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Celebrating Seniors and Duncan Larsen
Make a Colorado Gives donation that celebrates Duncan Larsen and our blind seniors! Duncan Larsen’s commitment to instilling confidence in all blind people goes back to her earliest professional years in Nebraska. She was one of our founders in 1988 after moving to Colorado. In fact, Duncan was the cane travel instructor on that storied…
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Challenge and Success at the Colorado Center for the Blind
The snow is just about melted in the Denver area, but here’s a photo from last Thursday, just as the big storm was moving in. Travel Instructor Ernesto Lucca with his student Megan are coming back to the Center after a class on the snowy sidewalks of the city. Megan is definitely doing things she…
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Colorado Gives Treat, No Trick on November 1!
Dafina came as a fashionable angel on Halloween. Everyone wearing a costume was asked to describe theirs at morning announcements. Not shown are Daffina’s gold ballet slippers. Greetings! It’s no trick. Colorado Gives Day is December 10, with all donations for Colorado Gives Day eligible for a share of the $1 Million Incentive Fund from…
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Singing to Diane for her 92nd Birthday at Tuesday’s Senior Meeting
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CCB is ready for #NFB24! June 28 2024 Social Media Message
We’re on our way to Orlando for the 2024 National Federation of the Blind Convention, July 3-8, and we can’t wait! So, at Friday morning’s 8:00 AM announcements, we decided to send this message out to everyone. See you in Orlando at #NFB24!
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Director Recognized by Board for 25 years of Service
On May 16, CCB staff and members of the Board of Directors kicked off this year’s Board Retreat with dinner at the Center. At the dinner, Board Chair Gary Wunder presented a plaque to Executive Director Julie Deden on behalf of the Board recognizing Julie’s 25 years in that role.
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Summer Programs at the Colorado Center for the Blind
This summer the Colorado Center for the blind will again offer its No Limits to Learning program for blind teens. In addition to the 4-week program we offered in 2023, we will also offer a 7-week program that will include attending the National Federation of the Blind convention in Orlando. We believe blind people can…
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A big thank-you to the Daniels Fund
CCB received a generous grant from the Daniels Fund, and we were delighted to attend the reception on January 10. Left to right are Anne Rigley, Director of Older Blind Programs, Jennifer Stevens, Grant Writer, and Julie Deden Executive Director. The best is good enough for me. — Bill Daniels. Off we went on the…