Throughout my life, I have met people I've admired: teachers, clergy, family members, some politicians, and my friend Richard, who has been blind since childhood. He is one I truly admire. Because of his cheerful attitude, I was inspired to offer my services to the Braille Institute.
The Santa Barbara Braille Institute is a beautiful facility offering classes in art, sculpture, computer, Braille reading, languages, and many others. The classes help people with vision impairment not only to function better but to appreciate a world that might otherwise be inaccessible to them. In a discussion with Barbara, the manager of volunteer services, I learned of the need for a volunteer in the Friday morning cooking class.
I told her I would be available since I love to cook.