<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">FYI.<div>Denice<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Judy Sanders via NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 4, 2024 at 9:27:38 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Judy Sanders <jsanders.nfb@comcast.net><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFB-Seniors] FW: 2024 Virtual Senior Retreat</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "NFB Senior Division list (Announce-Only)" <nfb-seniors@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Subject: [NFB-Seniors] 2024 Virtual Senior Retreat</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>2024 Virtual Senior Retreat</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>February 11th through 17th, 2024</span><br><span>Anywhere and Everywhere</span><br><span></span><br><span>This virtual retreat focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and</span><br><span>self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or</span><br><span>lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us that learning</span><br><span>about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie</span><br><span>of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to</span><br><span>advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training</span><br><span>in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for</span><br><span>solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better</span><br><span>able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life</span><br><span>They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will</span><br><span>experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the</span><br><span>life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our</span><br><span>recent graduates!</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Schedule</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Note:All times listed are in Eastern Time.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Sunday, February 11</span><br><span></span><br><span>1:00 PM to 2:30 PM</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meet & Greet</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Monday, February 12 through Friday, February 16</span><br><span></span><br><span>12:00 PM to 5:00 PM</span><br><span></span><br><span>Classes</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Saturday, February 17</span><br><span></span><br><span>1:00 PM to 2:30 PM</span><br><span></span><br><span>Wrap Up</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>ELIGIBILITY</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>* Legally Blind</span><br><span>* Strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques</span><br><span>* 50 or over</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Featured Topics</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>* Cane Travel</span><br><span>* Daily Living Skills</span><br><span>* Beginning Braille</span><br><span>* Organizational Skills & Tactile Learning</span><br><span>* Useful Aids & Devices</span><br><span>* Cooking Techniques & Food Preparation</span><br><span>* Technology Topics</span><br><span>* NFB-NEWSLINER</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>COST</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by February 3, 2024.</span><br><span>Payment can be made by check, PayPal or Zelle. PayPal accepts credit cards</span><br><span>and debit cards.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Checks should be made payable to NFB Seniors Division with 2024 Seniors</span><br><span>Retreat in the memo, and sent to:</span><br><span>NFB Senior Division</span><br><span>c/o Duncan Larsen</span><br><span>304 East Simpson Street</span><br><span>Lafayette, CO 80026-2326</span><br><span></span><br><span>To pay using PayPal, complete the online registration form and then click on</span><br><span>the PayPal button found on the form's confirmation page. You can pay via</span><br><span>PayPal by using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If you prefer to make an instant payment using Zelle, you may do so by</span><br><span>choosing to send money and adding NFB Senior Division as a recipient. When</span><br><span>asked whether you want to add a mobile number or email address to send,</span><br><span>choose mobile and use 979-583-6343 as the number for the recipient.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Registration Form</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> <https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration> The registration form</span><br><span>for the 2024 Senior Retreat can be found here.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Archived Retreats</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Please visit our <https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/archived> Archived</span><br><span>Senior Retreats page to listen to the audio archives of previous Senior</span><br><span>Retreats.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Additional Information</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Questions should be directed to <mailto:nfbseniors@gmail.com></span><br><span>nfbseniors@gmail.com or to 443-681-9345. If you have difficulty completing</span><br><span>the online form, call or email us for assistance. We will be happy to help.</span><br><span>If we are not available when you call, someone will contact you as soon as</span><br><span>possible.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFB-Seniors mailing list</span><br><span>NFB-Seniors@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>Division website: http://seniors.nfb.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Seniors:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-seniors_nfbnet.org/dbrown8827%40aol.com</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>