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

[David Allen]

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

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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



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> 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 <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
> 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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