[NFBWATlk] Fwd: PRS - RIP

[Denise Mackenstadt]

Carl and Cathy’s services on the peninsula will be greatly missed. They gave so much to those they came in contact with. Good luck to them in their future endeavors. 

Denise Mackenstadt
206-419-9555
cane.travel at gmail.com
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> From: Carl Jarvis <carjar82 at gmail.com>
> Date: June 19, 2020 at 8:50:01 AM PDT
> To: wcb-l <wcb-l at wcbinfo.org>
> Subject: PRS - RIP
> 
> vices
> 
> RIP
> 
> January 10, 1995 - June 30, 2020
> 
> In the life of one person, 25 years is a very short time.  But in the
> life of a Rehabilitation Program, 25 years, covering Grays Harbor,
> Mason, Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties brought hope and support
> to more than 3,000 blind and low vision Seniors.
> So many interesting people!  So many new friends.
> From Aberdeen to Neah Bay, to Point No Point, to Port Orchard, we
> discovered new and exciting hidden trails and old logging roads with
> people living in the darnedest places.
> 25 years of struggling to stretch our meager dollars in order to
> provide enough services.  I often told people that it was like putting
> band aids on open wounds.  And yet we learned that the services we
> provided, as meager as we thought them to be, brought hope and joy to
> so many folks.  People raved when we simply showed them how to put a
> key in the door, or how to hold a magnifier, or "that wonderful
> talking watch".  Just the fact that someone cared for them was enough
> to lift a heavy load from lonely, forgotten shoulders.
> We set out in our Blue Ford Truck, armed with a few gadgets and a road
> map.  What a different world 25 years make.  Change takes place so
> gradually that we never notice until we stop and look back.  Makes me
> wonder what the year 2045 will bring.  I'll be 110 that year, so don't
> try calling me up.
> But I wanted to put PRS to bed, and let folks know  how much Cathy and
> I have enjoyed the trip.  Your friendship and quiet support have
> helped us through some rough times.  We need to keep WCB strong and
> active as the world goes through this pandemic and the changes that
> will surely follow.
> 
> With kindest regards,
> Carl&Cathy Jarvis
> 
> From