Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

Year: 2021

  • Seniors Are in Charge and In-person This Week at CCB!

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    Dan Burke

    a blind instructor talks with his student, a senior woman as they walk with white canes along a residential street

    Dishon and Olive on the return leg of a travel lesson near the center. Seniors in Charge this year was blessed with lovely fall days. For the first time in two years, our week-long Seniors in Charge is live and in-person at the Colorado Center for the Blind! These four dynamic and intrepid older blind…

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  • 3, 2, 1! BLAST OFF for a Combined Learning Box and FAST Rocket Day!

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    Dan Burke

    a high school student pumps air into a soda bottle rocket while the instructor kneels to steady the rocket for launch

    Join us in-person for a combined Learning Box and FAST rocket-building activity! When: October 16th, 20211:00 to 3:00 p.m. Where: Colorado Center for the Blind2233 W. Shepperd Ave. Littleton, CO 80120 Register by:   October 12, 2021 The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Colorado Center for the Blind, and the American Action…

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  • Happy 89th Birthday to Our Founder, Diane McGeorge!

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    Dan Burke

    a small well-dressed woman in her 70s stands at a podium, microphone near her face

    Diane mcGeorge stands at a podium, circa 2006. Not only did she found the Colorado Center for the Blind in 1988 and direct it for the next ten years, but she also served in numerous leadership roles in the National Federation of the Blind for nearly four decades. We send out a loving and hearty…

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  • Announcing Homework Club!

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    Dan Burke

    Anahit and Nate Making a Sandwitch

    After School Program Editor’s Note: This announcement went out via email this week, but constitutes months of dreaming, planning and recruitment and coordination. Suddenly, our familiarity with virtual platforms creates an opportunity to reach out to blind kids in new and innovative ways! Dear Parents/Guardians: Thank you for being strong and supportive partners in your…

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  • CCB marine Mom Shares Good news

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    Dan Burke

    A smiling woman wearing a U.S. Marine lanyard

    Amanda Juetten, a CCB student from Tennessee is a Marine Mom. Her son Lorenzo returned safely from deployment at the kabul Airport. During morning announcements on Tuesday, August 31, student Amanda Juetten called for recognition and announced that she had someone on the phone. “I’m safe and sound,” we heard a voice say from her…

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  • Register for the 6 Dot Dash on Sept. 18 to Support Literacy for the blind!

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    Dan Burke

    National Federation of the Blind of Colorado 6 Dot Dash 5K Logo

    The national federation of the blind of Colorado 6 dot dash 5k is back, in-person and virtual, on Saturday, September 18! Startting and finishing at the colorado Center for the blind, 2233 w. Shepperd ave. in Littleton, events will include a health expo, beer tasting and for the kids, a water slide! Finishers receive a…

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  • It may be the flowering of a great new partnership!

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    Dan Burke

    three professional women smile while standing in front of a flowering crab apple tree

    We were excited to welcome Circuit Media leadership for a recent visit at the center. Rebecca, Lisa, Karen and Ellie sat down with Executive Director Julie Deden and members of the management team to discuss a possible partnership, including Circuit Media staff serving as volunteers and possible internships for students. (Rebecca, Karen and Ellie are…

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  • Big Thanks for Big Success of May 14 Vaccine Clinic

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    Dan Burke

    Two women in the 15 minute waiting tent on vaccination day

    Last Friday’s vaccination clinic here at the center was a huge success, and we want to give a huge shout-out to our partners, Vive Family Wellness, St. Benedict’s Health and Healing Ministry, and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition for helping us make it possible for 29 people to get their first Moderna shot on May 14.…

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  • Youth Summer Programs Hit A Triple

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    Dan Burke

    Cover of Mort The Mouse

    Youth Services Director Martin Becerra-Miranda has a lot to share right now – three exciting offerings from the Colorado Center for the Blind for blind youth and their families. We like to think of it as a dazzling summer triple! First Base FAST Saturday, May 22 Mort the Mouse Goes on an Adventure is an…

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  • Center Hosts Walk-in Vaccine Clinic Friday, May 14

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    Dan Burke

    COVID-19 Vaccine Viles

    Announcing … Colorado Center for the Blind Walk-in Vaccine Clinic When: This Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where: Colorado Center for the Blind (in the parking lot)2233 West Shepperd AveLittleton, CO 80120 We are excited to host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with our partners for those 18 and older this…

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