From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: business loan programme
We still operate the program and it is going strong.  She should contact Don
Capps, NFB Board member, and President of the NFB of South Carolina.  He is
in Columbia, South Carolina.
David Andrews
On 1997-05-23 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 PD>Fellow Federationists and friends,
 PD>Early this evening Mary and i were talking witha local blind woman
 PD>who wants to start her own travel agency.  It is my understanding
 PD>that the NFB operates, or once operated a programme to provide low
 PD>interest loans to blind persons wishing to start their own
 PD>businesses.  I remember that we started it in about 1986.  In fact,
 PD>I was at the convention whare the resolution was passed to creatte
 PD>this programme.  While Iknow that our low-interest loan programme
 PD>for blind persons wanting to perchase adaptive technology is going
 PD>strong I wonder if any of you know the status of our business loan
 PD>programme; if it is still operating, who adminnisters it, and so on.
 PD>Thanks for your answers in advance. Take care and have a happy and
 PD>safe holliday weekend. Peter donahue
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
or BBS: (telnet to nfbnet.org) or call (612) 696-1975
Net-Tamer V 1.09 Beta - Registered
---
---------------