BOLD VENTURES
September 2022
PO Box 9101
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wpabold
Website: www.wpabold.blogspot.com
Email: boldwpa@gmail.com
Edited By: Debby Hill and team
Note from BOLD’s President: Veronique has taken a leave of absence as BOLD’s Corresponding Secretary while she recovers from a stroke. The Board has appointed Debby Hill to fill the vacancy.
BOLD Address Change: Did you notice something different at the top of this newsletter? (Yes, it’s all right, go ahead and peek!) You will see that BOLD has a new mailing address. Beginning immediately, please use this new address for snail mailing to BOLD. Note, the old PO Box will still be around for a while.
When the conference line is mentioned in this newsletter, the number to call is 385-799-9487. There is no passcode.
NEWSLETTER RECORDING: Anyone can hear a recording of the newsletter, call 401-252-0029 Access Code: 265365#.
COVID-19: The board decided that for our in-person activities all participants are to be fully vaccinated (on the honor system) and follow government guidelines about masks.
CALENDAR September
CHAT SESSIONS: BOLD holds one-hour chat sessions on some Tuesday evenings where our members can ask for help or just connect with each other. The conversation doesn’t have to be BOLD related. Call the conference line to join. The chats begin at 7 pm. The dates and moderators are: September 13th, Penny; September 27, Debby.
Thursday September 1st, 2:45 - 3:45 pm, Yoga. To participate call the conference line. This session is free. Be sure to read on for more information about yoga sessions in September.
Tuesday, September 6th, from 6 – 8 pm, Board Meeting in-person at Human Services, 1 Smithfield St, downtown. Any non-Board Members who want to attend must call Nancy at 412-561-3972 by September 4th.
Thursdays, September 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th from 2 to 3 pm, In-person Yoga at Open Up Pittsburgh, 3711 Butler St. 15201. Cost is $10 per session. This is the same yoga in which you have been participating, only these sessions are in-person instead of on the conference line. For scheduling transportation, you can arrive by 2:45 and leave no later than 4:15. These sessions are a trial of in-person yoga sessions. Please come to one or more of them to give it a try. If you have any questions contact Maggi at 412-613-8592 or mio528@comcast.net.
Saturday, September 10th, from noon to 5, Picnic at Ray Jablonowski’s home, 4551 Parade St. Pittsburgh, Pa, 15207. Cost is free. Generous Ray and his special volunteers from the Catholic Alumni Club will make sure we have a good day! There will be bocci ball, corn hole and hitting a ball off a tee. There will also be indoor games such as darts, shuffle board, and our favorite card games. Later in the afternoon, pizza and hoagies will be served. Make your Reservation with Linda at 412-681-9686 by 8 pm Tuesday, September 6th.
Monday, September 12, at 7 pm, Virtual Meet-up with Wisconsin BOLD. To join the call use the zoom information in the bingo listing below. Wednesdays, September 14th and 28th, from 7 - 9:30 pm SE Wisconsin virtual bingo, via Zoom or phone. Join Zoom Meeting with the ZOOM APP on your computer or smart device. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81466070331. Or use your landline or smartphone to join by your phone's long-Distance plan: 929-205-6099, enter the Meeting ID 814 6607 0331, then press the pound key (#) and wait to be let in. To sign-up to play, contact Lion Ray Tweedale at (262) 224-5517 and provide the numbers of your bingo card. You can also request a PDF card to be emailed to you that can be printed. Only one card can be played per person, and your card must be registered with Ray. Also, the last number called rule is enforced. If WPA BOLD members win any of the cash prizes, the funds will go to WPA BOLD as a donation. Ray will be on early at 6:30 pm eastern time for anyone that wants to be sure they can get in or would like to provide the numbers for their card.
HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!
Thursday, September 15th, 1 - 2 pm, Book Club by Library for Accessible Media. Join in-person, by zoom or phone. September book: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (DB 105197). At the beginning of September, reserve your spot by calling 800-242-0586 or emailing info@mylamp.org.
Saturday, September 17th, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Tandem Biking on the Panhandle Trail: Our meeting point will be at the Panhandle Trailhead on Walkers Mill Road off I-79 and Noblestown Road, Carnegie PA 15106. Cost is free for ride and a pizza lunch. The Panhandle Trail is a very quiet ride, mostly level with some very gentle slopes. Total riding time will be about two hours. We will ride from the Panhandle Trailhead to the trail shelter at Sturgeon, and there at 11:30 we will have a picnic of pizza from Hunner’s Restaurant. After lunch we will ride back to the Panhandle Trailhead. We will 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 for being a tandem captain and pair up captains and stokers. We will provide the tandems. However, if you know of a tandem we can use, please let us know about it. If you are a willing captain contact Scotto at scottog@yahoo.com. For directions and to reserve as a visually impaired stoker, call Nancy at 412-561-3972 by 9 pm Sunday, September 11th.
Thursday, September 22nd, from 7 to 8 pm, boxing at Fit4Boxing, 4706 William Flynn HWY, #9, Allison Park, 15101. Cost is free. This is a trainer led fitness boxing workout. We will stretch, warmup, punch on the bags, and get a full body workout. Everything is work at your own pace and can be modified. Make your reservation with Carol at 484-318-9145 by Wednesday September 14th at 8 pm.
LOOKING AHEAD
Saturday October 8th from 10 to 2, Braddock Farm Fall Festival, 1000 Braddock Ave, Braddock Pa, 15104. The Farm is located at the corner of Braddock and 10th St. Take the 61A bus. Coming from town, get off at 9th and Braddock. You will be across the street from the farm. Cost is free. There will be fall themed accessible crafts to make, games and food. There will be volunteer guides ready to help you enjoy the fun! Reserve with Carol by October 3 by 9 pm at 484-318-9145.
Saturday, November 5th 8:30 am to 6 pm, Grove City shopping trip. Cost is $10 for transportation on a school bus. The October Newsletter will have the pick-up and drop-off address information. We will be individually guided by Therapeutic Recreation students from Slippery Rock University. We will arrive at 10 at the Lee-Wrangler entrance to the outlets to be paired with our student guides to spend the day shopping until we drop. We will gather at 4:30 at Lee-Wrangler to fill out and sign the student service hour forms and board the bus for the trip back. We should arrive back in Pittsburgh at 6. Schedule Access Trips for 6:30. Bring some extra cash to tip the bus driver or treat your guide. There is a food court for lunch but everyone is responsible for the cost of their own lunch. Reserve with Bill by 9:00 pm, October 14 at 412-657-7485.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Anyone interested in finding out what tickets are available for cultural events such as symphony or chamber music concerts or operas, please call Joyce at 412-521-4385.
BOLD BITS
Continued warm get-well wishes and prayers for Susan Lichtenfels, Diane Popoleo, Veronique Schreurs and Peggy Walsh as they continue to recover from hospital and rehab stays. Best wishes and lots of positive energy to Jim Winaught who is dealing with some serious issues with his eyes. Congratulations to Tammi Swiantek who came in first in the singles and doubles rowing races at the Bayada held in Philadelphia the weekend of August 12th. Nancy Leverett came in second in those races. Happy September Birthday to: Ceinwen King-Smith, Susan Oberlander, Stu Weissman and anyone else celebrating a September birthday!
Happy belated August birthday to Connie Elosser. Sorry we missed your big day last newsletter.
MY BOLD TAKE
By Debby Hill
It’s great when BOLD Plans come together:
On July 23rd along with great volunteers from the Pittsburgh Paddlefish, BOLD members went dragon boating. The weather was perfect, not to hot and the only rain we felt was the splashes we got from our own paddling. The Paddlefish folks took time to teach us on land the technique for paddling in the dragon boat, and then our skills were tested in a boat on the river. The idea is that everyone needs to be paddling together, but that plan didn’t always work even though we had a drummer who tried to keep us synchronized. It was really fun to feel the boat moving on the river and know that our team effort was making that happen. Many Thanks to the Pittsburgh Paddlefish!
On July 30th for the tandem biking event, once again we got a beautiful day.
The temperature was perfect, and there was a bit of a breeze. That was good because we all got a good workout on the tandem bikes. Scotto Grey and his wife, Leslie, kept things organized, and it was a fine crew of captains who made it a fun day. Thanks!
A BOLD day down on the farm
On August 18th a group of BOLD members visited the Braddock Farm. Once again the weather gods smiled on us and we had a beautiful day. We learned about what is grown on this approximately one-acre farm, where the produce is sent to in the Pittsburgh area, checked out various plants and then we were treated to freshly made delicious pizza using vegetables from the farm. Thanks go to Nick and his crew at the farm for providing good information and a fun day!
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