<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Marker Felt";" class="">Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Marker Felt";" class="">Buddy Program 2022:</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Marker Felt";" class="">Come to gain blindness skills, and leave with lifelong friends!</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Apply today to the 2022 Buddy Program, a summer program for all blind and low vision students ages 9 to 13!</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">When</b>: August 6-August 20, 2022! </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Where</b>: BLIND, Inc.; 100 East 22nd St. Minneapolis Minnesota, 55404</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Application Deadline:</b> April 30, 2022 </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">What: “</b>Buddies” will gain important blindness skills along with the empowering attitudes about blindness and exposure to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) while exploring and experiencing the Twin Cities.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Program: </b>Buddies will learn Braille reading and writing, cane travel, adaptive technology, independent living skills, and much more! Buddies will also have the ability to craft new friendships with their blind/low vision peers that will last a lifetime! Buddies will have an educational and recreational experience with program counselors, most of whom are blind college students. Buddies will learn to prepare meals under the supervision of the instructors. Buddies will also learn how to travel effectively using the public transit system! These skills will be beneficial for a lifetime! </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Confidence Building Activities: Buddies</b> will participate in other activities around the Twin Cities. Activities may include: visiting the Mall of America, exploring a museum, adaptive cycling, indoor rock climbing, and more! Buddies utilize the skills they are taught in the program while participating in these fun activities.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Cost: </b>The Buddy Program costs $700. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Contact Michell Gip, Youth Services Coordinator, at 612-872-0100, Ext. 231, or <a href="mailto:mgip@blindinc.org" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" class="">mgip@blindinc.org</span></a> for more information or an application. We accept payment plans, and some funding may be available for those in need. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><b class="">Apply today to ensure your space in the 2022 Buddy Program!</b></p></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="">
<div><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">Michell Gip, MAT, NCUEB, NOMCT<br class="">Youth Services Coordinator <br class="">Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc. <br class="">100 East 22nd St. <br class="">Minneapolis, MN. 55404 <br class="">Phone: 612-872-0100 ext. 231<br class=""><a href="mailto:mgip@blindinc.org" class="">mgip@blindinc.org</a><br class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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