BOLD welcomes persons 18 and older with all degrees of vision: blind, low vision, partially sighted and fully sighted.
August 2014 newsletter
BOLD Ventures (Blind Outdoor Leisure Development)
August 2014
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
Yahoo Group: www.wpabold@yahoogroups.com (moderator must approve posts)
Update Line: 1-773-597-4222 (updates recorded each Friday)
AWESOME EVENTS IN AUGUST
The meeting place for Waterskiing on Sunday, August 24 is the Steel City Rowing Club Boathouse: 100 Arch Street, Verona, PA 15147. The sponsoring organization is the Golden Triangle Waterski Club; the reservationist is Ed Reid, 443-994-3038, and the deadline is Sunday, August 17th by 10 PM. You can also sign up via E-mail: happyhermit@gmail.com The Ski Club will provide a main dish and attendees are asked to bring sides to share. Closer to the event date, the main dish will be posted on the Update Line: 1-773-597-4222.
August's Board meeting will be on Tuesday the 5th; Mall Walking will be on Wednesdays the 6th and 20th; Ice Skating will not be held this month; Rowing will end on the last Thursday in August; and Dragon Boating will end on the last Saturday of this month. Anyone who has attended at least half of the rowing sessions and wants a reimbursement of half of his/her rowing fee is asked to phone Tammi Swiantek: 412-488-6298.
A new event for BOLD is a Gateway Clipper cruise and buffet picnic lunch on Saturday August the 30th from noon until 2 PM. with Boarding beginning at 11 AM. The reservationist is Penny Fleckenstein, 412-415-3871; the sign-up deadline is Sunday August the 10th by 10 PM; and the $25 per person gets mailed to Veronique Schreurs: 2269 Tilbury Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217, the check or money order made payable to Western PA BOLD.
Since the ideal ratio of blind to sighted picnickers is one to one, we need more sighted helpers and warmly thank those who have already reserved. This Editor also thanks the Friendship Group with whom BOLD will be collaborating on this event.
To ask if yoga classes are continuing, call Veronique Schreurs: 412-225-4038.
PAST EVENTS
Attendance at Mall Walking remains steady, and there were no cultural events in July.
When the Gottschalk Swim Party/picnic was held on July 27th, there were 23 BOLD members and 8 guests for a total of 31 attendees. Many thanks to Leslie Gottschalk and her family for so graciously hosting this popular annual event; Missy Folmer for helping with rides; and the many volunteers who cooked and served the food.
Though outings to Kennywood and a Pittsburgh Pirates game were discussed, these events were not scheduled.
LOOKING AHEAD
September's Board meeting will be on Tuesday the 2nd; Ray Jablonowski will host Indoor Games at his Greenfield home either the first or second Saturday in September; and Joyce Driben, 412-521-4385, will remain the contact person to get tickets for Chamber Music Society and Pittsburgh Symphony concerts. (See September's BOLD Ventures for the dates of October's Board meeting, November's Board meeting, and the October auction.)
BOLD BITS
The Pittsburgh Lutheran Center for the Blind will host their annual ice cream social on Sunday, August 3rd after 11 AM services. In addition to a variety of ice creams and toppings, there will also be hot dogs and sides. To let Sherri Crum know you will attend, phone 412-682-1800 by 6 PM Thursday, July 31st.
Warm Wishes for a rapid recovery to Bruce Leverett who had a stroke on July 18th, and congratulations to longtime BOLD member Marcy Schott who was married on Friday, July 18th. (This editor loved seeing Marcy and meeting her husband, Leonard, at the Gottschalk Swim Party.)
Always awesome Ceinwen King-Smith has been teaching English as a Second Language classes in Honduras this summer. Ceinwen told this Editor that some days have been so hot that 90 degrees was the low, which had Hondurans who are acclimated to such heat complaining.
Happy Birthday to Leslie Gottschalk, Bonnie Granger, Ryan Leverett, Marty Mathews, Debi Sterling, and anyone else with an August birthday.
If you have a BOLD Bit, bring it to a Board meeting; phone Terri Winaught at 412-263-2022; or email twinaught@verizon.net Also feel free to use this contact information to give Terri newsletter feedback (so far, this Editor has heard from one person who didn't like the format of June's newsletter, and another who suggested underlining event dates in the calendar starting with this issue.
AUGUST CALENDAR
Sunday the 3rd: 10 PM deadline for letting Tammi Swiantek know you will be at August's Board meeting: 412-488-6298.
Tuesday the 5th: BOLD Board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children: 201 North Bellefield Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. If you told Tammi you would be at this meeting and then can't come, let her know as soon as possible. (All are welcomed.)
Wednesday the 6th: Mall Walking at the Monroeville Mall with a 9 AM start time and the food court entrance as the meeting place.
Thursday the 7th: Rowing at Washington's Landing: 300 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Saturday the 9th: Dragon Boating from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Millvale Boathouse: 90 Riverfront Drive, Millvale, Pittsburgh, PA 15209.
Sunday the 10th: 10 PM sign-up deadline with Penny Fleckenstein, 412-415-3871, for the Gateway Clipper Cruise and picnic lunch.
Thursday the 14th: Rowing from 6 to 8 PM at Washington's Landing: 300 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Thursday the 14th is also the 9 PM Mall Walking reservation deadline with Joyce Driben: 412-521-4385.
Saturday the 16th: Dragon Boating from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Millvale Boathouse: 90 Riverfront Drive, Millvale, Pittsburgh, PA 15209.
Sunday the 17th: 10 PM Waterskiing sign-up deadline with Ed Reid: 443-994-3438; E-mail: happyhermit@gmail.com
Wednesday the 20th: Mall Walking at the Monroeville Mall, with a 9 AM start time and the food court entrance as the meeting place.
Thursday the 21st: Rowing at Washington's Landing: 300 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, from 6 to 8 PM.
Saturday the 23rd: Dragon Boating from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Millvale Boathouse: 90 Riverfront Drive, Millvale, Pittsburgh, PA 15209.
Sunday the 24th: Waterskiing with an 8:30 AM meeting time at the Steel City Rowing Club Boathouse: 100 Arch Street, Verona, PA 15147. The Golden Triangle Waterskiing Club will host this event and provide a main dish. Attendees are encouraged to bring sides to share.
Thursday the 28th: Rowing from 6 to 8 PM at Washington's Landing: 300 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. (last day of Summer Rowing Program)
Thursday the 28th is also the 9 PM deadline to mark your place with Joyce Driben for Mall Walking: 412-521-4385.
Saturday the 30th: Gateway Clipper cruise and buffet picnic lunch from noon to 2 PM with boarding starting at 11 AM.
Saturday the 30th is also when Dragon Boating will be held from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Millvale Boathouse: 90 Riverfront Drive, Millvale, Pittsburgh, PA 15209. (end of Dragon Boating season)
Sunday the 31st: 10 PM deadline to let Tammi Swiantek know you plan to attend September's Board meeting: 412-488-6298.
This Editor acknowledges Marty Mathews, Veronique Schreurs, and the Braille Outreach team led by Tina Wassermann for their hard work and commitment making BOLD Ventures accessible.
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