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Closed Circuit Sensory Garden In Fall Closed December 2016 CirCuit Vol. 34, Issue 12 The monthly newsletter for Audio-Reader volunteers CONTENTS M AKE A D IFFERENCE : 1: Make a S HARE A U D IO -R EA D ER ! Difference By Jennifer Nigro, Coordinator of Volunteers 2: Meet a Listener ‘Tis the season of giving, receiving, and The more you know, the stronger an 3: December SHARING! We know how much you love advocate you will be! Birthdays Audio-Reader, and we need your help shar- 4. Ask questions. We are always happy to ing those sentiments with those around you. tell you more about how we do what we 4: Recipe Corner How, you may ask? Here are a few ideas! do, who performs what roles on staff, 5: Five Questions 1. Tell a friend or family member. Let and how we got where we are as an them know where you volunteer, how organization. Just ask! 6: News from you spend your time—you are even Regardless of the method you choose, take Development welcome to bring them up to watch you some time to share Audio-Reader with record or tour the studios! Share with 7: News and others. Our volunteers are one of our most them what you do and why. You never treasured resources. With your help, we can Notes know who you might inspire to make share our services with even more people! a donation, volunteer, or connect to a 8: Picture Perfect service that could change their life. 2. Engage on social media! Social media Celebrate the is just what it says it is—social! Shar- Holidays with ing our posts and re-tweeting our tweets helps us get Audio-Reader in front of Audio-Reader! more people. Getting in front of more Join Audio-Reader for a holiday party, Monday, people means raising awareness, and December 12. We’re breaking with tradition a that leads to more funding, more users, bit to hold this year’s event at Theatre Law- and more volunteer resources. We are rence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive, in Lawrence. the Audio-Reader Network—use your The event will be an open house from 4-7 p.m. network to help us grow! To keep costs to a minimum, we’re asking 3. Find new ways to get involved. Try a everyone to bring an appetizer or dessert to new broadcast, volunteer to hand out share. Audio-Reader will provide non-alcoholic drinks, and Theatre Lawrence will open a cash Closed CirCuit listening devices at an audio described performance, agree to staff our recep- bar for those who want to imbibe. You can Editor tion desk for an afternoon, or help at an RSVP and let us know what you will bring Susan Tabor, outreach event—there are many ways by visiting http://www.signupgenius.com/ Administrative Assistant to give your time! Every time you try go/10c0e4eafa62fa5fd0-audioreader or let Jen, Design/Layout something new, you gain a better un- Lisa, or Susan know. Sally Snell derstanding of the services we provide. MEET A LISTENER: OTIS BINGHAM By Lisa Werner, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator It is with great affection that I introduce you to Otis Bing- from breast cancer,” Mr. Bingham reminisced. Over their ham, a courageous, funny, interesting, and gentle man. 36 years together, Otis and his wife raised four children: Mr. Bingham was the first listener I spoke to when I joined three sons and one daughter. Otis and Barbara Jean loved Audio-Reader in March of 2013. My first conversation with attending church at the Member of Christ Temple Pente- Mr. Bingham cemented my certainty that Audio-Reader was costal Church in KCMO, grocery shopping and cooking the place for me. together, and listening to Gospel music. “We did everything Otis Bingham was born in 1928 and raised in Festus, MO. together,” Otis shared. One of Otis’s favorite gospel songs Festus is a small suburb outside of St. Louis. As a child, is If I Can Help Somebody by Mahalia Jackson. “If I can Otis spent most of his time with his two older sisters. Their Help Somebody reminds me of Barbara Jean. She was such favorite thing as children was the ice man. They looked a giving person, always reaching out to help someone,” Mr. forward to the big block of ice being delivered each week. Bingham commented. Their mom would always chip off a piece of ice for each of Mr. Bingham has endured much hardship and loss through- them before putting the block in the icebox. To this day, Mr. out his life, but he doesn’t dwell on it. He recently lost both Bingham loves ice. He has a glass of ice water next to him of his sisters but he is grateful that he had so many years at all times. “Ice was a special treat growing up,” he said. with them. His oldest sister, Alice, lived to be 104 years of In 1947 Otis graduated from high school and left Festus to age and his second sister, Gearle, was 90 years old. Alice attend Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO. Towards was a school teacher and Gearle was a registered nurse. the end of his first year in college, Otis’s vision started Gearle had to retire early in 1972 due to vision loss from the deteriorating, making studies difficult. His college counselor same disorder as Otis, retinitis pigmentosa. at Lincoln advised him to not return to school the following These days Mr. Otis Bingham isn’t able to get out and year. In 1949 Otis moved to Kansas City, MO, to be closer about, but he enjoys visits and phone calls from friends to his sisters. Once settled in Kansas City, Otis found a job and family. His grandson, who Otis affectionately calls at Hyde Park Laundry as a dry cleaner, presser, and laundry “C&H Sugar”, stops by every day with two Kentucky Fried attendant. He worked at Hyde Park Laundry for 19 years. A chicken breasts, Mr. Bingham’s favorite food. rare inherited condition, retinitis pigmentosa, forced him to Otis Bingham has been an Audio-Reader listener since 1991. retire in 1969 at the age of 41. He enjoys listening to the weekly grocery ads, Kansas City Otis’s life changed in 1952 when he met and married his Star, and daily horoscopes. If Mr. Bingham misses hearing late wife, Barbara Jean. They met in July and got married the horoscopes he will call in and I get the opportunity to read in October. Mr. Bingham knew immediately that he had met him the daily horoscopes. “I don’t believe in the horoscope his match. “She never felt sorry for me. She understood my nonsense. I know that they are just for fun. I still enjoy hear- disability. She was my rock, but she never expected less ing them every day. It gives me something to think about and from me. She became my eyes when I lost my vision. We share with my family and friends,” Otis explains. were married for 36 years until she passed away in 1988 ’ This Month in Audio-Reader History By Lynne Ellis, Audio-Reader Volunteer • December 1986: Closed Circuit celebrated its third anniversary! Among A-R volunteer "wish list" items that year were two things: "a computer that would give a verbal pronun- ciation of any word with the press of a button” (Jan Dean), and a "wish that everyone all over the state of Kansas would be able to hear Audio-Reader" (Betty Cushing). • December 1996: A-R volunteer Ruth Lichtwardt donated a cat house for Baehr Cat when he "chose to spend an evening outside." Page 2 Closed Circuit, the Audio-Reader Network volunteer newsletter DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Please join us in wishing those who have birthdays in December a festive Happy Birthday! 1 Elizabeth Langa reads sports 11 William Woody reads sports 27 Laurie Chadwick-Entrup reads news from the Kansas City from the Kansas City Star the Springfield News-Leader for Star for Telephone Reader on on Saturdays for Telephone Telephone Reader. Fridays. Reader. Maureen Guth reads books. 2 Randy Austin co-hosts 14 Maggie Schutz is one of our 30 Stephen Grimm reads front Breakfast Table Times in the Sensory Garden volunteers. page news from the Kansas City Sunday morning rotation. 15 David Corley reads the Star for Telephone Reader on He also serves as chair of the Sunflower Dailies and Saturdays. Audio-Reader Development Newspapers of Western Kansas Committee. Mary Beth Woodson is a live on Wednesdays and substitute reader. John Gedraitis assists with the Topeka Capital-Journal outreach in the Wichita area. for Telephone Reader on 31 Dan Compo reads front page news from the Kansas City Mike Lewis serves as a Thursdays; he is also an audio 3 describer. Star for Telephone Reader on substitute reader. Sundays. Susan Stone reads from the Kaye Drahozal is one of our substitute readers. Evelyn Fitzpatrick hosts Topeka Capital-Journal on the Missouri News Hour on Saturdays. 16 Elaine Roberts reads books. Thursdays. 5 Jill LaPoint reads the New York 17 John Lankard is one of our James Norem reads the World/ Times Travel section each week. Emeritus volunteers. Nation and Local news sections 6 Kelsey Griffith reads books. 18 Janelle Moore reads the from the Kansas City Star for Patty Moore reads Kansas City- World/Nation news section Telephone Reader on Saturdays. area regional news from our from the Kansas City Star for Rita Stucky is one of our satellite location at Alphapointe Telephone Reader on Sundays.
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