BOLD VENTURES September 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.
SEPTEMBER 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.
We will continue in September, moderators to be announced at the time of the call, 7pm except 6:30pm on September 7 (before the board meeting which is private.)
Sunday, September 12, from 9:30 until 2:00 tandem biking and lunch, starting the ride 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. Lunch will be provided free at Trailside Cafe courtesy of BOLD and several generous donations. We will bike for 2 hours allowing enough time to be back to where we started at approximately noon for lunch. Reserve by Thursday September 2, with Nancy Leverett at 412-561-3972.
We need some sighted folks to captain the tandem bikes and provide rides to and from the trailhead. Scotto will be there early to give some tips and instructions of being a tandem captain and pair up captains and stokers as in our other tandem biking.
We will provide several tandems, so don't think that you need to provide one. However, if you know of one, we can use please let us know about that also.
If you are willing and able to help in any way or if you have any questions, please let Nancy or Scotto know. Contact info Scotto Gray, scottog@yahoo.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday October 9th from 10:00 to 1:00 Braddock Farm Fall Festival, free food and crafts, 1000 Braddock Ave. The Farm is located at the corner of Braddock and 10th St. You can get there by taking the 61B bus that stops at 9th and Braddock. The food will be catered by Aunt Cheryl's Cafe, Soul food Restaurant, with fall themed crafts designed to be accessible with prizes, dessert cook off with fall theme, with volunteer guides available to help get food and do crafts. Reserve with Terri Winaught by October 2 by 10:00 pm at 412-441-0925 (note: this is her new home phone number). For more information about the festival contact our new member Carol Lubecki at 484-318-9145Monday, October 18, 7 pm on the conference line, bingo for fun, call Nancy at 412-561-3972 to sign up or if you need a braille/ large print bingo card
Saturday November 6, Grove City shopping trip, details to be announced next time.
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 Mark Henderson, who went kayaking with us in North Park! And welcome to Connie Elosser, Ed Reid’s sister!
CONGRATULATIONS to Kimberly Smythe who started a new job at JCPenney’s, Ross Park Mall on August 4th. In addition to that new position, Kimberly is also caring for a lady who lives near her.
Ongoing wishes and prayers for Janet Jain for cancer treatment and for Penny Fleckenstein as she continues to recover from a serious illness that resulted in a hospitalization.
Also, all the best to former lifeguards Luke and Clare who are expecting their first child.
Happy August birthdays to Janet Jain and new member Connie Elosser, September birthdays to Ceinwen, Stu Weisman and Susan Oberlander and anyone else with a September birthday.
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