WESTERN PA BOLD
March 2018
Blind Outdoor Leisure Development
PO Box 8114
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Email: wpabold@gmail.com
Website: www.bold.blogspot.com
Terri Winaught, Editor
New Update Line Number: 1-773-572-3078 (updates recorded each Friday) Note: this number is different than it was last month.
BOLD is open to persons 18 and older who are blind; partially sighted, fully sighted, and individuals with low vision.
FINISHING FEBRUARY
Thanks to Joyce Driben's hard work, interested BOLD members will again be able to enjoy the children's Museum's varied tactile exhibits. Tuesday the 27th is when this activity will be held from 1 to 4 P.M. at the Museum's North Side location: 10 Children's Way, near Allegheny Center Mall. So that this event can start promptly at 1, please arrive 15 minutes early. This will also allow time for collecting the $7 cost.
To reserve by Saturday, Feb. 24, please phone Joyce Driben no later than 10 P.M.: 412-521-4385.
MARVELOUS MARCH
Tuesday the 6th: BOLD'S Board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. To let Tammi Swiantek know you want to attend this meeting which will be held in the Pirates Room at One Smithfield Street, Downtown Pittsburgh, contact Tammi by 10 P.M., Sunday the 4th: 412-488-6298. Please also bring your activity and Fundraising suggestions and your willingness to help implement them.
Wednesdays the 7th and 21st: Mall Walking will be held at the Monroeville Mall from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M., followed by lunch at the mall's food court or a nearby Monroeville Restaurant.
To reserve with Joyce Driben the Thursdays before no later than 9PM, phone 412-521-4385. Because Joyce recruits guides according to how many attendees are blind or have impaired vision, please let Joyce know ASAP if you have signed up and need to cancel.
Thursdays the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th: Yoga will be held at the Schoolhouse Yoga Studio, 2215 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill from 2:30 to 4 P.M. The cost is $10 per person payable on the day of each class with the option of a $15 payment if the group is small. Reserve with Veronique Schreurs the Tuesday before by 9 P.M.: 412-225-4038.
Thursdays the 1st and 15th: Mall Walking will be held at the Ross Park Mall from 10 A.M. till noon. To reserve for Thursday the 1st, phone Pat Depasquale the Sunday before (Feb 25): 412-492-1692. To reserve for Thuursday the 15th by 9 P.M. the Sunday before (March 11), call Toni Kelly: 412-965-4443.
Saturday, March 17, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, Indoor Adaptive Kayaking Introduction Workshop with Venture Outdoors for visually impaired, limit 4 participants for each class, cost $10.00, held in the very heated pool of Children's Institute of Pittsburgh, 1405 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, call Venture Outdoors to reserve at 412-255-0564. This spring or summer we will continue learning more about kayaking by holding a learn to paddle kayaking workshop at North Park with a one on one Venture Outdoor Guide. For more information about Kayaking with BOLD and Venture Outdoors call Nancy Leverett at 412-561-3972.
Sunday, February 25 and March 11 and 25, Downhill Skiing from 9 AM to 3 PM: at Seven Springs, meet at the Ski Lodge. To mark your place with Dom Ceresa by 9 PM the Tuesdays before, phone 724-527-1857. If you must cancel, please do so by phoning Dom by 8 PM the day before.
Wednesday March 7 and 21, South Hills Village Mall walking, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, to sign up with Nancy Leverett by the Thursday before call 412-561-3972. This activity is just getting organized.
Saturday, March 3,and April 7, Swimming from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children: 201 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, 15213 .$5 contribution is optional, water is warm and you may bring snacks to be eaten ONLY outside of the pool area. Includes pizza afterwards. Reserve with Penny Fleckenstein 412-415-3871 by the Wednesday before.
Sunday March18, from 12:00 until 5:00, indoor games party, no cost, at the home of Ray Jablonowski, 4551 Parade St., Pittsburgh PA 15207, reserve with Terri Winaught: 412-263-2022, home; or 412-209-9818, cell.
Future Activities
April 21, Kayaking Workshop, Childrens Institute
Sunday April 29 Tandem biking Tandem Connection Bike Shop Canonsburg PA
The weekend of May 11-13 is the outing to Camp Kon-o-Kwee. Joyce Driben, 412-521-4385, is the reservationist with April 16 by 10 P.M. being the deadline (more in next newsletter).
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
On Saturday, February 10, Janet Jain hosted a high tea as a first-time BOLD event.
Janet graciously hosted this event which included tea, scones which Nancy Leverett prepared deliciously, and a variety of tea sandwiches which Veronique Schreurs made just perfectly. Karen Good provided bingo cards.
Given Janet Jain's graciousness as a hostess and the excellence of so many combined efforts, this Editor hopes Janet will be willing to host this successful event again. Terri Winaught
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
If you want free Pittsburgh Symphony tickets, call Joyce Driben at 412-521-4385.These tickets are courtesy of Heartstrings, the donation arm of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m. performance of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will feature audio description, at the New Hazlett Theater Center for Performing Arts, questions contact Connie Brinda at cbrinda@primestage.com
FUNDRAISING FACTS
Penny Fleckenstein and Nancy Leverett did superb jobs crafting a Fundraising letter to local Lions Clubs (Penny and Nancy have also joined the Fundraising Committee which Terri Winaught chairs). Since Terri would like more committee members, please call 412-263-2022 if interested or 412-209-9818 to which you can also send a text.
BOLD BITS
Condolences to the family and friends of former BOLD member Linda Terrell who died on February 2nd.
Congratulations also to Joyce Driben, Ed Reid and Terri Winaught for their volunteer efforts on January 28 as they familiarized children with Braille by writing their names and reading stories. Don Ciccone from the Library for the Blind was also a wealth of information in this process.
To say more about the Library for the Blind, they host an advocacy group, audio-described movies, book clubs and tech training each month on Android and iOS devices (dates and details in next month's newsletter).To sign up for these events, phone 412-687-2440.
March's meal at the Pittsburgh Lutheran Center for the Blind, 535 North Neville Street, will be on Saturday the 24th. Meals are preceded by a topical Bible study from 4 to 5 P.M.; the meal lasts from 5 to 6, and Vespers starts at 6:30 and ends at about 7. To sign up as soon as possible but no later than 6 P.M. on Saturday the 17th, phone 412-682-1800. (limit: 25 blind or visually impaired people)
Happy Birthday to Nancy Gilmore, Jeff Mulkern, Diane Popoleo, Ed Reid, Tammi Swiantek, Jim Winaught, Terri Winaught and anyone else with a March birthday.
Thank you to everyone whose hard work makes BOLD Ventures available in a variety of formats.
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