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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sometimes, outstanding opportunities are available at the last minute.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our National Federation of the Blind Training Center in Minnesota has a few slots available for students ages 9-13 to attend the empowering Buddy program from August 6-20 in Minneapolis. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to a generous grant, they can offer fantastic scholarships for this 2 week Summer enrichment program to offset the entire cost of the program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition, the Potomac Chapter, through a generous grant from the Kiwanis Club of Arlington, can offer transportation funding for students to attend. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We know this is totally last minute but we wanted to share this great opportunity to provide our students with the skills and attitudes to succeed.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Questions about the program should be directed to the BLIND Inc team with <span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>contact information provided below. Questions about transportation funding should be directed to Tracy Soforenko.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>d</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-il><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Buddy</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <span class=gmail-il>Program</span> 2022:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Come to gain blindness skills, and leave with lifelong friends!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;font-stretch:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Apply today to the 2022 <span class=gmail-il>Buddy</span> <span class=gmail-il>Program</span>, a summer <span class=gmail-il>program</span> for all blin</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>d <span style='color:black'>and low vision students ages 9 to 13!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: August 6-August 20, 2022! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Where</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: BLIND, Inc.; 100 East 22nd St. Minneapolis Minnesota, 55404</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Application Deadline:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:16px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> “<span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span>” will gain important blindness skills along with the empowering attitudes about blindness and exposure to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) while exploring and experiencing the Twin Cities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-il><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Program</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will learn Braille reading and writing, cane travel, adaptive technology, independent living skills, and much more! <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will also have the ability to craft new friendships with their blind/low vision peers that will last a lifetime! <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will have an educational and recreational experience with <span class=gmail-il>program</span> counselors, most of whom are blind college students. <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will learn to prepare meals under the supervision of the instructors. <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will also learn how to travel effectively using the public transit <span class=gmail-il>system</span>! These skills will be beneficial for a lifetime! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Confidence Building Activities:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> will participate in other activities around the Twin Cities. Activities may include: visiting the Mall of America, exploring a museum, adaptive cycling, indoor rock climbing, and more! <span class=gmail-il>Buddies</span> utilize the skills they are taught in the <span class=gmail-il>program</span> while participating in these fun activities. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:16px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Cost</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: Contact BLIND, Inc. as scholarship opportunities exist to offset up to the full amount of the program.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:16px'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Contact Michell Gip, Youth Services Coordinator, at 612-872-0100, Ext. 231, or <a href="mailto:mgip@blindinc.org" target="_blank"><span class=gmail-il>mgip@blindinc.org</span></a> for more information or an application. We accept payment plans, and some funding may be available for those in need. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Apply today to ensure your space in the 2022 <span class=gmail-il>Buddy</span> <span class=gmail-il>Program</span>!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-stretch:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Daniel J. Ashman, CLVT</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Special Projects Coordinator</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Mobile: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>(612) 547-9821</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Phone:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'> (612) 872-0100 x 232</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Fax: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>(612) 872-9358</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>100 East 22nd Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Minneapolis, MN 55404<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>