Minds Eye Wins 2007 Public Awareness Award

Minds Eye Information Service received the 2007 Public Awareness Award from the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) last weekend at the IAAIS Annual Conference. This award recognizes the exceptional media coverage obtained and community awareness initiatives implemented during the 2007 Inaugural Beepball Tournament.

During the spring of 2007, the Minds Eye Information Service Inaugural Beepball Tournament was featured on all television news stations in the St. Louis metro area, in West News Magazine, and twice in columns written by Wally Spiers of the Belleville News Democrat. Many new friends and supporters were introduced to Minds Eye as a result of creative and targeted tournament publicity.

The tradition of Beepball continues at Minds Eye in 2008. On May 3rd, the St. Louis Lighthouse for the Blind won the West Beepball Tournament. The following day, Allsup 1 won the East Beepball Tournament. The St. Louis Lighthouse for the Blind and Allsup 1 will face off on Saturday, May 17th at Noon in Laderman Park to determine the East-West Championship winner. The East-West Champion will then play the St. Louis Beepbirds, a team of blind and visually impaired Beepball players, on Sunday, June 29th at the GCS Grizzlies stadium in Sauget, IL at 2:00 p.m.

The IAAIS is the association of independently operated, volunteer-driven services that use audio technology to turn print into speech, bringing the words alive. IAAIS encourages the establishment and preservation of audio information/radio reading services at a cost-effective means of providing people with date-sensitive information and programming developed to enrich the lives of consumers.

Minds Eye Information Service is a member of the IAAIS. The Second Annual Beepball Tournament is sponsored by Allsup, Inc., Edward Jones, Clarkson Eyecare, CBIZ Network Solutions, and the Belleville News Democrat. For more information, call 314-241-3400, ext. 6221 or 618-394-6221, or email mindseye@oblatesusa.org.

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