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Congressman Melvin Watt Pays IOB A Visit!
On August 6th, 2008, North Carolina 12th District Congressman Melvin Watt visited Industries of the Blind, Inc. during his 12th annual "Trading Places" tour to meet our employees and see firsthand the quality products we produce. Betsy Thorne, IOB Executive Director, lead the facility tour pointing out key features and persons in each deaprtment. In our Hydration Carrier area, Congressman Watt met Linwood Lynch, a 22 year employee, who instructed him on the operations of two automatic sewing machines, one to sew use and care labels and the other to sew the handle onto the hydration carrier. Both machines have been setup for blind employees to operate. The Congressman then took the time to perform both operations on several carriers. In our Pen Department, the Congressman joined our hand pen assemblers and made several pens, keeping the ones he produced. Industries of the Blind genuinely appreciates Congressman Watt's taking the time to visit our facility, listening to our ideas and concerns, and learning that people who are blind can be productive and vibrant contributors to our community. We hope to see him again soon. |
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