Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

  • Mark your calendars or schedule a gift now -Dec. 5 is Colorado Gives Day! #cogivesday

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    Dan Burke

    Mark your calendars or schedule a gift now -Dec. 5 is Colorado Gives Day! #cogivesday

    That’s right – it’s here again! Colorado Gives Day is December 5, just a month away! So, if you’re considering a holiday gift to the Colorado Center for the Blind to help us offer training and programs so that blind people can “Take Charge with Confidence”, why not on Colorado Gives Day? CGD is Colorado’s…

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  • A little about CCB at #NFBCO17 – @nfbco

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    Dan Burke

    A little about CCB at #NFBCO17 – @nfbco

    Everyone – staff and students – were in Fort Collins last weekend for the 63rd Convention of National Federation of the Blind of Colorado. For some, it was their first convention, while others were very involved in a number of activities and divisions. Above these three recent alums were at the podium at different moments.…

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  • Shared Visions #TactileArt Exhibit Opens Nov. 9: @ArapahoeCC @ArtACunningham

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    Dan Burke

    Shared Visions #TactileArt Exhibit Opens Nov. 9: @ArapahoeCC @ArtACunningham

    Editor’s Note: Here’s the announcement from ACC for this year’s “Shared Visions” tactile art exhibit. It’s the fourth year we collaborated on this event, and a highlight of the fall for our students and staff. The show will include work by CCB students and perhaps from one or two staff members as well. Worth checking…

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  • 2017 Garden Farewell

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    Dan Burke

    2017 Garden Farewell

    Master Gardeners and students joined forces one last time in mid-October to put our Legacy Garden to rest for the 2017 growing season. There were still a few things to harvest, mostly walking onions and mint, but the rest was clean-up. Still, it was a bright fall day and great to be outside and enjoy…

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  • “I rang my Freedom Bell (again)!” Serena has a new job!

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    Dan Burke

    “I rang my Freedom Bell (again)!” Serena has a new job!

    Editor’s Note: What follows is an e-mail Director Julie Deden received from Serena, a recent graduate of our Independence Training Program (ITP).Serena is the fifth ITP grad to find employment in the last month or so. It’s the best kind of news! We print the message with her permission. * * * Hi Julie, I…

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  • Snow Already!

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    Dan Burke

    Snow Already!

    If you’re on the Front Range of Colorado this post won’t surprise you, because you drove/walked/bussed in a steadily-falling snow this morning. But let’s admit it – this 3 to 5 inches of snow is a bit early this year, just think of all those trees whose leaves have yet to drop! Tonight will be…

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  • Pie-day Friday

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    Dan Burke

    Pie-day Friday

    There are always firsts at the Colorado Center for the Blind. For example, today Casey, a relatively new student, went on his first independent route to Romancing the Bean. Sure, he’d been there before, but not traveling on his own. And that’s what makes it a first. Adia has been at the center since August,…

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  • Thoroughbred Thursday: Throwdown, Throwback and the Thrill of Success!

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    Dan Burke

    Thoroughbred Thursday: Throwdown, Throwback and the Thrill of Success!

    It’s a horse race, for sure. It started this morning with the announcement that Laura was about to go on her support drop with Daniel. She made it back about 11:30, no problem. Mickey has been working on her mini-meal – for fifteenn guests – for the past couple of days. At noon she served…

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  • Summer Was Fun, and Especially Our Saturday Science Day!

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    Dan Burke

    Summer Was Fun, and Especially Our Saturday Science Day!

    Here are a few pics from our Science Saturday way back in July! Studens rotated between three stations – basic chemistry, a station dedicated to weather, and a robotics class using Lego Mindstorms. With the first serious fall weather this week – misty rain, leaves turning and starting to litter the lawns and sidewalks –…

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  • Youth Programs Receive Anonymous $10,000 Donation

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    Dan Burke

    Youth Programs Receive Anonymous $10,000 Donation

    Recently, we were elated to get notification that we had received an anonymous donation of $10,000 designated for our Youth Programs through our Colorado Gives portal. We often receive donations in this way and welcome every one of them. But such generous donations as this one are, not surprisingly, a little out of the norm.…

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