MindsEye Information Service Radio Reader, April 2009

Marjorie Williams
Executive Director

As Fr. Boni Wittenbrink, O.M.I., Minds Eye’s founder, tells it, he was working on plans to open up Minds Eye back in the early 1970’s, and Fr. Edwin Guild, O.M.I., the founder of the Shrine, asked him how he was going to raise enough money to pay all the radio personalities needed to read the papers every day. Fr. Boni looked at him and said,
“We’ll do it with volunteers!” Fr. Guild laughed at him and said there was no way he would be able to get enough volunteers to do all of that reading!

Thirty-six years later, it is evident that Fr. Boni was right. Not only did volunteers step up to read, but they also worked in clerical roles, planning events, producing, serving on the Leadership Advisory Board, and in so many other tasks. In 2008, the volunteers of Minds Eye provided the blind and print disabled residents of our area over 10,100
hours of service.

It is not just free labor that the volunteers give. They supply the station with a connection to the communities we serve. They provide insight and ideas to problems we face. They are the face of Minds Eye to their friends, family, neighbors, and people they meet. We need the support of our volunteers more and more every day.

I ask you to consider if you could be a Minds Eye volunteer. Is reading aloud something you could do? Could you help plan events or help us with computer work? Maybe something else you can do would make
Minds Eye even stronger. We are always looking for great people to help us provide even better service to our listeners. If you or someone you know would like to start volunteering at Minds Eye, please give us a call at 618-394-6444 or 314-241-3400 ext. 6444, or visit www.mindseyeradio.org to get more information.

The third week of April is National Volunteer Appreciation Week; actually, around Minds Eye, EVERY week is Volunteer Appreciation Week. If you are a volunteer here at Minds Eye or anywhere, thank you for making our community and our world a better place with your work.

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From The Executive Director's Desk	BLINDFOLDS ON! You know that once the Cardinals come home to their roost at Busch Stadium that Beepball cannot be very far behind. If you have never seen people blindfold themselves while playing baseball, you have to see this! Mark your calendars for this season. Teams will be playing at the St. Simon the Apostle Fields in Affton on May 30 and at Laderman Park in Belleville on May 31. The Minds Eye Beepball Championship will be at GCS Stadium in Sauget. That game will pit our two best teams against each other for rights to the title of the Ultimate St. Louis Beepball Champion. The last two years, tournament sponsor Allsup has taken home the bragging rights; join us to see if they can three-peat! Remember the championship, as well as the tournament games, are free to the public. Teams are still forming and there are wide ranges of sponsorship levels available. For more information call us at 618-394-6444 or 314-241-3400 ext. 6444, or visit www.mindseyeradio.org.
Marjorie Williams Executive Director As Fr. Boni Wittenbrink, O.M.I., Minds Eye’s founder, tells it, he was working on plans to open up Minds Eye back in the early 1970’s, and Fr. Edwin Guild, O.M.I., the founder of the Shrine, asked him how he was going to raise enough money to pay all the radio personalities needed to read the papers every day. Fr. Boni looked at him and said, “We’ll do it with volunteers!” Fr. Guild laughed at him and said there was no way he would be able to get enough volunteers to do all of that reading! Thirty-six years later, it is evident that Fr. Boni was right. Not only did volunteers step up to read, but they also worked in clerical roles, planning events, producing, serving on the Leadership Advisory Board, and in so many other tasks. In 2008, the volunteers of Minds Eye provided the blind and print disabled residents of our area over 10,100 hours of service. It is not just free labor that the volunteers give. They supply the station with a connection to the communities we serve. They provide insight and ideas to problems we face. They are the face of Minds Eye to their friends, family, neighbors, and people they meet. We need the support of our volunteers more and more every day. I ask you to consider if you could be a Minds Eye volunteer. Is reading aloud something you could do? Could you help plan events or help us with computer work? Maybe something else you can do would make Minds Eye even stronger. We are always looking for great people to help us provide even better service to our listeners. If you or someone you know would like to start volunteering at Minds Eye, please give us a call at 618-394-6444 or 314-241-3400 ext. 6444, or visit www.mindseyeradio.org to get more information. The third week of April is National Volunteer Appreciation Week; actually, around Minds Eye, EVERY week is Volunteer Appreciation Week. If you are a volunteer here at Minds Eye or anywhere, thank you for making our community and our world a better place with your work.
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