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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I noticed a typo in the spelling of the word “brochure”, the first time it appears. Otherwise, nothing else to mention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nancy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nebraska-senior-blind [mailto:nebraska-senior-blind-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Leslie Newman via Nebraska-senior-blind<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 07, 2015 7:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> '0senior division listserv'<br><b>Cc:</b> Robert Leslie Newman<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nebraska-senior-blind] NFBN Senior Division August Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Fellow Senior Division Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: Notice of our Monday August 17<sup>th</sup> meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**Contents of message:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#1 Info to get on the call<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#2 Read the Last meeting’s minutes; attached<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*3 Reminder of - Help create a Senior division brochure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#4 Agenda for the meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#5 Another Newsletter From the Colorado Senior Blind <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#6 Find attached your copy of our revised Constitution; (not heard back from the state board on it) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#1 What you need to know to get on the call<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Date of our call: Monday, August 17<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time for the call: 7:00 CT; 6:00 MT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Phone number to call: 1-605-475-6006<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Access code: 203747Pound <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#2 See attached minutes, read and if there are corrections, either send them to me, or wait until the meeting and Karen will take note of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*3 Division Brochure: Remember this from our last meeting…?? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%'>We agreed that we, the members consider what would be useful to put into a brochure for the NFBN Senior Division. Send them to Robert, who will coordinate their collection and Shepard them through an editing process.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#4 Agenda: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-First- Come-to-order, say our NFB Pledge (see below and let us make sure we do this!) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Next- Reports Will be discussed and approved (secretary & treasurers)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Next- Old business: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>#2 Update on the Braille writer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-New Business: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>#2 Also, any new stuff that any of us bring to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Finally- brags & drags<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Adjournment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFB Pledge: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*#5 Newsletter from Colorado Senior Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Colorado Center For The Blind Logo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFB Logo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>May, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SENIORS IN CHARGE NEWSLETTER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Connecting Blind Seniors Across Colorado <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom & Linda Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>THANK YOU TOM AND LINDA!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom and Linda Anderson arrived in Denver on 12-01-1987, when Tom became the first Braille instructor at the fledgling Colorado Center for the Blind. But, that is not where their story begins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Linda and her twin sister Sandy were born in Pittsburgh, Kansas, in 1952. They were born prematurely and, as was the practice in those days, received too much oxygen, which caused their blindness. The condition is now called Retinopathy of Prematurity. Linda remembers her parents as being very nurturing, supportive and ready to sacrifice for the family. Because their home had no stairs, Linda’s father built a wooden staircase so that the twins could learn how to manage going up and down steps. As it turned out, their two older and sighted sisters, Patty and Sharon, were the ones who tripped on the stairs!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During Linda’s school years, her mother learned Braille so she could do some transcription and help the girls with their homework. She also worked hard to teach them the social skills they would need, but still tended to be overprotective. Linda’s oldest sister, Patty taught her how to do her hair and put on makeup.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Linda began her education in a public school where she was taught Braille, but by the time she was in third grade, she could not understand math. He parents realized she needed more blindness skills and they all moved so the twins could attend the Kansas School for the Blind, where they learned to use the slate and stylus and received more social skills, but not a lot of academics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>By the time she was ready for Junior High School, Linda went back to the public school where she could now use her slate and stylus. From the age of 3, Linda would come home from church and pick out the hymns on the piano. By age 6, she was taking regular piano lessons. While in 7th grade, she also attended a music camp, and after high school, she became a student at Kansas State and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom Anderson was also born in 1952 and had a twin sister who was sighted. Tom’s blindness was due to Retinitis of Prematurity. His paternal grandparents had immigrated to the United States from Norway in 1897. Tom was raised on a farm and admitted that his parents were also over-protective. When he attended the School for the Blind at age 6, he learned blindness skills as well as social skills, including how to deal with bullies. When he attended public high school, he and a blind friend were at times considered to be troublemakers. In college, Tom studied political science and music. He joined the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) in 1971 and was soon the president of the St. Cloud chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In 1975, Tom and Linda first met at an NFB convention in Chicago where Dr. Kenneth Jernigan was forming a music committee. Tom and Linda, as well as others spoke up and stated why they thought they could head the committee. As it turned out, neither Tom nor Linda got the job, but they were happy because they got each other! They spent much of the convention together and were married in 1976.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom has worked as an investigator for human rights, as an aid to a congressman, as an intern in the government, and with the Vending Stand Program. He also tried law school, but decided that he didn’t want to live off of other people’s strife, and would rather live for the Lord. So, Tom and Linda attended a Bible School for two years, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a wonderful experience for them where they made some life-long friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The pastor told the students to go out and find jobs, which was an important part of their education. Tom found a job working with a lawyer, and Linda got a job with an ophthalmologist. They used their Braille skills as well as some recording devices. The pastor soon commented to the other students that Tom and Linda were blind, but were still able to find jobs – so what excuse did everyone else have for not finding a job?!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom was interviewed by Diane McGeorge, and became the Braille teacher at the new Colorado Center for the Blind. In 1987, Tom and Linda moved to Denver where he has worked ever since. He has taught Braille to many students who were then able to attend college, enter the working world, raise families, and become active participants in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom and Linda have been able to travel to different countries, (together or separately): to Zambia, Poland and Hawaii to teach blindness skills, and as missionaries to Pickle Creek, Ontario to live and work with the Cree Indians, and to Honduras,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When they arrived at the Colorado Center for the Blind, they were the first managers of the apartments for the CCB students. Linda remembers those early years as being hard, but the experience helped them learn and grow. Linda had some part-time training at the center, concentrated on home making and did some work with Mary Kay cosmetics. She currently volunteers to teach Braille to seniors at the center.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At this time, Tom has announced his retirement from the CCB. He and Linda plan to return to the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, where they will be involved with their church, their family and continue to take part in NFB activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Linda would like to encourage those who are losing or have already lost their sight to “Hang in there! Blindness is not the end of the world. There are many ways to get your needs met.” Tom has often thought that if he had not been blind, he most likely would have become a farmer. As a blind person, he has had more opportunities in life. He believes that to be successful, we have to make the most of life as it is presented to us. Tom and Linda will be missed and will be hard to replace, but they will be remembered with gratitude and fondness for all they have done as members of our Colorado community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tom and Linda – your Colorado family wishes you <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>well in your continuing adventures in life!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NATIONAL CONVENTION <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> A TRIP TO FLORIDA!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This year the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, from Sunday, July 5, 2015 to Friday, July 10. This year is the 75th anniversary of the National Federation of the Blind and will be a very special time for the blind community to come together, to get reacquainted and make new friends, to learn more about what other programs are going on in the country, to learn about new technologies and other alternative techniques for the blind, and to support, in may ways, this organization which lives to support all of us in achieving our goals in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preregistration is open until May 31. The preregistration fee is $25 (or $30 at the convention), and the cost of a banquet ticket is $55 (or $60 at the convention.) You may preregister online at <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a> or call the NFB office at 1-410-659-9314 for assistance. The travel, hotel and food are your biggest expenses. You may be able to get assistance from your local NFB chapters or offices.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The address of the Rosen Centre Hotel is: 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32819. The hotel is giving us special rates. To make a reservation, please call the hotel at 1-800-204-7234 and be sure to tell them you are coming to the National Federation of the Blind convention, in order to get our room rates. The rates are: singles and doubles $82, triples and quads $89. There will also be a tax of 13.5%. A deposit of $95 is required at the time of making the reservation. If the reservation is cancelled before June 1, 2015, half of the deposit will be returned. Otherwise there will be no refunds. The hotel has many amenities, including a pool, fitness center, restaurants and a 24-hour deli.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The NFB will also have a Blind Camp for children 6 weeks to 12 years old! This is more than just childcare. It is an opportunity for our blind and sighted children to meet and develop life long friendships. There will be activities including games, crafts and special performances designed to entertain, educate and delight. For more information and to register for the NFB Blind Camp at the convention, please visit <a href="http://www.nfb.org/nfb-camp-registration-form">www.nfb.org/nfb-camp-registration-form</a> or call the NFB at 1-800-659-9314.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You may also call the same 800 number or visit <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a> to get more information about the convention, the schedule and the activities. We hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IN MEMORIUM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Picture of Marie Dambrosky <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Marie Dambrosky diligently studying Braille) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MARIE DAMBROSKY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marie, at age 96, had participated in our senior program for almost ten years. She was one of the most inspiring women that I have ever met. Marie was so kind, always thinking about others. She was well read and often brought in books and articles to share with everyone. A couple of years ago she brought in directions to fix a faucet that had broken. She needed someone to read her the directions. That was all she needed and promptly went home and fixed the problem! Marie was always eager to fully participate in everything. One of the last classes she took was a self-defense class for blind people. She made the comment: “Even with my height of 4’7”, techniques will be helpful. When an assailant touches you, he’s not prepared for your (aggressive) touch!” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friends recently commented about Marie: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Marie was inspiring!” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She had fun and was always positive.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She had endless energy.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She lived alone and independently.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She was always trying to improve her mind.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Marie always thought about others.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She did not make negative comments.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She was a Ham Radio operator.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She studied self defense, learned to use an I Phone, an I Pad, a computer and Braille.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She was amazing!” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Marie was bright and interested in many things.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“I want to be like Marie when I grow up!” (that comment from a teacher and a senior friend!) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“She kept going and kept learning and kept sharing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marie said her personal challenges were just a bump in the road. She will be remembered as a friend and an example to us all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marie passed away on February 5th. We loved her and will miss her. She will live on in our hearts and inspire us all. If we can all be a little bit like Marie, we will live great lives! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Picture of Gordon Wells<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GORDON WELLS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gordon was born at St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, CO on August 14, 1950. He and his family moved to Lakewood, CO where he graduated from Alameda High School in 1968. He went on to study airline mechanics and in 1970, married his high school sweetheart, Merlene.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gordon was always interested in martial arts and enjoyed watching Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris movies. He studied Karate, Kung Fu and Tae Kwan Do and through the years obtained his 5th level black belt. Gordon also taught several martial arts classes to adults and kids and enjoyed judging numerous events involving his students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>He worked at Jepperson Sanderson as a graphic designer for 30 years, preparing world topographical maps for airlines until he retired in 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gordon was a faithful attender of the Colorado Center for the Blind and was highly regarded by his peers. Everyone loved his fun-loving spirit and his determination to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gordon passed peacefully in his sleep on April 23, 2015, and is survived by his wife Merlene, son Gordon James (J.R.), daughter Kellene Gale, grandson Nikos, sister Sandra, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>He was a kind and quiet person who is loved and will be extremely missed by all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WHY ATTEND CONVENTIONS?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The various conventions of the National Federation of the Blind offer many resources, information, inspiration and warm camaraderie with many other people, professionals and other members of the community who are also experiencing sight loss. Please try to join us at one or more of these conventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFB STATE CONVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please mark your calendars for the next State Convention to be held at the Antlers Hilton in Colorado Springs. To make a reservation, just call 1-866-299-4602 or 719-955-5600 and tell them you are with the NFB to get the special discounted rate. The room rate is $89 per night. For further information, visit <a href="http://www.nfbco.org">www.nfbco.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More information to follow in the next newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SENIOR TOPICS – CONFERENCE CALLS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind Senior Division has put together and sponsored several conference calls on specific topics of interest to blind and visually impaired seniors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>By the time you receive this newsletter, we will have had four of the calls on: “Cane Travel; “Braille – Can I learn Braille as a senior?”; “Organization – keeping track of banking, labeling, sorting and filing necessary documents, etc.”; and “Pursuing favorite hobbies and crafts.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You may still have time to get in on the last one for this session. On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 2 pm Mountain Time, the conference call topic will be about “Leisure Time, dining out, movies, etc., and enjoying your favorite pastime activities.” The call is a long distance call, but you may already have long distance covered with your regular phone. The call lasts about one hour. The number to call is 1-712-432-1500. You will be asked for the access code, which is 759633 followed by the pound sign key on your phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Calls are being recorded so if you miss one, you can listen to each recording at a time of your choosing. To listen to a recording, dial 1-712-432-1202. This is a different number for the recordings. You will again be asked for an access code, which is the same 759633, followed by pressings the pound sign key on your phone. Then you will be asked for the reference number for the recording you want to hear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The reference numbers are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2, then the pound key – “Financial Management after Blindness” from 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3, then the pound key – “Blindness, a family dynamic” from 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4, then the pound key – “Cooking by Touch,” from 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7, then the pound key – “Cane Travel,” 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>8, then the pound key – “Can Seniors Learn Braille?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you just press the pound key without a reference number, you will get the most current recording.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When you are first connected, you will hear some people check in and chatting, but don’t hang up! You will soon hear the introduction and instructions and then the conference will begin. Those of us who have heard these calls are very pleased and have learned a lot. We hope you enjoy and learn something new from these conference calls. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We would greatly appreciate some feedback from you about the conference calls and also about the newsletter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HELLO COLORADO SENIORS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is our third year of putting together and distributing this senior newsletter. We continue to share information, interviews, some history, technology, even jokes and recipes, in order to build a connection for blind and visually impaired Colorado seniors. We hope this newsletter can be an inspiration to you to continue to learn about many available resources and alternative techniques that will help you participate in life with more confidence and joy. And we hope to build friendships and share support as we all continue on this journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please join us and participate in the newsletter by sending or calling in your suggestions, questions, comments or articles. If you do contact us about the newsletter, you will be included in our drawing for a Braille chocolate bar! We have had three winners so far and will draw another one for each issue. We will also have an alternate prize if you don’t care for the chocolate bar. Contact Duncan Larsen at the Colorado Center for the Blind at (303) 778-1130 X226<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our current winner is <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>JEFF CLARK!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Congratulations!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GET ACQUAINTED WITH DR. JACOBUS TENBROEK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our past president of the National Federation of the Blind, Dr. Marc Maurer, made this statement in 1986: “Let me offer an ancient and wise proverb: If you give a person a fish, you can feed him or her for a day. If you teach that same person how to fish, you can feed him or her for a lifetime. No Individual in the history of the National Federation of the Blind has taught more blind people how to fish, worked harder, loved more or given more generously of time, talent, energy or resources than Dr. Jacobus tenBroak.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When Jacobus tenBroek was born in 1911 in Alberto Canada, there was no national organization of blind people. At age 7, he lost part of his sight in a childhood accident with a bow and arrow. By age 14, he was totally blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>His family moved to Berkeley so he could attend the California School for the Blind. It was there that he eventually partnered with Dr. Newell Perry and others to form the California Council of the Blind, which was a prototype for the N.F.B. that Dr. tenBroek founded in 1940. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When reading of the many speeches, books, organizations and movements he became involved with, it becomes evident that Dr. tenBroek recognized the absurdity of the idea that blindness means incapacity. As others often stated, “This man was not an ordinary blind person.” However what Dr. tenBroek recognized in himself was not that he was exceptional, but that he was normal – that his blindness had nothing to do with whether he could be a successful husband and father, do scholarly research, write a book, make a speech, guide students engaged in social action movements and causes, or otherwise lead a productive life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. tenBroek’s career took shape after he received his doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of California, completed a year as a Brandeis Research Fellow at Harvard Law School and was appointed to the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School. Two years later, he fulfilled his goal of returning to the University of California at Berkeley and eventually becoming a full professor as well as chairman of the department of Speech and professor of Political Science.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Throughout his life Dr. tenBroek frequently became involved in many other civil rights movements. He became active in support of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and became a champion of the Japanese-Americans interned in camps during World War II and was involved in reversing the legality of such treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As a law scholar, he contributed significantly to the Brown v. Board of education civil rights decision, and was instrumental in protecting the rights of students to hold sit-ins. He also directed efforts to require sheltered workshops to pay workers minimum wage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In studying Dr. tenBroek’s papers and books, it also becomes apparent that he was more than a well-educated professional. He was also cheerful, enthusiastic and didn’t take himself too seriously. He began some of his letters with “Dear Gang,” and often used such personal phrases as “You did a bang up job!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. tenBroek’s lifelong and devoted wife, Hazel, worked inseparably with him in raising their 3 children and in his research, writing and academic and Federation concerns. After his death at age 56, in 1968, she continued to be an active member of the organized blind movement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, another past president of the National Federation of the Blind, said the following: To the tens of thousands of blind Americans over a quarter of a century, he (Dr. tenBroek) was leader, mentor, spokesman, and philosopher. As time goes on, his work has made the organized blind movement the symbol of a cause barely imagined before his coming: the cause of self-expression, self direction and self sufficiency on the part of blind people.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Though this article is long, it is only an introduction to the life of this productive teacher and guide to millions of blind people as well as the poor, disabled and other minority groups. More can be learned from the book “Blind Justice”, by Mattson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Much of the above information came from the National Federation of the Blind as well as authors Deborah Kendrick and Lou Ann Blake.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>THE NFB IS A GREAT RESOURCE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has several services and products available to help you in your journey with visual impairment and blindness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You may request a free white cane simply by calling the NFB. Because the canes do wear out, you may order one every 6 months if necessary! You may also request a free slate and stylus, which are the tools that people use to write Braille. By calling the NFB at 1-410-659-9314, and pressing the number “1” to speak to someone, you can request printed forms to apply for these items. You may also apply on-line at <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you need assistance in using these items, the NFB may have the appropriate reference books or can give you resources where you can get that information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The NFB also publishes the Braille Monitor, which is filled with personal stories, resource information, reports on events and much more. The Braille Monitor is available in Large Print, Braille, on line and on a thumb drive that you can use with your computer or digital player from the Talking Book Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There is no charge for the Braille Monitor, but because of the costs involved in producing it, the NFB suggests that members and non-members help by paying $40 a year to receive this publication. It is certainly well worth it! You may call the above number or check the web site to subscribe and/or get more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DO YOU OR DID YOU ENJOY READING NEWSPAPERS? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DON’T STOP!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Many people find their newspapers to be an important part of their life. They learn about what’s going on in the world, in their communities, in politics and sports, and even what’s on TV tonight!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Those of us who have lost or are losing our vision find quite a vacuum in their day when they don’t see well enough to enjoy their newspaper or even a favorite magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind produces Newsline, which is a free service to any blind or print disabled person. With Newsline, you can listen to today’s news Today, on your telephone or online on your computer. Newsline carries over 300 newspapers from the New York Times and the Denver Post, to U.S.A. Today, magazines like Time, the Smithsonian and AARP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are a member of a Talking Book Library, they can sign you up, or you can call NFB Newsline at 1-866-504-7300, and they will help you become a subscriber and explain how to use the service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can continue to learn what’s going on in the world and enjoy many newspapers and magazines with Newsline!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>KERNAL BOOK UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As mentioned in a pevious issue, the seniors at the Colorado Center for the Blind began distributing NFB Kernel books all over town – especially in waiting rooms where ever we go. The purpose is to educate and inform the sighted public about how blind people live and work and enjoy their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At this time we have distributed almost 700 books in the Denver Metro area. If you would like to join us in this outreach project, or just want a copy of one or two of the Kernel books – in large print or in Braille, you may call and request them from the NFB at 1-410-659-9314, or call Estelle at 303-789-7538 and I’ll even include a Braille Alphabet card and the Courtesy Rules of Blindness. The books are free of charge and are the NFB’s project to educate people about blindness and the resources that are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FUN FACTS & QUOTES ABOUT HELEN KELLER!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FACTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen Keller wrote to eight Presidents of the United States, and received letters from all of them—from Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 to Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, a small rural town in Northwest Alabama, USA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen was an excellent typist. She could use a standard typewriter as well as a braille-writer. In fact, she was a better typist than her companions Ann Sullivan Macy and Polly Thomson.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen loved animals, especially dogs. She owned a variety of dogs throughout her life. The first Akita dog in the United States was sent to Helen from Japan in 1938.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen visited 39 countries around the world during her lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to earn a college degree. She graduated from Radcliffe College, with honors, in 1904.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen was friends with many famous people, including Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, the writer Mark Twain, and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen won an Oscar for the documentary about her life, “Helen Keller in Her Story.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helen Keller loved Hot dogs!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>QUOTES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart.” 1891<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” 1941<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.” 1916<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “What a strange life I lead—a kind of Cinderella-life—half glitter in crystal shoes, half mice and cinders!” 1933<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “If I, deaf, blind, find life rich and interesting, how much more can you gain by the use of your five senses!” 1928<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Symbol'>v</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> “The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.” 1908<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Read a chronology of Helen Keller’s Life at <a href="http://braillebug.afb.org/hkfacts.asp">http://braillebug.afb.org/hkfacts.asp</a> under the facts and quotes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Information Line is a free service to anyone with a telephone! By dialing 1-408-752-8052 (a long distance call which you may have covered with your regular phone service) you can get a weather report for your home town or other cities, and updates on news, sports, traffic, stock quotes, driving directions to just about anywhere and much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Now that’s a handy service we can all use! Try it out!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif"'>⌘</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BRAILLE IS MY IRA!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My I.R.A. is an Independence Retirement Account! By learning and using Braille, I am preparing for my Retirement from vision use! As I am aging and losing more sight, I still want to keep some of my Independence and be able to read! Braille is giving me the opportunity to continue reading, which Accounts for my greater peace of mind as I enter this new chapter in my life!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P.S. The other alternative methods of daily <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>living are also a big part of my I.R.A.!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do you own a Perkins Brailler that doesn’t seem to perform properly? We have a gentleman in Denver who can clean and repair your Brailler for a very reasonable charge. If you live outside of Denver, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>he may still be able to help you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information, please call Kirk McCall at 303-274-4640.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SILLY STUFF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HOOTENNANY PANCAKES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(This recipe has been a family favorite for over 40 years and was originally a firehouse recipe. We have taken it on camping trips or just enjoyed it with friends. We hope you will like it as much as we do. Rich Schiavone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 cube butter or margarine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 cup flour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 cup milk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>syrup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and pour into a 13 X 9 baking pan. In a bowl, mix together eggs, flour, milk and salt. Pour batter over butter in the baking pan. Bake until batter puffs up and gets nice and brown, approximately ½ hour. Remove from oven and cut into squares. Serve with syrup. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**For questions about senior services, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Duncan Larsen, Director of Senior Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:dlarsen@cocenter.org">dlarsen@cocenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(303) 778-1130 X226<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2233 W Shepperd Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Littleton CO 80120<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert Leslie Newman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President, NFBN Senior division <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>