New Hampshire Association for the Blind2012 Annual ReportCelebrating 100 Years

For One Hundred Years and Beyond: A Spirit of Independence

An article in the Hancock Historical Society’s April 2012 issue of the Historical Oracle featured a story of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind’s founding in 1912. Over 100 years ago, on a cold winter evening, three women who were blind met in the home of Emma Coolidge Weston at the foot of Prospect Hill in Hancock, NH. Emma Weston herself was blind from age two due to whooping cough. The group wanted to find a way to educate the public and promote support for the independence of friends and neighbors who were blind. And so it began.

For 100 years the New Hampshire Association for the Blind has educated, advocated and provided the specialized training needed by persons who are blind and visually impaired to achieve success and independence! And that work continues today. People of all ages, including students, working age adults, small business owners and senior citizens continue to benefit from the rehabilitative services we provide across the state.

Vision loss is complicated. Six year old Kalli (featured on the front cover of this year’s Annual Report) and her family know that adjusting to blindness is a life-long process. It requires patience, determination and a positive attitude. Little Kalli certainly has that!

Her albinism, an inherited genetic condition, doesn’t keep her from living her young and energetic life to its fullest! Young Kalli describes herself as the “Sunglass Kid.” Her eyes do not filter light well and the images she sees are blurry. Because it’s easier for Kalli to see in the shade, she wears sunglasses when outside. Needing to use a white cane for safe travel, Kalli practiced all summer long with the help of Claudia Libis, one of our Teachers of the Visually Impaired. She was eager and well prepared to begin first grade at her new school. At age six, Kalli is looking ahead to a bright future and so must we.

Outreach to schools, children, their teachers and families, continues to be an integral part of the work we do. Since 2003 when our Educational Services Program was launched, we have helped more than 206 students achieve success.

People like Kalli and countless others, continue to inspire and motivate each and every one of us. We are supportive and encourage them as they work to live better with vision loss — living better because the Association has touched their lives, by giving them the tools, skills, and confidence to live life to the fullest independently.

“Living Better with Vision Loss” has been our theme during this anniversary year. As a longtime client acknowledged, “Losing your eyesight can be scary. You don’t know what to expect. You feel out of control. You fear for the worst.” It remains our mission to help eliminate those fears and to hold true to our mission “to advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”

With important grant support from the Citizens Bank Foundation, our anniversary year emphasized public education — getting the word out about the work that we do. We find that there are more and more people who need our services but are reluctant to call us. Vision impairment or blindness is often intimidating and frightening, but a simple phone call can bring hope and possibilities for the future.

This year so many of you have come together in celebration of our 100th anniversary and also in support of our 100 years of service, working with us in various ways to increase the awareness of blindness and the work we do. For example, a generous grant from the Jack and Dorothy Byrne

Foundation allowed us to hire a professional company to produce a very compelling DVD that features client testimonials. This video titled, Living Better with Vision Loss, is currently being shown across the state at service clubs, health fairs and other venues. See it at www.sightcenter.org.

The Going Blind/Going Forward Initiative has been successful with 25 showings to date of Joe Lovett’s film, Going Blind. People from Berlin, Keene, Portsmouth and everywhere in between have benefited from the presentation which includes a very informative documentary, followed by a panel discussion with community service professionals — ophthalmologists, optometrists, low vision therapists and clients.

This past spring we worked with the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire to create “Art Beyond Vision.” This was a collaborative effort between the Museum, the New Hampshire Art Association and the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. Children, teachers and families reached out to touch the artwork presented at the exhibit. All visitors were encouraged to “Close your eyes. Examine the smoothness, the roughness, the bumps and the edges. Use your imagination to sense the ideas and emotion the artist is trying to convey.”

We are pleased to have publicly recognized and thanked a special group of individuals who have contributed to the New Hampshire Association for the Blind for 25 years or more. Members of the Lifetime of Giving Society have financially supported the essential services we provide. We appreciate their commitment and thank them. Stop by the Concord office to see this wonderful tribute to some of our most loyal supporters.

Please turn to Impact of Philanthropy on page 16 for details on our year of service. Thank you for your steadfast and generous support. Side by side, we’ll continue to work towards a future of “Living Better with Vision Loss” as we celebrate 100 years of service and beyond.

Sincerely,George F. Theriault Michelle M. ArrudaPresident & CEO Board Chair

New Hampshire Association for the Blind Founded in HancockFrom Hancock Historical Society Historical Oracle, April 2012

One hundred years ago, during the winter of 1911-1912, three blind persons met in the home of Emma Coolidge Weston at the foot of Prospect Hill. They discussed how they might find a way to educate the public and promote recognition and support the independent work of blind people. This little group was asked to present their cause at a Sunday evening meeting of the Hancock Congregational Church members at the Vestry. As a result of that evening, a group of sighted and blind persons met and formed the Hancock Branch of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind in February 1912. Officers elected that evening were: Reverend Frank Pearson, President; Emma Coolidge Weston, Secretary; and Wilfred M. Davis, Treasurer. All were residents of Hancock.

Inspired by Mrs. Weston, (herself blind from early childhood due to whooping cough) and relying on her experience working with the adult blind at Perkins Institute in Massachusetts and in New Hampshire, the group organized a fair in Hancock during the summer of 1912. The purpose of the fair was to showcase the talents of blind craftspeople, educate the public about the skills and needs of the adult blind, and raise money to open a shop to serve as an outlet for work produced by those craftspeople.

The fair was a great success. The New Hampshire Association for the Blind was then formally organized, officers were elected and a constitution was adopted. Emma Coolidge Weston is credited with being the Foundress of the organization.

The New Hampshire Association for the Blind has worked closely with the Hancock Historical Society to help celebrate our 100th anniversary. Ellena Weston Zimmerman and Bobby Nylander from the Hancock Historical Society worked with Jean Jaworski, a volunteer at the Association, and third grade teacher Kati Richardson. Their efforts to mark this occasion in May included lessons about Emma Weston, blind awareness education by the Association, and a school visit by Randy Pierce and his guide dog, the Mighty Quinn.

PHOTO CAPTION: Our founder, Emma Coolidge Weston, August 5, 1857–March 25, 1939

PHOTO CAPTION: Just as Emma Coolidge Weston learned her ABC’s, a third grader traces letters. Hancock Historical Society, May 2012.

The Face of Our FutureThis fall, six year old Kalli began kindergarten in a new school. While she’s making friends fast and

loving her new teacher she still misses the old school with its comfortable and familiar surroundings. But it won’t be long before Kalli settles in and discovers the new opportunities and challenges that are waiting for her.

Like Kalli, new opportunities and challenges are waiting for us as we celebrate our 100th year. And again, just like for Kalli, there’s a bright future on the horizon. While we are proud of our past, we’re embracing our future.

Born with Oculocutaneous Albinism & Associated Nystagmus, Kalli’s eyes do not filter light very well and she sees very blurry images. It’s easier for Kalli to see in the shade as opposed to sunlight. Sunglasses help. She wears them “outside and inside sometimes because the light hurts my eyes.” A long white cane helps Kalli to travel safely at home, at school and in her community. She is building a bank of landmarks and clues for accurate orientation. She uses Braille letters, puzzles and can identify the main character in a book without using Braille. Puzzles help Kalli make the most of her remaining vision. A fast learner, Kalli’s TVI (Teacher of the Visually Impaired) says she’s a “sponge.”

Kalli is the youngest of three girls. She is excited to now be in the same school as one of her older sisters! As strong advocates for the visually impaired, Kalli’s family mounted a campaign with American Girl Dolls to create a doll with albinism. They felt it important to do all they can to help people understand albinism. With her winning smile and contagious zest for life, Kalli is educating children and adults alike about living with vision loss.

PHOTO CAPTION: Kalli works on a puzzle with Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Claudia Libis.

QUOTE: “Learning to see is so much fun!” — Kalli Roy

Thanks to You, People Are Living Better With Vision LossAs the New Hampshire Association for the Blind celebrates its 100th year of service, special

thanks go to the following organizations, corporations and foundations that have provided significant grant funding in support of our mission. Grant funding for Vision Rehabilitation Services allowed more people with vision loss to receive the specialized training needed to perform “everyday tasks of life.” Support for Public Education helped us to reach out to people throughout New Hampshire and further to increase awareness of blindness and promote the services available at the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. Awards for the Seacoast Services Volunteer Program have made a huge difference in our commitment to help clients living in the greater Dover, Rochester and Portsmouth areas. The numbers of

volunteers have nearly tripled in only three years as members of the Seacoast community increasingly volunteer their time and talent for the benefit of friends and neighbors who are blind and visually impaired. The Orientation & Mobility Program (O&M) received grant support for white canes. The O&M Program helps adults and children build skills for safe travel and mobility. This training gives clients a sense of control over their environment. The white cane can be a lifeline for a person with visual impairment.

The Peer Support Program grant award makes it possible for group members to come together to share experiences and discuss strategies for managing vision loss. This is often the first time that clients meet others who are “in the same boat,” and it can be an enormously powerful experience. Thanks to all of this wonderful support, people are able to live better with vision loss.

GRANT RECOGNITIONElla Anderson Trust

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesMary Louise Billings Trust

Public EducationJack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Inc.

Public EducationCitizens Bank Foundation

Public EducationClaremont Savings Bank Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesThe Bean Family Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesBAE Systems Employee Community Fund

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesBenjamin Couch Trust

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesMary Gale Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesArthur Getz Foundation

Public EducationGrimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesSamuel P. Hunt Foundation

White Canes for Orientation & MobilityLincoln Financial Group

Peer Support ProgramLions Sight & Hearing Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesMerrimack County Savings Bank Foundation

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesAbbie Moseley Trust

Vision Rehabilitation ServicesPeople’s United Community Foundation

Orientation & Mobility ProgramRoger R. and Theresa A. Thompson Endowment Fund

Seacoast Services Program-Volunteer

PHOTO CAPTION: Board member Randy Pierce hiking Mt. Monroe with his guide dog The Mighty Quinn.

The McGreal SocietyThe McGreal Society, named after William McGreal, the Association’s first Executive Director and

his wife Elizabeth Yates McGreal, was established to provide a lasting legacy and perpetual financial support to the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. 

It is very important that the Association continue to fulfill our mission into the next decade and beyond. The Society recognizes the foresight and generosity of friends who have planned support for the Association through wills, trusts, charitable gift annuities, and life insurance gifts. 

Members of the McGreal Society set an outstanding example to encourage others to help plan for the future needs of New Hampshire residents who are living with serious vision loss and blindness.

A special thanks to:Anonymous Friends Ms. Norita BernierAlexander A. BosseAnnette L. Cockburn Mrs. Nancy H. CopelandMrs. June EllisonPersis R. GowDr. Suzanne R. Horner*Mr. David JespersenMs. Gayle KimballMs. Jane KirkMr. and Mrs. Robert LindstromJane I. MarettMrs. Christene F. PeeblesMs. Shelley ProulxMiss Constance ReedBill and Linda SirakMrs. Mary H. SmartCelia and George TheriaultMrs. Ray G. TheriaultMs. Eileen Zeindlhofer

*Deceased

PHOTO CAPTION: 1947–1960 William McGreal, first Executive Director steered the Evolution of Vision Rehabilitation Services. He is pictured here with his wife, Elizabeth Yates McGreal.

Bequests and ProfessionalsLegacy Gifts

In the Association’s fiscal year running from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012, nine individuals honored us with their legacy. Their foresight and planning assures the continuation, in

perpetuity, of high quality programs and services for those who are blind or visually impaired in communities throughout New Hampshire.

Estate of Eleanor M. BrownBarbara Jean Clay Revocable TrustErnest Cutter, Jr. Marital TrustDouglas A. Hoyt Trust for benefit of Douglas A. HoytEstate of Ralph MalmgrenEstate of Alma F. MoskwaEstate of Linnea RobinsonEstate of Marietta F. SewallEstate of Kathryn Van Dam

ProfessionalsThe New Hampshire Association for the Blind appreciates working with the following

professionals to complete these life-affirming gifts:AnonymousCarl R. AndersonPhilip F. CurtinJon S.B.C. HansonMaureen HighamDoris J. MoffalettoStephen U. SamahaWilliam V. Zorn

Jo Adcock Service AwardThe Jo Adcock Service Award is given annually to an individual who has shown outstanding

service in the field of blindness. The 2012 Jo Adcock Service Award was presented to Terri McGrew in early August. As a letter for her nomination stated, “(Terri) is totally giving of herself and her time in order to help the blind community throughout New Hampshire.”

Terri is a member of the Lions Club and served as a Past District Governor. She has chaired the Annual Lions Recreational Weekend for the past nine years, and is well known to us as a Board member.

For almost a decade, Terri has been the chair of the Lions Recreational Weekend, where participants can really “get away.” Not only is it an opportunity to connect with others who are visually impaired, but just as importantly it is a time to relax, have fun and enjoy all that New Hampshire offers!

Thank you Terri for your commitment to people who are blind and visually impaired.

PHOTO CAPTION: Board Vice Chair, Sue Manchester, presents Terri McGrew with the 2012 Jo Adcock Award.

Major Contributors to the 2011–2012 Annual Services FundReport on Philanthropy

Gifts large and small make a difference everyday for the visually impaired in communities throughout New Hampshire.

Your support and commitment helps people to be independent and to live better with vision loss.On behalf of the Board of Directors, the clients we serve, and their families, we’d like to thank you

for your generous contributions and loyal support.

Due to space constraints only donations of $100 or more and received from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012 are listed in this year’s Annual Report.

In our effort to publicly thank our donors while trying to be economically responsible and ecologically sustainable, we will post all In Honor Of and Memorial gifts received from February 1, 2012 through August 31, 2012 on our website www.sightcenter. org.

President’s Council — $100,000+Barbara Jean Clay

Revocable Living Trust

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation

$50,000–99,999The Mary Gale

Foundation, Inc.

$10,000–24,9992020 Vision QuestCitizens Bank

FoundationDouglas and Raymah

Hoyt Designated Fund-NHCF

Mae T. Drew TrustDouglas A. Hoyt Trust for

benefit of Douglas A. Hoyt

Lincoln Financial Group, Inc.

Jane I. MarettFrom Eva M.

Montembeault in memory of Gerard J. Monty Montembeault

The Sim-Ayres Foundation

Roger R. and Theresa A. Thompson Endowment Fund

Three Links Visual Recourse, Inc.

Dixie Wonders Irrevocable Trust

$5,000–9,999BAE Employee

Community Fund, Inc.

Mary Louise Billings Trust

Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Inc.

Concord Lions Club, Inc.

Ms. Betsy GillinAbbie Moseley Trust,

Citizens Bank Trustee

Walter O. and Amelia E. Nichols Fund

Mildred W. & Charles P. Page Trust

Marion E. Stubbs Trust

$2,500–4,999Ella F. Anderson Trust,

BNY Mellon, N.A., Trustee

The Bean Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carter

Benjamin Couch TrustArthur Getz FoundationMrs. Persis R. GowSamuel P. Hunt

FoundationMr. Robert M.

LesmerisesFlorence B. Mudgett

TrustMs. Gloria J. NearyNew Hampshire

Association for the Blind Fund — NHCF

People’s United Community Foundation

Robert H. & Gertrude E. Sedgley Fund

$1,000–2,499Mr. and Mrs. Richard E.

AllardMs. Kirsten A. AndersonAnonymousAnthem Blue Cross Blue

Shield — WellpointMichelle M. Arruda, Esq.Bank of New HampshireMr. Ashley CampbellMr. Philip Chandler, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.

CholetteClaremont Savings Bank

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Desmarais

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Dresser

E & S Insurance Services, LLC

Barbara & Ivor Freeman Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Rotary Club of HamptonMs. Janice HigginsKnights of Columbus

Council 5260Mr. and Mrs. Emil E.

LaufikLiberty Mutual GroupLiberty Mutual/Give

with Liberty Matching Gift Campaign

Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation of NH

Mr. F. Cameron LudwigMs. Susan A. ManchesterMerrimack County

Savings Bank Foundation

Mr. Howard Mitchell*Mr. Charles MorganEstate of Alma F.

MoskwaHarry A. Nichols TrustNortheast Delta DentalMr. Thomas J. PareMs. Shelley M. ProulxRymes Heating Oils, Inc.Sheehan Phinney Bass +

GreenMr. and Mrs. Robert F.

SmithMrs. Marilyn SoperMr. Frederick C. SullivanTallman Fund-NHCFThe Eye Center of

ConcordCelia and George

TheriaultTown of TiltonTown of Milford

Patrons — $500–999Amherst Lions Charities,

Inc.Nancy Bonachea, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Maurice

BourqueMr. and Mrs. Robert T.

BrownMrs. Marjorie L. BrunerCentrix BankMr. and Mrs. David

ChandonnaisConcord Eye Care, PCMr. and Mrs. F. Duene

CowanMr. William DellorfanoMr. and Mrs. Thomas H.

DillonEpsom-Chichester Lions

ClubMrs. Joyce W. FieldsteelMr. Ven FonteGoffstown Lions ClubMrs. Helen J. GordonBabson Mustard Family

Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Muriel K. GrahamMrs. Ruth GrahamMrs. Kathleen W. HallMr. and Mrs. Lindley H.

HallHopkinton Lions ClubMr. Charles M. HorneMr. Wentworth HubbardMr. Frank E. KeefeMs. Mary KibbeMr. David M. LangMr. Richard A. LarsonMr. and Mrs. Ervin F.

LivingstonMr. and Mrs. Robert M.

MacdonaldMr. and Mrs. Joseph

MarounMs. Terri McGrewTown of MeredithMr. Norman MyhrlandNashua Eye Associates

NH Eye Associates, PAMs. Amy J. NicholsPortsmouth Elks Lodge

#97Retina Vision CenterRiverMeadRotary Club of GilfordMr. and Mrs. Lawrence

Scammon, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Alan J.

SmithMr. and Mrs. William C.

SummersMr. and Mrs. William

VarkasBasil & Alice Vaughan

Johnson Charitable Trust-NHCF

Verizon Wireless ArenaMr. and Mrs. David H.

Webb

Benefactors — $250–499Affordable Vinyl

Windows & Siding, Inc.

Ms. Janet L. AldrichAMICA Investors GroupAnonymousJudge Arthur E. Bean, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P.

BeaulieuBellows, Goodman,

Shaker & Siegal Medical Eye Center

Mrs. Marcia BlaunerMr. and Mrs. Richard K.

BlodgettMr. David H. BrownellMrs. Cecilia G. BullockCambridge Trust

CompanyMr. and Mrs. James

CaverlyCentral Paper Products

Co.Mrs. Karen ClementMr. John CollMrs. Ingrid A. CostaMr. and Mrs. Philip R.

CurrierDaughters of Isabella, St.

Anthony Circle 1374Davis & Towle Insurance

GroupMr. Camille L. DeryMr. Robert J. DionMr. Jerome FigueroaFoy Insurance GroupMrs. Adelaide Garces

Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Gatchell

Mr. Anthony GoverinosMr. Fred W. Hall, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harry L.

Hampton, Jr.Mrs. Gwenneth M. HoggMr. and Mrs. John A.

HubbardJudi HullMr. and Mrs. Floyd

HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Clemente D.

IzziJed Schwartz

ProductionsMr. Robert E. KlotzMrs. Doreen KnightKnights of Columbus,

Immaculate Conception Council 140

Ms. Shelley LochheadMs. Janice LordMs. Doreen A. ManettaMr. and Mrs. John E.

MarrotteMass Mutual Financial

GroupMcDevitt Trucks, Inc.Mr. Robert C. McQuillenMr. Tom MerchantMr. and Mrs. Michael T.

MurphyMr. and Mrs. H. Randall

ParkerMs. Janet PecuniesMrs. Dorothy D. PetersonMrs. Tracy PiercePinardville Lions ClubDr. Dale I. PollackPortsmouth Lodge of

Elks #97Ms. Rachel S. RaineyMr. Peter R. RaymondMrs. Cynthia M. RiouxMr. Peter RobartMr. Charles F. RolecekRotary Club of BowRotary Club of NewportRye Lions ClubMr. John H. SalibaMrs. Elsie M. SanbornMr. and Mrs. Charles J.

SeniorMr. Brian A. SherwinMs. Colleen SherwinC & R Sherwin and

FamilyMr. Robert M. SherwinMr. Kevin M. SmithMs. Sharon L. Smith

Mr. Carlton E. SockwellMr. and Mrs. Michael A.

SpinelliSt. Mary’s BankMr. Richard I. StanleyMajor George M. Stare,

(Ret.)Mr. Guy A. Swenson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kevin

SwensonMs. Barbara L. TackThe Deerhead

Sportsmen’s ClubMr. Dustin E. TippinsUnited Way of Coastal

Fairfield County, Inc.Mr. Robert WernerWire Belt Company of

AmericaMr. and Mrs. Frank

YancoMs. Gayle Yarnall and Mr.

Neal KunianskyMr. Arthur Ziener

Subscribers — $100–249A Top Polymers, Inc.A-1 PlumbingPatricia AbramoAbsco Heating & Home

ServiceMr. Marcel C. AdamsMs. Robin AdamsMs. Alice E. AittamaMr. and Mrs. Frank M.

AlmeidaMrs. and Mr. Ora G.

AmandAmerican Legion Post

#70Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R.

AmesMrs. Arlene AndersonGerald and Marcia

AndersonMs. M. Arlene AndersonMs. Barbara AngersMs. Sophia AntoniouAntrim-Bennington

Lions ClubApple New England, LLC

— Applebee’sArea HomeCare & Family

ServicesMr. and Mrs. James I.

ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. William

AshcroftMr. Larry S. AshfordMs. Diane Y. Aubrey

Mr. Steve & Melody P. Bachand

Mrs. Marion R. BadgerDr. and Mrs. Merwyn

BaganMr. Donald S. BakerMr. and Mrs. George

BaldwinDorothy A. BandelloniMrs. Harriette S. BarnesDebbie BarnettMs. Sharon BartlettBaxter International

Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Ms. Carla W. Bech-Hanson

Bedford Lions ClubMr. and Mr. Joseph

BelangerMr. Stephen D. BelcherMrs. Sally C. BellMs. Mary BernatasMrs. Polly N. BerryMr. Melvin M. BiwerMr. Paul W. BlackfordMr. and Mrs. Carl V.

BlickerMs. Barbara BlochMr. Jason L. BostonRev. Alfred BouchardMs. Norma BouchardMs. Kelli BoyleMr. Peter G. BraddockMr. Carlton BradfordMrs. Mi A. BraggMrs. Joan B. BrewMrs. Edna H. BrownMr. Linfield BrownMs. Maxine BrownellMr. and Mrs. Dennis G.

BurkMr. and Mrs. Eldon H.

BurkinshawMs. Christina BushMr. and Mrs. Donald A.

ButsonMs. Hope Z. ButterworthMr. Gary R. CairnsMr. and Mrs. E. Ronan

CampionDr. and Mrs. Charles F.

CarrierMr. Donald W. CarterMrs. Alice T. CastelloMr. and Mrs. Michel W.J.

ChabotMrs. Viki ChampagneMrs. Virginia S. ChamplinMr. John P. ChandlerChristopher Chapman

Mr. Richard I. ChaseMr. and Mrs. James H.

ChenowethChesterfield Lions ClubMr. and Mrs. Thomas F.

ClarkMs. Barbara E. CliffordClub National Inc.Mr. Kenneth B. CodyBenjamin Cohen TrustMs. Helen V. CollCongregational Church

Womans AssociationMr. James C. CookmanMrs. Marion CopenhaverDr. and Mrs. David E.

CorbitMiss Grace I. CostelloMr. Yvonne CoteMr. Russell N. CoxMr. C.F.H. CrathernCREA — Cuzin Richard

Entertainment Associates

Capt. and Mrs. Howard S. Crosby

Mrs. Marcelle CroteauMr. Thomas W. Crowell

FamilyMr. James W. CrowellMrs. Catherine

D’AgostinoJim DarrochMr. and Mrs. Paul T.

DavisMr. Peter de MoyaMr. Thomas DeAcetisMrs. Ruth DeangelisMs. Nancy DecastoMr. Matt DeRienzoMrs. Donna M. DeshaiesMs. Colleen DesmaraisMs. Mary J. DewolfKaren F. DiamantMr. Donald M. DicksonMr. and Mrs. Eugene

DohertyMrs. Jean Anne DonnellMr. and Mrs. Daniel

DonoMr. and Mrs. William T.

DoyleMr. Winthrop DrosehnMr. and Mrs. Philip M.

DuboisMs. Lorraine I. DucharmeMr. and Mrs. William V.

DuffyMr. Raymond DuhaimeDr. Donald DumaisMr. Thomas F. Dunlea, III

Mrs. Barbara M. Dunnington

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Duquette

Mrs. Christine H. Durocher

Kristen DurocherMs. Elizabeth DuWaldtMr. Christopher DyerMs. Mary L. EckertMs. Adele EdgertonMr. Ronald H. EmeryEnfield-Mascoma Lions

ClubMr. and Mrs. George A.

EvansMrs. Joan E. EvansWilliam W. Evans TrustMr. and Mrs. Robert W.

Ewing, Jr.Vincent and Barbara

FalsoMr. Doug FarinaMr. and Mrs. Daniel

FavreauMr. Alvin D. FelgarMr. and Mrs. Bruce D.

FergusonMrs. Doris M. FernaldMr. Michael J. FetznerMrs. Marjorie N. ForbesMr. and Mrs. Patrick H.

FordMs. Beth R. ForgioneMr. and Mrs. Kenneth H.

ForrenceMs. Cornelia J. ForsterMs. Judith L. ForsythMrs. Florence FreeseMr. Marvin L. FryMr. David L. GagnonMrs. Joan P. GallowayRandall GardnerMrs. Enid GarrellMr. John C. GaumontMr. Thomas P. GelinasMr. Robert H. GileMr. Michael GillMs. Alina GillespieMr. Stanley J. GnacekDr. and Mrs. Raymond A.

GodinSamuel C. Gold, M.D.Ms. Rosemary GoldfordMs. Karen GolzMs. Patricia E. GoodMr. Walter H. GoodnowEstate of David P.

GoodwinMrs. Eleanor F. GoodwinMrs. Victoria E. Graf

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Grappone

Mrs. Marion W. GrassiMs. Mary E. GreenMr. and Mrs. John C.

GregoryMr. and Mrs. William

GriffenMrs. Rita E. GroteMs. Susan R. GrunMrs. Claudia HackettOlaf & Nancy HageMrs. Janet S. HambletonMr. Thomas J. HancockMr. Gregory W. HankinMs. Barbara HannMr. and Mrs. Robert

HanrattyMr. and Mrs. Keith M.

HargerMr. Lloyd H. HeidgerdHarry J. HeinkeleMrs. Caroline HendersonMs. Margaret HeynMr. Michael J. HockbergPeter and Phyllis

HofmanHogan Eye Associates,

Inc.Mr. Richard D. HolmesHubert’s Department

Store, Inc.Ms. Laurette R. HudonMiss Margaret HughesMrs. Patricia G.

HumphreyMr. and Mrs. J. Beatty

HunterMs. Helen S. HutchinsMr. Wayne E. HutchinsMs. Karen IngramWilliam and Marjorie

IsraelMrs. Dorothy O. JacksonMr. Gordon S. JacksonMr. Mark F. JarosMr. and Mrs. Fred JervisMr. Paul J. JobinRP Johnson & Son, Inc.Barbara JohnsonMrs. Marjorie A. JohnsonMs. Lucinda B. JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Bryan JonesMs. Irma L. JukesDr. Charles KaneMrs. Norma J. KaplarKarr & Boucher, PLLCMr. Francis J. KearnsKeeley Painting Co. Inc.Mr. Bruce J. KeenanKeene Elks Lodge #927Keene Lions Club

Mrs. Jean R. KenersonMr. Robert T. KennedyMr. John C. KepperMs. Kimberly A. KettMr. Bruce R. KeyesMr. Curtis W. KeyesMrs. Charlotte B. KimballMs. Ruth KiteMr. and Mrs. Vernon A.

KnowltonJoanne KostMr. and Mrs. Charles H.

KrauseMr. Harold KregerMr. and Mrs. David S.

KuljuLA Classic Property

Management, LLCLaconia-Gilford Lions

ClubMr. and Mrs. Albert A.

LaFlammeMs. Elizabeth Z.

LafreniereMs. Madeline M. LahayeMs. Keri J. LamanMs. Bertha A. LandryMs. Isabel K. LaneMartha LaneMs. Aleathea V. LeonardMr. Mark W. LeonardMrs. Jean R. LeoneMr. Larry M. LesieurMr. and Mrs. Ronald

LesieurDr. and Mrs. Guy R.

Lessard, O.D.Mr. William R. LochheadMr. Paul L. LolicataLondonderry Lions ClubLondonderry Senior

CenterMr. Steven I. LordMr. and Mrs. George N.

LuceyMr. and Mrs. Charles C.

LuebkemanMr. and Mrs. Robert

MacarthurMr. and Mrs. Joseph

MajzousMr. and Mrs. Robert

MalcolmMr. Charles E. MaletteMr. and Mrs. Fernando

ManciniMrs. Ellen W. ManningMrs. Gail MarquartBeth MartinMr. John K. MartinArline Martineau

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Marvin

Mrs. Mary N. MaslandMrs. Lieselotte MastersMrs. Gladys I. McAlisterMr. Philip McCarronMr. John R. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Robert C.

McCrayBarrett and Adair

McDevittMr. Irving T. McDowellMs. Julie McGintyMr. Lawrence N.

McGonagleMs. Jane V. McIlwaineMrs. Edith McNairMichael J. MealiaMs. Mary Jane L. MeierMs. Joyce A. MeiselMr. David N. MerrillMr. and Mrs. James E.

MetcalfMr. J. Kenneth MeyerMr. Peter MilesMr. and Mrs. Robert

MillerMrs. Gail M.

MinschwanerMr. and Mrs. Gerard L.

MitchellMr. John E. MlocekMonadnock Eye

AssociatesMonadnock Lions ClubMr. and Mrs. Harold E.

MongovanDr. and Mrs. Douglas M.

MooreMr. and Mrs. Robert A.

MoreauMs. Margaret E. MorrillCelia MorrisMr. and Mrs. William B.

MorrisonAndy MorseMr. Barclay H. MorseMr. Joseph Mozek, Jr.Mr. Art G. MurdoughMrs. Mary Ann MurphyMr. Michael J. NahillMr. Scott A. NeslinMrs. Ethel W. NetschNew London Lions ClubNewport Lions ClubMs. Violet NicholsMrs. Patricia NiswanderAtty. David L. NixonMs. Elizabeth Noonan-

EricksonMr. and Mrs. Robert

Norman

Mr. William H. Northrup, Jr.

Mr. William K. OlenderMichael J. O’NeilOrford Lions ClubMr. John R. O’SheaMrs. Mary H. PaquetteMrs. Lucienne E. ParadisMr. Leonard R. Parker,

Sr.Ms. Ann M. ParzialeMr. and Mrs. William N.

PeabodyMr. and Ms. J. Michael

PerrellaMs. Virginia M. PerryWinifred S. PerryMr. and Mrs. John A.

PershernPeterborough Lions ClubMs. Loretta PetrinMr. Mark PiasecznyMs. Linda A. PiekarskiMrs. Josephine PlatekMr. John Platt, Jr.Mr. Jim PoirierMr. and Mrs. David A.

PopeMs. Augusta PrincePrinceton Community

HospitalMrs. Helen K. ProulxMr. Richard G. ProulxMr. and Mrs. Victor

QuisumbingMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R.

RandCapt. and Mrs. William R.

RandleMr. Raymond R. ReedMarcel E. RicciardelliMr. and Mrs. Daniel

RichardsonMs. Maggie RiddleMrs. Jane W. RobertsTeresa and Jeff RobertsMs. Adele G. RobertsonDr. and Mrs. James A.

RobinsonMs. Sandra M. RocheMr. Philip RoizinMs. Elizabeth A. RokesGary RolphMr. Stanley RomeMr. and Mrs. Edward B.

RossMiss Virginia A.

RosytinisMs. Georgette L. RoyMr. Lucien L. RoyMr. Gordon A. Russell

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Salmi

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Sanderson

Mr. David S. SandsMr. Henry SanelMr. Mark SantoskiMrs. Lucille SavageDorothy R. SchaferMs. Stella J. ScheckterAtty. and Mrs. Brackett L.

ScheffyMr. and Mrs. Barry M.

ScotchMrs. Margaret H. SelleckMr. and Mrs. Michael

SelleyMs. Cherie L. SenzMr. and Mrs. James E.

ShawcrossMr. Donald B. SheaMr. Gene E. Porter and

Mrs. Carol Shea Porter

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sheldon

Mr. Harvey ShepardMr. Peter ShonkMr. Clifton L. ShoresMr. Mike SimonsMark SkillingsMs. Joan B. SkinnerLt. Col. William J.

Slauson, (Ret.)Mr. Frederick J. Smith, Jr.Mrs. Joyce C. SmithMs. Rowena SmithMs. Sandra SmithJoseph R. SnowMr. and Mrs. Jonathan

SobelMr. Joel C. SolomonMs. Ann C. SomersSouhegan Lions ClubMrs. Priscilla L.

SouthworthMr. George N. SoutiereMr. John A. SouzaMr. Donald R. SpaldingDaniel & Elizabeth J.

SpalloneMr. John W. Spallone, Sr.Dr. John W. Spallone, Jr.Ms. Dorothy SpanosMs. Eleanor M.

SpinazzolaSt. John the Evangelist

Episcopal ChurchMr. and Mrs. St.

LawrenceMr. Russell A. St. PierreMr. Robert Stambaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Stearns

Mr. Raymond SteenbekeMr. Jack StephensonMr. Walter A. StilesMr. Benjamin StowellSunapee Lions ClubMs. Lois A. SweattMrs. Eileen C. TaftMr. Stephan TallmanMr. and Mrs. James

TamposiTASC — Transportation

Assistance for Seacoast Citizens

Ms. Louise M. TaylorMs. Marjorie H. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Richard G.

TaylorMrs. Victoria TheodoreMr. Edward A. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Joseph G.

Thomas, Jr.Mark E. Thompson

Excavating, Inc.Mrs. Margaret K.

ThorntonMrs. Muriel E. TinkhamMs. Sarah ToneyMrs. Mary C. TorrisiJudge Dale Townley-

TilsonMr. Matthew TraffieMr. John C. TraynorMs. Carol TruebeMr. C. Harrison TrumbullMrs. Antonia TsialasMr. and Mrs. E. Phillip

TurcotteMr. and Mrs. Phillip N.

TwomblyMr. Henry S. UchidaMr. and Mrs. C. Jerome

UnderwoodMr. Bruce ValleyMr. Peter Van Dyk BergMr. Roger L. VervilleMr. and Mrs. Alderic O.

VioletteMr. Henry E. VittumMr. Andrew C. VogtMr.* and Mrs. Alan M.

VroomanMrs. Edythe WagnerWard WalkerWalmart, #6386Dr. Charles Ward, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard

WatsonMs. Patricia WeedMr. and Mrs. John F.

Weeks Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Weisman

Susanne M. Weldon-Francke

Mr. James C. Wemyss, Jr.Mrs. Hannah WestMr. and Mrs. Howard H.

WestonDr. Maynard WheelerMr. and Mrs. Norman A.

WhitakerMr. Fred E. WhitcherMr. and Mrs. Frank E.

WhiteMrs. Beatrice G. WhitneyDr. and Mrs. Lloyd M.

Wilcox, Jr.Dr. Susanna S. WilkensLorien G. WilsonWilton Lions ClubMr. Carroll E. WinchMr. Paul R. WincklerMrs. Lucy H. WinshipMs. Isabel WolfeWolfeboro Lions ClubMr. and Mrs. John F.

WoodsRev. and Mrs. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B.

WoolsonMr. Philip S. YeatonMr. and Mrs. Tim

ZappalaZ-Flex U.S., Inc.

In-Kind GiftsFrom

magnifiers to invitations, food, tents, banners, porta-potties and more, the New Hampshire Association for the Blind thanks the following individuals, companies and organizations who gave time, goods and services to help keep costs down for various programs, events and projects.

Thanks to their wonderful generosity, more resources were available to help provide needed vision rehabilitation services to thousands of clients this year. Gifts valued at $100 or above are listed in this report.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England

Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC — Portsmouth

Henniker Septic Service, Inc.

Say It In StitchesSpectrum Marketing

CompaniesTaylor Rental

Matching GiftsA special

Thank You goes to the following companies who matched gifts, made by their valued employees, to the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. We recognize that these companies, through their corporate commitment to giving, helped people to be independent despite vision loss.

Bank of America, Matching Gifts

The Baxter International Foundation

Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation

D & B Corporate GivingGeneral Electric

FoundationGive with LibertyLincoln Financial Group

FoundationState Street Matching

Gift Program

Partners In SightPartners In

Sight is a monthly giving program designed to help ensure that resources are always available to those individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Thank you for your making this wonderful commitment to the visually impaired of New Hampshire.

Mr. Dennis P. BeaulieuMr. and Mrs. Maurice

BourqueMs. Dorothy M. BuffumMr. Robert E. BuffumMs. Christina BushMr. and Mrs. John S. CaroMr. Donald W. CarterMr. Joseph R. Cloutier, Sr.Mrs. Ingrid A. CostaMrs. Marcelle CroteauMr. Tom D’EvelynMr. Thomas F. Dunlea, IIIMr. Harold R. EmeryMr. Jerome FigueroaMs. Kathleen M. FiquetMr. Leo F. GarrahanMr. Stanley J. GnacekMr. Anthony GoverinosMr. Adam HanauerMr. Joseph K. HingstMr. Charles M. HorneMr. and Mrs. John D.

KeeganMs. Judith A. KnightMr. Donald N. LowerMr. William E. McCabeMr. Robert C. McQuillenMs. Mildred E. MeleMr. and Mrs. Robert A.

Moreau

Mr. John R. O’SheaMr. Leonard R. Parker,

Sr.Ms. Janet PecuniesMr. Ivan M. PerronMrs. Josephine PlatekMs. Geraldine M.

PrudenteRetina Vision CenterMr. Wallace P. RhodesMs. Georgette L. RoyMr. and Mrs. Barry M.

ScotchMr. Michael SelleyMr. and Mrs. Charles J.

SeniorDr. John W. Spallone, Jr.Major George M. Stare

(Ret)Ms. Louise M. TaylorMrs. Margaret K.

ThorntonMr. Philip O. Works

Every effort has been made to accurately reflect gifts received from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012. Please let us know if your name or that of your company, foundation or organization is missing or printed incorrectly.

By Board policy, the New Hampshire Association for the Blind does not rent, sell, or exchange its donor lists or any donor information.

*Deceased

A Lifetime of Giving Society

This year we are giving public recognition and thanks to a very special group of individual friends who have contributed to the New Hampshire Association for the Blind for 25 years or more. Members of the Lifetime of Giving Society help provide financial support for the essential services provided to those who are visually impaired. We appreciate their commitment and thank them. A framed listing is on display at the Concord office.

Mrs. Rosa AkerleyMr. and Mrs. Robert E.

ArataMrs. Harvey BagleyMr. and Mrs. Clifford A.

BauerMs. Dorothy A. BeanMrs. Blanche BeaudoinMr. and Mrs. Norman J.

BerthelMr. Kazimerz BielawskiMrs. Elizabeth P. BironMr. and Mrs. Harold A.

BlaisdellGen. and Mrs. John

BlatsosMr. and Mrs. Richard K.

BlodgettMrs. Pauline P. BoisvertMr. A. Paul BoucherMr. Claude Bower

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart D. Boxer

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyle

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bragg

Ms. Claire G. BraultMrs. Marie A. BrezoskyMr. and Mrs. Frederick

BriggsMrs. Doris M. BuckleyMr. Daniel CainMr. and Mrs. Bruce R.

CairnsMrs. Pearl I. CampbellMrs. Mary S. CaninoMs. Lucille T. CatalanoMr. and Mrs. Thomas E.

CheeverMr. and Mrs. Robert P.Cheney, Jr.Mr. Robert W. CheneyMrs. Virginia ChiassonMr. and Mrs. Richard M.

ChisholmMrs. Karen ClementMr. and Mrs. Arnold B.

CliffordMrs. Helen P. ClossonMr. Thomas M. CoffeyMr. Stacey W. ColeMr. D. C. CollinsMr. James C. CookmanMrs. Marion CopenhaverMr. and Mrs. Rupert E.

CorriganPeter F. CoryeaMrs. Lorraine M.

CoulombeMr. Bert CoutureMr. James R. CrossArlene L. CrossettMrs. Jane DakesMrs. Eleanor DaroskaMr. and Mrs. Richard

DavisMr. Gerald A. DavisMrs. Anna DavisMrs. June DavisMr. and Mrs. Joseph R.

DiprimaMrs. Jean Anne DonnellMr. Rawland E. DoreMrs. Ervena DormanMr. and Mrs. Robert

DrouinAnonymousJoyce A. DuguayDr. and Mrs. Sylvio L.

DupuisMr. John W. Eastman

Mr. John C. FanarasMrs. Rita G. FaretraMr. and Mrs. FergusonMrs. Gloria M. FieldsMr. Richard R. FleuryMr. Frank A. FoggMrs. Florence FreeseMrs. Catherine J.

GallagherMr. and Mrs. Laurence F.

GardnerMrs. Enid GarrellMrs. Dorothy A. GlendyeMrs. Pauline GorgolMrs. Irene J. GouletMrs. Jean GrafMr. Frederick W. Graf, Jr.Mrs. Marlene M. GrafMrs. Ada GuckMr. and Mrs. Raymond

GuyerMr. Harold F. HaddenMr. and Mrs. Vernon T.

Haigh, Jr.Mr. William J. HalmMr. and Mrs. Nicholas

HarakidasMrs. Elizabeth J. HardyMr. and Mrs. Roland F.

HarmonMr. Nathan H.

HarpootlianMr. and Mrs. John E.

HarrisesMr. and Mrs. Alton J.

HerndonMr. and Mrs. George

HerveyMrs. Ruth L. HigtonMr. Daniel G. HingstonPeter and Phyllis

HofmanEileen C. HoittMary C. HolmesMrs. Jean HoltMrs. Diana D. HopewellMr. and Mrs. Harlan W.

HoytMr. Wayne E. HutchinsMrs. Mary Ellen IanzitoMr. Donat JacquesMr. and Mrs. Andrew E.

JanetosMr. and Mrs. James P.

JohnsonMrs. Dorothy M. JonesMrs. Lucy A. JonesMr. Gary A. JoubertMrs. Madeline D. KalilMr. and Mrs. Peter

Karagianis

Mr. John G. KelleyMrs. Erva L. KemptonMrs. Jean R. KenersonMr. Robert T. KennedyMr. Jon C. KirklandMr. Bernard F. KohoutMrs. Dorothy A. KrugerDr. Jasna M. KuftinecMr. Lawrence E. LaddMs. Bertha A. LandryDr. Frank W. Lane, Jr.Mr. Reginald A. LarocheMr. Roy H. Larson, Jr.Mr. Edouard W. LeclercMr. and Mrs. James A.

LessardTheresa A. LevesqueMr. William R. LochheadMr. Robert F. LogueMr. Steven I. LordMr. Russell MagoonMr. Robert C. MarshmanAnne F. MarstonPierre D. MartinetAnonymousMr. Roland E. MatthewsMr. James R. MayMr. Robert F. MaynardMr. Lawrence N.

McGonagleMr. Robert W. MckinleyAlbert T. McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. James E.

MetcalfMs. G. J. MichalchukMr. Roland J. MillerMr. and Mrs. Harold E.

MongovanDr. and Mrs. Douglas M.

MooreMr. Robert D. MoreauMrs. Julien U. MorinMr. Joseph L. MorinMr. Joseph MoropitoMr. George Moynahan, Jr.Mr. Joseph Mozek, Jr.Mrs. Carolyn A.

MulrooneyMr. Frederick Murdock,

Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger W.Murray, Sr.Dr. and Mrs. Victor J.

MyersMaurice NicholsMr. and Mrs. Roger J.

NolinMrs. Kathleen M. NorkoMr. and Mrs. Scott L.

NorthcottAnonymous

Mrs. Anne NuteMr. and Mrs. Ken NutterDr. and Mrs. Charles

O’Neil, Jr.Mr. Robert C. O’NeillMr. and Mrs. Richard L.

OthotMrs. Joanna H. OtisMr. Kenneth F. ParkerMr. and Mrs. John W.

ParkerMrs. Fernande D. ParoDr. and Mrs. Barrie A.

PasterMr. Claude H. PattersonMr. Richard PaulhusMr. Adrian Pelchat, Sr.Mr. Barry PerlowMrs. Walter PetersonMr. David A. PhillipsMrs. Anne M. PickardMr. David P. PlanteMrs. Joan S. PlummerMr. and Mrs. John G.

PorterMrs. Fernand W.

Provencher

Mr. Albert F. Raine, Jr.Mr. Robert E. RawdingCarol S. RawskiMs. Lydia R. ReedDr. Theodore RennaFrancis P. RevensMrs. Anita RiceMr. and Mrs. Chester

RileyMr. Nelson H. RolfeMr. Stanley RomeMrs. Carrol Ann RoyMs. Dorothy M. SaccuzzoMr. Raymond SaidelAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Frank E.

Sanders, Jr.Atty. and Mrs. Brackett L.

ScheffyMr. Charles C. SchroederMr. and Mrs. Barry M.

ScotchMrs. Elizabeth M. SealesMr. and Mrs. James A.

ShanksMrs. Shirlie G. SharplesAnonymous

Mr. Lincoln R. SheddDr. George SigalosMr. Anthony SinacoreMr. Leonard S. SousaDr. David G. StahlMr. Raymond SteenbekeMs. Betty J. StimsonMrs. Theresa StubedaMr. Frederick C. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Joseph

SummaMr. George B. TackMr. and Mrs. James

TamposiMr. Harold TaplitskyMr. Fred S. TeeboomMr. Rodney W. TenneyCelia and George

TheriaultMrs. Olive S. ThompsonMrs. Muriel E. TinkhamMrs. Beverly L.

TitorenkoMs. Judith TobinMrs. Theresa TrippMr. C. Harrison TrumbullRobert Tucker

Mr. David WaitesMr. Robert D. WallaceMiss Patricia WarrenMr. Richard M. WarrenMr. and Mrs. Richard J.

WatsonR.E. WattsMr. and Mrs. John F.

Weeks Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Howard H.

WestonMr. Roland WeydemannMrs. Marion E. WhiteMr. Eugene WilmotMrs. Lucy H. WinshipKeith A. WoodburyMs. Mary H. WoodrumMs. Marilyn WorsterMr. Thomas Young

Ways of GivingThere are many ways for you to support the important work of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. You may choose

to give an annual gift, make a special one-time gift, include the New Hampshire Association for the Blind in your will or living trust or create a charitable gift annuity.

You may prefer to make a gift that will be used immediately to support programs or services, or you may make a gift that will last for perpetuity through the Association’s Endowment Fund.

You may want to honor a friend or colleague or make a gift in memory of a loved one.If you prefer to give online, please visit our website at www.sightcenter.org for more detailed information.If you have any questions or concerns please contact Shelley Proulx, CFRE, Vice President for Development at (603) 224-4039,

ext 327 or email sproulx@sightcenter.org.However you choose to help those who are blind and visually impaired, thank you.

New Hampshire Association for the Blind Donor Privacy PolicyThe New Hampshire Association for the Blind places the highest priority on protecting the privacy of our donors and holds all

donor information in strict confidence.The New Hampshire Association for the Blind does not and will not sell or trade a donor’s personal information to any other

entity.

StaffGeorge F. Theriault, B.A., CFRE

President & Chief Executive OfficerMarcia L. Clark, B.S.

Executive Administrator

Program ServicesGuy M. Woodland, M.A.

Senior Vice PresidentDenise A. Caruso, A.A.S., COA, VRT

Low Vision Therapist/ Vision Rehabilitation TherapistNatasha Cohen, B.A.

Client Services AssistantCourtney I. D’Alessio, M.Ed.

Teacher of the Visually ImpairedNancy Downing, B.A.

ReceptionistNancy A. Druke, M.S.W., LICSW

Director of Social WorkGlenn R. Gunn, M.Ed., COMS

Orientation & Mobility SpecialistStephanie J. Hurd

Coordinator of Volunteer Services, SeacoastPaulette, Lefebvre

ReceptionistClaudia C. Libis, M.Ed., COMS

Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Orientation & Mobility SpecialistEmilie Meadows, M.S.W., LICSW

Social WorkerJennifer L. Morgan, B.A.

CaseworkerJewett M. O’Connor, M.Ed., CVRT, COMS

Vision Rehabilitation Therapist/Orientation & Mobility SpecialistVictoria Orkin, M.Ed.

DriverRobert Shaw, A.A.S.

MaintenanceLynne Saltonstall, B.A.

Coordinator of Volunteer ServicesSusan Sherry, M.Ed., COMS

Orientation & Mobility SpecialistKathleen Turner, M.Ed., VRT, COMS

Vision Rehabilitation Therapist/Orientation &Mobility SpecialistKen Turner, M.B.A.

DriverNancy Wittmershaus, B.S. Ed., COMS

Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Orientation & Mobility Specialist

Development and FinanceBettejean Neveux, M.B.A.

Vice President for Finance & Administration Shelley M. Proulx, M.B.A., CFRE

Vice President for Development Nancy S. Burgess, M.Ed.

Development AssociateMary E. Chase

Special Events/Donor Database AdministratorLois Hanlon, A.A.S.

Business and Operations AssistantJane M. Roy

Donor Records & Mail Program Manager

Board of Directors OfficersMichelle M. Arruda, Chairperson, ContoocookSusan A. Manchester, Vice Chairperson, AmherstThomas J. Pare, CPA, CFP, Treasurer, SalemDoreen Manetta, Secretary, NashuaJoyce A. Meisel, Immediate Past Chairperson, Concord

DirectorsJohn Barrett, TiltonGracie Cilley, LaconiaAnthony J. Correnti, M.D., ManchesterPaul Dann, PhD, HopkintonDavid Hagen, HamptonSandra Jones, GoffstownBette Lasky, NashuaGuy R. Lessard, O.D., ManchesterTerri McGrew, BrooklineTim Murray, HopkintonAmy M. Nichols, EpsomAlison Perrella, BedfordRandy L. Pierce, NashuaStephen J. Shurtleff, PenacookGayle Yarnall, Amesbury, MA

The Impact of Your Philanthropy Thank You for Your Help!Clients Receiving Individual Services 960Number of Group Sessions 48New Clients Referred 461Education — Number of Students 78Education — Number of School Districts 23Total Number of Volunteers 85 Total Number of Hours Served by Volunteers 3,265Total Number of Miles Traveled by Volunteers 30,876Gender of Clients Served

Women 642= 67%Men 318= 33%

Client Ages Between 70–100+ 593= 68% Top Five Most Common EyeConditions of Clients Served:Cataract 19%Diabetic Retinopathy 10%Glaucoma 14%Macular Degeneration 52%Retinitis Pigmentosa 5%

For information about the programs and services of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind, please visit our office at 25 Walker Street, Concord, NH 03301, or call (toll free in NH) 1-800-464-3075, (603) 224-4039, or in the Seacoast (603) 842-4351. You may also visit our web site at www.sightcenter.org for additional information.

The Annual Report is available on our web site, in Braille, on disk, and on audiocassette. If you prefer to receive it in one of these alternative formats or by email, please call the Association at 1-800-464-3075.

Statement of Financial Position for the Year Ending August 31, 2012ASSETSCurrent AssetsCash $139,888Accounts Receivable 71,590Interest Receivable 16,610Supply Inventories 39,286Prepaid Expenses 18,311Total Current Assets $185,685

Investment Funds $5,498,508Perpetual Trusts Held by Others 1,547,773Property & Equipment, net 798,859

Total Assets $8,030,826

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSLiabilitiesAccounts Payable $40,684Accrued Payroll & Related Taxes 164,964Accrued Deferred Compensation 258,585Annuity Payable 20,601Total Liabilities $7,384,833

Net AssetsUnrestricted, Undesignated $1,517,690Unrestricted, Board Designated 4,000,258Temporarily Restricted 478,030Permanently Restricted 2,50,015Total Net Assets $7,645,993

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $8,030,826

Statement of Activities For the Year Ending August 31, 2012Public Support & RevenuePublic Support $1,880,382Service Revenue 651,355Total Public Support & Revenue $1,531,737

ExpensesProgram Services ExpenseVision Rehabilitation Programs $1,396,481Public Education 65,610Total Program Expense $1,462,091

Support Service ExpensePublic Support Expenses $519,348General Administration 180,732Total Support Services Expense $700,080

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,162,171REVENUE less EXPENSES ($630,434)NET RETURN ON INVESTMENTS $1,634,287CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $1,233,853NET ASSETS BEGINNING OF YEAR $7,642,139NET ASSETS END OF YEAR $7,645,993

These condensed financial summaries were prepared by the New Hampshire Association for the Blind, Inc. from its preliminary financial statements for the year, ending August 31, 2012. These financial statements,

including related notes and the independent auditing report of Nathan Wechsler & Co., PA, Concord, NH, will be available for review upon completion of our annual audit.

Mission: To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.

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PHOTO CAPTIONS:Randy and his guide dog Quinn with third grade class at the Hancock Historical Society, May 2012.

May 2012, Hancock Historical Society

Estate Planning helps to ensure the availability of vision rehabilitation services for the future.

“The Essence of José Feliciano” by local artist, Robert Johnson, Jr. From the exhibit “Art Beyond Vision” at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover.

Jessica Laurie and her guide dog Otis.

HISTORICAL TIMELINE:

1912 — Blind Fair in Hancock; Establishment of the Hancock Branch of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind

1933–1936 — The New Hampshire Association for the Blind became Incorporated and Bylaws Adopted

1997 — McGreal Sight Center Opens at 25 Walker Street, Concord

2003 — Seacoast Office Opens

2012 — Celebration of 100 Years of Service