The TAPING RECORDER July-August, 2004
News from & about Taping For The Blind, Inc. www.tapingfortheblind.org

THANK YOU--Summer is always a big time for family trips and other vacation
activities, so let's say "Thanks" to those of you who have stepped up to
help Jim Martinez, Radio Manager, by being available to substitute for
other HTBR volunteers who are on vacation. We really appreciate your
special efforts helping Turn Sight Into Sound!

CONGRATULATIONS--We select winners for our "Special Achievement Award"
early in the year, so they can be presented at our Volunteer Recognition
event. Unfortunately, not everybody is able to attend that event, and in
that case we hold off giving the award. Such was a case recently. Thus,
at our last quarterly Board of Directors meeting we were pleased to present
the "Special Achievement Award" to our Board Treasurer, Ulyesse
LeGrange. Ulyesse has transformed the way we keep books from a "Cash
Basis" to an "Accrual Basis," making our reports the same as most of the
non-profit charities, a very significant step. Further he has been so
helpful in automating clerical functions as well as bringing wise counsel
to the table; he is an invaluable member of the Executive Committee and
Board. There is much more I could say, but let me leave it by saying once
again, "Thank you, Ulyesse"!

COMING SOON--Our website update committee has been busy working on our
website, and there is more coming soon. Through the Local Independent
Charities of America, we will soon have a "Give" button that will allow you
to make Visa or MasterCard donations to Taping. We want to make it as easy
as possible and we really like the sound of this program. So watch for it!

"BIG RIVER--Recently the production of "Big River" was presented at the
Miller Outdoor Theater featuring deaf actors shadowing the regular actors
and signing the words. We had a last-minute request to borrow equipment
for doing description of the play for a blind patron who had come in from
Austin. We were able to make our equipment available, and we are pleased
to report that Ms. Pat Pound, Director of the Governor's Office for People
with Disabilities, thoroughly enjoyed the description and the play. While
we didn't do the description, this may be another opportunity for us.

BIRTHDAYS--Since we are late getting the July news out we hope the
following folks had great birthdays: 07/01 James Campbell; 07/02 Doris
Wood; 07/03 Dick Hokenson; 07/05 Marion White; 07/06 Ken Gould; 07/07 Diana
Mitchell; 07/09 Ginger Gish; 07/10 Julian Silverblatt; 07/11 Susan Boggio;
07/12 Cynthia Franzetti; 07/15 Cheryl Donaho; 07/19 Michelle McCarel;
07/20 Peter Tsan; 07/21 Robin Fewox-Davis; 07/22 Linda Reneberg; 07/23
Bettie Bishop, Gordon Guillory; 07/27 Mary Pedersen, Ted Pfister,
Dorothy Vetrano, Betty Woelfel; 07/29 Nelda Stoeltje, Jane Zimbaldi; &
07/30 Fran Sanders.

And now for those celebrating in August: 08/01 Clement Blum; 08/03
Connie Wright; 08/04 John Logan, Marc Sherman; 08/05 Bette Douglas; 08/12
Charlsie Childs; 08/14 Norris Jackson; 08/15 Brent Burks; 08/17 Betty
Williams; 08/18 Gwen Hieger; 08/19 Beverly Ellerbee; 08/20 Hanna Lewis;
08/23 David Cindric; 08/24 Diane Patrick; 08/26 Marsha Ulaby; 08/29 Chris
Kiersted; 08/30 Anna McLean; & 08/31 Jean Frey.

Let us note that several of these birthdays were or will be
milestone days (those where the age ends in zero), but keeping with our
policy we will not reveal this information. We do wish happy birthday to
one and all. And, as usual, if you have a birthday in July or August and
did not see it listed, please let Ginger know so we can update our records.

OUR SYMPATHY--The entire Taping family offers our sympathy to volunteer Jim
Bratton whose father passed away in July.

RLB