Sign Up for Guest Reader Month!

February is Guest Reader Month at NEIRRS.  What are Guest Readers?  Just some of the most important readers, ever!  Why?  Because they join us to learn what NEIRRS is all about, and then share their new found knowledge with others.  Sometimes they help influence future donations.  Sometimes they help us find new listeners.  And sometimes they become regular readers at NEIRRS.  It's definitely a win win win!  Oh, I almost forgot to mention that they have a lot of fun bringing the printed word to life for our listeners!  

So if you can read aloud from the local newspapers with some fluency and you have 3 hours to share, call NEIRRS Manager, Lisa Bordner, at 421-1375 and schedule to be a Guest Reader in February.  You'll sit-in with two experienced readers and read along with them, live, on-air.  And you'll learn why reading to people who are blind or print-impaired is fun and rewarding.

In Memory of Beverly Richardson

It is with great sadness that we learned our friend and faithful reader, Beverly Richardson, passed away suddenly this past Sunday.  We dedicated today's programming in her memory and will lend a memorial radio in her honor, as well.  

Beverly joined  us in July of 2006 and has spent the last 5 years reading the Journal Gazette on Sundays.  She was responsible for NEIRRS receiving a free subscription to Good Old Days , which we read often for our Armchair Reader program.  Beverly was reliable, friendly, happy and a joy to know.  We will miss her very much - as will our listeners.

It's A Date!

NEIRRS Volunteers - be sure to mark your calendars and plan to join us for our annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon!  A few details:

NEIRRS Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

June 2, 2011

Noon to 1:30

Towne House Retirement Community 

2209 St. Joe Center Road

Guest Speaker will be Linda Scribner, Senior Blind Services Manager from The League for the Blind and Disabled.  Menu will be scrumptious, as always.  Active NEIRRS volunteers are invited to RSVP and may bring one guest.