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  • Breaking Blind’s Virtual Tour of the Center

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    Dan Burke

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    We’re off for the holiday break, so it seems like a good time to share Breaking Bad’s virtual tour of the Center from YouTube. It’s not really as quiet at the Center right now as the day the video was shot — a remodeling project started on Monday, December 22. It’s also a lot colder!

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  • Reblog: Have a cane in Your hand instead of a pole on your face

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    Dan Burke

    Chris Able

    A Summer 2014 Student Reflects (Editor’s Note: What follows is excerpted from an August 6, 2014 blog post of The Blind Coloradan, the official blog of the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado. An Arizona high school student, Christian Able was a student this summer and worked 40 hours for the NFBCO staff. Here’s…

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  • Breaking Blind on Indoor Skydiving & #CoGivesDay

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    Dan Burke

    The Center’s own “Breaking Bad” YouTube star, Maureen, talks about the Center and Colorado Gives Day in her latest video … you wish you were there!

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  • Support the CCB on Colorado Gives Day December 9

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    Dan Burke

    … or just do it now and schedule it for Tuesday! December 9 is just two days away, and it’s Colorado Gives Day!  Once a year Coloradoans support their favorite nonprofits with an annual gift … or a recurring gift. We are thankful to you for all your previous support, and as the holidays approach…

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  • Fall FAST Saturday Update

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    Dan Burke

    Our FAST Saturdays program for youth will meet the second Saturday of each month and involve a variety of activities. FAST stands for FUN ACTIVITIES and SKILLS TRAINING We at the Center are excited about new or strengthened collaborations with Rocky Mountain Goal Ball, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR in Boulder is sometimes…

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  • A Little More About Cafe Americana

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    Dan Burke

    (Mosaic, our 2014 fund-raising event, will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 5 here at the Center. We’re especially excited out our main musical guests, Café Americana, and we want you to be excited too! Here’s a bit more about them, and don’t forget to buy your tickets using the link…

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  • Art Instructor Cunningham Demos Stone Carving at Denver Art Museum

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    Dan Burke

    Colorado artist Ann Cunningham has been teaching art to blind students at the Center since … well, it feels like she’s always been with us! That’s why we’re excited to spread the word. For the next two weekends, Ann will be demonstrating stone carving at the Denver Art Museum as part of their weekend artist…

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  • Announcing Mosaic

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    Dan Burke

    An Evening of Art, Cuisine and Entertainment Purchase Tickets for Mosaic Tickets are just $30, $10 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit the programs at the Colorado Center for the Blind. From youth to seniors, we teach our students that blindness is just a characteristic. It’s all about confidence! Join us at the Center: Friday,…

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  • Students & Staff close CCB Summer ’14 with ‘You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful’

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    Dan Burke

    Watch the video of the July 30 Talent Show finale: Summer Youth Programs ended July 30 with a student talent show featuring solo singing and duets, Native American flute, songs in Spanish, Mandarin and Thai, as well as lively and funny Emceeing. The finale of the show – and the summer – was was ‘You…

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  • Shark Dissection Attracts Crowd, 9News

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    Dan Burke

    This year’s shark dissection, sponsored by Arapahoe Community College and directed by its Terry Harrison, attracted more than 30 local blind middle school and high school students to the Center on November 22. Oh yeah, the kids brought teachers and parents, too. It’s all part of our ongoing commitment to make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…

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