FW: Second hand Perkins braillers

[Stephanie Sergeant]

Hi Forum,

 

Is anybody interested in one of the 4 Perkins Braillers offered below:

 

From: Tom McDonough <Tom.Mc...@bristol.gov.uk>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 4:15 PM
To: The Braillists Foundation <he...@braillists.org>
Subject: Second hand Perkins braillers

 

Hi,

 

I’m just researching as my department has 4 (maybe 5) spare, second hand braillers that we don’t need anymore. None are recently serviced but I’m just in the process of ensuring they are all functional. Do you know of anywhere that buys these or accepts donations? Mostly just want them to go to somebody who can make use of them and benefit from them.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom McDonough

Apprentice Rehabilitation Officer

Sensory Impairment Team

Bristol City Council

PO Box 3399

Bristol, BS1 9NE

 

Pronouns: he/him

 

Mobile: 07721 622275

Office: 0117 9036104 / 0117 9036648

 

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[Sophia Curtis]

Hello, 

I would be very interested in these Perkins please. We actually personally pay to have them serviced and pay for repairs and then gift them to people who are blind and in need. If you would like to donate them, then I will certainly make sure they go to good homes. All the work we do is voluntary so we don’t charge or make any money. It’s about helping those in need. We help various blind people nationwide. If you would like to donate them we will put them all to good use. Kindest regards. Sophia. 

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Kind regards
Sophia

[Stephanie Sergeant]

Hi Sophie,

 

Thanks for your email.

 

I am doing exactly the same. I run a not for profit community Interest Company, Vision Through Sound, and we often hear from people who need Perkins.

Some times it is people on the Braillists forum who are asking for a Perkins, that is why I offered them.

 

Where are you based?

 

All the best,

Steph

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[Sophia Curtis]

That’s awesome. It’s nice to meet another with the same goals. I am based in Staffordshire. But we help people throughout the UK with various items donated. I am in a team with other blind and sighted volunteers all in various locations. We send braille and help internationally too. 

My email is in...@jwblindhelper.com 

Feel free to drop me an email with your company details. I’d love to check it out. 

Kindest regards

Sophia 

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[Mary Lea]

As someone who benefited from a generously refurbished Perkins brailler within the last two years, can I just say you guys are doing God's work and you are absolutely phenomenal.

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[adrijana prokopenko]

Hi,

I am a teacher in a school for the blind in Macedonia, so they would
benefit my students a lot, since they are not soled in the country or
notthing much blindness related is and are too expensive for the
school to afford.

>>> *From:* brail...@googlegroups.com <brail...@googlegroups.com> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Sophia Curtis
>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2023 9:45 PM
>>> *To:* brail...@googlegroups.com
>>> *Subject:* Re: Braillists Forum: FW: Second hand Perkins braillers

>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would be very interested in these Perkins please. We actually
>>> personally pay to have them serviced and pay for repairs and then gift
>>> them
>>> to people who are blind and in need. If you would like to donate them,
>>> then
>>> I will certainly make sure they go to good homes. All the work we do is
>>> voluntary so we don’t charge or make any money. It’s about helping those
>>> in
>>> need. We help various blind people nationwide. If you would like to
>>> donate
>>> them we will put them all to good use. Kindest regards. Sophia.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 at 21:38, Stephanie Sergeant <
>>> step...@screenreader.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Forum,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is anybody interested in one of the 4 Perkins Braillers offered below:
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>> *From:* Tom McDonough <Tom.Mc...@bristol.gov.uk>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2023 4:15 PM
>>> *To:* The Braillists Foundation <he...@braillists.org>
>>> *Subject:* Second hand Perkins braillers

>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m just researching as my department has 4 (maybe 5) spare, second hand
>>> braillers that we don’t need anymore. None are recently serviced but I’m
>>> just in the process of ensuring they are all functional. Do you know of
>>> anywhere that buys these or accepts donations? Mostly just want them to
>>> go
>>> to somebody who can make use of them and benefit from them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom McDonough
>>>
>>> Apprentice Rehabilitation Officer
>>>
>>> Sensory Impairment Team
>>>
>>> Bristol City Council
>>>
>>> PO Box 3399
>>>
>>> Bristol, BS1 9NE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pronouns: he/him
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>> Mobile*:* 07721 622275

>>>
>>> Office: 0117 9036104 / 0117 9036648
>>>
>>>

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