[il-talk] FW: Fwd: BSA March Newsletter

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From: "Robert A. Hansen" <roberthansen1970 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Fwd: BSA March Newsletter

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Subject: 	BSA March Newsletter

Date: 	Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:34:18 -0500 (EST)

From: 	BlindSrvc at aol.com

To: 	BlindSrvc at aol.com

*The BSA Event Newsletter is attached to this email and copied below.  

Please call 312-236-0808 for questions or to sign up for any events.**__*

*_Events for March._***

*(Also posted on the hotline: 312-458-9006)__*

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***All events take place at BSA, unless otherwise stated.For all events, 

RSVP is required; please call 312-236-0808. *

*_Reoccurring events_*

·*Mondays: AM Weight Loss Club 11:30am-12:30pm*

*PPM Weight Loss Club 5:00pm-6:00pm *

·*Tuesdays: Walking club from 12:15pm-1:15pm?call BSA to sign up, Bridge 

Club 1pm?call Sally for details*

·*Fridays: Knitting Club March 4^th & 18^th 11am-1pm *

·*Saturday: BSA is open on March 19^th 9am-4pm*

*_Special Events for March?details inside_*

·*Tues. March 1^st --Yoga Registration Begins*

·*Sat. March 5^th 1:30pm?Columbia College?s /Floyd Collins/*

·*Thurs. March 10^th 5:30pm?Technology Open House*

·*Sun. March 13^th --Daylight Savings Time Begins*

·*Wed. March 16^th ?Communication Presentation *

·*Sat. March 19^th 9:30am-12pm?Computer User?s Seminar*

·*Mon. March 21^st 12:30-2:30pm?Short Story Book Club*

·*Wed. March 23^rd 1-3:30pm?Women?s History Document.//*

·*Thurs. March 24^th 2-4pm?Career Workshop//*

*SUPPORT GROUPS *

*Young Adult/ Midlife: Wed., March. 9^th 5:45pm-7:45pm *

*Men?s Group: Thursday, March 10^th 1:30-3:30pm*

*Midlife: Wednesday, March 16^th 5:30pm-7:30pm *

*Senior Group #1: Friday, March 11^th 10am-12pm*

*Senior Group #2: Friday, March 18^th 10am-12pm*

*_SUBSCRIPTION UPDATE:_*

*NEW SUBSCRIPTION: Monthly Movie Reviews!Want to hear reviews on the 

latest movies or those recently released to DVD? Please call or email 

blindsrvc at aol.com <mailto:blindsrvc at aol.com> with your name & address if 

you are interested in this tape subscription.*

*DAYLIGHT SAVINGS: Spring is here!Don?t forget to set your clocks 

forward an hour before you go to bed Saturday night, March 12^th !*

*_Gentle Chair Yoga Returns!_*

*_Tuesdays Beginning April 12^th _*

*The health benefits of yoga are numerous and include stress relief, 

increased flexibility, and improved circulation & breathing.BSA will be 

offering a one hour yoga class on Tuesdays at 10:30am, taught by Sue 

Cox, beginning April 12^th , until May 24^th .Due to space constraints, 

the class is limited to 14 students and registration begins March 1^st . 

Call now to sign up!*

*_Columbia College Presents: /Floyd Collins/?_*

*_March 5^th 1:30pm_*

*?In the winter of 1925, a 37-year old Kentuckian looking for ?the 

perfect cave? got trapped in a cleft in the rock 150 feet 

underground.Collin?s rescue was frontpage news for weeks.America?s first 

great ?media circus?, and the dawning of a world that makes sound bites 

out of human tragedy.?RSVP ASAP.*

***/_SPRING INTO TECHNOLOGY_/**_OPEN HOUSE?_***

*Thursday, March 10^th 5:30pm-7:30pm*

*Sponsored by Blind Service Association, Woodlake Technologies & Freedom 

Scientific *

*Enjoy wine and cheese with fellow professionals/tech enthusiasts while 

learning about the latest advances in adaptive technology from Freedom 

Scientific. Special guest speaker, Jonathan Mosen, VP of Blindness 

Products at Freedom Scientific, will talk about several new products: 

Pearl, Sara CE, Jaws 12, and the Jaws /Magic keyboard among other 

interesting topics.When you RSVP, please indicate your interest in 

Blindness or Low Vision Products. RSVP: Contact Karine Rosvold at BSA 

312-236-0808 or **bsakrosvold at aol.com* <mailto:bsakrosvold at aol.com>

*/_Positive Communication_/**__*

*_Wed. March 16^th 10:30am-12pm_*

*Madonna Thelen, Director of Service Learning at Dominican University, 

will speak about communicating with our loved ones in difficult 

situations.This presentation will address how we can become effective in 

our interactions with family and friends.Come learn the secrets of 

handling your communications in peaceful ways.*

*_Computer User?s Network?_*

*_Sat. March 19^th 9:30am-12:00pm _*

*Our next Computer Users Network seminar will be about programs that 

have recently become more accessible and easier to use.We will be taking 

a stroll through Amazon on the new accessible link to their store.We?ll 

round out the morning by looking at some newly accessible Google tools 

like Google Voice, Talk, Calendar, and Buzz. Join us live at Blind 

Service Association or online at http://www.comp-unique.com.*

*_Short Story Book Club ? _*

*_Mon. March 21^st 12:30pm-2:30pm_*

*March?s short story selection TBA.*

*_BSA CAREER WORKSHOP?_*

*_Thurs. March 24^th 2:00-4:00pm_*

*Become more successful and confident in your job search or brush up on 

skills that could make any potential employee more marketable.  Join BSA 

on March 24th for a career workshop led by Cher Garman, who has over 10 

years of experience in the Human Resources field.  Cher Garman has a 

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Certificate in Human Resource 

Management and has specialized in the areas of employment and staffing.  

For this workshop, we will be learning the tools and resources to make 

your job search successful.***

*_Documentary: Women?s History Month Celebration?Wednesday, March 23^rd 

1-3:30pm //_***

*March is Women?s History Month?join BSAfor a double feature that paints 

a portrait of two fearless women.*

*1:00-2:00pm /Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage/A biographical 

portrait that explores the life of ?The First Lady of the Air? and the 

remarkable publicity machine that kept her constantly in the limelight.*

*2:15-3:30pm /Chisholm ?72: Unbought and Unbossed /?Brooklyn-based 

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm represented a series of firsts: She was 

the first African-American woman elected to Congress and the first black 

person and woman to run a serious, high-profile campaign in the U.S. 

presidential primary.?She made further history when she vied for the 

presidency in 1972.And while her inspiring journey would have made 

headlines today, it was virtually ignored by the mainstream media at the 

time.? *

*_TAG DAYS ARE COMING! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!_*

*If you would like to help give back to BSA, you can participate in the 

Children?s Benefit League Tag Days fundraiser on Friday, April 8^th and 

Saturday, April 9^th .Sign up now to help collect funds for our Pathways 

Program in designated areas of Chicago and suburbs.Pathways is a six 

week summer program that provides visually impaired and blind youth with 

activities intended to increase self-sufficiency and confidence through 

educational, recreational and cultural experiences.This program, funded 

through events like Tag Days, provides transportation, professional 

staff, and amazing experiences at practically no cost to the child?s 

family.Over 600 volunteers will be involved in raising funds for 

children?s programs across the city and suburbs.BSA will provide the 

training, supplies and donation boxes.If you would like to participate 

or donate towards this good cause, please call Karine at BSA to sign 

up-- 312-236-0808.*

*_Upcoming Events & Opportunities at BSA_***

·*April 1^st --BSA Scholarship applications due?call BSA for more details*

·*April 8^th & 9^th Children?s Benefit League Tag Days *

·*April 13^th ?Carnival Cruise Information Session at BSA *

*_Around Town: Information on Non-BSA events & resources_*

*Please contact the organization directly for more information.__*

·*Sun. March 20th 3pm ? Free Reader?s Ensemble will be reading 

/Cakewalk/, a ?highly personal love story?//by Peter Feibleman**at the 

Oak Park Library.*

·*March 17^th 7:00?Steppenwolf presents /Sex With Strangers/ (with audio 

description-no touch tour), look at **what happens when our online and 

offline identities intersect.***

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