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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mitch.pomerantz@earthlink.net
href="mailto:mitch.pomerantz@earthlink.net">Mitch Pomerantz</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=leadership@acb.org
href="mailto:leadership@acb.org">leadership@acb.org</A> ; <A title=acb-l@acb.org
href="mailto:acb-l@acb.org">acb-l@acb.org</A> ; <A title=board@acb.org
href="mailto:board@acb.org">board@acb.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [leadership] Responding to Inquiries</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Colleagues:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In response to
several calls to the ACB Office and one I received personally this morning, let
me bring everyone up-to-date regarding possible assistance to blind persons
living in Haiti.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I spoke earlier
today with Penny Hartin, Executive Director of the World Blind Union. She
informed me that the Canadian Council of the Blind has attempted to make contact
with a number of Haitians, but unsuccessfully so far. There have also been
unsuccessful efforts to contact the School for the Blind in Port O'Prince and a
professor at the university with whom Donna and I became acquainted last
year. The organization within the World Blind Union comprising
French-speaking WBU members has also failed to make contact with anyone in the
country.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As such, I cannot
provide any information at this time as to where to direct contributions
specifically for blind Haitians. I will inform everyone as soon as I
receive any news or have information on where to forward such
contributions. In the meantime, the usual organizations which assist
during such disasters are certainly worth helping if you wish to do something
immediately.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Keep Haiti and
especially those who are blind or otherwise disabled in your thoughts and
prayers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=234400220-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mitch
Pomerantz</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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