD5Vq81-iEkw70bDcqIoLwfR25AhYwm0Y5xtWj9gbzaGT0ydrE9HX9Ut6Y6zHoLNr-YY4vuUgFS4tEwtZNC3sxhzmU4BXLaUx3oUlWuv6_JwLeDnpvH6ZFdrDF5-beug6i7m3xRfKMlpRH-9_YDqsDZoeokduD9JcYpu07VNdpMg3FKO9ZWAv3XPnuOtV60=&c=-Uk5t1OfA1aUBdrIOBpSt3JtzfQ1RBGf9pNUmbhWcGz7qEXbkakRJg==&ch=QPOGt6T50VwSLFLhOP264lxxQt7pm0DjynrK_VBpp6vPwWjXjDe3LA==">http://www.computersfortheblind.net/index-2.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Computers for the Blind (formerly The Texas Center for the Visually Challenged) is a volunteer organization devoted to providing computers for the blind. It is our hope that each person with vision loss may experience the information age in a positive and productive manner. We believe technology opens new worlds and creates opportunity for greater personal freedom. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The process starts with the donation of used computers. A group of dedicated volunteers refurbishes the computer. Special software is included with a screen reader and a voice synthesizer so text may be read aloud. E-mail and word processing programs are part of the software library. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any visually impaired person who is serious about using a computer and is willing to commit to the learning process is eligible to receive a computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bob Langford is the founding father of The Computers for the Blind. Bob says<i> "When you are blind, learning the computer is a lot of work. It takes real dedication and some give up. But for those like me who put the effort into it, it’s a tremendous miracle." </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To contact Computers for the Blind <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>214-340-6328</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><b>Email</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>info@computersfortheblind.net<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Computers for the Blind<br>3101 High Plateau<br>Garland, Texas 75044<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Make Checks Payable to: <br><b>Computers for the Blind</b><br><b>3101 High Plateau<br>Garland, Texas 75044</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO DONATE COMPUTERS (IN DALLAS)</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>214-282-2581 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO VOLUNTEER (IN DALLAS)</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>214-282-2581<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Article source: Flying Blind Thursday August 21 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><a href="mailto:dean@topdotenterprises.com">dean@topdotenterprises.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#666666'>“Prayer is not a check request asking for things from God. It is a deposit slip – a way of depositing God’s character into our bankrupt souls.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#666666'>-Dutch Sheets,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To subscribe to Dan's tips or dedaily devotions, send an email to <a href="mailto:dthompson5@mchsi.com">dthompson5@mchsi.com</a> with either "subscribe dan's tips" or "subscribe daily devotion" in the subject.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message has been scanned by Norton 360<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>