Colorado Center for the Blind

It’s #ColoradoGivesDay! Please make a donation to CCB!

by
Dan Burke

December 4, 2018

These are the faces of just a few who have benefitted from previous Colorado Gives Day donations. They range from ages 5 and up and their circumstances are all a bit different, but all have gained the skills and the confidence to “Take Charge with Self-reliance!” This year our Confidence Camp for Kids (CC4K) had…
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Our Elf Encourages you to Make a Recurring #COGivesday18 Donation!

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Dan Burke

December 2, 2018

Our elf encourages you to give a gift that lasts all year for Colorado Gives Day – set up a recurring monthly donation. It’s less pain for you and more gain for our students in their pursuit of independence and self-reliance! And by setting up a recurring donation on Dec. 4, the whole year’s total…
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Thankful for the Colorado Center for the Blind!

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Dan Burke

November 30, 2018

This year, Susan says she’s thankful for her husband as always, but also for the Colorado Center for the Blind. She’s been attending Senior support groups at the Center twice a week for only a month. “My rock” is how she describes her husband and his support for her. “When I get home, he’s going…
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Our students really dig in! #COGives18

by
Dan Burke

November 29, 2018

Amber using a shovel in the garden for the 1st time with Annette and Barb Our students really dig in at the Colorado Center for the Blind. We don’t simply teach rote skills, but nurture the confidence and curiosity in our students to continue to problem-solve and learn new skills. That’s how they learn to…
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Fifth Shared Visions Tactile Art Exhibit May Be Best Yet! #TactileAccess @ArapahoeCC (@artdesignatacc

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Dan Burke

November 27, 2018

It may be the best yet! This year’s “Shared Visions” tactile art exhibit at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arrapahoe Community College (ACC) featured even more tactile painting pieces, a series of “boxes” from another class that were in every instance surprising, as well as an installation of an idyllic natural setting,complete with…
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Support Us on Colorado Gives Day Dec. 4 #COGives18

by
Dan Burke

November 26, 2018

A year-and-a-half ago in Kansas City, Loren was on his family’s front porch after church when he was struck in the face by a bullet. He’d been caught in the crossfire of a shooting that had nothing to do with him, but his life changed forever. About to graduate from high school, Loren had been…
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Scholarship Available for blind High School Students: Attend the NFB Washington Seminar Jan. 27-30

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Dan Burke

November 21, 2018

Are you interested in learning about advocacy and legislation? Would you like to meet Colorado’s U.S. Senators and Representatives? Wouldn’t it be fun to travel to our nation’s Capital with dynamic blind leaders? Take advantage of this great opportunity! Apply for a scholarship offered by the Colorado Center for the blind youth program. Event: Washington…
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A Harvest Celebration with our Master Gardeners

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Dan Burke

November 14, 2018

Thanksgiving is of course very much a harvest celebration. So it is appropriate that we invited our Master Gardeners to the center for a little thank-you celebration Tuesday morning. After all, our collaboration with them in our Legacy Garden each summer results in a wonderful harvest of tomatoes, peppers, herbs and squashes, to name a…
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How to get full, really and thankfully full on FAST Saturday!

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Dan Burke

November 13, 2018

Saturday, November 10 was a full day – full of learning and, by about 1:30, we were all just full. Twenty-four came for our FAST (Fun Activities and Skills Training) Thanksgiving meal. A mix of blind youth, parents, teachers, staff and volunteers (and one little brother) made an early Thanksgiving meal, substituting chickens for a…
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We’re all in for Colorado Gives Day December 4, and you can schedule your gift now! #cogives18

by
Dan Burke

November 8, 2018

Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 4, and we’re in for the mega-million-dollar statewide day of giving, sponsored by First Bank and the Community First Foundation! Your gift to us on CoGivesDay2018 ensures that we can continue to offer programs to youth, seniors and working-age adults that challenge, impart skills and infuse the confidence in…
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