Nonprofit Spotlight

Micki Magee, Transcription Program for the Blind
She wishes she could say that she started volunteering because she wanted to. But as Micki Magee puts it, "the truth is, someone asked me to join and I said okay!"

It was almost 27 years ago in Brooklyn, New York when Micki was invited to join the Columbiettes, the women's division of the Knights of Columbus. Each week, the ladies met in the evenings to work on various charitable projects, but it was one project in particular that stood out to Micki: The Transcription Program for the Blind.

Started in 1972 by the Columbiettes, the Transcription Program for the Blind provides educational aids and grants to the visually impaired. Among the services offered is the creation of a three-dimensional alphabet book, "A Funny Alphabet," to help young children learn to read in Braille. The handcrafted books are free to any parent, teacher, or school that requests one, and are assembled using a variety of recycled and donated materials -- old scarves, yarn, zippers, to name a few. In addition, the book comes with an accompany audiotape so that students can read along.

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