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Michigan Unit
Location:
5600 Rochester Road
Troy, MI 48085
Phone: 248-879-0101
Fax: 248-879-9927
The unit is located one half mile north of Long Lake Road (18
Mile), on the east side of the street.
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Michigan Unit was formed
in 1958 and originally was located at Wayne State University.
In 1991, the studio moved to a larger location in Troy to accommodate
readers from both Wayne State and Oakland Universities. The unit
has nine recording booths and 165 volunteers.
Special Events at the Michigan Unit
7th Annual RFB&D Golf Outing
Monday, May 19, 2008, Great Oaks Country Club, Rochester, Michigan
- 11:30 a.m., Registration and Lunch
- 1:00 p.m., 18 Hole Scramble
- Complimentary drinks on course.
- 5:30 p.m., Cocktail Reception (Drink Tickets Available)
- Steak Dinner
- Awards Ceremony
- Live and Silent Auction
- Additional information about the event is available as a PDF
version or a Word version.
Volunteer Information:
Volunteers are needed for the
following jobs: readers, directors, production quality checkers,
outreach and administrative support.
Readers are needed in the following
areas: general reading (non-technical material), mathematics,
sciences, medicine, engineering and computer science.
To be scheduled for a Learning
Through Listening Hour orientation tour, please call 248-879-0101.
Also, download our PDF
version or Word
version of our Learning Through Listening Hour schedule.
Educational Outreach:
The Michigan Unit serves over 200 local schools with visits/training
sessions. The unit's outreach volunteer offers students and their
parents training sessions at the studio by appointment.
Make A Difference by Making A Donation
To use our secure online server
to donate to the Michigan Unit, RFB&D headquarters, or a combination
of both, see our Donate
Now page.
If you prefer to make a donation
by mail, send your gift directly to:
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Michigan Unit
5600 Rochester Road
Tro, MI 48085
Contact Information:
Carla Reeb, Executive Director
e-mail: creeb@rfbd.org
Don Haffner, Studio Director
e-mail: dhaffner@rfbd.org
Janet Shore, Associate Studio Director
e-mail: jshore@rfbd.org
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