BOLD VENTURES August 2021
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
Editorial team: Veronique Schreurs, Nancy Leverett, Terri Winaught, Peggy Walsh
Email: boldwpa@gmail.com
Website: www.wpabold.blogspot.com
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR NEW CONFERENCE CALL SYSTEM! Please read!
The number to call is (385)799-9487. There is no passcode for participants. To mute yourself, press *6, same to unmute. This info will apply every time “conference call” is mentioned in the newsletter.
Anyone can hear a recording of the newsletter. Instead of mailing out cassette recordings, people can call (401) 252-0029 Access Code: 265365#.
Please note: Regarding covid-19, For in-person events, we will follow CDC recommendations as they stand at the time of this event, which may include wearing masks, especially for those who are not vaccinated.
AUGUST CALENDAR
Every Thursday from 2:45pm, until 3:45pm, on the NEW conference line YOGA KEEPS GOING free of charge to participate! Thank you to those who sent a contribution. Call Veronique 412-225-4038 if you want to be added to the email list for yoga. For people reading this by email, here is a link of our July 2 yoga session, which you can click on or paste into your browser to activate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v_BIbISDHM
Continuing our popular weekly chat session! Every Tuesday at 7pm, until further notice, we will have a one-hour chat session where our Bold members can connect with each other or ask for help.
Call the NEW conference line to join and if you don’t have free long distance on your phone, call Joyce 412-521-4385 or Peggy 412-683-6070 at least one hour ahead, to be tapped in. The conversation doesn’t have to be Bold related. We are trying to have only one person talk at a time after the initial 5 minutes. The moderators for July are: Nancy July 20, and Karen July 27.
We will continue in August, moderators to be announced at the time of the call, 7pm except 6:30pm on August 3 (before the board meeting which is private.)
Saturday August 14, Kayaking, canoeing, or pedal boating at your own pace at North Park Lake. We’ll meet at Kayak Pittsburgh, (North Park, 10301 Pearce Mill Road, Allison Park Pa 15101), at 8:45 so we can sign waivers and be on the water from 9 to 11. If we have enough drivers, we’d love to have lunch at a nearby pizza place afterward. Reserve with Tammi Swiantek at 412-951-6528 by Sunday, August 1. This event is free of charge, except for a possible small contribution toward lunch. All boating experience levels are welcome
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, September 12, from 9:30 until 2:00 tandem biking and lunch, starting at the West Newton Bicycle Shop 106 West Main St., West Newton, PA 15089. The part of the trail we will be riding is very level and goes along the scenic Youghiogheny River. It is the Great Allegheny Passage, part of a continuous trail network connecting Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. Biking is free and there is no charge for lunch at the Trailside Cafe courtesy of BOLD and several generous donations. Reserve by Thursday September 2, with Nancy Leverett at 412-561-3972. We will bike for 2 hours allowing enough time to be back to where we started at approximately noon for lunch. Sighted members, if you are comfortable riding a bike we need your help so please call to be part of this lovely day.
Saturday November 6, Grove City shopping trip, details to be announced
CULTURAL activities hopefully will start again in the fall. Anyone interested in finding out what tickets if any are available, please call Joyce Driben at 412-521-4385.
Library events:
Book Club by Library for the Blind, on zoom or phone. Reserve by calling 800-242-0586 or email them at: LAMP@carnegielibrary.org. Upcoming books are:
- Thursday, August 19, 1pm to 2 pm, Behold the Dreamers (DB 85537)
- Thursday, September 16, 1pm to 2pm Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy (DB 100165) BOLD BITS
Welcome to BOLD to Brenda Flores and Carol Lubecki! Welcome back to Lynette Lewis!
Prayers for Penny Fleckenstein who is in Presby Hospital and also for Terri Winaught’s health.
The new home address for Jim & Terri Winaught is: 5700 Centre Ave., Apt. 609, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Their cell phone numbers will remain the same: (412) 712-3503 for Jim, and (412) 595-6187 for Terri. Their new home phone number is (412) 441-0925.
Good luck to the BOLD rowers and disabled rowers from Three Rivers Rowing Assoc. who are attending the Bayada Regada on August 21.
Happy birthday to John Dern, Leslie Gottschalk, Ryan Leverett, Marty Mathews, Randi Shelton, Debi Sterling and anyone else with an August birthday.
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