BOLD VENTURES November 2025
Western Pennsylvania Blind Outdoor Leisure Development
This BOLD Ventures is sponsored by Terri Winaught in honor of Jim Winaught. Thank you Terri for your generosity!
Here comes November with its time to give thanks. I know I am thankful for the hardworking and generous members of BOLD! I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving filled with family, friends, and of course turkey!
Important Note: BOLD has a new post office address. It is PO Box 10307, Pittsburgh, PA 15234.
A BOLD Ventures Sponsorship Update
Sighted members here is your chance to have a colored picture of your choice to boost the visual appeal of your version of BOLD Ventures. As you probably know, BOLD prides itself on the fact that our monthly newsletter, BOLD Ventures, is made available to our members in the format of their choice—email, braille, print, and large print. But doing this involves various costs. You could help defray some of the cost by being a BOLD Ventures sponsor for a month. Your willingness to help is much appreciated. We have two levels of sponsorship. For $75 you can have your name, and a short greeting and a color picture of your choice in BOLD Ventures. You can either supply the picture or request one. If you donate $50, you can have your name and a short greeting of your choice in our newsletter. For more information and to set up your sponsorship, contact Debby at 412-742-4288 or dm-hill@comcast.net.
NOVEMBER CALENDAR
Monday, November 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Board Meeting in-person at Western PA School for Blind Children, 250 N. Bellefield Avenue, Oakland. Note, the meeting time has changed. Any non-board Members who want to attend must call Nancy at 412-561-3972 by Saturday, November 1.
Tuesdays, November 4 and 18, from 10 am to 1:30 pm, Mall Walking at the Monroeville Mall. Cost is free. Lunch is on your own at the food court. Sighted guides and visually impaired walkers sign up by 11 am the Tuesday prior to the walk by calling Peggy at 412-683-6070 or text/call her at 412-977-2351. So, to sign up for November 4, contact Peggy by 11 am Tuesday, October 28, and for November 18 contact Peggy by 11 am November 11. Be sure to sign up so that if there is any change or cancellation for mall walking, you will get the information.
Wednesday, November 5 and 19, from 7 to 9:30 pm, SE Wisconsin BOLD virtual bingo, for all the sign-up information leave a voicemail or text Tammi at 412-951-6528 or email at tswiantek@comcast.net. Good luck!
Thursday November 6, 13, & 20, from noon to 1:30, Ice skating at the Mount Lebanon Ice Center, 900 Cedar Blvd., Pittsburgh, 15228. Cost is $7. If you’re looking for some exercise, consider Thursday ice skating. The ice is great, and accommodations can be made for all experience levels. If you’ve been thinking of trying skating, but you are worried about getting a ride, go ahead and sign up, and we may be able to find you transportation. We need sighted ice skaters to be guides on and off the ice. Sign-up by 8 pm on the Sunday before each date by leaving a voicemail or text for Tammi at 412-951-6528 or email at tswiantek@comcast.net.
Sunday, Nov 16, from noon to 2 pm, Tree identification hike, at Frick Park. We will meet at the entrance to Frick Park at the intersection of Reynolds Street and Homewood Ave. Cost is free. There is plenty of parking available. Our guide will lead us on a two-mile hike through the park, with stops to identify trees and to point out other ways to identify them when you have low vision or are blind. Please wear comfortable shoes and layers to ensure an enjoyable time. Make your reservation by calling or texting Carol Lubecki at 484-318-9145 by Friday November 14 at 8 pm.
Sunday, November 30, from 1 to 4 pm, card party at Ray Jablonowski’s home, 4551 Parade St. Pittsburgh, Pa, 15207. Cost is free. Come enjoy an afternoon of playing Screw Your Neighbor or word games, your choice! There will be plenty of snacks. There is a limit of 12 people, so make your reservation as soon as you can. To make a reservation call Linda at 412-681-9686 by 8 pm Wednesday, November 26.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, December 6, from 11:30 am to 1 pm, Molly’s trolleys heated bus tour of Pittsburgh, starts and stops at 21st Street and Smallman Street. (For Access riders, the street address to use is St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 57 21st Street, 15222.) Come join us for a 90-minute tour of our city. The tour will include Pittsburgh history, current happenings, and some trivia. Our tour guide will welcome all of your questions. The tour also includes an optional ride on the Duquesne incline, and time spent at the Mr. Rogers’ statue. Drinks and snacks will be provided or bring your own on the trolley. After our tour we will have an optional lunch at a local restaurant at your own cost. To make your reservation contact Jeff by 8 pm Sunday, November 30, and please indicate if you are staying for lunch. Jeff can be reached at 412-487-9469 or emailing him at going4walk@duck.com .
Ski Dates, We are not even halfway through fall, but thanks to Scotto we’ve got downhill ski dates. They are:
Sunday, December 7, 2025, training for guides
Sunday, December 14, 2025, first ski date for BOLD Members
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Sundays, February 1 and 22, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
There will be more details in December’s BOLD Ventures.
Sunday, January 18, 2026, BOLD Holiday Party and board election. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 304 Morewood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, in the spacious accessible hall. There will be more details in the December BOLD Ventures, but be sure to mark your calendar so we can celebrate the new year together.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Anyone interested in getting information about the availability of tickets for the Pittsburgh Symphony or chamber music concerts, please call Tony at 412-310-2508 or email tony.diana.rock@gmail.com.
BOLD BITS
Congratulations to Carol Lubecki who won the first-place trophy in her division in the Pacific Northwest Blind and Low Vision Tennis Tournament in Vancouver, WA. Jen Roth wrote on Facebook that “Carol fought hard all day, never broke focus, met many opponents with various playing styles, and won match after match.” Good going Carol! Also, BOLD congratulations go to Dana Aravich who played tough and won second place in her division. Way to go Dana. Also attending the tournament were BOLD members Chuck, Amelie, Maggi, and Zach.
Terri Winaught a BOLD board member who works on BOLD outreach, would like to thank Brooke Householder, for providing excellent assistance in an outreach event at Duquesne University on October 8. As a team, they were able to get contact information from a number of people who visited their table who seemed interested in possibly being volunteers for BOLD Events. Terri is looking forward to future successful outreach events.
Terri would like to continue organizing monthly calls on the BOLD conference line featuring subjects that you, the BOLD members, would be interested in hearing about. She would like your ideas on what topics such as agencies, organizations or even individuals you would like to learn about. To give Terri your ideas you can call her at 412-441-0925, text her at 412-595-6187 or email her terriwinaught2@gmail.com.
Happy November Birthday to: Bill and Tom Burgunder, Debby Hill, Rich Kuzma, Donna McKendree, Mark Pugh, and anyone else celebrating a November birthday!
NEWSLETTER RECORDING
Thanks to the work of Marty Mathews, anyone can hear a recording of this newsletter by calling 401-252-0029 Access Code: 265365#.
Contact Us
WPA BOLD
PO Box 10307
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
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Editors: Debby Hill & friends