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  • Support Us on Colorado Gives Day Dec. 4 #COGives18

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    Dan Burke

    Support Us on Colorado Gives Day Dec. 4 #COGives18

    A year-and-a-half ago in Kansas City, Loren was on his family’s front porch after church when he was struck in the face by a bullet. He’d been caught in the crossfire of a shooting that had nothing to do with him, but his life changed forever.  About to graduate from high school, Loren had been…

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  • Scholarship Available for blind High School Students: Attend the NFB Washington Seminar Jan. 27-30

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    Dan Burke

    Scholarship Available for blind High School Students: Attend the NFB Washington Seminar Jan. 27-30

    Are you interested in learning about advocacy and legislation? Would you like to meet Colorado’s U.S. Senators and Representatives? Wouldn’t it be fun to travel to our nation’s Capital with dynamic blind leaders? Take advantage of this great opportunity!  Apply for a scholarship offered by the Colorado Center for the blind youth program. Event:  Washington…

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  • #FAST Programs for Blind Youth: NFB of Denver’s Holiday Party for Youth Dec. 15

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    Dan Burke

    #FAST Programs for Blind Youth: NFB of Denver’s Holiday Party for Youth Dec. 15

    Ho! Ho! Ho! Don’t miss our Holiday Party on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Colorado Center for the Blind!  CCB’s FAST program is teaming up once again with the NFB of Denver Chapter for this event, which will include gift-wrapping for the kids, holiday arts and crafts, and a…

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  • A Harvest Celebration with our Master Gardeners

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    Dan Burke

    A Harvest Celebration with our Master Gardeners

    Thanksgiving is of course very much a harvest celebration. So it is appropriate that we invited our Master Gardeners to the center for a little thank-you celebration Tuesday morning. After all, our collaboration with them in our Legacy Garden each summer results in a wonderful harvest of tomatoes, peppers, herbs and squashes, to name a…

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  • How to get full, really and thankfully full on FAST Saturday!

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    Dan Burke

    How to get full, really and thankfully full on FAST Saturday!

    Saturday, November 10 was a full day – full of learning and, by about 1:30, we were all just full. Twenty-four came for our FAST (Fun Activities and Skills Training) Thanksgiving meal. A mix of blind youth, parents, teachers, staff and volunteers (and one little brother) made an early Thanksgiving meal, substituting chickens for a…

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  • We’re all in for Colorado Gives Day December 4, and you can schedule your gift now! #cogives18

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    Dan Burke

    We’re all in for Colorado Gives Day December 4, and you can schedule your gift now! #cogives18

    Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 4, and we’re in for the mega-million-dollar statewide day of giving, sponsored by First Bank and the Community First Foundation! Your gift to us on CoGivesDay2018 ensures that we can continue to offer programs to youth, seniors and working-age adults that challenge, impart skills and infuse the confidence in…

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  • Celebrating Our Volunteers

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    Dan Burke

    Celebrating Our Volunteers

    Thirteen is our lucky number when you look at the Rogue’s Gallery in this photo. These are thirteen volunteers who contribute so muchto the Colorado Center for the Blind and to our students. Yet they humbly protest that they get back more than they give. We suppose that’s their call, but we’re telling you they…

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  • From Motorcycles to the New Parking Lot to the #NFBCO18 Convention: Catching Up with All of Autumn

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    Dan Burke

    From Motorcycles to the New Parking Lot to the #NFBCO18 Convention: Catching Up with All of Autumn

    There are lots of opportunities for students at the Colorado Center for the Blind. Some are part of the formal program, others staff and students develop out of their own interests and contacts. This fall activities like motorcycle rides and rock climbing were mixed in with graduations and the National Federation of the Blind of…

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  • FAST (Fun Activities & Skills Training) Kicks Off the Year with Family Movie Night Friday #BlindYouth

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    Dan Burke

    FAST (Fun Activities & Skills Training) Kicks Off the Year with Family Movie Night Friday #BlindYouth

    Movie and Pizza for our first FAST Friday! That sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Even better is that we’ll be watching an audio-described version of the all-time favorite, “Toy Story.” It’s Martin’s favorite movie! Audio description provides information to blind and visually impaired viewers that would otherwise be inaccessible to them – short descriptions of…

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  • Thumbs Up for Scuba Divers!

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    Dan Burke

    Thumbs Up for Scuba Divers!

    A group of seven Colorado Center for the blind students took a scuba lesson on August 31, thanks to the enthusiasm, organization and experience of one of their peers, Brian Bussard and A-1 Scuba and Aquatics Center in Littleton. In fact, A-1 donated the lesson, including gear and instructor time! Bussard, who came to CCB…

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