Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • Taking a Gamble on Myself

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    Dan Burke

    Taking a Gamble on Myself

    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…

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

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    Dan Burke

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

    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…

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  • Now, I’m going places!

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    Dan Burke

    Now, I’m going places!

    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…

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  • Delfina Leads Her Class in the Turkey Dance

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    Dan Burke

    Delfina Leads Her Class in the Turkey Dance

    It’s a tradition! Each year, our Home Management instructors take students through weeks of preparation for our annual Thanksgiving feast. This year the feast was held on November 21, and all four of the classes roasted a turkey for the big meal. But it’s also become a tradition for Delfina, our longest-tenured Home Management instructor,…

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  • Celebrating Seniors and Duncan Larsen

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    Dan Burke

    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

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    Dan Burke

    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!

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    Dan Burke

    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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    Dan Burke

    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

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    Dan Burke

    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

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    Dan Burke

    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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