The TAPING RECORDER January 2003 No. 3-01
News from and about Taping For The Blind, Inc. www.tapingfortheblind.org


OFF AND RUNNING--We are off and running for another year. We hope your
holidays were pleasant and that you are now surviving the after-holiday diet.

Our Board of Directors has had its first quarterly meeting and
they are getting committees formed as well as other housekeeping
duties. We are pleased to welcome Randy De La Garza, John Hesse, Barbara
McCormick, and Dennis Tompkins as new Directors. We also welcome new
Advisory Directors Gib DuTerroil and Denny Scott. We are glad to have all
on board.

JUST RUNNING--The runners were off before the crack of dawn as the HP
Houston Marathon had perfect running weather on Sunday, January 19. It was
clear and cold for Houston's largest single-day sporting event, as
thousands of runners got after it in a variety of races including marathon,
half marathon, 5K, and wheelchair events. The Taping Hoopla Station was
set up at the halfway point for the marathon, and it was capably staffed by
Bob & Victoria Bartlett, Ginger Gish, Cheermaster Lynn Johnson, Lyndon
Joslin, Joan Kats and her grandchildren, and Andrew Stapleton. Bob
Bartlett was delighted to get an official Houston Marathon whistle as he
felt it would be useful during Board meetings. Lynn Johnson appeared on
the KTRK Channel 13 Marathon Special as she can really cheer and they noticed!

A very special thanks to those who ran on behalf of Taping and
raised money for our organization: Bob Daugherty, Lisa Foronda, Ted
Pfister, Anita Simpson, Dena Marks Sokolow, and Gretchen VanBeers. We are
proud of each of you and we appreciate your raising funds for Taping. (By
the way, if you would like to make a donation honoring one or all of our
runners, it is not too late -- just send it in and we'll do the rest!)

COMING SOON--We still have seven recording booths to convert to the new
digital equipment, and we have a plan to get this part of the project
completed. We will need to close the building so our installation crew and
staff can get cable run, install equipment in the remaining booths, and
update the software for all recording booths. The building will be closed
at noon on Friday, February 7, to start the work. We will have normal
hours on Saturday, February 8. The building will then be closed at noon on
Sunday, February 9, and will close again at noon on Monday, February
10. We do apologize for the inconvenience this may cause in your
schedule. Once this work is complete, we will then focus on completing
training to finish one of the most significant changes ever to happen at
Taping.

STAY TUNED--There is much more to tell you about, but we'll cut it off for
now. Remember, if you are reading a print copy of this and would like to
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message).

RLB