[Ohio-talk] FW: [Chapter-presidents] Heritage for the blind

Fri Mar 22 19:59:12 UTC 2013

Barbara, thanks so much for this information.  You have confirmed what I
believed.  I know there is nothing we can do but I believe educating our
membership is very Important! As I finish this message that commercial came
on the radio.  Disgusting!

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Barbara Pierce <bbpierce at pobox.com> wrote:

> Since we have been talking about Heritage for the Blind, here is a message
> that shows the kind of corner-cutting this bunch does, even when they
> actually have some service. Mindy's message is the only thing you should
> bother with.
>
> Barbara
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapter-presidents [mailto:chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mindy Jacobsen
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:46 PM
> To: chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-presidents] Heritage for the blind
>
> Hi, I've been so bad at checking my email lately that I missed this whole
> thread.
>
> I do agree with Mike and Charlie Brown, though.
>
> I was curious about them several years ago and requested some prayerbooks.
> I
> received some little pamphlets that had snippets of the prayers they were
> supposed to have included. Each paragraph containing a new prayer started
> with the Hebrew title, transliterated. That is to say English letters were
> written rather than the representation of the word, using the braille
> Hebrew
> alphabet. Our prayerbooks are usually at least one full volume of 100
> pages,
> and very often take two full volumes. The Hebrew is written on one side of
> the book while the English translation is written on the facing page. I
> only
> go into this long explanation to point out the rediculousness of the little
> pamphlets Heritage sent me.
>
> No, they're just operating under the line, but they're not illegal. I just
> wouldn't give them a car.
>
> Best,
>
> Mindy Jacobsen
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debbie Brown <63characters at comcast.net>
> To: "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list" <
> chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-presidents] Heritage for the blind
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think I saw something in the Ziegler magazine about them a few years
> ago
> offering some Jewish materials, I believe in audio format.  It sounds like
> a
> small thing considering all the advertising they are doing.
> >
> > Debbie Brown, President
> > Sligo Creek Chapter
> > NFB of Maryland
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Mike Klimisch
> >   To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
> >   Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:45 PM
> >   Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Heritage for the blind
> >
> >
> >   Does anyone know anything about the Heritage for the Blind? Some of our
> members hear their commercials about donating your car and they say to be a
> star and donate your car. I did read something on the Internet where some
> guy supposedly was using their name in a fraudulent way along with the
> names
> of up to 20 other charities to obtain money fraudulently and stuff. I think
> this was in 2010 or something where I believe someone in New York did an
> investigation into this.
> >
> >
> >   Anyone know the NFB's position on them, good or bad? Any info and
> thoughts as well. I'm curious about them and what people know about them,
> not that I'm going to donate a car or anything, just a bunch of us are
> tired
> of their commercials on the radio and stuff.
> >
> >
> >   Thanks folks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Mike Klimisch
> >   The Falls Chapter
> >   NFB of Sioux Falls, SD
> >   fallsnfb at gmail.com
> >   phone 605 339-9207
> >
> >
> >   Falls chapter meeting place: (Usual)
> >   Caille Library
> >   4100 S. Carnegie Circle
> >   SF, SD  57105
> >   Library phone (605) 367-8144
> >
> >
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> > I think I saw something in the Ziegler magazine about them a few years
> ago
> offering some Jewish materials, I believe in audio format.  It sounds like
> a
> small thing considering all the advertising they are doing.
> >
> > Debbie Brown, President
> > Sligo Creek Chapter
> > NFB of Maryland
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Klimisch
> > To: NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:45 PM
> > Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Heritage for the blind
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about the Heritage for the Blind? Some of our
> members hear their commercials about donating your car and they say to be a
> star and donate your car. I did read something on the Internet where some
> guy supposedly was using their name in a fraudulent way along with the
> names
> of up to 20 other charities to obtain money fraudulently and stuff. I think
> this was in 2010 or something where I believe someone in New York did an
> investigation into this.
> >
> >
> > Anyone know the NFB's position on them, good or bad? Any info and
> thoughts
> as well. I'm curious about them and what people know about them, not that
> I'm going to donate a car or anything, just a bunch of us are tired of
> their
> commercials on the radio and stuff.
> >
> >
> > Thanks folks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Klimisch
> > The Falls Chapter
> > NFB of Sioux Falls, SD
> > fallsnfb at gmail.com
> > phone 605 339-9207
> >
> >
> > Falls chapter meeting place: (Usual)
> > Caille Library
> > 4100 S. Carnegie Circle
> > SF, SD  57105
> > Library phone (605) 367-8144
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053