[Home-on-the-Range] Fwd: [NFBV-Seniors] FW: [NFB-Seniors] 2021 Virtual Senior Retreat Registration Form
Dianne Hemphill
diannehemphill at cox.net
Mon Aug 2 19:40:49 UTC 2021
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Yeager, Nancy via NFBV-Seniors" <nfbv-seniors at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [NFBV-Seniors] FW: [NFB-Seniors] 2021 Virtual Senior Retreat Registration Form
> Date: August 1, 2021 at 11:22:40 AM CDT
> To: <nfbv-seniors at nfbnet.org>, "'Jean Shivar'" <jeanshivar at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: nancyyeager542 at comcast.net
>
> At last week's Seniors Division meeting we talked about the National Seniors
> Division retreat to be held this September. Attached and below is Retreat
> Information along with the Registration Form.
>
> Nancy Yeager, President
> NFBV Seniors Division
>
> VIRTUAL RETREAT APPLICATION
> September 19-25, 2021
>
> This virtual retreat focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and
> self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or
> lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us, that learning
> about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie
> of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to
> advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training
> in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for
> solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better
> able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life
> They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will
> experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the
> life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our
> recent graduates!
>
> ELIGIBILITY
>
> Participants must be legally blind or have a serious change of vision. They
> must have a strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques taught by competent
> blind instructors. You do not have to be a senior or a member of the
> National Federation of the Blind to apply.
>
> COST
>
> The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by August 30, 2021.
> Payment can be either check or PayPal. PayPal accepts credit or debit cards.
> Checks should be made payable to
> NFB Senior Division
> c/o Duncan Larsen
> Colorado Center for the Blind
> 2233 W. Shepperd Ave.
> Littleton, Co 80120
>
> To register and pay via PayPal, please visit
> https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration <https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration>.
>
>
>
> REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>
> Name:
>
> Mailing Address:
>
>
> Preferred phone number:
>
> E-mail:
>
> How will you enter the Zoom platform?
> Land line:
> Computer:
> Smartphone:
>
> How will you be listed on the call?
> Name:
> Phone number: (identify number)
> Other
>
> Braille is not a part of this curriculum. However, we can find you an
> instructor.
>
> Are you interested in learning beginning Braille?
> Yes
> Mm No
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Brian Mackey
> via NFB-Seniors
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2021 9:43 PM
> To: nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Brian Mackey <bmackey88 at gmail.com <mailto:bmackey88 at gmail.com>>
> Subject: [NFB-Seniors] 2021 Virtual Senior Retreat Registration Form
>
> VIRTUAL RETREAT APPLICATION
>
> September 19-25, 2021
>
>
>
> This virtual retreat focuses on promoting a sense of wellbeing and
> self-confidence despite living with newly acquired vision loss, and/or
> lifelong blindness. Our collective experience has taught us, that learning
> about blindness from competent blind people, while sharing the camaraderie
> of fellow retreat members, strengthens personal growth and guides seniors to
> advocate for themselves. Participants can look forward to receiving training
> in basic skills in adaptive techniques, development of new strategies for
> solving problems, an introduction to valuable resources, all to be better
> able to determine for themselves, what steps they can take to Live The Life
> They Want. We cannot overstate the positive impact an individual will
> experience as a member of a group of seniors, working together, sharing the
> life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our
> recent graduates!
>
>
>
> ELIGIBILITY
>
>
>
> Participants must be legally blind or have a serious change of vision. They
> must have a strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques taught by competent
> blind instructors. You do not have to be a senior or a member of the
> National Federation of the Blind to apply.
>
>
>
> COST
>
>
>
> The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by August 30, 2021.
> Payment can be either check or PayPal. PayPal accepts credit or debit cards.
> Checks should be made payable to
>
> NFB Senior Division
>
> c/o Duncan Larsen
>
> Colorado Center for the Blind
>
> 2233 W. Shepperd Ave.
>
> Littleton, Co 80120
>
>
>
> To register and pay via PayPal, please visit
> https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>
>
>
> Name:
>
>
>
> Mailing Address:
>
>
>
>
>
> Preferred phone number:
>
>
>
> E-mail:
>
>
>
> How will you enter the Zoom platform?
>
> Land line:
>
> Computer:
>
> Smartphone:
>
>
>
> How will you be listed on the call?
>
> Name:
>
> Phone number: (identify number)
>
> Other
>
>
>
> Braille is not a part of this curriculum. However, we can find you an
> instructor.
>
>
>
> Are you interested in learning beginning Braille?
>
> Yes
>
> Mm No
>
>
>
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