[NFBOH-Cleveland] Items of Interest from Cleveland Sight Center

[Cheryl Fields]

• CSC is a Community Partner for the 42nd Cleveland International Film
Festival. This year, the agency is sponsoring the documentary “Pick of
the Litter” – a story following a litter of five puppies as they prepare to
become guide dogs. The film will be shown at Tower City Cinemas on
Thursday, April 5
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at 2:35 p.m., Friday, April 6
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at 7:00 p.m. and
Saturday, April 7
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at 9:30 a.m. The Thursday showing will be audio
described. Tickets go on sale starting March 23
rd – use the code
SIGHT for $2 off! pick-of-the-litterClick here for more information or
to purchase
ticketspick-of-the-litter.

• CSC will host an assistive technology discussion and presentation of
IrisVision on Wednesday, March 28
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. The event will be from 12:00
p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Clyde E. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at CSC. For
additional information, contact Tom Sawyer (x7339).
• The next BLAST event will be held Saturday, April 28
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with a planned
visit to Holden Arboretum. With questions or interest for this group of
“tweens” please contact Kristen Callahan (x8774).
• CSC’s Call Center and Employment Department host a Hiring Event
on Tuesday, April 10
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from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. for open Call
Center positions. Those interested in attending are asked to reserve an
interview time by emailing
estaffing at ClevelandSightCenter.orgestaffing@ClevelandSightCenter.org
or by
calling 216-658-7337.


• CSC will host the Foundation Fighting Blindness on Saturday, April 7
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for a meeting on their upcoming VisionWalk. The Eyedea Shop will be
open from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for clients and the general public on
this weekend day.



• CSC welcomes author Annie Hogsett to the agency for Book
Discussion on Wednesday, April 4
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. Book Discussion will be from
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. and will feature Too Lucky to Live, a story about
“Thomas Bennington III, a blind English professor, who comes close to
losing a lottery ticket he’s purchased when he’s almost run over by a
Hummer while crossing a Cleveland, Ohio, street. Fortunately, Allie
Harper, who was waiting for a bus, comes to his rescue. Allie takes
Tom back to her house, where they share dinner and hear on TV that
Tom has won a $550 million jackpot. He’s shocked and none too
pleased, having bought the ticket to prove to a youngster named Rune
that the lottery is a waste of time and money. Rune, on the other hand,
is thrilled about helping pick the winning numbers, but the news that
he’s sharing the money lands him in danger. Within hours, three men
are dead and Rune’s mother is hospitalized. Tom and Allie rush in to
help, only to find Rune is missing.” Discussion of the book will be
followed by refreshments and questions & answers with the author. For
more information, contact Alicia Howerton (x4587).

• CSC welcomes author Annie Hogsett to the agency for Book
Discussion on Wednesday, April 4
th
. Book Discussion will be from
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. and will feature Too Lucky to Live, a story about
“Thomas Bennington III, a blind English professor, who comes close to
losing a lottery ticket he’s purchased when he’s almost run over by a
Hummer while crossing a Cleveland, Ohio, street. Fortunately, Allie
Harper, who was waiting for a bus, comes to his rescue. Allie takes
Tom back to her house, where they share dinner and hear on TV that
Tom has won a $550 million jackpot. He’s shocked and none too
pleased, having bought the ticket to prove to a youngster named Rune
that the lottery is a waste of time and money. Rune, on the other hand,
is thrilled about helping pick the winning numbers, but the news that
he’s sharing the money lands him in danger. Within hours, three men
are dead and Rune’s mother is hospitalized. Tom and Allie rush in to
help, only to find Rune is missing.” Discussion of the book will be
followed by refreshments and questions & answers with the author. For
more information, contact Alicia Howerton (x4587).

• CSC has received some amazing notes to thank the 457 volunteers
who donate their time and talents to the agency each day (giving over
11,000 hours of their time just last year)! There is still one week to
leave notes for volunteers, so be sure to drop a note in one of the
volunteer mailboxes. Notes will be displayed during National Volunteer
Month in April, and you can find volunteer mailboxes at the Front Desk
(box is covered in hearts) or along the west wall in the Employee Hub
(box has a watermelon design). Some notes CSC volunteer services
has received so far include:

Did You Know?
• There are 108 double stitches on a baseball. The first and last stitches
are completely hidden. They are sewn by hand, using 88 inches of
waxed red thread per baseball.
Have a good-natured weekend!