Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Hold 13th Annual Record-A-Thon
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic of Metropolitan Washington will hold its 13th annual Record-a-Thon from April 25 thru May 3, 2008. The Record-A-Thon is an intensive, weeklong volunteer effort to increase the production of RFB&D's digital audio textbooks. More than 150 volunteers, skilled in math, science, law and foreign languages, work extra hours in the RFB&D Friendship Heights studio to record textbooks in anticipation of summer and fall school semester requests from students. The event coincides with National Volunteer Week. On Tuesday, April 29, 2008 of Record-a-Thon Week, respected local psychologist/author Dr. Anne Kendall will speak to volunteers and record a portion of her latest book, "Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child." Dr. Kendall's speech will be held at 1:00 p. m. at the RFB&D studio.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 29, 2008
WHAT: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic of Metropolitan Washington will hold its 13th annual Record-a-Thon from April 25 thru May 3, 2008. The Record-A-Thon is an intensive, weeklong volunteer effort to increase the production of RFB&D's digital audio textbooks. More than 150 volunteers, skilled in math, science, law and foreign languages, work extra hours in the RFB&D Friendship Heights studio to record textbooks in anticipation of summer and fall school semester requests from students. The event coincides with National Volunteer Week.
On Tuesday, April 29, 2008 of Record-a-Thon Week, respected local psychologist/author Dr. Anne Kendall will speak to volunteers and record a portion of her latest book, "Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child." Dr. Kendall's speech will be held at 1:00 p. m. at the RFB&D studio.
WHERE: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic of Metropolitan Washington
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 312, Washington, DC 20015
202-244-8990 or www. rfbd. org/DC (http://www. rfbd. org/DC)
WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008 - SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008
10 a. m. - 4 p. m. DAILY
MEDIA: To attend the event, please contact Mary Reyner, Development Director, at (202) 244-8990.
RFB&D offers students access to over 40,000 digital audio textbooks or textbooks on CD from elementary through graduate levels. Subjects range from foreign languages to natural sciences, from ancient history to mathematics, from computer applications to the latest cookbooks. Nearly 5,000 students locally and 185,000 nationally rely on RFB&D to pursue their education and employment goals. At the recording studio in Friendship Heights and on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, 400 volunteers give more than 20,000 hours of their time annually to record textbooks. In addition to serving local students individually and through schools, the organization works with programs in inner-city neighborhoods to ensure that recorded texts are available to students in under-served areas of the community.
Founded in 1976, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic of Metropolitan Washington is the local chapter of the national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides recorded textbooks, specialized playback equipment and training to students whose disabilities prevent them from reading printed texts. Two forms of memberships are available: the Institutional Membership allows schools to offer the service to students, while the Individual Membership allows students to take advantage of the service at home. RFB&D also provides specialized players needed for the program through National Headquarters for a fee; however, RFB&D of Metropolitan Washington will waive fees for services and equipment as necessary.
For more information about RFB&D of Metropolitan Washington, please contact Mary Reyner, Development Director, at (202) 244-8990 or visit www. rfbd. org/DC (http://www. rfbd. org/DC).
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