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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please call my cell or the Center if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Bonnie Lucas <BLucas@AlaskaBVI.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 1, 2023 2:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> All Users <AllUsers@AlaskaBVI.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Support groups for March<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>It hardly seems as though winter is on the way out but the fact that March is here tells me that it is. Our line-up for support groups this month is exciting and hopefully helpful. Again, we are open for anyone who would like to join us in person and both events lend themselves to Zoom so you can join us from anywhere. Methods for connecting are below the support group topics. Also, I am happy to text you a number that you can ask SIRI or Google to dial. To receive this information, or to be put on our email list, text or call 907-771-4306. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>March 8 1:00: “The Blind Kitchen” a new company begun by a low vision senior from Oregon. Come and learn just how this innovative website works. If you like to cook, even just a little, this event is for you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>March 22 1:00 We hope you will join us to talk about “Fall Prevention.” Avoiding falls, whether in the “fall/autumn” season or spring, is important as we get older. Though you may not learn anything new about how to avoid a dreadful fall, I am certain memories will be poked as we discuss the ways to prevent and prepare for a fall if in spite of excellent preparation, it happens. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Come to the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Use Zoom or your trusty phone to participate with us. Instructions follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86818066187?pwd=b2YxQS9YZHAwaHNaS3ZGK0svWktEdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86818066187?pwd=b2YxQS9YZHAwaHNaS3ZGK0svWktEdz09</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Meeting ID: 868 1806 6187<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Passcode: 1111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>+16699006833,,86818066187#,,,,*1111# <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Bonnie Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>907-771-4306<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Maiandra GD",sans-serif;color:#00549D'>Bonnie Lucas, MS, <a href="Certified%20Vision%20Rehabilitation%20Therapist%20(CVRT®)"><span style='color:blue'>CVRT</span></a>, MSW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Older Blind Coordinator, Braille and Technology Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#00549D'>Equipping Alaskans for Success<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>3903 Taft Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Anchorage, Alaska 99517<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Phone:</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> (907) 248-7770 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Direct: </span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(907) 771-4306<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#00549D'><a href="www.alaskabvi.org"><span style='color:#00549D'>www.alaskabvi.org</span></a> <a href="www.facebook.com/alaskabvi"><span style='color:#00549D'>www.facebook.com/alaskabvi</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4472C4'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4472C4'><img border=0 width=463 height=141 style='width:4.8263in;height:1.4722in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D94C4C.46E26D50" alt="PCG-EmailIcon (1)"></span><span style='color:#4472C4'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4472C4'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:black'>The Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 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