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VOICEcorps volunteers honored for years of service
| We were pleased to take an evening this past Friday, April 26, 2013 for VOICEcorps’ Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, held at the Guild Athletic Club in Grandview Heights. Sandy Turner, VOICEcorps executive director, told attendees that their volunteer hours – all 10,090 of them in 2012 – were valued at $22.14 per hour, for a total in-kind value of $223,392.60. |
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 Eric Wygle Board Chair speaks at Volunteer Recognition Dinner 2013
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Eric Wygle, (Columbus Dispatch) thanked the volunteers for their efforts. “All of your hours provide access to news people with disabilities would otherwise not have, he said. In reading all manner of publications to our listeners, VOICEcorps readers provide the “vision” our listeners lack, he added. “We appreciate all that you do.”
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Amy Billerman Director of Volunteers
speaks to volunteers
 Volunteer Reader William McCulley takes a moment to read the event program
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 Eric Singer stands at Volunteer Recognition to talk about what he reads
Barbara Nini and Malcolm Ator have
been reading partners for several
years at VOICEcorps
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Don Haines, a VOICEcorps listener,
once again delighted us with his
musical stylings
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Dick Luckay - 20 year pin recipient
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Just a portion of the crowd who came to enjoy the
VOICEcorps Volunteer Recognition Dinner
Volunteers received special pins for5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years
of volunteering with VOICEcorps
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5-Year Pin
Diane Wilson
James Walker
Julie Williams
Susan Fox
June Frankel
Jeff Randall |
10-Year Pin
Gary Dougherty
Malcolm Ator
Michael Bradshaw
Karin Carrier
Linda Berton
Jim Graham |
15-Year Pin
James Howard
Jo Ann Scanlon
William Lucas
John Maurer
Linda Burden
Bette Kessler |
20-Year Pin
Jerry Woessner
Josie Cappel
Dick Luckay
Dick Gurevitz
Marilyn Campbell
Bill Owen
Brent Shepard |
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25-Year Pin
Dennis Kimball |
30-Year Pin
John Nash |
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Karin Carrier and Gary Dougherty
10 year pin recipients
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 Bill Owen, Marilyn Campbell,
and Jerry Woessner
20 year pin recipients
 Bette Kessler and Linda Burden
15 year pin recipients
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VOICEcorps reading service has an interesting story. And you’re invited to become a part of our 37-year history. But first, a moment with Marian, of Columbus. She has diminished vision due to a stroke and macular degeneration:
“Newspapers had become a blur. VOICEcorps is my lifeline and helps me keep in touch with the world and with reality. VOICEcorps is a very important part of my life,” Marian says.
VOICEcorps provides vital news and information to people with blindness and other disabilities who can’t use standard print. We do that through unique, volunteer broadcast opportunities.
Debbie, pictured at left, reads People Magazine at VOICEcorps. Becky, center, reads The Columbus Dispatch. James, at right, reads science fiction publications. Each of our volunteer’s programs are broadcast to listeners in central Ohio through radios we provide, and via online audio streaming.
“I like the idea that I am bringing something to someone’s day that they might not otherwise get…contact with the world. And, it’s fun to volunteer at VOICEcorps, too." Debbie says.
And now our question: What will you read at VOICEcorps?...
To volunteer, call (614) 274-7650. |
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VOICEcorps reading service recently took another step into the social media world with its entrance into Twitter. What do we need now? We want you to “follow” us on Twitter! In fact, have your friends and family follow us. We’ll occasionally send out an interesting tweet about VOICEcorps, and other fun info, including information about our service. Connect with our Twitter page directly from this page, or tell your friends to look for us here: @voicecorpsfan. We hope to be tweeting to you and yours, soon! |
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We’re in the news! Here’s a great Columbus Dispatch article featuring VOICEcorps and our 35th anniversary.
Word of mouth -- Reading service for the visually impaired celebrates 35 years of communication
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2010/11/16/word-of-mouth.html?sid=101
We've been taking a lot of calls as a result of this piece...people who want to be listeners, and individuals interested in volunteering! If you, too, are interested in applying for a radio, volunteering, or donating, call us at (614) 274-7650. Happy 35th Anniversary, VOICEcorps! |
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Karen Lorenz,  of Columbus, reads The Columbus Dispatch at VOICEcorps. She has volunteered here for the past two years. She first began volunteering because a good friend of hers is also a volunteer reader. Karen has helped with yard work at VOICEcorps, as well. Karen lives close by the studios, and said she volunteers because “It just makes me feel good to do something for the neighborhood.” For more information about volunteering at VOICEcorps, call (614) 274-7650 and ask for Amy Billerman, director of volunteers. |
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Becky