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Recording’s 50th
At the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), headquartered
at 20 Roszel Road, the third National Record-A-Thon, April 19 through
25, also marks the organization’s 50th anniversary. Governor Christie
Whitman joins a nationwide effort to bring the magic of the printed
page to those who have lost their sight or who struggle with dyslexia
in the week-long recording intensive. While some books are recorded
for the listener’s pleasure, recorded textbooks for blind or learning-disabled
students has become a vital part of the current mission. Today the
organization provides taped and computerized texts to 43,000 members.
Whitman announced her intention to return to volunteer regularly for
RFB&D (last year she read "Goodnight Moon" at the Record-A-Thon)
in her 1998 inaugural address at the Statehouse. "As I make this
commitment," she said, "I recognize that it’s not much. But
it’s more than I am doing today. And I’m doing it not as governor
but as just one of the many faces of our one family."
RFB&D president Ritchie Geisel praised Governor Whitman for her support.
He may not have been as pleased, however, when Monica Lewinsky told
the press in March that she had attempted to offer her services as
a volunteer reader, but couldn’t get out of her Watergate apartment
building to do so.
Each year RFB&D uses the services of some 4,500 volunteers read, record,
and monitor educational textbooks at 31 studios in 17 states. During
this week’s volunteer intensive, the organization plans to add several
hundred new books to its library of 75,000 titles.
20 Roszel Road, 800-803-7201. Sunday, April 19, to Saturday, April
25.
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