Paul Newman has named an RSB volunteer an 'Unsung Hero'.

 

The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB)'s volunteer Barbara Bolt, has been recognised as one of Paul Newman's 'unsung heroes' as part of the Newman's Own Foundation 2007 $1 million grant program.

  

The RSB is very fortunate to receive a generous grant from Paul Newman to assist in the purchase of a new fork lift for the RSB factory. The RSB factory employs over 80 people who are blind or vision impaired providing a steady income, social networking and a sense of belonging.

 

Spokesperson for the society, Alyssa Late said, "Barbara's efforts are tireless. She is a role model for people with a vision impairment - not only because of her vision impairment, but because her energy and determination have allowed her to achieve a lot on a personal level as well as in her volunteering."

 

Newman's Own Foundation spokesperson, Sue Home said the success of the Paul Newman's range of pasta sauces and salad dressing in Australia will continue to benefit local charities.

 

"The success of the Paul Newman's product ranges means we are able to return the profits back to Australian charities. The special thing about the donations made by the Newman's Own Foundation is we often find the charities that may otherwise be overlooked but are in need of just as much support as any other charity."

 

To date over 700 Aussie charities have received a total of more than $10 million (AUD) from the Newman's Own Foundation. Paul has no problem with using his celebrity status to promote his hugely successful salad dressings and pasta sauces, which is best summed up in his tongue-in-cheek branding tagline - "Shameless Exploitation in the Pursuit of the Common Good".