[NFBSATX] FW: [Chapter-Presidents] NFB Senior Division Virtual Retreat

Wed Jan 24 20:37:53 UTC 2024

From: Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:06 PM
To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>; chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org
Cc: Linda Melendez <president at nfbnj.org>
Subject: [Chapter-Presidents] NFB Senior Division Virtual Retreat

Request for distribution from Jane Degenshein, NBF Senior Division Board Member

Topic:  National Federation of the Blind Senior Division 2024 Virtual Senior Retreat

Date: February 11th through 17th, 2024

Location:  Zoom; Anywhere and Everywhere

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 life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of our recent graduates!

Schedule

Note: All times listed are in Eastern Time.

Sunday, February 11

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Meet & Greet

Monday, February 12 through Friday, February 16

12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Classes

Saturday, February 17

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Wrap Up

ELIGIBILITY

*  Legally Blind

*  Strong desire to learn nonvisual techniques

*  50 or over

Featured Topics

*  Cane Travel

*  Daily Living Skills

*  Beginning Braille

*  Organizational Skills & Tactile Learning

*  Useful Aids & Devices

*  Cooking Techniques & Food Preparation

*  Technology Topics

*  NFB-NEWSLINE

COST

The cost is $50 per attendee. Money must be received by February 3, 2024. Payment can be made by check, PayPal or Zelle. PayPal accepts credit cards and debit cards.

Checks should be made payable to NFB Seniors Division with 2024 Seniors Retreat in the memo, and sent to:

NFB Senior Division

c/o Duncan Larsen

304 East Simpson Street

Lafayette, CO 80026-2326

To pay using PayPal, complete the online registration form and then click on the PayPal button found on the form's confirmation page. You can pay via PayPal by using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account.

If you prefer to make an instant payment using Zelle, you may do so by choosing to send money and adding NFB Senior Division as a recipient. When asked whether you want to add a mobile number or email address to send, choose mobile and use 979-583-6343 as the number for the recipient.

Registration Form

https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/registration

The registration form for the 2024 Senior Retreat can be found here. 

Please visit our https://seniors.nfb.org/senior-retreat/archived

Archived Senior Retreats page to listen to the audio archives of previous Senior Retreats.

Additional Information

Questions should be directed to nfbseniors at gmail.com <mailto:nfbseniors at gmail.com> 

nfbseniors at gmail.com <mailto:nfbseniors at gmail.com>  or to 443-681-9345. If you have difficulty completing the online form, call or email us for assistance. We will be happy to help.

If we are not available when you call, someone will contact you as soon as possible.

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