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Elizabeth Perowsky Volunteer Workshop 2010
Library volunteers became ambassadors to the Iowa Department for the Blind during its annual Elizabeth Perowsky Volunteer Workshop April 16. Library staff designated the volunteers as their best ambassadors to help spread the word about not just the great service offered through the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, but throughout the entire Department for the Blind.
Volunteers were given guided tours of the Department building, during which Orientation Center students and staff members highlighted Department programs, such as the center, vocational rehabilitation and independent living. The volunteers were educated in the philosophy of the Department: that it's OK to be blind, and that with training and confidence, a blind person can achieve any goal he or she wishes to set.
Annual awards were also distributed during the day's luncheon. Volunteer narrator Sue Ketelsen received the 2010 Perowsky Award for her service to the Library. Other award recipients were:
Grannis Awards – Mary Doidge – Audio editing
Dave Saurman – Narrator
Bob White – Narrator, Digital equipment assistance
Barb Kates – Braillist
Joan Boggess – Braillist
Rose Stratton – Braille proofreader
Pins and Certificates - Braillists
Susan Grosch
Charles Newcomer
Narrators
Rick Stageman
Sue Pogge
Mark Tauscheck
Judy Wenz
Judy Fausch
Data Entry
Sharla Wiegand
Cindy Chuah
Ashlee Hulbert
Sonya Householder
Bette Wiebke
Audio Proofreading
Meredith Drummond
Library General Assistance
Matt Ver Huel
Chevest Bennett
Linda Wiles
Jim Wiles
Retirement certificates - Narrators
Esther Bordwell
Sue Schaefer
Kent Smith
Jan McGinnis
Machine Repair
Don Dory
See more photos from the workshop on Facebook.
Read more on the history of the Perowsky Workshop.
