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• HVWP Annual Luncheon: About Guest Speaker George Norton
• Veterans' Voices Now Available in Audio Recording
• Jerry Brown, Vietnam Vet, Joins HVWP Board
Celebration Luncheon: We hope you will come and support HVWP!
Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project invites you and your colleagues to attend the annual HVWP Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, October 6, 2007, at the Disabled American Veterans #2 Ernestine Schumann-Heink Building 8787 Old Santa Fe Rd., Kansas City, MO (87th and Blue Ridge). Please support HVWP with your generous reservations/donations.
Reservations/Donations SELECT PRINT TO MAIL THIS FORM BELOW:
RSVP 913-432-1214 ASAP
Wine/Punch – 11:30 a.m. -- Luncheon – noon
Cost: $15.00
Enclosed is my check for _______ luncheons at $15 each. Luncheon total $___________
Contribution $______ Total of check $________ Please list guest names on reverse side.
Sorry, I cannot attend, but enclosed is a check for $___________as a donation to this worthy project.
All checks should be made payable to Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project or HVWP
And can be returned in the enclosed envelope or mailed to:
5920 Nall, Suite 105
Mission, KS 66202-3456
For additional information, call the HVWP office at 913-432-1214.
Contributions are tax deductible under IRS Code 501 (c)(3)
HELPFUL -- VALIANT -- WORTHY -- PATRIOTIC -- VETERANS’ VOICES!
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GEORGE NORTON, an Audio-Reader volunteer, who recorded the Spring 2007 issue of Veterans' Voices, is the guest speaker for the HVWP Celebration Luncheon to take place Saturday, October 6, 2007. A military veteran, Norton volunteers at Audio-Reader, KU's reading and information service for blind and print-disabled individuals.
Norton is director of corporate development for Kansas Public Radio in Lawrence, Kan., where he lives with his wife, Cynthia, their son and three Labrador Retrievers.
George began his military career of more than 22 years in 1971, after earning his bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Over the course of his military career, he spent more than 15 years in airborne and mechanized infantry units, as well as at a training center. He served at Fort Jackson, in Berlin, Germany, and on the island of Grenada.
After completing Command and General Staff College in 1987, he was granted time to complete his master's degree at the University of Kansas. Following his retirement in 1993 as a Lieutenant Colonel, he returned to Lawrence.
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Download and listen to Veterans' Voices Now!
In Cooperation with the University of Kansas
Audio-Reader Network for the Blind and Disabled:
Veterans’ Voices Now Available on CD, Audio Cassette, or Internet
Order the Recorded Audio Version of Veterans’ Voices Spring 2007 Issue – Today!
Thanks to a special partnership with Audio-Reader, veteran George Norton recites the Veterans’ Voices Spring 2007 issue on a soul-stirring audio recording that is now available on CD, cassette tape, or the internet by request. Anyone who would like to obtain free access to a recording of Veterans’ Voices should contact Audio-Reader at 1-800-772-8898.
Veterans’ Voices is also available by touchtone phone on the Audio-Reader Lions Telephone Reader service. A 6-minute demo recording of the Veterans’ Voices Spring 2007 issue is accessible by dialing 800-335-1221, then entering code 5887; select group 1 publications, press 4 for regional publications, and then enter 31 for the 2-digit category number.
For Audio-Reader volunteer and veteran George Norton, recording Veterans’ Voices was a meaningful experience. “It moved me to tears in some respects. It was emotionally difficult, but it was also very inspiring.” A 22-year military veteran, George embraced this assignment as a special way to contribute to fellow veterans and also serve Audio-Reader’s mission of making printed materials accessible to the blind and print-disabled.
To order your CD or tape, contact the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project at 913-432-1214.
Indicate your choice of CD or cassette, or contact Audio-Reader.
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Jerry Brown, Vietnam Veteran from Independence, Missouri, joins the HVWP Board of Directors.
A Vietnam veteran who received the Bronze star, Jerry received a flood disaster award from Gov. John Ashcroft. He is listed in Who's Who, was named Boss of the Year by the American Business Women's Association, received the Civic Leadership Award from the Westgate Division of the Missouri Municipal League and received the Patron Award from the Fort Osage School District.
Jerry was the State Disaster Coordinator/Instructor for the Missouri Funeral Directors Association and as such supervised the recovery and identification of remains from the flood damage to the Hardin, MO cemetery in 1993. Active in community endeavors, Jerry has been president of the fourth district of the Missouri Funeral Directors Association and of the Buckner Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Buckner Planning and Zoning Board; Buckner Community Center, Independence Chapter of the American Red Cross and Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. board member; co-founder of the Fort Osage High School Alumni Association, served on the Earthquake Advisory Council for the State of Missouri; was president of the Susquehana Kiwanis Club; Charter Member and President of the Independence Blue Valley Lions Club and serves on the committee for the Hiram Young Community Service Center in Independence, Missouri.
Much thanks to Jerry as he joins us in the HVWP's important work!
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For more information, contact Pris Chansky, HVWP office (Tuesdays through Thursdays), (913) 432-2314; cell (816) 392-3642; or home (913) 782-6647.
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