Dan Burke, Author at Colorado Center for the Blind

A Fountain of Challenge and Success: Founders Honored in Baltimore McGeorge Living Room! #cogives

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Dan Burke

December 5, 2019

Executive Director Julie Deden stands beside the fountain in the McGeorge Living Room at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, dedicated Dec. 5, 2019. Long Description Wearing a black skirt and white blouse with black accents, a brown-haired woman stands beside the fountain. The broad base is white, about table-height, filled…
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Grateful That Lives Change at the Colorado Center for the Blind #COGives

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Dan Burke

November 28, 2019

There’s a lot to be thankful for at the Colorado Center for the Blind. As many families like yours will do today as they gather around the table, our staff and students shared what we were thankful for at our CCB family’s Thanksgiving feast one week ago. Not surprisingly, we are all grateful for one…
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Turkeys and Ten Years of Colorado Gives Day #CoGivesDay

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Dan Burke

November 21, 2019

Colorado Gives Day 2019 is December 10, and it’s the tenth year of this highly successful program to encourage online giving to Colorado nonprofits like the Colorado Center for the Blind. And were proud that we’ve been a part of Colorado Gives Day from the very first! Sure, we’ll gratefully accept donations any day, any…
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FAST November: Kicking off the Holiday Season with CCB!

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Dan Burke

November 8, 2019

The date of our annual FAST Thanksgiving activity has been changed from earlier dates you may have seen. Who? Blind students of all ages, families and teachers Where? Colorado Center for the Blind, 2233 W. Shepperd Ave. Littleton CO, 80120 When? Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 10:00AM – 2:00PM If we are expected to eat…
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CCB Seeks Blind Colorado Youth to Go to DC in February

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Dan Burke

October 21, 2019

Early each year, more than 500 blind Americans tap their canes across Capitol Hill in the District of Columbia to keep appointments at the offices of every member of Congress. It is the Washington Seminar of the National Federation of the Blind, and it is how we make our legislative concerns and priorities known to…
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Meet Adama, a Disability-rights Champion from Sierra Leone

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Dan Burke

October 17, 2019

For the past three weeks, we’ve been delighted to have Adama Conteh as a special student at the Colorado Center for the Blind. Adama is from Sierra Leone, a country of about 6 million in West Africa. She has been in the U.S. under the sponsorship of Hope International, which has provided Adama with training…
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Learning from Blind/VI Role Models: Martin Featured in @CSDBBulldogs Video Series

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Dan Burke

October 10, 2019

The Colorado Schoool for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) recently launched a great video series focusing on role models for their blind and deaf students. Our own Martin Becerra-Miranda, Director of Youth Services, is featured in this one:
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FAST Scavenger Hunt: It’ll be a spooky good time… Or will it? Bwahahaha, come and find out for yourselves Oct. 10

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Dan Burke

September 30, 2019

2019 – 2020 FAST Program (Fun Activities & Skills Training) A Haunted Scavenger Hunt Can’t wait for Halloween to get here? Want something to do on a Friday night? Never been on a scavenger hunt? Well, come and join CCB for a Friday night of fun! We’ll have plenty of activities to test your problem…
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Peaches, Chiles and Chives – Our Post-Labor Day Harvest

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Dan Burke

September 9, 2019

Octavia picks Peaches from the CCB Garden During the latter part of August in Colorado, and into the first week or so of September, we are all going crazy about Western Slope peaches. They are big, they are juicy, and they are to die for. They are in the supermarkets, the farmers’ markets and many…
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Kicking Off the 2019-2020 FAST Program This Friday!

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Dan Burke

September 8, 2019

“FAST” stands for Fun Activities & Skills Training, which is our monthly school-year program directed at blind youth and their families. FAST activities wil occur on either the second Friday evening or second Saturday of each month. Back to School: Setting goals, seeing progress, and finding success! Who? Blind students of all ages and their…
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