Being a sharer is not that bad an idea?

Information is a great way to help others; i.e. sharing what you know is relevant for their needs.
And so when I find out something as a person who finds joy in this positive behavior, even without knowing if anyone is actually being helped it still does make me feel I have purpose… and if that seems selfish, than let it be.

And so tonight I do have a rather very local organization to share with you, V.I.P.
Now they’re many V.I.P. acronyms in this world, Very Important People, why I belonged to an organization way back in 1987 that used the same acronym for Volunteers in the Public Schools but this one is representative of Visually Impaired Persons, which as I said is quite local, right here in good ole Port Charlotte, Florida and serves our entire Charlotte County!

Their Executive Directive Pam Fico sent me their pamphlet via an email and I will share that with you right here: Oops it will not transfer and so I will instead give you the contact information:

Pam Fico, Executive Director
Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County
3459 Depew Avenue
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
(941) 625-8501 phone
(941) 625-8032 fax
E-mail: vipofcc@daystar.com

And I will try to paraphrase what they do for people including myself if need be, since I was told that I do meet their criteria…Any-who…never mind it allowed me to copy and paste their info and it is now below for your viewing:

“Purpose: Visually Impaired Persons
of Charlotte County is a private
501.3c non-profit corporation.

Mission: The mission of our center
is to educate the Visually Impaired
to regain control of his/her
life that severe loss of vision
seems to take away.

We Provide:
A place to meet, share, and socialize
Access to community resources
for blind and visually impaired
Magnification equipment for
use at the facility and equipment
for sale for home use

Who is Eligible:
Residents of Charlotte County who
have vision loss, and their caregivers
can receive help.

Programs Available
Visual Aides Instruction
Using low vision aids such as magnifiers
and closed circuit TVs
Computer Training
Provided in the convenience of your
home

Peer Support Group
Open to the Visually Impaired community
and their caregivers. Meetings
are held weekly, on Tuesday.

Information and Referral
Community resources and services
available to the Visually Impaired,
including speakers for group presentations.
Community support is vital to our
mission. If you are interested in
any of the following, please fill out
and mail the form below or contact
our office.
I wish my name to be placed on
the VIP mailing list.
I would like more information
about the Peer Support Group.
I wish to be a volunteer

Enclosed is my tax deductible
donation of ___________________.

Name________________________

Address______________________
_____________________
Phone________________

Email Address__________”

Please realize that this is a professional organization and that it is beneficial to all who meet their criteria, and hopefully anyone who utilizes this information is someone whom will use their access wisely and with their own or others that they know have needs for this , okay, and thanks.
What I forgot to ask if it is a national organization, hold on… I will check…after checking a bit I saw that there are many similar organizations with very comparable type programs. And so in conclusion, the best I can recommend is that if you live out of the area to do what I did, Google your areas specifically. Here it does appear we have a VIP of SW Florida and also another in Fort Myers and so if need be I am more than sure that you too will find some parallel organization akin to this one.
I do know that people who have had to deal with this visual challenge have had many supporters over the years, but it is always nice to find perhaps one that you might not have been aware of, hmm?
So good luck.

On that positive note, allow me to be the first to wish you all a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all of your blessings and share those overages and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?