Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • Wind Chimes of Freedom: This week’s 3 Wood Shop Projects

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    Dan Burke

    Wind Chimes of Freedom: This week’s 3 Wood Shop Projects

    We have three graduations this week – Courtney, or C.G. as she has been known in her time at CCB, graduated on Monday, Suzie today, wednesday, and Ellen finishes on Thursday. All of them finished excellent wood shop projects last week. Ellen built a very nice bookshelf, and both C.G. and Suzie made the first…

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  • Confidence Is the Cornerstone of Independence: Suzi’s Drop

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    Dan Burke

    Confidence Is the Cornerstone of Independence: Suzi’s Drop

    “Is Suzie here this morning?” asked Daniel yesterday at morning announcements. “No!” protested Suzie This is how it goes sometimes near the end of a student’s program – things can get bunched up a bit. Suzie will graduate on May 10. On Tuesday this week, she completed her Monster Route – traveling to four places…

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  • Sleepshades, Cinnamon Pudding Cake & Seniors In Charge May 2017

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    Dan Burke

    Sleepshades, Cinnamon Pudding Cake & Seniors In Charge May 2017

    You wouldn’t have needed to be told that Dorine’s Cinnamon-Pudding Cake was an award-winner if you had been anywhere near the Center’s kitchen this afternoon. It’s our spring Seniors in Charge week, and we have five dynamic seniors determined to keep living the lives they want. This afternoon, of course, they were cooking and baking…

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  • Serena’s homemade applesauce for a snowy spring Saturday

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    Dan Burke

    Serena’s homemade applesauce for a snowy spring Saturday

    Believe it or not, the forecasts were correct, snow came in Friday night and is still falling Saturday morning of the last weekend in April. So here’s a warm thought. Serena made applesauce from scratch on Thursday in Home Management – peeling, coring, chopping, cooking and putting the mixture through the food processor. She’s got…

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  • Just can’t stop makin’ those drops – Congrats C.G.!

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    Dan Burke

    Just can’t stop makin’ those drops – Congrats C.G.!

    We have a lot of students nearing the completion of their training programs at the Center, and that always means a steady stream of drops and support drops each week. On Wednesday, C.G. did her final and independent drop, getting back to the Center in no time, even though she naturally had no idea where…

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  • Seniors Attend Audio-described Production of “Mama Mia”

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    Dan Burke

    Seniors Attend Audio-described Production of “Mama Mia”

    Here’s a pic of some of our seniors at Chili’s last Saturday, after attending the audio-described performance of “Mama Mia” at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The Seniors used it as a fund-raiser, raising over $200. They keep a small donation fund going to help out with the expenses of various Senior activities…

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  • Graham’s Tech Project

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    Dan Burke

    Graham’s Tech Project

    It just so happens that Graham graduated today, but we’re posting a sample of his Tech Class project. He of course worked with screen readers and other tools in his Tech Class, but as a songwriter and musician with a fair bit of recording experience, he wanted to try his hand at recording and mixing…

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  • Getting the Garden Ready for 2017

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    Dan Burke

    Getting the Garden Ready for 2017

    Yes, it’s time to start getting the garden ready for the 2017 growing season! Tuesday morning some of our Colorado Master Gardeners from the Arapahoe County’Extension Office came by to start getting our Legacy Garden area ready for planting next month, clearing out and cutting down all manner of last year’s growth. Zach, our student…

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  • Congratulate Courtney, she completed her drop this morning!

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    Dan Burke

    Congratulate Courtney, she completed her drop this morning!

    She had great weather, and more than a little New Jersey attitude when Steve told us at announcements she was going on her drop this morning. She still had that attitude when she got back after only an hour. “I think I spent more time waiting for the light rail than anything …,” she commented.…

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  • Braille in the Great Outdoors

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    Dan Burke

    Braille in the Great Outdoors

    The weather’s been great, so Jen took her Braille classes outside one day last week. They took turns reading aloud from a Braille book. Can’t think of a more relaxing way to learn the critical skills of literacy for the blind!

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