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She learned more about applying for grants and successfully received a grant from the Families Leading Change organization to create a "braille trail," as she initially called it. The group also received funding from the Teubert Trust Foundation of Huntington, which transformed their dream of a simple hiking trail to a fully-interactive experience. After gaining the permission of the Barboursville Park Board, members of the Leo's Club began working to make it a reality. Knowing it would cost a fortune in materials, Turman said she approached Joe Fralic of 84 Lumber, who convinced his corporate leaders to donate all the lumber necessary to build sign posts and concrete to pour around it. "84 Lumber and Joe really came through with the goods, and all they asked in return was to hang a
HWY 55 IN HUNTINGTON CREATES BRAILLE MENU FOR BLIND CUSTOMER by Raven Brown HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — Inside Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries in Huntington sits a customer. Lisa Blankenship comes to the burger joint at least once a week. “I wish I’d win the lottery, I’d come every day,” Blankenship said. That’s something she still might do, after receiving a special gift from the restaurant. “I was actually born premature and the incubator blinded me,” Blankenship said. After losing her sight completely at age 10, the staff wanted to make her feel just like any other customer.
“She was just so overjoyed to hand her a menu and say this one’s for you,” restaurant owner, Erin Downard said. “We don’t think about it sometimes that reading a menu at a restaurant can make that much of a difference.” The restaurant decided to help read again by creating a custom braille menu with help from Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. “When it happened it was kind of great, now I’m kind of spoiled and I want menus everywhere,” Blankenship said. “It made me feel very independent now that I can just read the menu for myself and order what I want.” Downard said it took less than a week to get the menu made and back in the restaurant. “If it’s something that simple that can make somebody so happy, it didn’t cost anything and it was a simple
phone call, that’s not a hard way to make somebody’s day.” Hwy 55 sticking with their “love your neighbor philosophy” to ensure that all customers are treated equal. “We don’t like bothering sighted people to do stuff for us, we like to just be really independent so I think it’s a wonderful thing,” Blankenship said. Since the story’s airing on WCHS on Wednesday, October 10th, the corporate headquarters of Hwy 55 has asked Cabell-Wayne to produce more than 400 braille menus to be placed in their restaurants nationwide. The menus will be ready by the company’s regional meeting in December.
HALLOWEEN PARTY: A Howling Good Time! A record number of party goers attended the CWAB® Halloween Party Friday, October 19th, at the CWAB® Activities Center. Costumes ranged from a soda can, to a chicken, from Cleopatra, to a cocktail waitress, and even a pirate, once again showing the creativity of our consumers. Several games were played, including a very unique one created by host DJ, Jerry Crabtree. “One of the popular songs from my radio days was Bobby Bare’s, “Marie Laveau,” Crabtree explained. “So I thought it would be crazy to let everybody do the “scream” part.,” he added. A portion of the song was played, then when the artist on the song was supposed