Newsletter - Summer 2008

SUPPORT DAB

The Delaware Association for the Blind is a private, nonprofit agency that relies on contributions for its operating funds. If you have not already responded to our annual fundraising letter, we hope you will consider doing so.

In memory contributions and bequests are also very welcome. Please feel free to contact us to learn more about how you can help.

SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES

Summer hasn’t arrived yet but Judy has already planned the September DAB weekend activities. Payments for these trips below are due in August, so we wanted you to know about them now so you can plan for them. We will take reservations for these 2 trips beginning on Wednesday, June 11. For our New Castle County clients, trips you select now will count toward your first 5 selections for the Fall activities. The remaining September activities will be included in the Fall 2008 newsletter due out in mid-August.

To make your reservations call as follows:

Saturday, September 6: DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATRE in Lancaster, PA, presents “The Sound of Music”. Maria, the young nun who is always getting into trouble, is sent to be a governess for the seven rowdy children of Captain Von Trapp. As she teaches the children to sing and play, she brings love back into the hearts and home of the Von Trapp family including the Captain. This timeless family classic includes the songs “My Favorite Things”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “Edelweiss”, and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.” 11:45 a.m. buffet, 1:15 p.m. matinee. $43 per person due August 1.

Friday, September 26: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES baseball game at Citizens Bank Park versus the Washington Nationals. Left field lower level seats in rows 18 and 19. $22 due August 15.

Sunday, June 22: ITALO-AMERICAN PICNICItalo-Americans United will be holding their annual picnic for the blind and elderly at Landis Lodge on Sunday, June 22, from 12 to 4 p.m. There will be plenty of good food and entertainment, and the pool will be open. Each visually impaired person is invited to attend along with members of their immediate family. You may invite one non-family member to attend for free, with additional tickets for non-family members costing $3.00. Landis Lodge is located at 2915 Newport Gap Pike (Route 41) across from Emily Bissell Hospital. It is not necessary to sign up in advance unless you need transportation. If you need a ride to the picnic, call our office at 655-2111 by June 16.

SUNNYBROOK POOL OPENS Sunnybrook Pool will open for the season on Saturday, June 21, and will be open every day through August 17. The pool is available free of charge to any legally blind or severely visually impaired Delawarean and members of their immediate family living in their household. The visually impaired person must be present for family members to use the pool. The visually impaired member is entitled to one free guest with additional guests costing $3.00.

Pool hours are:

The pool is located at 2915 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington. The phone number at the pool is 998-0778.

You can reserve the picnic pavilion for a family event by calling our office at (302) 655-2111. Guest fees will apply even for non-swimmers.

LANDIS LODGE AND SUMMER CAMP Please return your applications for Camp Sunnybrook and Landis Lodge (our adult vacation camp) as soon as possible. If you have questions or need another application form, please call our main office at 655-2111 or 1-888-777-3925 toll free from Kent or Sussex County.

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THE BLINDWould you like to meet with other blind and visually impaired Delawareans to talk about some of the problems you are facing as a person with vision loss? Peer-facilitated support groups of blind and visually impaired persons meet on a regular basis in each county, as follows:

If there is sufficient interest in specific locations, other groups can be formed. Please give Peer Support Coordinator Debbie Briddell a call at (302) 654-1376 if you have any questions about this ongoing program.

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