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Volunteer Profile: "One Of"
NHAB Volunteer Alix Guerin and Volunteer Administrator Lynne Saltonstall.
Volunteer Administrator Lynne Saltonstall - Alix Guerin is one of the first Recording Studio Volunteers. She trained in May 2001 and volunteered as a Community Volunteer while she awaited her first recording "assignment". She is one of a core group of regular volunteers in the Recording Studio. She is always willing to tackle any and all requests. Alix is the one I call on to read the long list of donors in every issue of the N.H. Association for the Blind Newsletter as well as the Annual Report. Her quick wit has provided many laughs during production. Her dedication and experience are a great asset to the Association’s recording services. In addition to her valuable work in the Recording Studio, Alix has also volunteered for the Blind Awareness Walk-A-Thon. This speaks to her commitment to the people we serve throughout New Hampshire. Alix, thank you for your commitment to the volunteer program at the N. H. Association for the Blind.
Volunteer Alix Guerin -In Her Own Words:
Once upon a time, I had been a contributor to NHAB (albeit a minor one) and had been broadcasting the Union Leader for the "blind & print impaired" on the Notre Dame College radio station (now defunct). My interest in NHAB stems from the fact that I have sight in only one eye (sniff) and would miss terribly not being able to read since it's something I enjoy tremendously(along with chocolate).
In one of the NHAB newsletters I read that the New Hampshire Association for the Blind was looking for volunteers in many areas. One "assignment" involved recording in a studio that would be set up at the McGreal Sight Center. So I applied and waited and waited (- but I didn't go away). Then I learned that NHAB wasn't quite ready to start a recording studio but I was asked to read mail for a client.
Then, at long last, my debut came. I met GeorgeTheriault and was introduced to the studio which actually wasn't a studio yet. On the table was a dual cassette recorder and headphones. George explained the mission - to provide materials that are not otherwise available to persons who are blind through other organizations - and showed me how to use the recorder. It was a high quality machine with capabilities beyond my "ken" (understanding). He also explained that plans for a more extensive recording studio were ongoing and he was very enthusiastic about the prospects for the studio. He then left me to record an NHAB newsletter or Annual Report, which, as I recall, was the bulk of what I recorded at that time. Jean Jaworski was the contact person and she was always helpful and supportive.
I have found everyone at NHAB to be highly professional. It is an organization that guards clients' privacy, respects volunteers and each other, and provides a multitude of valuable services to its clients.
Lynne is a pleasure to work with - very accepting of our individual differences, flexible with scheduling, and really,really good at fixing our flubs in the studio! As a volunteer, I am made to feel accepted and valued by you, George, and other staff who have all shown an interest in the work of the volunteers.
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Anne Aubertin, by e-mail at aaubertin@sightcenter.com or by telephone at 1-800-464-3075 or 603-224-4039, x317.
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This past year, the New Hampshire Association for the Blind made a difference in the lives of over 1500 people who are blind or visually impaired.
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