Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

Month: December 2024

  • Taking a Gamble on Myself

    by

    Dan Burke

    At left, Landon holds a microphone while Ciara and others smile and clap along with the music

    Landon surprised the room when he sang a rendition of Shaboozey’s “Let It Burn” at Ciara’s graduation ceremony last week. Landon began his training at the Colorado Center for the Blind a month after he graduated from high school. He’s from a small town in South Carolina. It’s the kind of town where everybody knows…

    READ MORE

  • I learned so many things in the kitchen today!” Support Blind Youth on Colorado Gives Day!

    by

    Dan Burke

    High school student Seth slices apples with a large knife while mentor Heather offers guidance.

    It was all about pies. That’s how we promoted our November 16 FAST (Fun Activities and Skills Training) event. We called it “Conquering the Kitchen,” and parents, youth, and teachers came from the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. Blind youth worked in the large kitchen with volunteer teachers from our Independence Training Program (ITP), while…

    READ MORE

  • Now, I’m going places!

    by

    Dan Burke

    A smiling young woman wearing learning shades and reindeer antlers stands to the right of a lighted, colorfully decorated Christmas tree

    Ciara made it back from her Drop in time for holiday decorating on Monday afternoon. (I feel so empowered,” she said when shot returned. Ciara graduates from the Colorado Center for the Blind on Thursday. Yesterday, she completed her “Drop.” The Drop is the final travel challenge for our students when we “drop” them in…

    READ MORE

Monthly Archive

Categories

Tags