Dear Friends of the Iris Network:

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful summer. This
issue of Insights provides vibrant snapshots of the past, present, and future of the Iris Network. On the front page, we bring you special moments from August’s Grand Opening of the Iris Park Apartments, a celebration of a successful community effort to create new housing for individuals with vision loss. Thank you for your friendship, contributions, and moral support as the Apartments became a proud, new reality.

We also introduce the Technology Initiative, a
critical program that will focus the Iris Network over the next three years on low-cost, highly-usable assistive technologies that can enable people with vision loss to attain new horizons of independence, fulfillment, and achievement. We will share more information on the Technology Initiative over the next few months. We ask you to help us by responding to the survey on page 3.

Also in this issue you will find glimpses of our growing presence in the larger community. You will read about some volunteers who truly made a difference, a golf tournament that brought many together to support our program services, and about the 11th Annual White Cane Awareness Walk, a bright highlight of our year; please take part in this important event, which builds awareness of people with vision loss.

We heartily thank you for all you have done to support the Iris Network in meeting our evolving goals. We place the highest value on your partnership as we continue to move forward.

Sincerely,  

 James E. (Jim) Phipps, Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sable Oaks Provides Great Golfing and Builds Community Support!
 

 

The Iris Network’s 9th Annual Golf Classic took place on June 15, 2007 at Sable Oaks Golf Club, South Portland. The event provided a fun-filled
day, superb weather, and great golfing. Golfers had an opportunity to network with colleagues and friends all in support of bringing Iris Network program services to everyone who needs them.

Our sincere thanks to the following sponsors for helping to make the 9th annual golf event a success!

Anthony Ackerman

Hole Sponsors: Brighton Eye Care, Cole Harrison Agency, Clyde Ricker, Haley’s Tire & Auto Center, Healey & Associates, Inc., Macdonaldpage & Co. LLC

Golfers lunch and celebrate a great morning on the course.

Northeast Delta Dental, Norway Savings Bank, Olympia Sports , Phil Bruen family, Ram Trust Services, Rufus Deering Lumber, TruChoice Federal Credit Union and Unum.

Hole-in-one sponsor: Frank Galos Chevrolet-Cadillac

In addition, we appreciate the enthusiastic participation of all golfers as well as the support of all businesses who contributed in-kind gifts.
 

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