ACBVI
ACBVI Newsletter
Spring  2017
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Stay Connected

Come and Tour the Center .If you,  your school or group would like a tour, call 907-771-4311. 

Upcoming Events
April 2017

Anchorage Low Vision Clinics
April 4th and 11th at the Center 10am

Anchorage Living Well With Vision Loss
April 6th at the Center 12pm

Living Well with Vision Loss Support Group Meeting - Wasilla Seniors
April 13th 12:30pm

Living Well with Vision Loss Support Group Meeting - Palmer Senior Center
April 19th 12:30pm  

Center Tour Anchorage
April 20 at 10am  
 
Come and tour the Center and learn about us! 
For information and  to arrange a private tour for you or your group, please call 907-771-4311.
 
  

Board of Directors

Carl F. Brady, Board President
Dennis Cummings, Board Vice-President
Christina McCoy, Treasurer
Griff C. Steiner, M.D.
Secretary
Mary Banaszak
Ian Dutton
Bryan Gearry
Paul Millwood
Ouida Morrison
AnnaBell Stevens
Racheluz R. "Pinky" Tooyak
Richard D. Webb




     
Save the Date!

     Saturday Evening October 21, 2017
Hotel Captain Cook 
Anchorage
  
 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner 
for the
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

featuring internationally acclaimed
author and speaker
 Ryan Knighten
  

New Bright Path Program

Our new Bright Path Program was initiated on March 10th through 14th, 2017.
Preparing our youth who experience low vision and blindness to meet the challenges of independence, higher education and employment is a task that involves the whole community. The Bright Path Program developed by Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired with funding from the Pre-Employment Transition Services Program of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (PRE-ETS DVR) and support from Jordana Engebretsen from the Kenai School District, is ready to help meet these needs. This program will help set the foundation for students ages 14-21 on their transition journey into adulthood.
 
Members of our staff and volunteers, including Regan Mattingly, Lucy Zercher, Bonnie Lucas, Nate Kile, Robert Tasso and Caren Ailleo took part in the program which took place over Spring Break for 9 students from Anchorage, Wasilla, Fairbanks and Kenai.
 
 
Bonnie Lucas, VISA coordinator and Braille and Technology Instructor and Kevin Whitley and Rajah visit Senator Murkowski in Washington DC
 


 

Our client Tom and Kevin Whitley have been busy working away in our Manual Skills shop.
 

   

 
Thank you for joining us this month to view the goings on at the Center. We welcome anyone wishing to know more about the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and our mission to equip Alaskans who are blind and visually impaired for success in life and work. Please visit our website at www.alaskabvi.org and like us on Facebook.


Sincerely,

Regan Mattingly
Executive Director
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired