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NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAN.COM
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Audio Reader prepares for fundraiser
The organization is now accepting donated CDs, DVDs and stereos
BY SHANNA LARSON slarson@kansan.com
Before Aaron Young, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., can pack up his apartment to move, his mother insists that he go through his belongings.
"Anything that I haven't worn or used in awhile we usually just donate to Goodwill." Young said.
Students accumulate all kinds of CDs, DVDs, stereos and CD players during their college stay. Now, most CDs are imported on a computer and forgotten about. Students can put these old items to use by donating them to this year's Audio Reader fundraiser. Audio Reader, a nonprofit organization that provides access to printed material to people who are blind or cannot read, sells the donated items to help fund their programming. This year's fundraiser will be held Aug. 17 and 18.
"I think it's cool that my old CDs can be sold for a good cause," Young said.
The fundraiser, "For Your Ears Only," is in its eighth year and Audio Reader development director Brenda Berg Dyck said it is a great opportunity for students.
"Students moving in and out at the end of the summer have things they can donate, and they will be given a tax deduction receipt," Berg Dvck said.
Items can be donated to go towards the fundraiser throughout the year, but collection for this year's "For Your Ears Only" ends the third week of August. The fundraiser allows Audio Reader to provide its reading service free to people who qualify.
Kelly Gibson, a student announcer for Audio Reader, said the announcers read all kinds of material for a variety of media. Audio Reader listeners are given a password to access the station's radio frequency, online streaming and telephone programs.
"We have regular shows," she said. "We also have special requests for books, magazines and newspapers."
Students can donate items,but they can also buy CDs,DVDs and other audio related items.
"People can buy all kinds of things for a great price, and everything has been checked and cleaned before the fundraiser," Berg Dyck said.
Audio Reader is located on campus and students can take items to 1120 W. 11th Street.
"It's a pretty popular volunteer service, so usually there is a pretty long waiting list to be a reader, but students who want to help can donate." Gibson said.
DONATIONS
What Audio Reader Accepts:
Records - LPs, 45s, 78s
CDs
DVDs
Turntables
Speakers
Amps
Receivers
Stereos
CD Players
iPods / MP3 Players
Books on CD
Musical Instruments
Audio Equipment
Reel-to-Reel
Take donations to 1120 W. 11th St., down the road from the former KJHK Shack
Audio Reader Does Not Accept:
Televisions
Telephones
typewriters
Printers or Scanners
Office Equipment
Computer Games
Computer Monitors or CPUs
Computer Parts/Accessories
Cassette Tapes or Players
VCRs or VHS Tapes
Cassette Decks or Players
Broken Equipment
Large Furniture Consoles
Non-audio related items
Electric organs
Brenda Berg Dyck, development director at Audio Reader
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