Please complete the following form; print and send it to the address below with your dues.Dues must be included in order for your name to be placed on our membership list. See the reverse side to learn about membership privileges and volunteer opportunities.
CHOOSE MEMBERSHIP
IN ADDITION TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US BY CHOOSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL TAX DEDUCTIBLE CATEGORIES:
How many members of your household have a sight loss, if any?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY. WE WANT TO PUT YOUR DONATION TO THE BEST POSSIBLE USE. TO SAVE ON HIGH POSTAL RATES WE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DONATION ONLY AT YOUR REQUEST.
YES, PLEASE SEND AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BENEFITS OF BEING A SIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT GROUP MEMBER:
Membership gives you voting privileges at our annual meeting and the opportunity to receive our newsletter, The Outlook, in one of three formats: tape, large print or via e-mail. In addition, some special activities and events provided for, or sponsored by the Sight-Loss Support Group are for members only. Membership also allows you to borrow from our new library of books, resources on tape and our large Descriptive Video selection as well as entitling you to 30 day usage of some of our low vision equipment.
BE INVOLVED
We encourage our members to become actively involved in the group. Below are some of the ways you can feel more a part of the group and meet some great people as well.
You may serve on one or more of the following Sight-Loss Support Group committees:
- Fundraising Membership/Publicity
- Finance Swim for Sight
- Personnel
There are many other ways to volunteer besides being on a committee:
- · Reader (one on one or on tape)
- · Working with individuals one on one in their homes
- · Office volunteer
- · Driving individuals to appointments, shopping, meetings, etc
- · Acting as guides through Festival Eyes
- · Assisting at special SLSG meetings
- · Assisting at special events such as Swim for Sight, Special Shopping Day, Senior Expo and social events such as bowling, hiking, ice skating and youth events.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO FEEL LIKE A PART OF THE SIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT GROUP THAN TO VOLUNTEER! MANY OF OUR MOST ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS HAVE A SIGHT LOSS, SO DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU. CALL US AT 814-238-0132 TO DISCUSS HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP AND TO TO ARRANGE A BRIEF SENSITIVITY TRAINING.
BE SURE TO KEEP UP WITH THE MANY EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE EACH MONTH BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SLSG.ORG AND BY READING YOUR NEWSLETTER EACH MONTH.