Blind Outdoor Leisure Development
PO Box 9101
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Editorial team: Debby Hill and team
Email: boldwpa@gmail.com
Website: www.wpabold.blogspot.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wpabold
BOLD Address Change:
Once again at the top of this newsletter, we are showcasing BOLD’s fine new mailing address. (Yes, I know that we always display BOLD’s mailing address with no particular mention, but this one is still very special.) Beginning immediately, please use this new address for snail mailing to BOLD.
BOLD Membership Directory and Dues
BOLD will put out a Membership Directory. The last one was sent out in 2020. To be included in the directory and get the Newsletter in print or braille, you must pay or have paid your $12.00 dues for 2022. Anyone who pays dues for 2022 now will also count for 2023. We are starting to collect dues again now that we are having in-person activities. For membership purposes we need your name, address, email address, home phone, cell phone, and birthdate. We also need your vision status: sighted, partial, or blind, and your newsletter preference: email, print, large print, or braille. If anything has changed since 2020 and if you’ve already paid your dues for 2022, email your updated membership information to Ryan at ryanjleverett1@gmail.com. If you haven’t paid 2022 dues make checks payable to WPA BOLD and send them along with your membership information to the new address for BOLD listed at the beginning of the Newsletter. The Membership Directory will contain the following information for each member: Name, email address, Zip Code, Home phone, cell phone, and vision status: sighted, partial, or blind. You can request not to be listed in the Membership Directory; however, we do need you to send us your information for our records. Thank you for your cooperation.
When the conference line is mentioned in this newsletter, the number to call is 385-799-9487. There is no passcode for participants.
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
October
Tuesday, October 4th, 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 October 2nd.
Thursday October 6th, from 3 to 4 pm, In-person Yoga at Open Up Pittsburgh, 3711 Butler St. 15201. Cost is $10 for this session. At this writing, we do not have details about the rest of the yoga sessions in October, so if you are interested, please contact Maggi at 412-613-8592 or mio528@comcast.net.
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 including food. There will be fall themed accessible crafts to make such as straw babies, corn husk dolls, and gourd decorating. You can participate in the farm olympics and watch various demonstrations. There will be a dessert contest and a monster vegetable contest, so bring your best entry either from the kitchen or your garden, and see if you can win a prize. For lunch you can have tacos with grilled fresh vegetables. There will be volunteer guides ready to help you enjoy the fun! To get more information and to Reserve your spot, call Carol by October 3 by 9 pm at 484-318-9145.
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: October 11th, Tammi; October 25th Karen.
Wednesdays, October 12th and 26th, 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. Only one card can be played per person, and your card must be registered with Ray. 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 for anyone that wants to be sure they can get in or would like to provide the numbers for their card.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!
Thursday, October 20th, 1-2 pm, Book Club by Library for Accessible Media. Join in-person, by zoom or phone. October book: The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Aleksievich (DB 89146). At the beginning of October, reserve your spot by calling 800-242-0586 or emailing info@mylamp.org.
November
Saturday, November 5th 8:30 am to 6 pm, Grove City shopping trip. Cost is $10 for transportation on a school bus. Please arrive by 8:30 at 1 Smithfield Street downtown. We will wait for the bus behind the security desk where there is seating and restrooms. We will arrive at 10 at the Lee-Wrangler entrance to the outlets, and each of us will be paired with a guide who is a student in the Therapeutic Recreation program at Slippery Rock University. Then we will 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 home. We should arrive back in Pittsburgh at 1 Smithfield Street 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 concerts or operas, please call Joyce at 412-521-4385.
BOLD BITS
A bunch of get-well wishes go out to Dave Popoleo who at this writing is in the hospital. Hopefully by the time you see this he will be recovering at home!
Continued warm get-well wishes and prayers for Susan Lichtenfels, Diane Popoleo, and Veronique Schreurs as they continue to recover from hospital and rehab stays.
Please continue to wrap Jim Winaught in warm wishes and many prayers as he continues to deal with some serious issues with his eyes.
From Peggy Walsh: “Thanks to BOLD members for all of the get-well wishes and prayers. I am now in recovery mode!” Also, Peggy says that she had some braille cookbooks that she wants to give away. If you are interested in seeing what cookbooks she has get in touch with Peggy at 412-683-6070.
A sad note: It has just come to the attention of the newsletter team that Jerry Penfield, a BOLD member, passed away in March.
Happy October Birthday to: Dan Cornell, Norma Caquatto, Cindy Flerman, Mark Grasak, Jim Musto, Kimberly Smythe and anyone else celebrating an October birthday!
MY BOLD TAKE
By Debby Hill
On Saturday September 10th when we went to Ray Jablonowski’s home for the picnic, it felt like a fall day, a little cool even though it was still summer. But that didn’t stop the fun! Ray was an energetic host, making sure that everyone had a game to play and something to drink or snack on. I had never seen a shuffleboard before, so it was fun giving it a try. In the middle of the afternoon Ray decided it was time for a walk. If you lived in Ray’s neighborhood you could sure get your exercising by walking because there were quite a few Pittsburgh ups and downs. And then, we capped off the day with some good pizza and hoagies. Thank you to Ray, his sister Cindy, and all of Ray’s friends for a fine BOLD day!
MY BOLD TAKE
By Nancy Leverett
BOLD’s third tandem bike ride this summer was on Saturday September 17 on the Panhandle Trail. It was a sunny day with comfortable temperatures. There were 10 visually impaired stokers and their sighted captains riding our 4 tandem bikes we bought from Wisconsin BOLD plus some other borrowed tandem bikes. We rode through southern Allegheny County into Washington County through the woods and small communities along the trail. BOLD provided delicious pizza for lunch from Hunner’s Pizza in Sturgeon. Many thanks to Scotto and Leslie Gray and all the volunteers who helped make it possible!
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