[Nfbwv-talk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] You Can Give Needs You

Fri Jan 11 06:57:53 UTC 2019

Hi!

I can add they have a very accessible site also. I had no difficulty in sending them a message detailing my needs.

These days, verything seems to be for sale, other than what I want, be that a cane with a round grip or a slate without a stupid saddle stylus! I mean, really, does anyone actually like those?

Cheers,
Dave

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Sent: Friday, 11 January 2019 6:50 p.m.
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  Glad you liked the info David   Hope you find a cane you’re looking for

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 12:05 AM David Allen via NFBWV-talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the info. I may contact them to see if they will sell me what I
> couldn't find anywhere in the frantic search I did last year on line.
>
> I've got a fine cane that I am using, but it isn't what I want. Maybe they
> can help, and of course, I will donate to them if they come to the party.
>
> What I want is simple. I want a cane with a round handle, rather than a
> Golf
> grip. There's nothing wrong with Golf pride or anything. I just had a cane
> for several years that had a round handle, and surprisingly, perhaps, I
> found that I liked it. Your milage may very, but what I learned, was that
> the tip lasted longer that way.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Koch via NFBWV-talk
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> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] You Can Give Needs You
>
> Does anyone have canes you are not using?  I think this is a wonderful
> project and I would be glad to collect them and mail them to you cane give
> so people worldwide can have what we possibly take for granted.
>
> See below and thanks for thinking about it
>
> Sheri Koch, President
> National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
> 304-993-5103
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: James Boehm via Chapter-presidents <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: January 10, 2019 at 10:26:05 PM EST
> > To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <
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> > Cc: James Boehm <jboehm at nfbtn.org>
> > Subject: [Chapter-presidents] You Can Give Needs You
> > Reply-To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
> <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> >
> > Dear friends and leaders,
> >  I hope to find you well. As you may know, my nonprofit, You Cane Give,
> provides canes to the blind at no charge around the world to folks who
> cannot afford canes or if they do not n have the resources to acquire a
> cane. In Nigeria, for instance, a folding cane costs about $150 USD! So we
> collect donated folding canes, restore them with new elastic, tips, and
> vinyl, and send them around the world. I must truly commend the support and
> giving spirit of many of the chapters and affiliates. Many affiliates
> incorporate a cane drive for our initiative! From march 3-18, I will bring
> a
> team of six folks to Kenya to  bring canes and teach basic mobility skills
> to the cane recipients and others in the community to keep the training
> available. We have received about 60 canes from the California affiliate
> and
> New Jersey affiliate! Amazing! We also have some coming from Colorado! We
> are planning to bring 100 canes for our mission. So I am reaching out to
> all
> of you! If you would please spread the word about our initiative, that
> would
> be greatly appreciated. You can go to www.YouCaneGive.org for more info on
> how your members can send old canes. We even accept parts. Many times, we
> may have a good cane but a bad handle. So we use parts to make complete
> canes. Thank you all for your support!
> > Wishing you all well!
> >
> > James Alan Boehm
> > Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
> > Human Developmental Clinical Mental Health Counseling: M. ED.
> >
> > Contact Information
> > Phone: 901-483-1515
> > Email: James.A.Boehm at Vanderbilt.edu
> > Personal Email: jimmydagerman80 at gmail.com
> > NFB Email: JBoehm at NFB-TN.org
> > Learning Ally: JBoehm at LearningAlly.org
> > Kustom Cane: kustomcane at gmail.com
> > You Cane Give Initiative: YuCaneGive at gmail.com
> > Embrace challenges for personal growth! Remember! Circumstances do not
> mean sentences!
> >
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