BOLD VENTURES MAY 2016
Blind Outdoor Leisure Development
BOLD welcomes persons 18 and older with all degrees of vision: blind, low vision, partially sighted and fully sighted.
PO Box 8114
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Terri Winaught, Editor
Email: boldwpa@gmail.com
website: www.wpabold.blogspot.com
Update Line: 1-773-597-4222 (updates recorded each Friday.)
MARVELOUS MAY
CALENDAR
Cultural events will appear ONLY in Cultural Connections.
Enjoy the following events:
Tuesday the 3rd: BOLD Board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 PM: Rachael Carson Room, One Smithfield Street. To let Tammi Swiantek know you will attend, call 412-488-6298 by 10 PM on Sunday the 1st. Come, and share your ideas.
Thursdays the 5th and 19th: Mall Walking at the Ross Park Mall from 9:30 to 11:30 AM the first Thursday, and 10 to 11:30 AM the third Thursday. Sign-up deadline with Pat DePasquale, 412-492-1692 for the first Thursday by 9 PM on Sunday the 1st, and 9 PM on Sunday the 15th with Toni Kelly, 412-965-4443 for the third Thursday.
Thursdays the 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th: Yoga from 2:30 to 4:00 PM at Squirrel Hill's Schoolhouse Studio: 2215 Murray Ave. Ask Veronique for more info: 412-225-4038.
Friday the 6th: 5:45 PM departure from Moorhead Towers to Camp Kon-o-Kwee. (Because there may be a glitch with Moorhead, Mark Grasak will contact campers to confirm.)
Sunday the 8th: Return from Kon-o-Kwee between 12:30 and 12:45 PM.
Wednesdays the 11th and 25th: Mall Walking at the Monroeville Mall from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. The sign-up deadline with Joyce Driben, 412-521-4385, is the Thursday before by 9 PM.
Saturday the 21st: Hike which Ray Jablonowski will lead starting at 1 PM and meeting near Bartlett Grove in Schenley Park.
Wednesday the 19th by 10 PM is the deadline to mark your place with Tammi Swiantek: 412-488-6298.
PAST EVENTS
Twenty-one BOLD members, two guests, and several volunteers attended the Games Day which Ray Jablonowski hosted on March 13th. Ray was a perfect host, and the helpers were equally awesome.
March 20th was when another successful ski season ended. That success is credited to Dom Ceresa, Nancy Leverett, all of the guides, and dedicated drivers.
The April 10th Bingo went well, thanks to Nancy Leverett providing Bingo playing cards, calling cards, and chips. Stu Weissmann, Carrie Fisher, and Maurice Johnston were extremely helpful at the event where there were nine attendees.
LOOKING AHEAD
On Sunday, June 5th, John Dern will lead a hike at the Bushy Run Battlegrounds in Harrison City, Westmoreland County. Terri Winaught, 412-263-2022, will take reservations by 10 PM on Sunday, May 29th, and also give more hike info.
Although Tammi Swiantek can answer general questions about rowing, which will start in June, participants must sign up with Sam Finigan: (short for Samantha), 412-410-7570, (cell). Email: samfinigan@threeriversrowing.org.
June's Board meeting will be on Tuesday the 7th.
Ray Jablonowski will host a picnic, the tentative date being Saturday, June 18th at Highland Park, with the Grove to be determined. Peggy Walsh will take reservations.
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
This Editor is humbled by Cindy Perseo's comments:
"I feel you're doing an excellent job editing the newsletter, and you've been doing it for so long. I also give kudos to the people at the school for the Blind who braille it."
Cindy concluded by emphasizing what a great job she feels everyone involved with BOLD Ventures does, and how much she appreciates it.
To offer a Perspective, phone 412-263-2022.
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
On Tuesday, May 3rd, the Pittsburgh Opera will present "The Rake's Progress" from 7 to 10 PM at the Benedum Center.
Tickets? Randy Adams: 412-281-0912, x213. This will also be the last performance until fall.
On Sunday, May 15th, the Pittsburgh City Theatre will present "The Match" at 1300 Bingham Street, South Side. To buy a ticket, phone 412-431-4900.
FUNDRAISING FACTS
Although we are awaiting approval from the Pittsburgh Foundation, BOLD is planning to participate in the May 3rd online Day of Giving. More info closer to the date? 412-263-2022, an email blast, and the Update Line: 1-773-597-4222.
BOLD BITS
Get Well wishes to Carol Platt who had surgery on her leg which she broke in two places.
Congratulations to Penny Fleckenstein who gave such a great presentation on blindness to a new class of Port Authority drivers that she may be doing this on a regular basis. Kudos also to Jim Winaught who recently landed a security guard position with AmGuard, this new opportunity offering more hours and flexibility.
The Pittsburgh Lutheran Center will serve their last monthly meal until September.
Info? 412-682-1800.
Happy Birthday to Ellen Goldfon, Aubrey Lowry, Joyce Mulkern, Jerry Penfield, Benjamin Povilaitis, Rege Sullivan, Carolyn Thayer, Erin Wagoner, and anyone else with a May birthday.
Many Thanks to Bill Burgunder and Marty Mathews for their positive comments about BOLD Ventures' new format. To give feedback, 412-263-2022 or twinaught@comcast.net.
GREAT JOB! to BOLD'S Board, Devon Evans, Marty Mathews, Veronique Schreurs, Tina Wassermann, and the Braille Team she leads for making BOLD Ventures available and accessible.
THE END