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ev en Qnye gies ee megan Beane oe Pn eee ie ete - y 4 4; VY a “e ° : : — " ,* ,” nt . . . : . = . ao . ; U Mr Beards /Awwtsrican Fou nda Me Ren” Mr. Harbo.. Mr. Rosen o. Mr. Tamm ol Mr. Tracy... Mr. Mobr one Me, Wa erawd HELEN KELLER a pf OVERSEAS BLIND, Ine. RST 177TH STREET, NEW YORK 11, N. Y- Verch 24, 1954 “ap. Dear Miss Hoovers We who love peace must recognize our eternal indebtedness to the gallant people of South Korea for their bitter sacrifices during the war SO recently ended. My mind turns particularly to the plight of the blind men, women and little children in that unhappy land, and my heart is heavy at the knowledge of the cruel privations they must suffer. b7C ” q You have doubtless read of Eorea's countless war casualties, its ten million refugees” eh: and the destruction of seventy-five percent of all its buildings. Yet the most oe poignant aspect of the total dieaster is the tragic fate of so many of Korea's children -- their eyes blinded by war, their only school and training center at Seoul laid in ruins, their sole braille printing machine demolished. Recognizing that there can be no nobler purposs than to confort suffering children | I have asked the American Foundation for Overseas Blind to launch,.as part of its world-wide service, a crusade to aid Korea's blind youngsters. The Foundation has already established a fine school and training center for them outside Pusan. There and at the new Taegu School for the Blind and Deaf 250 handicapped young people, inspired with firm faith and dauntless courege, are learning to break through the barriers of darkness and silence. Bravely they look forward to @ brighter future when, skilled and self-reliant, they: will return to; their ‘communities eady to pe ‘a part in the restoration of their homed . oi o hot Sy ASL WES DAR USE 30 ‘NOT REQORDED Yet Korean government records list a total of 60,000 sightless choidanns 1 Tasaroveee for their education and training map Mei ende F must be created and the ew exist-.... 3 ing facilities enlarged. The Found’ stands ready to supply the trained staff, — the specially designed classroom equipment, praille books and tools for instruction, _ toys and games for recreation. Funds must also be found to provide food and cloth- ov Bw ing for their physical necessities. ts Joo I have promised the blind children of Korea that my friends in America will anelio- rate their terrible needs. Fervently I pray that you will help me keep this pledge _ by sending & gift today to the American Foundation for Overseas Blind. If you do, /* you may be sure that it will bring swift and life-giving aid to our young friends ‘ across the seas. 4, ‘4 Hopefully and sincerely yours, BOARD OF DIRECTORS: William Ziegler, Jr, President * Richard H. Migel, Vice-President « Jansea Noyes, Jr., Vice-President ¢ Max Shoop, Vice-President Eustace Seligman, Secretary ¢ Alexander M. Laughlin, Treasurer © ®Col. E. A. Baker, M.C., O.B.E. Princess Margaret Draper Boncompagni « Dr. Joba E. Bryas. Bernard S. Carter « *Joseph F. Clunk Dr. Gabriel Farrell e Dr. George A. Fitch » Vice-Admiral C. S. Freeman e Dr. C. L Hsia « Dr. Joha P. Macnic *George F. Meyer o M.C Migel Stetson K. Ryan « Peter J. Salmon e Frank H. Sanders, Jr. ©M, Robert Barnett, Executive Director © Eric T. Boulter, Field Director ® Blind ——— wee eee oe