Current News Letter
Treasure Coast Resource Center
For the Blind and Visually Impaired
20/200 Fellowship, Inc.
4992 S.E. Kingfish Avenue
Stuart, FL 34997
Phone (772) 220-0095 Fax (772) 221-2122
NEWSLETTER
January 2010
From the desk of the Executive Director: Sue West
Hello to everyone! Happy 2010 from the staff at the Resource Center! We hope that everyone has a healthy and prosperous new year.
We do not know what the new year will bring to the Resource
Center, but we are striving to keep things moving forward. We still need funding in the form of grants and donations. If you want to make a donation or have any ideas that may get us through this difficult time, please feel free to call me.
We have been getting requests for loaner CCTV’s and at present we do not have any to loan out. If you have any such equipment that you are not using and would like to donate to the Resource Center for someone else’s benefit, it would be greatly appreciated.
Gracie’s Corner, January, 2010
As I am writing this column before Christmas Day, I can’t tell you what a wonderful rip roaring and fantastic time I had, but I can tell you, I’m panting in anticipation of all those yummy goodies and sweet aromas of that wonderful Christmas Day. And, to tell you the truth, I’m kind of looking forward to plotting and planning ways to acquire some of those goodies for myself. Of course, I could enlist the aid of my buddy, Jewell. She is quick and cute and can wiggle her way into the graces of the soft – hearted. But wait!! She also has a big mouth, being a pit bull. Hmmm. Maybe I’d better rethink that one. She could grab a big juicy turkey leg and be out the door before anyone would miss it. Even me! Back to the drooling board….
And then there’s Miss Whiskers. She may help me with this dilemma. However, if she does not go along with my plan, I’ll get that horrible supercilious stare that is enough to freeze a turkey on fire. She would just give me that look, and without a word, would start washing her face and smoothing out her whiskers, dismissing the whole thing with a whisk of her tail. What’s a woofer to do? I just can’t starve on this day of feasting. I’ll be skin and bones! Did I hear someone snicker, “It’s about time? ”
Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful and blessed holiday and that you haven’t broken any of your New Year’s resolutions. I won’t, because I didn’t make any. Ho! Ho! Ho!
BITS AND PIECES
January, 2010
Our newsletter is quite short this time as we are not sure what is happening to our agency. It’s quite possible that we will have to close our doors due to the fact we have not been able to establish a substantial funding source to keep us going. Unfortunately, the Division of Blind Services stopped funding us this time last year due to their own lack of money. Our Executive Director, Sue West, has been working extremely hard to get financial help. However, due to the economic downturn, she has been unable to find a new source of funding. Finding such sources has proved to be a very challenging task. Nevertheless, Sue is still working diligently along with the Board of Directors to find a solution. It would be very sad to have to close the doors as I believe we have so much to offer the blind and visually impaired individuals in the Treasure Coast area.
Due to the uncertainty of our future, this Newsletter will be for January only to keep everyone up-to-date. At a later date a determination on the Newsletter will be made based on the fate of the Resource Center.
The following programs are scheduled for January:
January 13th – Garden Club 1:00-2:30 PM
January 22nd – Friday Nite PUB
Yak-n-snack game night 7:00-9:00 PM
January 27th – Eye Openers Yak-n-Snack 1:00-3:00 PM
The December Garden Club meeting was a lot of fun and very interesting. A good combination, don’t you think? Ann McCormick brought in some plants from her garden and they were planted in pots by the group. These plants are being taken to the fairgrounds where they will grow and wait to be brought back to be transplanted into our Sensory Garden.
Our combination Thanksgiving/Christmas/Hanukkah celebration dinner was held on the 16th of December. It was very well attended, and the food was wonderful. Each person brought a dish to share. The Resource Center provided the turkey. The conversation was lively and we even sang a few Christmas carols. After we finished the meal, presents were passed out and opened. This was a lot of fun. When it was all over, folks left with a feeling of good cheer, and looking forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year!
CHANGE IN MAILING ADDRESS!
Please note that we have stopped using our post office box.
Our mailing address is now 4992 S.E. Kingfish Ave., Stuart, FL 34997.
The 20/200 Fellowship would like to thank
Mr. Winfield Spence, Ms. Carmella Davis, John Spellman, Mr. John Cooney, Miss Gloria Conway, Sheila Dixon, Edward Requardt, Patty Luzadder, The Homan Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Ted Meyn, Jessica McLean, Sandy Parker, Edna Gutierrez, Savanna Club Men’s Club, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chapman, Mr. & Mrs. James Moir, Loretha Jones, Peggy Mazza, Elizabeth Moussas.
You are our angels.
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
If you wish to make a donation in memory of a friend or loved one, we will be very glad to send the family an acknowledgement letter at your request.