"With a giving attitude, every situation is an opportunity for success."
Last month, during its annual Elizabeth Perowsky Volunter Workshop and Luncheon, the Iowa Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped honored the many volunteers who offer their valuable time and skills to helping the Library. Several volunteers received special recognition for the countless number of hours they give to the Library. The award winners are listed below.
Library volunteers do a number of tasks including producing audio and Braille books for library users, fixing talking book machines, and performing other helpful tasks that keep the Library running smoothly. The Iowa Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped serves Iowans who cannot read standard print by sending books and magazines in large print and Braille and audio formats through the mail. The library ships about 1,000 units of material through the mail each day to library users throughout the state. A library circulation program of this scale would not be possible without the help from volunteers!
Perowsky Award – Robert White – Narrator Moline, Illinois
Grannis Awards –
Braillists - Pat Smith, Des Moines, Lois Horgeshimer, Waterloo
Braille Proofreading - Jo Slayton, Des Moines, Mary Clarke, Des Moines
Pins and Certificates - Braillists - Rae Tyler, Sudbury MA
Machine Repair - Karen Formaro
Data Entry - Jenell Anderson, Coin, Sarah Perkins, Cedar Rapids
Retirement Certificates
Narrators - Amanda Royce-Hale, Des Moines 5 years
Braillists - Virginia Degen, Holstein, 29 years; Pat Dunbar, Gowrie, 45 yrs; Betty Van Dyke, St. Mary's OH, 10 years; Pat Votey, Summit, NJ, 29 years; Doris Southard, 42 years
To learn more about the Elizabeth Perowsky Volunteer Workshop and the awards given, go to: http://www.idbonline.org/volunteer/volunteer-workshop
We are always looking for more volunteers. For information on volunteer opportunities at the Department, go to our Volunteers page at: http://www.idbonline.org/volunteers
