MindsEye 2019 Annual Report To New Beginnings!

Debbie Andrews elected as MindsEye Board President.

Jason Frazier named President & CEO.

BeepBall established as Year-Round Program. Leading with Excellence

MindsEye was honored at the 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference of the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) in Phoenix, Arizona. Excellence in Organizational Leadership to Marjorie Moore, former President & CEO of MindsEye, for her 15 years of leadership.

Excellence in Communications and Marketing for MindsEye's ongoing communications initiative, Arts and Culture Accessibility Cooperative (ACAC).

Excellence in Fundraising for the Ultimate Beepball Tournament introduced by MindsEye in 2007 and raised over $25,000 in 2018. In 2018, MindsEye turned our once a year Beepball Tournament fundraiser into a permanent program. 2018 saw MindsEye have two tournaments; The 12th Annual Ultimate Beepball Tournament and the first ever Fall Classic Beepball Tournament. MindsEye also did ten demonstrations for schools and events around the St. 2018 Ultimate Beepball Tournament MVP: Louis Metro Area. Anthony Easley

A Special Thanks to our Beepball Sponsors: Lighthouse for the Blind, Hannigan Realty Team, Dermassociates LTD., Ophthalmology Consultants

2018 Fall Classic Beepball Tournament Champs: STL Firing Squad

THE SHORTEST MARATHON EVER On June 15, 2019, we held our 2nd Annual No Run, Beer Run while also celebrating with St. Louis Blues fans for the Stanley Cup Victory Parade. Thanks Soirée Sponsors!!

The Original Knights of Swing Big Band FR. BONI WHITTENBRINK,OMI INDUCTED INTO THE ST. LOUIS MEDIA HALL OF FAME

On March 30, 2019 MindsEye (formerly Radio Information Service) Founder, Fr. Boniface Wittenbrink, OMI was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of "...if you think I fame. He was inducted for his exceptional work of starting Mindseye can help, I’ll do it." and establishing similar services in ten Fr. Boniface Wittenbrink, OMI Illinois cities, as well as in Texas, Canada, and The Philippines.

Broadcast Over 100 MindsEye volunteers read more than 135 hours of content every week! MindsEye has 75 different programs! From the St. Louis Post Dispatch and USA Today Broadcast Moment of the Year to Pet Hour and Blindness and MindsEye Volunteer Paul Slocomb covered Disability News, MindsEye covers the Blues from the Press Box and locker room all year, through the playoffs and during the News, Entertainment, Special Stanley Cup Finals in St. Louis AND in Boston! Interests, and so much more! Did you know: MindsEye Voluneers accounted for 12,651 hours in 2018! That is equivalent to 6 full-time employees! MindsEye Connects

the Community Audio description has enriched the lives of the MindsEye’s audio description means that every person entire blind community in who attends a theater production, museum exhibit, or this area. We love it. We event, regardless of visual impairment, has the freedom want more of it. to have a rewarding experience. Going to see a play Chris Gray, becomes uncomplicated: The attendee borrows a Executive Director, headset, free of charge with a ticket, and listens as the Missouri Council of the Blind MindsEye audio describer explains costumes, sets, and on-stage action. The audio describer is careful never to talk over the dialogue and to leave interpretation up to the listener. The Arts & Culture

This service transforms the experience for a person with Accessibility visual impairments. It takes it from a potentially Cooperative confusing and isolating event, to one of full enjoyment. The Arts & Culture Accessibility Cooperative (ACAC) seeks to create a resource for the community that will allow us to continually move forward through discussions and committed work to create a more inclusive arts and culture scene for our region. We believe that Saint Louis’s arts and culture community is for everyone and that everyone deserves access to Saint Louis’s vibrant cultural September 2019 landscape.

We are dedicated to increasing arts accessibility in the Saint Louis area and to facilitate a dynamic cooperative that strives to advance accessibility and inclusion across the Greater Saint Louis Area. Legacy Society Members MISSION We want to offer a huge THANK YOU to those who STATEMENT have named MindsEye as a part of their estate Translating plans. For information on sustaining MindsEye Vision into Audio through the Legacy Society, call 618-394-6447. MindsEye translates vision into Dr. Henry Allhoff audio to connect people with a Mrs. Ester Molly Burkhard* visual disability to the St. Louis Mr. Ray Flesher* region through information, Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan N. Hagar rewarding recreation, and Mrs. Celeste Kososki cultural experiences. Ms. Margaret E. Lotz* Ms. Marjorie Moore Founded in 1973 by Mr. Don Shaffner Fr. Boniface Wittenbrink, O.M.I. Dr. Thomas Shea* Mrs. Lorraine L. Sugent President & CEO: Jason Frazier Mrs. Lori Winter *Deceased MINDSEYE STAFF Tom Williams Mike Curtis Angela Banks Broadcast Director Programs Coordinator Development Coordinator Rachel Melton Jim Layton Beth Wesson Arts & Culture Coordinator Weekend Board Operator Administrative Assistant BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Officers Board Members Debbie Andrews - Chair Matt Gomric Aetna Commerce Bank

Jill Dixon Young - Vice Chair Andy Hannigan Entrepreneur Hannigan Team Realty

Dan Denton - Treasurer Christy Herzing Wells Fargo Advisors Wells Fargo

Thomas Mihalczo III - Secretary Liz Hill Bollwerk & Tatlow, LLC Stifel Theatre

Tim Nikolouzos Washington University Olin Board Fellow FISCAL YEAR 2 0 1 9 Jarred Rodriguez J u l y 1 , 2 0 1 8 - J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 9 Nestlé Purina PetCare Company

Matt Rygelski Total Expenses Phonewire $492,088 Pete Shemetulskis Total Revenue Sonus Benefits

$446,079 Sue Slocomb Property Manager Ending Assets Michael Stein $315,614 Bayer

We want to thank those who keep the mission alive!

Beacon $2,500+ Transformer $500 - $999 Transmitter $250 - $499 Ameren Illinois Braun Construction Annemarie Nauert Employees Community Management Service Barb Prosser Fund of Boeing Carol Kugler Bonhomme Lions Club Greater St. Louis Book Fair Collinsville-Maryville Evening Lions Chad Dillon Illinois Secretary of State Darin Fries and Cathy Farmer Cheryl A. Heimerman Lighthouse for the Blind - St. Louis Diann Donjon Cindy and Lorraine Quillia Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis Dr. & Mrs. Darrel L. Hardt Circus Flora Mascoutah Eye Care Dr. & Mrs. Jay W. Haines, II Dr. & Mrs. Donald Baden Missouri Historical Society Dr. Michael P. Donahoe Eileen McKay Mrs. Mickey Warriner Fenton Lions Club Elaine M. Laws The Esquiline: A Life Plan Greater Saint Louis Erin Clark Community at the Shrine Community Foundation Gregory Conroy The Muny Heffernan Foundation GuideOne Insurance William B. Jones Highland Lions Club Lawrence D. Sullivan WLCA FM Jarred Rodriguez Lebanon Lions Club Jeanie & Kurt Thies Margaret Ann Sanders Tower $1,000 - $2,499 Jill Dixon-Young Marianne McDaniel Lake St. Louis Lions Club Meramec Heights Lions Club Aetna Margaret Ann Sanders Michael E. Stein Amyx, Inc. Mark Gregory Love Mr. & Mrs. Chris Wiegers Charles Edward Brown Midwest BankCentre Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Durbin Christy Herzing Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ernst Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hagan Commerce Bank Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Kniffen Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Chulick Concord Village Lions Club Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Sisko Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bryant Dermassociates, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Clay Kniepmann Mr. & Mrs. Marty Norton Dr. Henry Allhoff Mr. & Mrs. Denny Reagan Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Schaub IAAIS Mr. & Mrs. Jason Klein Mr. & Mrs. Michael Grasso James N. McGowen Mr. & Mrs. John Peduzzi Mr. & Mrs. Michael Larsen Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wesson Mr. & Mrs. Mike Tritch Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Heger Mr. & Mrs. Tim Rooney Junior Service Club of Mr. & Mrs. Travis Zobrist Mr. & Mrs. Tom Williams St. Clair County Mr. Bill Wilcox Mr. Daniel S. Denton Linda Kathleen Mayer Mr. Dan Dowling & Mr. Dennis Huff Lions Clubs of District 26-M2 Ms. Maureen Barber-Dowling Mr. Jeffrey Hammel & Mrs. Lori Winter Mr. Jason Frazier Ms. Brenda Stanhouse Mascoutah Noon Lions Club Mr. Joe Matteuzzi Mr. John D. Roberts Missouri Council of the Blind Mr. Mark W. Stangl Mr. Matt J. Rygelski Mr. & Mrs. Donald Berra Mr. Matt Gomric Mr. Richard L. Humphrey Mr. & Mrs. James Allsup Mr. Ryan Schmidt Mrs. Carole Muckler Mr. & Mrs. Jay Adams Mrs. Jan Spencer Mrs. Lynne Williams Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Elder Mrs. Janet Hellmold Mrs. Phyllis Kelsheimer Mr. & Mrs. Jim Blessing Mrs. Jo Rousseau Mrs. Victoria Foster Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dale Mrs. Sue Bolen Mrs. Wilma Chestnut Mr. Andy Hannigan Ms. Deborah Z. Homburger Ms. Beatriz Nunez Mr. David F. Sullivan Ms. Eleanor Risman Ms. Becky Valicoff Mr. Don Shaffner Ms. Ellen S. McCoy Ms. Beth Coghlan Mr. John Dibble Ms. Marjorie Moore Ms. Deborah LaVelle Mr. Mark & Dr. Kathleen Slocomb O'Fallon Kiwanis Club Ms. Janet M. Varner Ms. Debbie Andrews Saint Louis Society for the Blind Ms. Mandy Nickens Ms. Patricia A. Donnelly Securitas USA Ms. Ruby L. Kimbrough Saint Louis Zoo The Ralph and Donna Korte Family New Baden Lions Club St. Louis Cardinals, L.L.C. Charitable Foundation Oblate Missionary Society, Inc. St. Louis Community Foundation United Workers for the Blind Ophthalmology Consultants, Ltd. Stifel Theatre Missouri Paraquad, Inc. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Waterloo Lions Club Performance Eyecare The Starkloff Disability Institute Rev. James P. Thomas Shawn Lipe Sherman Produce Company, Inc. Slocomb Dental Laboratory, Inc. Stephanie Ann Allen The donors on this list gave to MindsEye Thomas Mihalczo, III Variety the Childrens Charity between July 1, 2018 & June 30, 2019. Wayne's Hauling Inc. We regret any error. For comments or concerns, please contact Angela Banks, Development Coordinator 618-394-6442 9541 Church Circle Drive Belleville, IL 62223-1000

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