Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service Inc

Alarm’s ringing!!! Ok, ok…Waking up. Another restful night but boy, those were some scary dreams, seemed so real! Another day out there…feels kind of warm…I hear a slight breeze…birds are sure awake! That faucet’s still dripping in the bathroom. Coffee sure smells good! Hope I can find that creamer. Time to listen to the Newspaper. Sure doesn’t sound good in Europe right now but thank God for the Bills! Gosh, I remember when I could see, when they had Kelly and Thurman and all those guys. I can still picture them all. I wonder if their uniforms today still look as good as they did. OK, coffee and news time! I don’t know what I’d do without this reading-radio. The folks at the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service are wonderful. I’ve never met them in person, but I sure know them! They’ve been my best friends for years. Can’t imagine life without them…hearing about the world; our hometown; all those wonderful books they read to us; even the weekend shopping ads and, unfortunately, but necessary, the obituaries. From the day my daughter surprised me with this wonderful new ‘friend,’ I’ve felt so much more alive! I AM part of this world! I DO care about what’s going on ‘out there!’ OF COURSE I love a good book! Just because I am blind doesn’t mean I don’t care about the same things you do! Before I had this reading radio, I was beyond lonely and most probably, looking back on those days, pretty depressed. My family and friends always seemed to have such great conversations about their lives and the world around them. I was uncomfortable. I didn’t know very much of which they spoke. They thought I was just a quiet person, but they didn’t know I was embarrassed not knowing very much about what they were talking about. Now I’m not only part of all those talks, I can actually start them up! They’ve all remarked on how much happier and more awake I seem now. They even think I look better! Can you believe listening to a simple radio can do so much for a life? I don’t even feel so blind anymore! It’s hard to explain but a huge part of my world that was missing – was dark – is back! I don’t even want to stay home alone as much as I did. I always felt so different around others. Not just because they were sighted, but because they knew more than me…they must have been smarter than me… So sad then, so much better now! My wish for everyone that has trouble reading, for any reason, is that the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service becomes their new best friend! They’ll even bring it right to your house. Just ask. And oh yeah, I found out recently you can now hear them on the internet…you don’t even need one of their special radios unless you want one. I am worried about the future though. I heard they really need financial help to keep going. If more people only knew how much they mean to us Listeners… I’m telling as many people as I can about them! Anyway, time for my coffee and my news. Hey! There’s that creamer…right next to my radio!!!
You can help our friend above, and all our other listeners, to rest assured of continued service from the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service. We don’t charge for what we do, and we keep our expenses as low as possible. It costs money, however, to operate a studio, maintain broadcasting equipment, provide special radios, manage our wonderful volunteers, and spread the word throughout Western and Central New York; all with just four staff members!