Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

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  • Taking a Gamble on Myself

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    Dan Burke

    At left, Landon holds a microphone while Ciara and others smile and clap along with the music

    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

    High school student Seth slices apples with a large knife while mentor Heather offers guidance.

    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

    A smiling young woman wearing learning shades and reindeer antlers stands to the right of a lighted, colorfully decorated Christmas tree

    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 the 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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  • Challenge and Success at the Colorado Center for the Blind

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    Dan Burke

    Ernesto and Megan smiling, snow falling

    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

    Smiling woman wearing white angel wings, silver halo, and a pink cap-sleeved dress

    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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  • Director Recognized by Board for 25 years of Service

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    Dan Burke

    Julie Deden, smiling, holds up a plaque commemorating 25 years of Service at the Colorado Center for the Blind, presented by a smiling Gary Wunder from the Board of Directors.

    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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  • A big thank-you to the Daniels Fund

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    Dan Burke

    Three professionally-dressed women stand and smile beside a high table

    CCB received a generous grant from the Daniels Fund, and we were delighted to attend the reception on January 10. Left to right are Anne Rigley, Director of Older Blind Programs, Jennifer Stevens, Grant Writer, and Julie Deden Executive Director. The best is good enough for me. — Bill Daniels. Off we went on the…

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  • Thank You for Your Support in 2023!

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    Dan Burke

    Julie stands and smiles while holding her white cane near the CCB logo in the Center Lobby

    (Editor’s Note:  Executive Director Julie Deden sent The letter below to the 117 donors to the Colorado Center for the Blind on Colorado Gives Day. That number doesn’t count the twenty or so students, staff, and especially seniors who contributed cash totaling $284. Nor would it include all of our supporters who give in ways…

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  • A Long Way in a Short Time – Support Us on Colorado Gives Day!

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    Dan Burke

    Fitz stands and smiles with his White Cane near the CCB Logo

    When Fitz came to the center as a student, he really didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life, simply because he had no idea what he could do. As an Independence Training Program (ITP) student, Fitz has been finding his own identity as a blind person. With what he thought of as…

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