Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • Blind people need to know about colors too, & Other First-day-of-summer Lessons

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    Dan Burke

    Blind people need to know about colors too, & Other First-day-of-summer Lessons

    That was one of the first lessons of the first day of summer for Confidence Camp kids this morning. “If someone asks you what your backpack looks like, what are you going to tell them?” the lesson continued. Yes, Monday began with learning for the 10 5 to 12-year-olds. It went on from there, including…

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  • Join us with @NFBCO & @ComcastColo for the First #6DotDashCO on June 24!

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    Dan Burke

    Join us with @NFBCO & @ComcastColo for the First #6DotDashCO on June 24!

    Dear Friends – We want to bring your attention to an exciting event taking place here at the Colorado Center for the Blind on Sunday, June 24. At least, it will start and finish at the Center, because it is the national Federation of the Blind of Colorado’s first 6 Dot Dash 5K, and we…

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  • The First Week of Summer Means Lots of Firsts

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    Dan Burke

    The First Week of Summer Means Lots of Firsts

    No matter what the calendar says, it’s the first week of summer. The temps are in the 90s, the garden is being planted and summer staff are shadowing their ITP staff counterparts. Friday 25 teenagers (summer students) begin arriving and on Monday the elementary Confidence Camp kids start too. So here’s another first or two.…

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  • Help Us Celebrate Thirty Years of the Colorado Center for the Blind at #NFB18 in Orlando!

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    Dan Burke

    Help Us Celebrate Thirty Years of the Colorado Center for the Blind at #NFB18 in Orlando!

    Did you attend the Colorado Center for the Blind, as an adult or in a summer youth program, or were a staff member at one time? We invite former students and staff, as well as prospective students to join us in celebration of 30 years of providing the training and tools that blind people need…

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  • Another Sign of Spring: Master Gardeners & the Legacy Garden #ShareLittleton

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    Dan Burke

    Another Sign of Spring: Master Gardeners & the Legacy Garden #ShareLittleton

    It’s yet another sign of spring when the Arapahoe County Master Gardeners first arrive to work with our students in the Legacy Garden. Of course, everything starts with getting the soil ready for planting and, after our spring rains, that means pulling out the eager weeds already leaping up. Tyler, Annette, Abdi, Tucker and Brad…

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  • Shout out to @DirtCoffee #ShareLittleton

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    Dan Burke

    Shout out to @DirtCoffee #ShareLittleton

    Here are a couple of pics taken this morning at the Dirt Coffee Bar in downtown Littleton. Dirt is a nonprofit operation dedicated to employment for people with Autism and we knew we had a lot of values in common when they called us to ask about Braille menus and board games for the shop…

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  • Celebrate Spring with FAST Friday Fun & Games May 11!

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    Dan Burke

    Celebrate Spring with FAST Friday Fun & Games May 11!

    The entire family is welcome to come and enjoy FAST Friday Fun and Games on May 11 at 5:30 with staff and students at the Colorado Center for the Blind. This will be an active FAST Friday. We will be getting out and enjoying the beautiful spring weather, playing some kickball, string ball, learning to…

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  • Technology Giveaway in Memory of Former Summer Student, Staffer Megan Bening

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    Dan Burke

    Technology Giveaway in Memory of Former Summer Student, Staffer Megan Bening

    We want to tell people about the Megan Bening Memorial Fund Technology Giveaway by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) because it will put over $10,000 of technology into the hands of blind and low vision students. But we also want to tell you about it because Megan Bening was one of…

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  • Come join us for our Elementary Summer Program: 2018 CONFIDENCE CAMP FOR KIDS!

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    Dan Burke

    Come join us for our Elementary Summer Program: 2018 CONFIDENCE CAMP FOR KIDS!

    2-week program dates: June 11 – 15 & 18 – 22, 2018; (Monday – Friday) day camp Times: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm For ages 5-11 Contact: Brent Batron, Director of Youth Programs, 303-778-1130 ext 222, bbatron@cocenter.org. Download the Confidence Camp Application as a PDF file Download the Confidence Camp Application as a Word Document…

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  • Hard Work & Passion for What You Do Are Key to Making Connections

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    Dan Burke

    Hard Work & Passion for What You Do Are Key to Making Connections

    More than 130 were in attendance on April 17 for our second annual “Making Connections That Work for You: A Career and College Seminar”. From the beginning in the morning with two phenomenal keynote speakers untl the last breakout ended at 3 p.m., it was a day to learn about the world of work and…

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