[Nfbofsc] FW: [Nfb-seniors] First 2019 Seniors Division National Conference Call - Learn about Last year's SENIOR RETREAT - why you should come in 2019

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From: NFB-Seniors <nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robert
Leslie Newman via NFB-Seniors
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Subject: [Nfb-seniors] First 2019 Seniors Division National Conference Call
- Learn about Last year's SENIOR RETREAT - why you should come in 2019

Hi You All

RE: Join us on our first conference call for 2019!  

Topic: Review of the 2018 SENIOR RETREAT; from participant Patricia Pyle 

(The 2018 retreat announcement is copied at the bottome of this message;
2019 will be similar, but watch for its announcement for current details)

Date: Thursday March 26th

Time: 4:00 Eastern, 3:00 Central, 2:00 Mountain,   1:00 Pacific time 

Phone Number: 1-515 603-3166 

Access Code 759633 pound 

The conference will be recorded and will be both, placed upon our Seniors
Division webpage, and also accessible by phone ( to be posted here after the
recording is available).

**Last year's program announcement:

SENIOR RETREAT 2018

Learn to Live the Life You Want 

Learn from experienced blind instructors techniques and skills of blindness
to enhance your quality of life. Become empowered- remain independent and
actively engage in hobbies, work and social activities with confidence. 

The Seniors Division of the National Federation of the Blind is sponsoring
our first Senior Retreat for legally blind seniors with a strong desire to
learn nonvisual techniques to enhance and enrich their quality of life. 

Where: Rocky Bottom, South Carolina This is a beautiful rural setting with
great hiking and fishing opportunities. 

When: October 14-20, 2018

Cost: $300.00 per attendee. Please note this is the cost of the training.
The nearest airport is Greenville, South Carolina. Transportation from the
airport to Rocky Bottom and again, back to the airport will be provided.
Participants must make all other transportation arrangements and pay these
expenses. 

Classes Offered: 

Cane Travel, 

Cooking and Daily Living Skills,

Basic Computer Literacy and Technology Training,

Adjustment to Blindness Seminars, 

Braille and Tactile Labeling Techniques, 

Problem-Solving Strategies. 

To Apply: Send an email to

rsager78 at gmail.com or call Ruth Sager at 410 602-9030 or write: 

7634 Carla Road, 

Pikesville, MD 21208 for a paper application. 

Submit any questions or comments to the above addresses or phone number. All
applications must be received by August 15, 2018. Money is due  by September
1, 2018 to: 

Ruth Sager, President, NFB Senior Division

Submitted by - Robert Leslie Newman

Second Vice President, NFB Seniors division

robertleslienewman at gmail.com

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