April 2017
Our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
is this Saturday!
Thanks to all of our incredible volunteers! We look forward to seeing everyone on
April 8th at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
at the Village at Proprietors Green in Marshfield!
Massachusetts Reading Network News

Now Available!
Have you read the latest Monthly Impact Report from the  Massachusetts Reading Network?

In association with TIC, here is the most recent edition!
TIC Shares Info About Consumer Issues
and Potential Scams
One of TIC's new initiatives is to keep our listeners informed about
consumer issues and potential scams.
We recently had Mali Lim, the Local Consumer Program Mediator for
the  New Bedford Local Consumer Program , and Linda Tilley
from the Consumer Aid Program at South Shore Community Action Council  
on Mission Possible.

They discussed the different programs and resources available through their LCPs

If you missed it, click here to hear the very informative Mission Possible episode
from March 27th.
Bay State Council of the Blind 2017
Spring Conference and Convention

TIC partnered with ACB Radio (American Council of the Blind) to bring you the Bay State Council of the Blind's Spring Conference. If you missed our broadcast, you can find the ENTIRE conference up on our website.
TIC Offers Audio File of Program Schedule
Exciting news! Our current program schedule is now available as an audio file on our website. Visit our "Program Schedules" page and select the "Audio File of Current TIC Programming 2017" link to hear what's playing 24/7.
Boston Marathon & Team With A Vision
Shown:  In training for the Boston Marathon, Anna guided Brian Switzer,
Team With A Vision Deaf Blind ultra runner, in the 2017 New Bedford 
Half Marathon held on March 19th.

TIC's executive team, Jim and Anna are running 
Boston Marathon 2017 as a part of Team With A Vision to raise awareness

~ Race Update ~
Jim, along with Chase Fleming, a Northern California Tech Rep based in San Francisco, will be Team With A Vision sighted guides for Jennifer Herring, a legally blind computer engineer from Hamilton, New Jersey. Jen, who has completed 13 Boston Marathons and 28 marathons total, has been running with
Team With A Vision for the past several years.

~ Fundraising Update ~
As an ambassador runner for Team With A Vision, Anna has met her
fundraising goal and raised
 $7,500 for MABVI!

Thank you all for your support! 
TIC Talks Team With A Vision on
WATD's Monday Night Talk!
Jim and Anna were featured on  Monday Night Talk on 95.9FM WATD!
They were joined by their Team With A Vision teammate,
Jen Herring, in a discussion about training for the Boston Marathon and
raising awareness for TIC and the

Click the link to listen. Tune in just before the 46 min mark.
News from Our Affiliates

Listen to our affiliate stations:

The  Talking Information Center (Marshfield)

Audio Journal (Worcester)
How to Access Our Programs
  • Live audio stream on our website www.ticnetwork.org

  • AudioNow by calling 712-832-7025 from a home or cell phone

  • Specially tuned radio receiver

  • Smartphone app - download the free TIC app by typing "Talking Information Center" in Apple or in the Google Play store for Android devices
TIC  |  Phone  781-834-4400   |  Fax 781-834-7716