BOLD VENTURES
June 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
THE LOVELY MONTH OF JUNE!
Admin note: we are keeping the dues for 2021 to $12. Mail your check to Veronique Schreurs 2269 Tilbury Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217. Thanks to those who paid! Call Veronique 412-225-4038 if that is a hardship, and you would like to remain in Bold.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR NEW CONFERENCE CALL SYSTEM! Please read!
To get the new number, please send a request to boldwpa@gmail.com. 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.
WE HAVE A NEW WAY FOR ANYBODY TO HEAR A RECORDING OF THE NEWSLETTER!
Instead of mailing out cassette recordings, people can call (401) 252-0029 Access Code: 265365#. Anybody can use this service, not just cassette customers.
STILL FROM THE MAY CALENDAR
Monday May 24, 7pm on the NEW conference line: Welcome one & all to Name That Tune, hosted by Tammi & piano musicked by Peggy. The contest will even have a couple or few gift-card winners! After a brief group check-in Tammi will give 1st Guess to players in the order of who called in. Then for the next tune, Tammi will give someone else the 1st choice. Peggy is Looking forward to playing with interested parties - Happy Song Party, everyone
JUNE 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 are:
Terri May 18, Joyce May 25.
Tammi June 1, 6:30pm, followed by the board meeting which is private.
Nancy June 8, Penny June 15,
Veronique June 22, Karen June 29.
Monday June 7, at 7pm on the NEW conference line, Nancy and Maggi will host another Zoom instruction evening, time divided between computer users and iPhone and iPad users. Sign up by Saturday June 5 with Nancy at 412-561-3972 and let her know which device or devices you will be using.
Attention! We are so excited to offer the first BOLD in person activity since February 2020. We are looking forward to having as many BOLD members attend as possible. We have missed being together with you. We are grateful that we have been able to adapt to these unprecedented times. Many thanks to BOLD's Board for their resourcefulness and continued work for our members.
Sunday June 13 starting at 1:00 P.M. and ending approximately at 2:45 for the first 2 miles and 4:00 for the second 2 miles. Hike with Ray Jablonowski & friends from Catholic Alumni Meeting near the Bartlett Shelter in Schenley Park. (GPS: Bartlett playground). Because we haven't rented the shelter, there is no guarantee of a place to sit. The Shelter is at the intersection of Bartlett and Panther Hollow Rd, near the main signalized intersection in Schenley Park. Masks will be required in accordance with CDC guidelines. The event will have guides from the Catholic Alumni Club. There will be two parts to the hike each two miles that will begin and end at the same location. So, you have a choice to hike two miles or 4 miles & set up Access accordingly. Bring a bottle of water & a snack if you want. Reserve with Tammi 412-951-6528 by Wednesday June 9. If you've signed up and then can't attend, it is very important that you cancel with Tammi, so that everyone isn't waiting for you to arrive.
This summer, Bold is going to participate in lawn bowling in Frick Park, outdoors, off of Reynolds St. If you are interested, call Veronique 412-225-4038 to set up a one-on-one coaching session. The game consists of rolling a bowl on grass that is smooth as a carpet toward a beeping ball. It is a nice challenge, a little harder than bocci. Several people have tried it and liked it!
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS
PITTSBURGH OPERA events are sold out for this season. Come back in the Fall!
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:
- May 20th: An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma (DB 93757)
- June 17th: Deacon King Kong by James McBride (DB 98819)
BOLD BITS
Tennis, anyone? Blind tennis clinic information can be found at https://www.hptc.info/
Welcome to new Bold member Brittnee Brown, Natasha’s sister! She is blind, lives in McKeesport, her cell phone is 412-656-3139, email: princessbrittneebrown94@gmail.com. Congratulations to Kimberly Smythe who recently landed a new job as a dishwasher at her neighborhood Pizza Hut.
Get Well Wishes to Marty Matthews who had surgery and is recovering successfully at home.
Natasha Brown asks for prayers as she continues to struggle.
Penny Fleckenstein was happy to report that her son Isaac’s fiancé will be moving to Pittsburgh where she will be starting a children’s Ministry at the Church the family attends.
Penny's book, LESSONS IN LOVE: Poetic Reflections is available on Audible at www.audible.com for $5.86. The book was recorded by Penny, with relevant sound effects added by the producer.
Happy birthday to Linda Davis, Natasha Brown, Peggy Walsh, Veronique Schreurs and anyone else with a June birthday.
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE by Terri Winaught.
The tribute to mothers which BOLD held on Monday, May 10th was a first-time event which went very well. In attendance were three guests and five BOLD members.
Both Joyce Driben and Penny shared how well they felt the call went, and Glenn, Terri’s son, had a similar perspective. “I was surprised that so many BOLD members were either adoptive parents or had been adopted,” Glenn explained.
As the host, Terri would like to see this tribute become an annual event not only for mothers but for fathers also.
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