[Cabs] Fwd: [nabs-l] Leader Dog Offers Free Summer Camp for Blind Teens

[annajee82 at gmail.com]

> From: Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: January 29, 2016 at 7:33:48 PM MST
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, <mdabs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Chris Nusbaum <cnusbaumnfb at gmail.com>, Rachelle Kniffen <RKniffen at LeaderDog.Org>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Leader Dog Offers Free Summer Camp for Blind Teens
> Reply-To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Fellow NABSters:
> 
> 
> 
> I have been asked to circulate the below announcement regarding a free
> summer program for blind teens offered by Leader Dogs for the Blind in
> Rochester, MI. Please see the information below and contact Leader Dogs
> directly with any questions.
> 
> 
> 
> Leader Dogs for the Blind is Accepting Applications for their 2016 Summer
> Experience Camp
> 
> Are you a teenager who could use a week of fun, outdoor activity and
> friendship this summer? Does kayaking, rock wall climbing and tandem biking
> sound good to you? Would you enjoy the challenge of developing new travel
> skills and stretching your independence? If so, the Leader Dogs for the
> Blind Summer Experience Camp was designed with you in mind.
> 
> 
> 
> The program combines outdoor activities with things exclusively Leader
> Dog-GPS training and the opportunity to spend time with Leader Dogs in
> training and guide dog mobility instructors. The combination will help you
> increase the skills you need to live independently!
> 
> 
> 
> Summer Experience Camp is for boys and girls ages 16 and 17 who are legally
> blind. The program is completely free including airfare to Michigan-and
> everyone receives a free HumanWare Trekker Breeze+ GPS device to keep.
> Summer Experience Camp is scheduled for June 25-July 2, 2016. Applications
> are due by April 1, 2016.
> 
> 
> 
> For more information and to download an application, go to
> www.leaderdog.org/clients/programs/summer-experience-camp or call the Leader
> Dogs for the Blind client services department at 888-777-5332.
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Nusbaum, President
> 
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
> 
> Vice President, Greater Carroll County Chapter, National Federation of the
> Blind of Maryland
> 
> Board Member, National Association of Blind Students
> 
> Phone: (443) 547-2409
> 
> Email: dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> 
> Twitter: @Chrisn98 and @nabslink
> 
> 
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
> 
> 
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