[bksvol-discuss] Re: hats off to our sighted volunteers
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:33:15 -0500
Wow! Your attitude is awesome, Marilyn!!!
Thank you,
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Beasley" <mbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 7:17 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hats off to our sighted volunteers
I agree with EVERYTHING Grandma Cindy said. I <LOVE>
to read, and if it helps someone, all the better! And what an
absolutely FABULOUS group of people you all are! So
intelligent, so generous (with your advice to me, with your
time to Bookshare, etc.), so sweet, so friendly -- I'm just so
thrilled to be here!
Heartfelt Hugs,
Marilyn
>>>
On Mar 24, 2008, at 3:33 AM, Grandma Cindy wrote:
> Well, thank you Robert, but we do get benefits--what I
> think my husband called psychic pay, or something like
> that. Here are the benefits I've received:
>
> 1. I've met a lot of people I really like and admire,
> who not only brighten my day with their humor and
> writing and thinking abilities but help me to
> appreciate my health and not complain about minor
> aches and pains.
>
> 2. I get to read twice as many books as I would
> otherwise, because I read as I validate, and also read
> on my own.
>
> 3. I've been introduced, because of validating, to
> authors and books I never would have thought of
> reading, and learned, from some of the nonfiction,
> about things I would never have otherwise.
>
> 4. Because I've validated books written by so many
> different writers, fiction and nonfiction, my ability
> to recognize good writing from bad has improved.
>
> 5. I feel my life is worthwhile because I'm doing
> something to benefit others, and not just sitting
> around spending my retirement years in frivolous
> pursuits. smile
>
> And I love hearing about different kinds of canes and
> technologies and dogs and NLS readers and what things
> were like then and now. Of course I'm old enough to
> know what blind students and others had to go through
> 50 and 60 years ago; it's just too bad that all this
> wonderful technology is so expensive.
>
> G.Cindy
>
>
>
> ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE
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> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
> http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
>
> A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://
> people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html
>
> Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html
>
>
>
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