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Dear
Friends
“I’m a lifelong avid braille
reader. I accomplish many
tasks via text-to-speech
on my computer now, but
I still find braille essential
for certain aspects of my
work, such as reading
long articles and giving
conference talks. I also use
braille for pleasure reading
all the time.”
Thank you for your continued support, commitment, and dedication to our work at National
Braille Press. We receive many letters and testimonials thanking us for our books and our
programs for blind children, and we thank you for making a difference in the world of braille
literacy.
It is being predicted that today’s rapid growth in technology and innovation will be more
important than the Industrial Revolution, because almost every aspect of our daily lives will
be influenced in some way, and in a much shorter time span. While we are excited about
innovative technology, our programs that promote braille literacy, like our outreach
program, ReadBooks! Because Braille Matters, and our Children’s Braille Book Club
are still relevant today.
However, technology is here to stay and children and adults need to be educated and have
access to the same digital opportunities as sighted people. National Braille Press has become
the leader in developing original braille publications on technology that are filling a niche in
the blindness community. It isn’t surprising that two of our most widely distributed braille
books this past year were books that harness the power of Apple technology: an update
on iOS6 and Twenty-one Apps We Can’t Live Without. The Center for Braille Innovation
continues to focus on how affordable e-braille solutions, including tactile graphics, can
transition seamlessly in school, leisure activities, and work.
NBP will continue to produce and promote the use of braille in any media; from traditional
hardcopy to refreshable e-braille. We believe that its importance will endure through these
dynamic, digital times. The quotes on this page were sent to us by two college professors
that confirm the relevance and importance of braille, and explain how it can be used in
conjunction with technology.
“There is no question in my mind that, as long as sighted people are using print
to read, blind people must be given the opportunity to learn and use Braille.”
Thank you again for supporting our work and believing in the power of braille.
Brian A. Mac Donald
President
Voices of
our readers
“Why do I need to learn braille?” That was the question I asked my mom and my teacher when
I was younger. “I’m doing fine with print.” I went blind when I was four years old and in my
mind I was fine.
I continued to try to read print. I would hold books up as close to my nose as possible,
I would squint at the words, all because I wanted to read the same as everybody else.
I didn’t want to let the words go, until I realized I couldn’t keep up. They were
reading faster and I was falling behind.
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS ANNUAL REPORT 2013
I admit I didn’t want to learn braille at first. I didn’t want to do
things differently. And then my mom started to bring home books
from NBP’s Children’s Braille Book Club (CBBC). All my favorites
were there! And as I learned braille, I enjoyed these stories
again—Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Dr. Seuss—and
even better, I started to find my braille books mixed in with the
other kids’ print books at school and we could even share my books
during reading circles! You see, the cool thing about NBP’s CBBC books
are they have both print and braille pages together so I could share the book with my
friends or mom or whoever. I started to love to read again.
I am about to enter Harvard this fall and I know I will be using braille for my tests, work
sheets, and my piano playing; just as I had through high school. Learning the piano and playing
competitively with sighted pianists was all possible because of braille.
When my school lessons became harder, braille and tactile graphics were
what made me understand. Braille has made me independent and helped
me achieve anything that anyone else can achieve.
I’m sure when I pack my boxes for college there will be a copy of my favorite CBBC book in there.
It reminds me that braille helped me get where I am and where I am going.
Juna
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Financials:
Year Ended March 31, 2013
SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS
Revenues
Publications Revenue
$211,445
5%
UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ACTIVITY
Bequests
$204,958
Education Services Revenue
$1,468,154
37%
Interest and Dividends
Contract Revenue
$1,119,663
28%
Charitable Support and net assets released from temporary restricted $960,605
24%
Support from Endowment
& Interest Income
Gain on Sale of Investments
Total Operating Revenue
Expenses
Braille Production Costs
$217,732
5%
$3,522
0%
$3,981,121
$2,174,251
50%
$404,452
Public Education
Realized Gains
$149,918
$90,256
Unrealized Gain in Market Value
Transfers to Operations
$104,139
($215,830)
Management Fees
($30,642)
Change in Net Assets,
Endowment Fund
$302,799
STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
March 31, 2013
March 31, 2012
Net Assets (Fund Balances)
Unrestricted General Fund
$553,716
$846,741
9%
Temporarily Restricted Fund
$215,944
$344,326
$58,263
1%
Endowment Fund
$4,329,134
$4,026,335
Education Services Expenses
$63,766
1%
Plant Fund
$959,973
$1,013,787
Contract Expenses
$59,782
1%
Center for Braille Innovation
$404,639
9%
Total Net Assets
(Fund Balances)
$6,058,767
$6,231,189
Administrative Expenses
$557,036
13%
Total Liabilities
$576,871
$422,116
$6,635,638
$6,653,305
Publications Expenses
Total Assets
Charitable Support /
Development Expenses
$482,647
11%
Occupancy (Building) Expenses
$131,622
3%
Total Other Expenses
$4,336,458
Change in Net Assets,
General Fund
($355,337)
24%
Net Assets Released
from Restrictions
$332,767
35%
Foundations and Corporations
$226,282
24%
Other Individuals
$89,120
9%
Donated Books
$15,172
1%
Braille Readers and Customers
$34,373
4%
Trustees
$29,9353%
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SOURCES OF CHARITABLE SUPPORT
Events (net of expenses)
$232,956
$960,605
Thank You Donors!
The publishing, information access, and outreach programs of National Braille
Press depend substantially on philanthropic support. Every person’s gift,
whether $1 or $100,000, makes a difference in the lives of blind children
and adults who benefit from the work of NBP.
The names listed below represent those individuals, corporations, and
foundations who have made contributions through our annual campaign, events,
and other meaningful ways. Gifts begin at the level of $50 or more during
Fiscal Year 2013, April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. Our donors care about literacy
for everyone-blind and sighted. We are honored that 24 percent of our donors
are braille readers who also benefit from our braille publications.
FOUNDERS
($100,000 & above)
The William Stamps Farish Fund
Lumber Liquidators HT
Mary Phillips ~
BENEFACTORS
($50,000-$99,999)
Arthur F. Blanchard Trust/BNY
Mellon Charitable Giving
Program
The Gibney Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Wycliffe K. Grousbeck HT
Hill Holliday
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
The Peabody Foundation, Inc.
State Street Corporation
CHARTER MEMBERS
($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous
John W. Alden Trust
Bannerot-Lappe Foundation
Bingham
Boston Center for Blind Children
The Boston Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
Chris & Jenny Cavallerano T
Daymarc Foundation
Foundation M
Muriel Hammond ~
Colin & Roberta Moore
Charles B. Ohl, Sr. & Joan B. Brouillard M
Dan & Sue Rothenberg
Scripps Networks
Tufts Health Plan
Anonymous (3)
Association of Blind Citizens, Inc.
J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc.
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Candlewick Press
Erin Connors
Costco Wholesale
Danaher Foundation
Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Marion L. Decrow Memorial Foundation
Delta Gamma Foundation
Paul & Jayne Donahue T
Eastman Charitable Foundation
Elder Family Foundation
Ernst & Young
The Gross Family M
John Hancock - Real Estate Financial Group
The Hirce Family
KPMG, LLP
Massachusetts Literacy Foundation
Meelia Ventures
Leslie Miller
Moses Kimball Fund
Murphy & King Professional Corporation
NBA Cares
Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc.
Novartis
O’Neill & Associates
Ty Pennington Trust
Julie Pierog
Mary Beth Pierog & Scott Champagne
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Lindsay Russell ~
Marcy Scott T
Michael & Maureen Sheehan
TJX Companies
William & Kathy Truscott
Washington Council of the Blind
Mr. & Mrs. Holyoke L. Whitney
Whole Foods Market
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
($2,500-$4,999)
Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program
Tracy & John Atkinson
Chris & Jill Babcock T
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation
JoAnn Becker T
James & Susan Caccivio
Joe & Carolyn Campanelli
Bushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall
Charity Fund
Kenneth Davis & Diane L. Croft M
Rosemary Distifan ~
Paul & Janet Haus
IBM
David S. Kennedy & Jean Garrity T
Douglas S. & Barbara S. Levine
Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Margery & Theodore V.H. Mayer
William McPadden & Andrea Bloch
John McPhee
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. O’Brien HT
Shelly M. O’Neill T
Joseph M. Quintanilla
Neal Rantoul Foundation
Matthew Sullivan T
SVF-LLGC, LLC
Xerox Foundation
T
HT
M
* ~ Trustee
Honorary Trustee
Member of the Corporation
Literacy Champion
Deceased
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PATRONS
(25,000-$49,999)
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
($5,000-$9,999)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
($1,000-$2,499)
LOUIS BRAILLE SOCIETY
($500-$999)
Anonymous (2)
A. Eicoff & Company
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Allen *
Sue & John Ammeter M
ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC
Delores Anderson
Boston Red Sox Foundation
Bridget Brooke
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Brown T
Bucket Fillers, Inc.
Colleen Burns
Tara Charest & Joe Gearhart T
Combined Federal Campaign
Comcast Corporation
Connors Family
William G. Coughlin
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Cunningham
Denise DeAmore
Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
John & Denald Doonan
Donald & Katherine Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Favazzo
Fenway Sports Group
Timothy W. Fulham &
Lise M. Olney T
Carol M. Gillispie
Jon & Jan Goplerud T
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Improved Order of Red Men
Jennifer Khoury Newcomb M
Norman Knight Charitable
Foundation
Lotfi Merabet T
Microsoft Giving Campaign
MIT Government & Community
Relations
Mocera, Visconti & Company
CPAs, LLP
Morrison Mahoney, LLP
Ernest Parizeau
Paul Parravano T
Penguin Group (USA) Books for
Young Readers
The Private Client Reserve of
US Bank
William M. Raeder T
Random House Inc.
Mauryanne Remondini
Gustavo Sandoval
Larry Scadden
Mary J. Smith
John Stadtler
Stearns Charitable Trust
Verizon Foundation
Clifford & Laura Watkin T
Williams Mullen
Richard H. Willis M
Aghdami Family Fund of the
Community Foundation Serving
Richmond & Central Virginia
Desiree & Ken Allman
Asphalt Services, Inc.
William Barbera
Georgette Baxter
Daniel Berube
Laura Borrelli
Brooke Family
Brown & Brown Insurance
Robert Calandruccio
Chatham Bars Inn
Bob & Leslie Clark
Alice E. Conway
Bart & Mette Coughlin M
Paul Cprek
Gerry & Kathleen DeRoche M
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Devine
Peter & Jennifer DiVincenzo
Cindy & Darrell Doe
Jennifer Erskine
William Farley
David J. Feldman
Linda & Joseph Flihan
Rebecca Galeota
The Gift Foundation
Mark R. & Denise T. Girolamo
Howard Goldstein
Steven & Catherine D. Hill M
Houghton Mifflin Company
Ipswich Bay Advisors
Mike Keithley
Kitchens.com
Renee Knilans
James & Patricia Kracht
Judith Krimski M*
Gerald Lauderdale M
Gordon & Wendy E. Legge
Dina Kauders Leonard M
Mark & Carol Lev
Betty Levine M
Frank Luby
James & Barbara Malerba
Edward H. Mank M
James & Katherine McGaugh
Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP
Richard Palmer, Sr.
Marco Pescara
Garrett Pierce
Wynter & Lyndsay Pingel
Plymouth Lions Club, Inc.
Ethan Puzarne
Jeremy Ragus
Steven, Christine, & Adam
Roberge M
Neal Rosen T
John Schlenner
Paul & Lori Schroeder M
Steven Schwaitzberg
Laura Sen
Henry Silverman
Deborah L. Singleton
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Robert L. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sullivan M
David Thibodeau
This Old House Ventures
Waltham Community Foundation
Waltham Lions Club
Tom Yurcisin
Simon Zornoza
SPONSORS CIRCLE
($250-$499)
Anonymous (2)
Frederick M. Achille HT
Gerald Allman
Bay State Federal Savings
Charitable Foundation
Mike Borek
Nigel Brashaw
Michael & Nancy F. Brown
Daniel Calnan
Jeffrey Casale
Susan & Steve Challis *
Mark Chester
Jayne Cloutier
Susan & Paul Cusano
John Dailey
Kevin & Meg Dolan
Darren J. Donovan
Michael Festa
Barbara A. Garrity
Louis H. Goldish HT
Greg & Jennifer Gonyea
Alan Harlam
Alan Hayes
Rachel D. Heuser
Julie Higgins
Paul & Miriam Hudecki
Hull Lions Club
George & JoAnn Jenkins
Wolfhard & Hille Kern
John & Rita Bock Klingman
Mark J. & Anne E. Laffey
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Laporte M
Robert Lappin
Susana Lopez
Glen Magpiong
Mary Kathryn Malone
Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Marita Mathews *
Kristen Matias
John Mcdonough
Dave McGillivray
Paul & Patricia McLaughlin T
Medfield Lions Club
Edward C. Mendler
Sue & Greg Mesmer
Jeanne-Marie Moore
Matthew Moura
Alexandra Nash & Eric Cotton
Anita Nelson
Karen Nelson
New England College of
Optometry Lions
Sean Newth
Perkins School for the Blind
Jeffrey & Suzanne Pledger
Christine Pomer
Laura Ierardi Pugliese
Nicholas & Pat Racheotes T
Margaret Roman *
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rothstein
Saggahew Tribe No. 60
William R. Shealy
John St. John
Jon Steinlauf
Daniel & Jill Toomey
Peter & Nancy Torpey
United Way of Miami-Dade
Mr. & Mrs. Erik Weihenmayer HT
David C. Weinstein
Alina Wheeler
Chris & Jean Wilmerding
Melissa Wojcik
BRAILLE LITERACY CLUB
($100-$249)
Anonymous (8)
Anonymous (2) *
Abington Lions
Mary Abramson
Daniel Adler
Edward D. Agne
John & Janice Angel
David Atallah
Jo-Ann Augulis
David Badeau
Anwiti Bahuguna
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall E. Baker
Bank of America Matching
Gift Program
Mary-Frances Barry
Paul Basso
Genesta & Willis Beal
Jill & Russell Beck
Candace Berg
Ashley & Bonnie Bernard M
Maurice Bernique *
William P. Berridge
Ralph Black
Rainer Blair
Ralph Block
James Blue
Jesse Bonardi
Michael Bondanza
Thomas Bonner
Christine Booth
Steven J. Booth
Robert Borek
Carolina Botero
Michael Branscombe
Mr. & Mrs. F. Gorham Brigham M
Peter Broderick
Ann & Cris Brodock
Sandra Brooks
Leonard Brosgole
Cynthia Brown
Joanne Burgett
Carol & Robert Burns
Michael Burton
M. Justin Byron
John Frein
James & Mary Fuller
Janice Gable
Marissa Gentile
Tom Gentile
Frank Gibney M
Andrea Giudice *
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Josh Goldberg
David Goldstein
Rachel Graff
Bryan Grillo
Tony Grima
Julie Gross
Amy Hurwitz Gutschenritter
Alison King Haley
John & Sandy Halverson
Dr. & Mrs. George Hatsopoulos
William C. Hays M
Donahue Hemmings
William & Margie Henderson T
Barbara Hill
Merrillee Hill-Kennedy *
Marikay Hines-Corcoran &
Christopher Corcoran
Hanna & Craig Homenko
Christine Howe
Bruce & Susan Howell
Diane Hubbard
John R. Huggins
James Inman
Patricia J. Jackson
Kurt Jaeger
Kathryn D. Jennings
Barbara A. Johnson *
Mr. & Mrs. Gil L. Johnson
Daniel F. & Margaret A. Jones
Mike Karin
Meg & Paul Kasuba
Joseph, Bernadette, &
Rachel Kobierecki
Jessica Konzelmann
Norman & Tina Lang
Grace LaPointe
Richard & Judy Lappin
Harvey Lauer
Jennifer Leary
Mr. & Mrs. Gary LeGates
Ted Lennox
Thomas Leonard & Maureen
Fallon Leonard M
Karen Lewis
Stephan Lewis
Lions Club District 33K
Barbara Lombardi
Joyce Lonergan
Thomas Lutes
Julia Lynch
Warren Macek
Nancy MacPhie
Marina MacVicar
Tom & Beverly Magnanti M
George & Erin Maley T
Jim & Lisa Malone
Jennifer Manganaro
Susan P. Mangis
Robert Martin
Jarrod Marto
Paul McCann
Ann McCarthy
Frank McCarthy
Timothy McClelland
John Millen
Oral O. Miller
Belle Mills
Morgan, Brown, & Joy, LLP
Susan & Patrick Morgera
Ellen A. Moulder *
Julia Moyer
Carol Mungovan
Anand Muthurajan
Ryan Nalette
Albert C. Nolan
Michael W. & Sherrill R. O’Brien
Ronald J. Ocken
Jill O’Connell *
Shelia O’Keefe
Diane Oliver
Nicole O’Neill
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Opoka
Joseph P. Palano
Marieanna Pape M
Carl Paratore
Steve Parker
Mary Peck *
Roger & Nancy Pelissier
Robert & Melinda Penney
Lynn Marilyn Perry
Robert Perry
Roxana Perry
Carlo Petrillo
Keely Plunkett
Dave & Carol Prindle
Daphne Purpus *
Alan Puzarne
Alison Quigley
Mark Raeder
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd G. Rasmussen
Linda Ray
Susan Ready
Dawn Rice-Norton M*
Mark Richardson
Matthew Richardson &
Anthony Baliola
Margaret L. Riegel
Grace Rodriguez
Myra & David Ross
Sandra Roth
Amy Ruell & Jim Anliot
Cynthia A. Ryan
Leila Saliba
David Salit
Sandwich Lions Club
Sonya Santos
Audrey Schading
Douglas Schading
Dimitry & Sue Schulgin
Tom Sevier
Robin Shawver
Catherine Shea
Jane C. Sheehan
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Shields M
Bunny Shuman
J. Marie Simpson
Byron Smith
Kevin Smith
Thomas & Suzette Smith
Janice Sorkow
Melanie Spahr
Michael Spear
Robert Spear
Anthony Spencer
Robert & Sue Sprecher
Vincent P. Stanton
Richard C. & Deborah K. Stein
Sandra Stevens
Elizabeth Stowell
Paul & Mary Sullivan
Kris Summit
Bill Suprey
Cheryl Synnott
Nicholas Takessian
Kim Tan
Regina Targhetta
Janice Thomas
David A. Ticchi M
Walter & Jean Tierney
Eric Tischler
Herb & Suzy Tobin
Roger Ulmer
David Ulstad
Janet M. Ulwick-Sacca
Jennifer Uman
Linda Jerrine Vos
Darlene Walker
Daniel Wallace
Denise Wallace
Wamscott Tribe 39
Linda Watgen *
Joanne & Broadus Weatherall
Simone Weems
Judy Weidenborner *
Joseph & Fran Weisse
Charles & Frances West M
William R. Westphal
Elaine White
Marjie Whittemore
Bob Williams
Jeff & Gail Wilt
Katherine B. Winter
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Woods
Beth Wright *
Matthew Zabatta
Maria Zahajszky
T Trustee
HT Honorary Trustee
M Member of the
Corporation
* Literacy Champion
~ Deceased
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Cynthia Canham
Tracy Carcione
Joseph Cassizzi
Laura Castillo
Leonard Ceglarski
Charlestown Lions Club
Terry Charron
Susan Ierardi Clark
Chernah Coblentz & Kathleen
Hagen
Coco Baby
Stephen Comer
Computer Associates
Esther A. Connelly
Steven Cornet
Rebecca Costello
Anne Coveney
Joan Cox
Clay Cprek
Kent Cprek
Mildred Cprek
Paul Cranney
Ian & Stephanie Cross
Warren Cross, Jr.
Mary & Elizabeth Cullen
Carolyn & Robert Cumings
Thomas & Cheryl H. Cumings M
William Curry
John & Patricia Curtis
Jude & Elizabeth Curtis
Laurie Curtis
Elizabeth & Matthew Curtis
Matthew Curtis
Richard Curtis
Katie Dalia
Norman Dalke
Frederick A. & Kathleen M. Davis
Joyce Davis
Mary Hope Dean
Constantino DeLollis
JC del Real
Sebastian & Theresa Demanop
Lisa DePalma
Jeff Desroches
Earl J. DeVries
Kai Dickerson
Elizabeth Doane
Laura Donovan
Anita Doyle
Paul & Bernadette Dressell
Marcia Dresser
David M. Dunbar & Willow
B. Piersol
Jeanette S. Duncklee
Fred F. & Josephine R. Durham
Andrea Edwards
Asa Eriksdotter
Matt Faso & Michelle Contey-Faso
Peter Fay
Lainey Feingold
Kristen Ferreira
William Fitzgerald
Mary Flanagan
Jeanne A. Flannery
Frances B. Florencourt
David J. Ford
FRIENDS ($50-$99)
Anonymous (7)
Anonymous *
Robert B. & Cindy S. Adair
Ralph & Patricia Adams
William Adams
Kevin & Megan Ahonen
Melissa & Darren Aizanman
Jeanne Anderson
Emilie Arthur
Steven Bacher
Gary Ballard
Norm & Cynthia Banta
Paul Bardaro
Pshon Barrett
Paul & Lynette Bartlett
Cindy Davis Bechtol
Emma Beckerle
Nadine Bentele
Cindy Berry
Andrea M. Bettencourt
Harvey L. Beyer
Jacqueline Birr
James Bither
Edward Boback
Lucille Borrelli
Roger & Dorothy J. Bourdon
Ann Brash
Marie L. Brennan
Bridgewater Community
Lions Club
Deems & Barbara Brooks
Patrick Burke
Peter Butler
Anna Byrne
Judy Cammett
Nancy Carlson
Lauren Casey
Anastacia Cavas
Koushik Chakrabarty
Amin & Carol Chaoui
Curtis Chong
Aaron Collins
Cally Cooke
John L. & Bette B. Cooper
Marjorie Curran
Alexandra Curry
Carol Perry Davis
Joseph DeNicola
Donna DeOrio
Janet L. Dickelman
Peter Dodge
A. Dunham
Mark Dunham
Betty Dwyer
Toni Ann Eames
Ann Edie
Debra Edwards
Alison Englestad
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Evancic
Helen & Michael Evans
Helen & Bob Fahey
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Alexander Falk
Mary Feltault
Judith K. Feltman
Jeanne Fike
Rose Filicetti
Michael Foresteire
Leonard French
Leona Friedman
Mei Ling Fu
Christopher & Paula Ann George
Angelo Gianakis
Irma & Jeff Goldberg
Carmen Greico
Michael Grocki
Joan Groves
Mr. & Mrs. Olaf Hage
Jamison Hagerman
Jacqueline Haggerty
Satnarine & Keeran Hariprasad
Charmaine Hartnett
Antoinette Harvey
Cynthia K. Hirakawa
John Hoffert
Frederick S. & Farnell C. Holton
Kathleen Howard
Bryan J. & Debra S. Howay
Mr. & Mrs. John Huffman
Muriel Hughes
Andrea Hunter
Sheila Ann Hurst
Richard Hutcheson
Joseph Iannacone
Judith Irby
Azriela Jaffe
Janet Johnson
Larry P. Johnson
Natalie Johnson
James Jones
Erik Kamerling
Deborah Kendrick
Doris Kennedy
Kittery Lions Club
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Korn
Norma F. Krajczar *
Terri Kral *
Judith Kuehn
Andrew Kumin
Debra Kurpad
Peter & Cynthia Latham
Jean Guy Latulippe
Geraldine Lawhorn
James Leon
Stanley Lesniak
Lisa Levine
Evelyn Lew
John & Nicole Libby
Rena Lieberman
Kristine M. Lincoln
Mary Grace Lodico
Sara Longpre
Ted Maggio
Louis Maher
Stella Manning
Scott Marshall
Cathy McAdam
Stella McCormick
Stephen McGuirk
Sean McSheehy
Mary E. & Billy W. Meador
C. Michael Mellor
Alec Melnick
Tatjana Meschede
Mary K. Miyawaki
Elleni Moges
Margaret Molenda
Kathy A. Moore
Sandy Moran
Donald G. Morrow
Steven M. Moskowitz
Gloria Moyer
Justine Muir
Caryn Navy & David Holladay
Karynn & Howard Needel
Edwin S. Nelson
Patrick Neuburg
Debra Nickerson
Lauren Nisbet
Jill Noble
Carol Nyffenegger
Holly O’Donohue
Richard Ou
Dominic R. & Agnes M. Padula
Karin & Marisa Parker *
Bill & Ann Pasco
Freddie L. Peaco
Ryan Perkins
Evonne Peters
Kara Peters
Elaine Piccone
Misha Pless
Anna B. Porter *~
Randy Pyzynski
Kari & Sam Richardson
Jill Robbins & Evan Silver
Jennifer & Sam Robson
Veronica Rodriquez
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Row
Anete Rozkalne
Sandra Ruconich
Ernesto Ruiz *
Stuart Russell *
Joan Ryan
Marcia Scalzo
Patricia Schaefer
Louis Seigal
Michael & Karen Sheedy
Hisao Shiraogawa
Thomas Simon
Anne & Jack Singleton
Donna Small
Allen C. Smith
Kelli Smith
Norma E. Smith
Bob Sokol
Jane Sokol
Lisa Solomon
Michael & Jo-Ann Stadelmann
Jill Stelman
Marc Strager
Sharon R. Strzalkowski *
Betty Sunter
Joseph Sweeney
Ellen M. Telker
Allison Theall
Richard Tobin
Laurel Tomasz
Pamela S. Trieste
Lawrence Ulmer
Donald Updegrave
Patricia R. & David F. Vachon
Bill L. Van Winkle
& Nancy Harville
Deb Vargo
Amanda Vargus
William Vernon
Eliot & Louisa Vestner
Valeska Von Allworden
Honorine Wallack
Peggy Walsh
Tucker Walsh & Carina Bandle
Danielle Ward
Arnold Watkin
Heath Watkin
Robyne Watkin
Robert Watson
Raymond V. Wayne
Lynda Wheatley
Elizabeth White
Laurence Whiting
Rob Whitney
Lauren Wile
Jeri Williams
Glenda Winders
Eric Wolman
Gloria C. Wood
Bonnie Woods
Shirley Zonneyville
T Trustee
HT Honorary Trustee
M Member of the
Corporation
* Literacy Champion
~ Deceased
Volunteers
National Braille Press would like
to thank all of the individuals and
groups who have donated their
time on behalf of braille literacy
during this year - April 2012
through March 2013.
Bingham
Bingham Summer Associates
BNY Mellon
Boston Sai Center
Boston University Delta Gamma
Boston Volunteer Program
Colorado State University Alumni
Cubist
Ernst & Young
Everis
Federal Home Loan Bank Boston
Fidelity Cares
Gala Committee
Harvard University Delta Gamma
Hill Holliday
Individual Volunteers
Matching Gifts
In-Kind
Anonymous
ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa
Blackstone Productions Inc.
Daniel Berube
Don Berube
The Boston Bruins
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Red Sox
Michael & Susan Brown
Bucket Fillers, Inc.
Cambridge Culinary School
Candlewick Press
Lisa Cavallerano
Webb Chappell Photography
Chatham Bars Inn
Classic Wine Imports
ClearChannel
Fleming’s Steak House & Wine Bar
Hachette Book Group
Higs Tickets
Hill Holliday
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ipswich Bay Advisors
Drea Kalafatas
Donations Made In Honor
of – as of March 31, 2013
Ashley Bernard
By: Leona Friedman
Diane Croft
By: Anonymous
Rebecca Galeota
Joseph Weisse
Richard Willis
Tom Dugdale
By: Anonymous
Greg Fowler
By: Rose Filicetti
Dan Kessinger
By: Deborah L. Singleton
Leslie Miller
By: The Private Client Reserve
of US Bank
National Braille Press 85th
Anniversary
By: Charles B. Ohl, Sr.
& Joan B. Brouillard
National Braille Press and Staff
By: Paul & Patricia McLaughlin
Paul Parravano
By: Lainey Feingold
Joseph M. Quintanilla &
The Renegades
By: Anonymous
Anthony Spencer
William M. Raeder
By: Edward C. Mendler
Erma Sterling
By: Michael W. & Sherrill R.
O’Brien
Lisa Tack
By: Toni Tack
Linda Wright
By: Beth Wright
The Sarah Kendall House
James King
Norman Lang
Liz Page Associates
Lumber Liquidators
Pearl Lung
Macmillan Children’s Publishing
Group
Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Marriott
Modus Clothing Collection
Carol Nyffenegger
Tom O’Neill
O’Neill & Associates
Bob Penney
Roger Pelissier
Robert Penney
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pyramid Printing
Random House, Inc.
Reebok Crossfit ONE
Mitchell & Sharon Rosen
The Sports Club/LA
Star Market
State Street Corporation
Sterling Golf Management
Tom Sullivan
Van Wagner Sports Group
Vineyard Vines
Clifford & Laura Watkin & Family
Alexander White
Whole Foods Market
Richard Widmack
Donations Made In Memory
of – as of March 31, 2013
Zada Albee
By: Gennie Eachus
Jack Butler, M.D.
By: Mr. & Mrs. James A. Devine
Eleanor Duggar
By:Polly Allmon
Lyle & Gail Anderson
Virginia Anderson
John & Janice Angel
Evelyn Bailey
Bette Baldwin
Marjorie Ballew
Donald & Carol Bauer
Blind of Central Missouri, Inc.
Deems & Barbara Brooks
Matthew Curtis
Carol Perry Davis & Cindy
Davis Bechtol
Betty Dwyer
Suzanne Holdren
Kathleen Howard
Floyd Hursh
Don & Wilma Jarvis
Judith Kuehn
Jon Pittman
Pittman Family - Nora, Donna,
Becky, David & Karen, Nora
& Rhonda, Tom & Diane,
Jon & Jaime, & Robert &
Carol Burns
Gene & Jane Rooney
Terry & Maymie Simmons
Constance Weikel
Glenda Winders
Robert Elder
By: Elder Family Foundation
Charles & Mary Favazzo
Tom & Karen White
Francy
By: JoAnn Bitting
Francis, Laura, Jean, Gordon, &
William Ierardi & Hetti Sterling
By: Susan Ierardi Clark
Dominic R. & Agnes M. Padula
Laura Ierardi Pugliese
Ruth Levine
By: Betty Levine
Lucille & Anthony Messina
By: Michael & Jo-Ann
Stadelmann
Roslyn Silverman
By: Henry Silverman
Paul & Lynne Wellen
Lynne St. John
By: John St. John
Moses Williams, Jr.
By: Charles B. Ohl, Sr.
& Joan B. Brouillard
T
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* ~ Trustee
Honorary Trustee
Member of the Corporation
Literacy Champion
Deceased
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NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Ameriprise Financial
Bank of America
BNY Mellon Charitable Giving
Program
Computer Associates
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Microsoft
State Street Corporation
Verizon Foundation
John Hancock
JumpTap
Liberty Mutual
Lions District 33K
NBP Board of Trustees
NBP Members of the Corporation
MIT Alpha Phi Omega
Network of Arab Professionals
Novartis
People Making a Difference
Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Delta Chapter
Spirit of State Street
State Street Corporation
Strategic Planning Committees
Touch of Genius Adjudication
Committee
Tufts Health Plan
Book Supporters and Dedications
Adobe Systems, Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the
Underground Railroad
Priscilla Alden, Just a Snowy Day
Apple, Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS5 for Blind Users
Chris & Jill Babcock, iOS Success: Making the iPad Accessible
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, But Not the Hippopotamus
Ashley Bernard, Who’s Afraid of Braille Music
Bingham, 2013 Valentines; That’s Not My Monkey;
That’s Not My Monster
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Arthur F. Blanchard Trust/BNY Mellon, Looking Out for Sarah
Candlewick Press, Quiet Loud; Yummy Yucky
The Charisma Fund - Lucy R. Sprague Memorial, Library Lion
Danaher, Let’s Dance, Little Pookie
Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Inc., Not Norman: A Goldfish Story
Jayne Donahue, Quiet Loud; Yummy Yucky
Ernst & Young, Horns to Toes
Fund-A-Book selections, My Penguin Osbert; Make Way for Ducklings
The Grousbeck Family Foundation, One Hundred Hungry Ants
The Hirce Family, Stir It Up! Recipes & Techniques for Young Blind Cooks
John Hancock - Real Estate Finance Group, Belly Button Book
James King, Quiet Loud; Yummy Yucky
Norman Lang, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Liberty Mutual Foundation, Llama Llama Wakey-Wake
Literacy Champions, Chrysanthemum
The Little Rock Foundation, Favorite Christmas Carols
Leslie Miller, Love You Forever
Moses Kimball Fund, Just Enough to Know Better
Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc., Looking Out for Sarah
Charles B. Ohl, Sr. & Joan B. Brouillard, Dr. Seuss calendar
The Peabody Foundation Inc., Animal Kisses
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hop on Pop
Neal Rantoul Foundation, April Foolishness
Scripps Networks, A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Marcy Scott, A Writer’s Companion: A Pocket of Homophones
SFV-LLGC, LLC, The Little Red Hen
Mike Sheehan, Quiet Loud; Yummy Yucky
Tom Sullivan, Stir It Up! Recipes & Techniques for Young Blind Cooks;
Yummy Yucky; Quiet Loud
The TJX Foundation, Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise
Peter & Nancy Torpey, Touch the Stars
Tufts Health Plan, That’s Not My Monkey
Washington Council of the Blind, A Visitor for Bear
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The Braille for Life Alliance
A special thank you to the members of the Braille for Life Alliance.
The Braille for Life Alliance is a special community that is made up of
individuals who have included NBP in their estate plans. Members of
the Alliance have made provisions listing National Braille Press as a
beneficiary of bequests, charitable trusts, and gift annuities, establishing
a legacy in support of braille literacy.
Anonymous (2)
Sue Ammeter
JoAnn Becker
Tara Charest
Joan Cox
Frederick A. & Kathleen M. Davis
Kenneth A. Davis & Diane L. Croft
Rosemary Distifan ~
Eleanor Duggar ~
Greg Fowler & Julie Lovins
Albert Gayzagian ~
Carol Gillispie
Muriel Hammond ~
Charleen Johnson
David S. Kennedy & Jean Garrity
Norma F. Krajczar
Judith Catherine Krimski
Betty Levine
Francis H. Markey ~
Paul & Patricia McLaughlin
Donald G. Morrow
Robert & Caroline O’Brien
Mary Phillips ~
William M. Raeder
Margaret Roman
Lindsay Russell ~
Marcy Scott
Sir George ~ & Lady Shearing
Lyn & Tom Shields
Mary J. Smith
Thomas & Suzette Smith
Norma Stanley
Tom Sullivan
Richard H. Willis
~ Deceased
If you would like to join the
Braille for Life Alliance, or learn
more about it, please call Joseph
Quintanilla at 617-425-2415 or
email him at [email protected]
National Braille Press Staff, Fiscal Year 2013
Paul Parravano, Board Chair
David S. Kennedy, Vice Chair
Neal Rosen, Treasurer
Christopher Cavallerano, Clerk
Jorge Antunes, Binder
Kimberley Ballard, Vice President of Marketing &
Community Relations
Jessica Barr, Proofreader (outgoing)
Elizabeth Bouvier, Collator
Michael Buggs, Textreader (outgoing)
Cham Cha, Press Operator
Susan Challis, Controller
Sara Chmielewski, Manager for Education Services
Sreiphoth Chuon, Binder
Edie Coletti, Vice President of Information Services
Diane Croft, Publisher
Kathleen Cronin, Marketing & Development Manager
Marcia Cronin, Transcriber
Gabrielle Daniels, Textreader (outgoing)
Donald Dawes, Proofreader
Christopher Devin, Proofreader
Jessica Doonan, Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Thora Dumont, Transcriber
Helen Fahey, Collator
Karen Gault, Textreader
Marybeth Gilchrest, Sales Administrator
Anthony Grima, Vice President of Braille Publications
Katie Halpin, Transcriber
Ed Kochanowski, Proofreader
Danusa Lesqueves, Lead Collator
Laurie Lower, Transcriber
Brian Mac Donald, President
Bill Maling, PED Operator
John Moore, Textreader
Craig Newman, Textreader
Khith Nhem, Press Operator
Gene O’Neill, Press Operator
Julia Parmelee, Transcriber
Amber Pearcy, Proofreader
Yeng Peou, Lead Bindery
Phuong-Linh Pham, Staff Accountant
Wynter Pingel, Proofreader
Joseph Quintanilla, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving
Betsy Rempel, Director of Foundations & Corporations
Tracey Reynolds, Collator
Alison Roberts, Transcriber (outgoing)
Michael Romeo, Engineer
Colleen Rosenberg, Tactilist
Jaclyn Sheridan, Vice President of Production
Joan Souza, Collator
Jennifer Stewart, Vice President of Development
Joanne Sullivan, Customer Relations Manager
Kim-Leath Tan, Binder
Timothy Turnbull, Customer Service Representative
Nicole Tuttle, Director of Sales
Jennifer Weir, Production Coordinator
Matthew Wittershein, Collator
PAGE
Bianca Wythe, Textreader
Christopher Babcock
JoAnn Becker
Karl Belanger
Deane Blazie
Michael Brown
Tara Charest
Jayne Donahue
Gregory Fowler
Timothy Fulham
Jon Goplerud
Bill Henderson
George Maley
Doreen Martel
Paul McLaughlin
Lotfi Merabet
Shelly M. O’Neill
Nicholas S. Racheotes
William M. Raeder
Marcy A. Scott
Matthew Sullivan
Clifford Watkin
Honorary Trustees
Fred Achille
Stoddard G. Colbert
Robert Elder ~
Louis H. Goldish
Wycliffe K. Grousbeck
Thomas G. Hagan
Robert E. O’Brien
Vito A. Proscia
Tom Sullivan
Erik Weihenmayer
Members of the Corporation, Fiscal Year 2013
Sue Ammeter
Marina Bedny
Roger Belanger
Bonnie Bernard
Nalida Lacet Besson
Tracy Boland
F. Gorham Brigham, Jr.
Kim Charlson
Brian K. Charlson
Bart Coughlin
Cheryl Cumings
Thomas Cumings
George Dalrymple
Kenneth A. Davis
Gerry DeRoche
Tina Fiorentino
Virginia Fordham
Frank Gibney
David Gross
Dawn Gross
Steve Grossman
William C. Hays
Steve D. Hill
Judith Y. Jaxtimer
Judith Krimski
Neal Kuniansky
Lowell Laporte
Gerald Lauderdale
Maureen Fallon Leonard
Dina K. Leonard
Betty Levine
John Linell
Caleb Loring, Jr.
Thomas Magnanti
Edward H. Mank
Carol McCarl
Scott McGrath
Jennifer Khoury Newcomb
Leslie Nordin
Charles Boyden Ohl, Sr.
Marianna Pape
KaeAnn Rausch
Dawn Rice-Norton
Christine M. Roberge
Ned Robertson
Paul Schroeder
Richard Seltzer
Carmel Shields
Lyn Shields
Robert J. Smithdas
Andrea Steen
Glenn P. Strehle
Joseph Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
Carol W. Taylor
Peter Temple
David A. Ticchi
Lori Tsuruda
Frances West
Thomas Wlodkowski
Credits
Editor: Jennifer Stewart
Editorial Assistance: Kimberley Ballard, Kathleen Cronin,
Brian Mac Donald, Joseph Quintanilla, Betsy Rempel
Graphic Design & Illustration: Judith Krimski, Krimski Design
Printing: Grossman Marketing
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Trustees, Fiscal Year 2013
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