BOLD VENTURES
July 2017
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
Veronique Schreurs, Editor
Email: boldwpa@gmail.com
website: www.wpabold.blogspot.com
Update Line: 1-773-597-4222 (updates recorded each Friday.)
JOYFUL JULY!
JUNE CALENDAR (remaining)
Sunday June 25, Note the time change! from 2:30-5:30pm we are planning a Talent show at Human Services! Only $5 donation requested at the door, a light refreshment (sandwich and a drink) will be offered. I hope you already started practicing! To give everybody a fair chance, we will time all performances to be no longer than 5 minutes. Call Penny 412-415-3871 for reservations by 10pm Wednesday June 21.
JULY CALENDAR
Wednesday July 5 (note: Wednesday to avoid the 4th of July) will be the next Board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at One Smithfield Street. All are welcome! Please contribute your ideas for future activities. To let Tammi know you will be there, call 412-488-6298 by 10 PM on Sunday July 2.
Wednesdays July 12 & 26: Mall Walking at the Monroeville Mall from 9 AM to 11 AM. To sign up with Joyce Driben by 9 PM the Thursdays before, call 412-521-4385.
Thursdays July 6 & 20: Mall Walking at the Ross Park Mall from 10 to 12 noon on both days.
To reserve for the 6th, call Pat DePasquale, 412-492-1692, by 9 PM on Sunday, July 2. To sign up for Thursday the 20th, phone Toni Kelly, 412-965-4443, by 9pm on Sunday, July 16.
Thursdays July 7, 14, 21 & 28: Yoga from 2:30 to 4 PM at Squirrel Hill's Schoolhouse Yoga Studio: 2215 Murray Ave. Copay is $10. The sign-up deadline with Veronique Schreurs, 412-225-4038, is the Tuesdays before by 9pm.
Save the date: Saturday July 15 for a possible kayak outing in North Park. Call the update line after July 5 to hear if it is actually happening.
Sunday, July 30 from noon until 5:00 the very popular Gottschalk Swim Party with no cost at the same location as always in Moon Township at 15 Cherrington Lane Coraopolis, PA15108 but now the home of Leslie’s nephew Evan and wife Alexa. Leslie will provide burgers, hot dogs, kielbasa, buns, & baked beans, etc. Make your reservation by Tuesday July 25 by 10:00 p.m. with Terri Winaught at 412-263-2022 and tell her what side dish, salad, dessert or snack you can bring to share.
PAST EVENTS
A sincere thank you to all who helped guide campers returning from camp Kon-o-kwee, when we were stranded a few blocks from the Human Services building, especially Stu Weissman, John Perseo, Ed Reid, and others.
The tandem bike outing in May was a big success, 12 tandem bikers and 12 captains had a great time!
Ray’s picnic in June was well attended and enjoyed by all. See Peggy’s personal perspective.
LOOKING AHEAD
Coming up: BOLD board meetings after July will be on Tuesday August 1 and September 5.
Sunday August 20 from 8:30 until 3:00, water skiing and picnic lunch with the Golden Triangle Water Ski Club, no cost but signed waiver required, meet at The Steel City Rowing Club at 100 Arch St. in Verona to get a short pontoon boat ride to the island, make your reservation by August 14th with Nancy Leverett at 412-561-3972. We do this activity along with Three Rivers Adaptive Sports, they have equipment that makes it possible to water ski with a physical disability, our members can and have used their equipment by completing a registration and waiver form due August 2017. You can find and download these forms by going on the internet to “2017 Allegheny River Rumble”.
Possible event on a weekend in early November (Nov 4 or 5, or 11 or 12): Holiday shopping at either Tanger Outlets (Washington PA) or Grove City. We will ask you to bring a guide if possible. Please call Peggy 412-683-6070 now if you are interested so we can decide on the feasibility.
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
Free symphony tickets are available from the Heartstrings program. If interested, call Joyce Driben, 412-521-4385.
More details on cultural events in the September newsletter.
Friday July 14 1-3pm at the Carnegie Library for the Blind, 4724 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh 15213, there will be a screening of a movie ”Soul Surfer” with audio description. It is free and open to the public.
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
Peggy wants to thank everyone who came to help serve at the Annual Highland Park picnic. The food was delicious, and games were easy fun: bocce ball, bean toss, a healthy hike and a chance to tandem bike. Many thanks to Ray Jablonowski and his sister Cindy with the Catholic Alumni Club for their generous gift. Nobody could go home hungry!
BOLD BITS
No meals, but an ice cream social at the Lutheran Center for the blind will be held on Sunday August 6 from 5 to 7 PM. To sign up for it, call during the week before July 22, phone Center Director Sherri Crum: 412-682-1800.
Welcome to new BOLD member Donald Thorne. He is a brother of Marilyn Hall and Kimberley Morrissey. He has a great sense of humor. I told him he shares his first name with a very famous person. He replied: Yes, with Donald Duck!
Congratulations to Penny Fleckenstein and her family on all their happy events! Her daughter Katrina married Victor on April 29, her daughter Natasha and fiancé Shannon welcomed Peyton, their first child and her second grandson, into the world on May 4th. Her son Eric graduated from Northgate High on June 5th.
Happy Birthday to Bonnie Newland, Carol Platt, Ashley Winaught, Joe Wassermann, and anyone else with a July Birthday.
Thank you to everyone whose hard work makes BOLD Ventures possible.
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