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  • CCB Says “Farewell and Thanks!” to Walmart’s Neighborhood Market

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    Dan Burke

    a smiling woman with a cart full of groceries outside the store

    Over the past six months or so, news that Walmart was closing a number of its Neighborhood Markets in the Denver Metro area resulted in a sigh of relief for us at the Colorado Center for the Blind. Each time, the store near our student apartments at S. Lowell Blvd and W. Bowles Ave. wasn’t…

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  • Shout out to @RiceCCL Volunteers!

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    Dan Burke

    Students in sleepshades examine the mode of a brain on the table between them

    Here’s a shout out to this year’s crew from Rice University in Houston who came to work as volunteers on March 16 and 17. They spend an “Alternative Spring Break” volunteering, first at Winter Park with the NSCD adaptive ski program, and then in Littleton. No, no skiing. At the Center they helped move and…

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  • Making Connections – It Was Really Big

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    Dan Burke

    Diane McGeorge gives the Welcom address at the Career and College Seminar

    Wow! Nearly 150 were on hand Friday, March 10 for our first Making Connections that Work for You Seminar. It really worked! Thanks to all that attended! We especially want to thank our keynote speaker, Alexandra Hall, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics and Chief Economist.…

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  • A Bustling Day in the Gym

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    Dan Burke

    A group of Martial Arts Students to the left and a row of Archery Students to the right

    Okay, Tuesdays can get a little wild anyway, what with Seniors coming and filling up our large conference room all morning. You gotta believe us – we love having them! But meanwhile, down in the gym … We had both Martial arts and Archery happening all at once. The wildest imaginations might hve the martial…

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  • Bullseye with Blind Archery: #LivetheLifeYouWant @NSCD

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    Dan Burke

    Petr K., Mike B. Chaz and C.G. Aiming their Bows at the Archery Firing line with NCSD Instructors

    Zen and the Art of Archery was a popular book in the 1970s among a certain crowd in which martial arts practitioners became adept at hitting the bullseye while blindfolded. What does that mean? Who really knows, other than it was the era of the “Kung Fu” TV series. Nonetheless, our partners at NSCD arranged…

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  • Happy #PiDay from CCB … Cheesecake will do!

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    Dan Burke

    Trevor definitely knows what day it is …It’s probably just a coincidence though that he’s baking 6 cheesecakes for his graduation March 30. It’s close enough for Pi Day though!

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  • Speaking of Public Speaking: Highlights from the Recent Class

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    Dan Burke

    Experience taking the podium and speaking to a group is one of those things that many of us don’t do often, but is definitely an important part of a job-seeker’s toolbox, as well as something our students may be called on to do once they have a job. Employment Specialist Monique Melton teaches this class…

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  • Making Connections That Work for You: Career & College Fair

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    Dan Burke

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    Colorado Center for the Blind presents MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU Career and College Seminar Friday, March 10, 2017 9:00 am to 3:00 pm At the Colorado Center for the Blind 2233 West Shepperd Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80120 Lunch will be provided. To reserve your lunch, please RSVP no later than March 6th to…

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  • Announcing our first Students of the Month – January 2017!

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    Dan Burke

    Hindley in the garden last summer and Lyne smiling beside the lockers

    And the first-ever winners are Hindley (who graduated on Feb. 16) and Lyne! Hindley was chosen by CCB staff to be recognized for her leadership and her personal drive to learn as much as she could while a student here. She was Student Association for one 3-month term and not only learned to cook, but…

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  • A Walk Around the Pond: February Birding by Ear

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    Dan Burke

    a group walking on a paved path around the pond, using white canes. Photos of various birds border the central shot.

    Birding by Ear started up again today with a visit from Ali Mayes of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Though it was warm, not a great variety of birds are around in February. In the photo above, a number of shots are “montaged” into the image as follows: Clockwise from the top left, Three…

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