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Heights Lions went on a visitation to Folsom Prison, met some of the men,
and heard them speak about their skills. One could see the passion
in their faces when they spoke. They are a selected group of inmates
who work diligently to serve the visually, hearing and learning impaired
and they take great pride in what they do. Their work speaks for
itself because they hold the world record at 98 - 99% accuracy. They
are a group of guys who really care about giving back to society and when
released from their current environment, will never go back to it again
and none of them do. Their lives have been turned around, their
skills make them in demand, and when released, they will have jobs waiting
for them. They thank the Lions for giving them the opportunity to
feel useful and to serve those around the world and in our own communities.
We, as Lions, thank them for doing this job with a caring hand and for
holding the best record for accuracy. We are really proud of
them for taking this job to heart and for making it work for so many people
in need.
Centered below is Karen Gearrald.
She is pictured here with 2 certified Music Braille Transcribers
and a couple of students.
Karen is a Lion and a blind Music Braille Instructor for the Library of
Congress.
She is a retired lawyer
from the US Navy who has given her time to help with the Folsom Project.
Working on closed captioned
for the hearing impaired.
Closed captioned videos
are used at schools, for government and others.
Here an inmate is using
the Braille machine to write a textbook.
An inmate used his grant
writing skills to pay for this sight van. This is a mobile
unit equipped and ready
for volunteer doctors to perform eye exams. The van
can be found parked at some
of our events where free eye exams are offered to
the people in the community.
If you would like to go
see, first-hand, what this program is all about, contact Don Ring at 916
687-8605.
If you would like to help,
please send your donations to: FPVI - PO Box 6422 - Folsom, CA 95763
Thank you!
About the Project
An Inmate's Letter
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