[Riverside-San-Bernardino] Fwd: [NFBC-Info] Please Read: virtual senior retreat

Wed Sep 9 14:34:17 UTC 2020

 The NFB Seniors Division’s 2020 Virtual Senior Retreat
> 
> Please consider this training opportunity for yourself, and/or pass it
> on to other seniors! Below find an informational flyer, followed by a
> registration form, also find a registration form attached to this
> message. This virtual training event will temporarily replace our
> face-to-face retreat; blindness skills, philosophy, and information.
> Registration closes September 30th!
> 
> 
> Note: First, here are five easy ways of getting your completed
> registration form to us:
> #1 By Email attachment: After detaching the registration form from
> this email, bring it into your word processor and fill it out; then
> attach the completed form to an email; Send that email to-
> nfbseniorsdivision at gmail.com
> #2 By pasted into and email: After detaching the registration form
> from this email, bring it into your word processor and fill it out;
> Then select and copy all the text in the completed form, and paste it
> into the body of an email; Send that email to-
> nfbseniorsdivision at gmail.com
> #3 If you do not like attachments, do this: Copy the registration text
> below in this email and paste it into an empty document in your word
> processor; Fill it out; Copy the completed form out of your document,
> and paste it into the body of an email; Send it to-
> nfbseniorsdivision at gmail.com
> #4 By mailing a hard copy: Detach the form from this email; Print it;
> Fill it out; Send it to the mailing address given below. If you are
> paying your fee by check, put it with your registration form in the
> same envelope.
> #5 By visiting our website to pay the entrance fee by credit card, or PayPal.
> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fseniors.nfb.org%2F2020Retreat.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C686a309b847f4d26521708d854c93f36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637352570608615989&sdata=SVfCJfqBXe%2B9z3pdCfnVhYarO9uCQ61L4eKS3Lat3SQ%3D&reserved=0
> 
> Finally, get everything to us no later than September 30th. If needing
> assistance, call me: Robert Leslie Newman: 402-660-1743
> Email: robertleslienewman at gmail.com
> (I would happily take your information by phone.)
> 
> 
> **
> 
> LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT
> 2020 VIRTUAL SENIOR RETREAT
> Sponsored by the NFB Seniors Division
> October 18th-24th
> 
> 
> 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 the
> life-changing activities in a retreat of this nature; just ask one of
> our recent graduates!
> Come join us to explore the possibilities of taking control of your
> life, and accepting vision loss by learning from a supportive, caring
> group of successful blind Americans.
> 
> Cost of the retreat: $50.00 per participant. This covers the entire
> week of training, and a list of valuable resources.
> 
> For any questions you may have, please contact Ruth Sager, President,
> National Federation of the Blind Seniors Division.
> Phone: 410-602-9030
> Email: rsager78 at gmail.com
> 
> Much more information relating to blindness can be found on our
> Seniors website: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fseniors.nfb.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C686a309b847f4d26521708d854c93f36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637352570608615989&sdata=uRDR4UBzAW9oEZBdBFsCfhigQty3769fm6ClB9YFs3g%3D&reserved=0
> 
> ***
> REGISTRATION FORM
> LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT
> 2020 VIRTUAL SENIOR RETREAT
> October 18th-24th
> 
> 
> Provide us with the following information and submit it no later than
> September 30th.
> Name:
> Email Address:
> Preferred Phone Number:
> Address, Street:
> City:
> State, Zip Code:
> 
> This event will take place on the Zoom platform. Have you had
> experience with it? If so, how would you be entering the call: ___ By
> land-line phone ___ By smart phone ___ By computer
> Have you had any skills training in blindness techniques in the past?
> Yes- No- Explain:
> When did onset of blindness occur? Within the past year- Within the
> past three years- More than five years- More than ten years- Longer-
> 
> Check the classes you are most interested in attending:
> Cane Travel ___
> Beginning Braille ___
> Daily Living ___
> Organizational Skills ___
> Exploring Hobbies ___
> Basic information on iPhone and IOS devices ___
> Meaningful Discussions on Living With My Blindness ___
> 
> Our greatest gift to you during this training, is to teach you how to
> think as a blind person needs to think. All your instructors are
> competent blind people who use these skills on a daily basis, and have
> been sharing this knowledge for years.
> 
> Note: It is highly recommended that you acquire a long, rigid white
> cane, free from the National Federation of the Blind. to practice with
> the instructors as you learn techniques for proper use, storage, and
> traveling with a white cane. The proper length of your cane, when
> standing it vertical at your front, it should extend up to your chin
> but not higher than your nose. Canes should be ordered no later than
> September 5th, in order that you receive it in time to participate in
> this retreat. Please contact the National Federation of the Blind-
> on-line at- https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%2Ffree-white-cane-program&data=02%7C01%7C%7C686a309b847f4d26521708d854c93f36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637352570608615989&sdata=R0OJrkDQHl3bTOodO%2FvXcLy2j30NGXa4KYUWRN69i0E%3D&reserved=0
> or by phone at- 410-659-9314.
> 
> Also, if you checked (yes) to having an interest in learning beginning
> Braille, you will receive a Braille booklet. Note: If you do not own a
> slate and stylus, the long-time tool for writing braille, the NFB will
> give you one, free! Here is the link to have one sent to you.
> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2Fprograms-services%2Ffree-slate-and-stylus-program&data=02%7C01%7C%7C686a309b847f4d26521708d854c93f36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637352570608615989&sdata=G9vQUmUyJKk4AgRGukWMT5jDj27VTniUKpyH8Id1VWQ%3D&reserved=0
> 
> The cost per attendee for this retreat is $50.00. It can be paid by
> one of the following two methods:
> (Note: please place an “X” alongside the option you have chosen; it
> will help us to match up you and your money.)
> 
> #1___ by credit card or PayPal- Go to the registration page on our
> website; here is the link to that page:
> https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fseniors.nfb.org%2F2020Retreat.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C686a309b847f4d26521708d854c93f36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637352570608615989&sdata=SVfCJfqBXe%2B9z3pdCfnVhYarO9uCQ61L4eKS3Lat3SQ%3D&reserved=0
> 
> #2___ By check and sent to our Treasurer:
> 
> Seniors Division
> Duncan Larsen
> Colorado Center for the Blind
> 2233 West Shepperd Ave.
> Littleton, CO 80120.
> 
> The check should be made out to: NFB Seniors Division. In the memo
> field, write- SENIORS RETREAT.
> 
> Note: Submitting a completed hard copy version of the registration
> form can be Included with your payment being sent to the above
> address.
> 
> Fees are nonrefundable; money will be considered a donation to the
> Seniors Division. The registration fee must be received no later than
> September 30th.
> 
> Should you have any questions, please contact Ruth Sager, President
> NFB Seniors Division
> Phone: 410-602-9030 or
> Email: rsager78 at gmail.com
> 
> Note: Once your registration has been reviewed, the retreat team will
> send you the information necessary for you to call into the classes
> that you are scheduled for. We look forward to your participation in
> our first-ever virtual Senior Retreat.
> 
> Respectfully yours,
> Robert Leslie Newman
> NFBN Senior Division, President
> NFB Seniors Division, Second Vice President
> NFBN Omaha Chapter, Secretary
> 
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