[NFBNJ] the national senior division virtual retreat details insideDeadline Is Approaching

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Greetings to all!
Jane Degenshein has provided an opportunity to raise your expectations by 
joining this week long program to educate and learn that blindness can be 
reduced to a nuisance.
For those that have registered, congratulations!
For those that have not registered, consider the c challenge and register.
I guarantee that this will change your attitude and provide the 
encouragement to live the life you want!

Joe

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Subject: the national senior division virtual retreat details inside

Hey Joe
Wondered if you might send this out as the deadline is getting closer.
Thanks
RE: The NFB Seniors Division’s 2020 Virtual Senior Retreat

Please consider this training opportunity for yourself, and/or pass it on to 
other seniors! Below find an informational flyer, followed by a registration 
form. This virtual training event will temporarily replace our face-to-face 
retreat.

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LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT

2020 VIRTUAL SENIOR RETREAT

Sponsored by the NFB Seniors Division

October 18th-24th

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!

Please use the registration form which follows this flyer, or visit our 
website http://seniors.nfb.org to fill out the registration form and pay the 
entrance fee, before September 30th. Come join with us to explore the 
possibilities of taking control of your life, and accepting vision loss by 
learning from a supportive, caring group of successful blind Americans.

Cost of the retreat: $50.00 per participant. This covers the entire week of 
training, and a list of valuable resources.

For any questions you may have, please contact Ruth Sager, President, 
National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division.

Phone: 410-602-9030

Email: rsager78 at gmail.com

Much more information relating to blindness can be found on our Seniors 
website: http://seniors.nfb.org

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LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT

2020 VIRTUAL SENIOR RETREAT

October 18th-24th

Registration Form

Provide us with the following information and submit it no later than 
September 30th.

Name:

Email Address:

Preferred Phone Number:

Address, Street:

City:

State, Zip Code:

Have you had any skills training in blindness techniques in  the past? Yes- 
No-

When did onset of blindness occur?  Within the past year-  Within the past 
three years-  More than five years-  More than ten years-  Longer-

Check the classes you are most interested in learning:

Cane Travel (cane required, preferably, NFB straight, rigid cane)-

Beginning Braille-

Daily Living-

Organizational Skills-

Exploring Hobbies-

Basic information on iPhone and IOS devices-

Meaningful Discussions on Living With My Blindness-

Our greatest gift to you during this training, is to teach you how to think 
as a blind person needs to think. All your instructors are competent blind 
people who use these skills on a daily basis, and have been sharing this 
knowledge for years.

Note: It is highly recommended that you acquire a long, rigid white cane, 
free from the National Federation of the Blind.  to practice with the 
instructors as you learn techniques for proper use, storage, and traveling 
with a white cane. The proper length of your cane, when standing it vertical 
at your front, it should extend up to your chin but not higher than your 
nose. Canes should be ordered no later than September 5th, in order that you 
receive it in time to participate in this retreat. Please contact the 
National Federation of the Blind- on-line at- 
https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/free-white-cane-program

or by phone at- 410-659-9314.

Also, if you checked (yes) to having an interest in learning beginning 
Braille, you will receive a Braille booklet. Note: If you do not own a slate 
and stylus, the long-time tool for writing braille, the NFB will give you 
one, free! Here is the link to have one sent to you.

https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/free-slate-and-stylus-program

The cost per attendee for this retreat is $50.00. It can be paid on our 
website via PayPal, or credit card. Or, by check and sent to our Treasurer:

Seniors Division

Duncan Larsen

Colorado Center for the Blind

2233 West Shepperd Ave.

Littleton, CO 80120.

The check should be made out to: NFB Seniors Division. In the memo field, 
write- SENIORS RETREAT.

Note: Submitting a completed registration form can be either: Included with 
your payment being sent to the above address. Or, for those who use email, 
copy this registration form, or download a copy,  and paste it into a 
message, fill in the blanks, and send it to: nfbseniorsdivision at gmail.com

Fees are nonrefundable; money will be considered a donation to the Seniors 
Division. The registration  fee must be received no later than September 
30th.

Should you have any questions, please contact Ruth Sager, President NFB 
Seniors Division

Phone: 410-602-9030 or

Email: rsager78 at gmail.com

Note: Once your registration has been reviewed, the retreat team will send 
you the information necessary for you to call into the classes that you are 
scheduled for; this phone platform is Zoom. If you need Some assistance in 
knowing what to do to make this work for you, please email, or call! this 
platform will work for the person using a landline phone, or a smart phone, 
or a computer.

We look forward to your participation in our first-ever virtual Senior 
Retreat.

Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
state affiliate board member
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey
to join the senior list serve:
https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind 
of New Jersey
To join the tech div list serve:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org

NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator
jdegen16 at comcast.net
Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
state affiliate board member
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey
to join the senior list serve:
https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind 
of New Jersey
To join the tech div list serve:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org

NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator
jdegen16 at comcast.net
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