Recreation
Carroll Center Group Climbs Cathedral Ledge
The Carroll Center’s Outdoor Enrichment Program recently completed a successful rock climbing trip on Cathedral Ledge, North Conway NH. Six blind climbers, most of whom were beginners, spent the weekend meeting the daunting challenge of climbing Cathedral Ledge, the same location [...]
CoolRunning.com puts the spotlight on the Vision 5K
Premier running site calls the Vision5K a “do not miss” event
To read the article in full, visit CoolRunning.com.
To learn how you can support the Carroll Center by participating and/or fundraising, visit our Vision 5K web page.
To learn more about this fundraising event, visit the Vision 5K web site.
Braille Games Webinar tonight
| April 16, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
The Carroll Center will be hosting an online webinar on Braille games entitled “Let’s Have Fun – A Virtual Workshop on Tactile Toys and Games for Blind Children”. Join us online to learn about toys and games you can use with your blind children to help them incorporate braille into their lives. Vendors will be presenting their products and services. A Question and Answer period will follow. Participating vendors include:
- Creative Adaptions for Learning
- Exceptional Teaching Inc.
- Games U Touch
- Independent Living Aids
To participate, simply visit our online classroom a few minutes before 6:00 PM. If this is your first time taking part in a Carroll Center hosted webinar, you will need to download a small piece of software available on the classroom’s homepage. Simply click the button that reads “Download Here” and Run the software that is downloaded.
After the software is installed, follow the link that reads Click here to enter the Room. You will be prompted for a Username. Enter your name here. Leave the password field blank!.
Once you have entered the online classroom, simply hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard to speak to the panel (a microphone is required for this function). If you do not have a microphone you can use text chat during the question and answer period after the presentation.
2008 VISION 5K - Feel It. Live It.
| June 7, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am |
The Carroll Center for the Blind participates in its sixth VISION 5K.
Join your fellow alumni, instructors and friends on June 7 to show your Carroll Center pride and walk or run in support of The Carroll Center!
The VISION 5K is a run or walk for everyone. Blind, visually impaired or sighted individuals will enjoy a sun filled morning in Boston’s Back Bay Fens.
For beginners or experienced runners and walkers, this Flat and fast two loop course through Boston’s scenic Back Bay Fens (on road course ending on the track of Roberto Clemente Field) is made for personal bests and easy navigation.
The race begins at Roberto Clemente Field on Park Drive. The VISION 5K course is spectator friendly with music at start, finish, and 2 mile mark. Family and friends can cheer you on in multiple spots along the course.
After you run or walk, enjoy our great post race party . Live music, post race BBQ, Legal Sea Foods Famous Chowder, Ice-cream and more!
View photos from last year’s Vision 5k
Our Goal
Our goal is to raise $60,000 to support technology training, braille literacy, independent living, vocational skills and other support services at the Carroll Center that enhance the quality of life of those experiencing vision loss.
Registration
Register now to feel the power and live the experience of the VISION 5K!
If you would like to fundraise or support one of our Carroll Center Team members, follow one of the links below:
- Become a Fundraiser for the Carroll Center
- Support Lisa Miracle as she takes the Blindfold Challenge with her friend Carolyn
- Support Nancy Jodoin, Recent CCB Graduate
- Support Heather Platt (CCB Instructor) and Jennifer Harnish (CCB Graduate) run the Vision 5K this year
- Sarah’s Running Blind Again!
- Bruce wants to give something back to the Carroll Center
- Jonathan Caldwell is taking the blindfold challenge again!
- Support Team Knutsen as they take the blindfold challenge
- Build your own Fundraising Page
Vision 5K Sponsors and Partners
The Carroll Center extends a special thanks to our sponsors and partners in the 2008 vision 5k:
The Bookbinder Group
Annual Alumni Dance Party
| April 26, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
The Carroll Center Alumni Committee
cordially invites you to the
5th ANNUAL Dance Party
Saturday, April 26, 1 to 4 pm
Carroll Center Technology Center
Get those toes tapping and fingers snapping to the tunes of the last five decades as you join us for a fun afternoon of dance, music, and conversation! Back by popular demand, alum Mike Eannuzzo and his wife Elaine will be our delightful DJs and line dance instructors. Light Refreshments and door prizes!
RSVP: Jini Fairley at 617-359-4841 or
Email Jini at fairleys@rcn.com
Or call the Carroll Center Alumni voice mail at 800-852-3131 ext. 291
Carroll Awards Deadline for Nominations Extended
| April 30, 2008 |
The Carroll Awards Committee has extended the deadline for submitting nominations to the Carroll Society until April 30, 2008. Several successful candidates have been recently identified and the Committee decided to extend the date to give the nominators ample time for their candidate to be considered.
This year’s Carroll Awards will mark the 26th season of recognizing outstanding blind and visually impaired employees, who have made significant contributions to their organizations through exceptional ability and job performance. The Carroll Awards are a joint effort between The Carroll Center for the Blind and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
Persons inducted into the Carroll Society over the years represent a wide variety of occupations and professions, and their achievements are summarized in a publication, Profiles of Success, published by the Carroll Center.
If you know of a blind or visually impaired person who demonstrates the highest degree of excellence as an employee or is successfully self-employed, we invite you to nominate him/her to be recognized through the Carroll Awards. Nominations may come from any source but must be confirmed and approved by the candidate’s employer.
How to nominate an individual
Nominations can be submitted online. Alternatively, you may download nominee criteria and submission guidelines and the application. The completed application can be mailed in.
All nominations must be received before April 30, 2008. Candidates selected will be honored at a ceremony to be held in May.
For further information contact Arthur O’Neill, Carroll Center for the Blind (617) 969-6200 ext. 225
NOTE: Employees of The Carroll Center for the Blind or the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind are not eligible for nomination.
Sightless Dining event to benefit the Carroll Center
| March 29, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Carroll Center grad gives back by putting on The most extraordinary Five-Course meal you’ll ever enjoy!
Hunan Kingston and James Luo Present:
What: Sightless Dining
When: Saturday March 29, 2008 from 6 to 8 PM
Where: Hunan Kingston
164 J. Summer Street
Kingston, MA 02364
781-582-3828
jamesluo@comcast.net
h4. Food Fit for a King
A unique expedition into the worlds of taste, smell, sound and texture. Please join us for a fun evening with exceptional traditional gourmet Chinese dishes. Experience food, drink and conversation as you may never have before – without your sight. The experience allows you to get in touch with all of your senses. Your remaining senses are rewired to savor the smell and taste of your dining experience. Conversation becomes more intimate and immediate. Sensations are stimulated. Expand your imagination. Fun activities and prizes awarded between courses.
This event will raise funds for the Carroll center for the blind. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Carroll Center by Hunan Kingston and James Luo, a 2003 graduate of the Carroll Center Rehabilitation program.
What to expect
Traditional Gourmet Chinese Fare:
Soup
Salad
Variety of Four Appetizers
Variety of Four Entrees
Dessert
First Round of Cocktails Included
Cost: $39.95 Gratuity and Tax Not Included
Welcoming Parties of all sizes.
Reservations Only
50% Advance Deposit Requested
Please notify staff of any special dietary concerns when making reservations.
Questions and Reservations
James Luo at Hunan Kingston
164 J. Summer Street
Kingston, MA 02364
Work: 781-582-3828
Cell: 617-953-6377
Email: jamesluo@comcast.net
Sightless Dining
For more on Sightless Dining events, read the recent Patriot Ledger Article on Sightless Dining
26th Annual Carroll Awards - Call for Nominations
| April 30, 2008 |
Nominate an outstanding blind employee
The Carroll Center for the Blind and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind are pleased to announce the opening of the 2008 Carroll Awards campaign, which will recognize outstanding blind or visually impaired employees in the workforce throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This year’s Carroll Awards will mark the 26th season.
The Carroll Awards recognize blind and visually impaired employees who have made significant contributions to their organizations through outstanding ability and job performance. They are respected by management and colleagues and demonstrate the potential contribution to the work force that can be made by the worker who happens to be blind or visually impaired.
Each year, a small select group of individuals from throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are admitted into the Carroll Society, based on achievement and merit as valued employees. Carroll Society members become eligible, in future years, for nomination for the Thomas J. Carroll Award for Employment as the “Blind Employee of the Year.”
If you know of a blind or visually impaired person who demonstrates the highest degree of excellence as an employee or is successfully self-employed, we invite you to nominate him/her to be recognized through the Carroll Awards. Nominations may come from any source but must be confirmed and approved by the candidate’s employer.
How to nominate an individual
Nominations can be submitted online. Alternatively, you may download nominee criteria and submission guidelines and the application. The completed application can be mailed in.
All nominations must be received before April 30, 2008. Candidates selected will be honored at a ceremony to be held in May.
For further information contact Arthur O’Neill, Carroll Center for the Blind (617) 969-6200 ext. 225
NOTE: Employees of The Carroll Center for the Blind or the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind are not eligible for nomination.
CarrollKids Vacation Week Program
| February 19, 2008 | to | February 21, 2008 |
Healthy Habits:
A Wellness Program for Kids in Grades 4-10
- Stretch your BODY and your BRAIN with physical and mental exercises
- Practice effective stress-busters
- Plan, prepare, serve and eat nutritious meals
- Join our new CarrollKids Chess Club
- Learn about CarrollKids Webinars (Also known as “CarrollChat for Kids”)
Registration
Fee: $25 non-refundable deposit with application plus $200 due at check-in. POs accepted.
Please download our printable application and mail it along with deposit to the Carroll Center by February 11th, 2008.
If you have any questions, please contact sue.malone@carroll.org for more details. Or call Sue at 617-969-6200×204
March Orientation Program
| March 19, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Curious about the Carroll Center’s programs? Nervous about going there? Need more information in order to make good decisions? Do you wonder what kind of people work there?
The Carroll Center’s monthly Orientation Program serves to provide consumers, families, professionals and students an opportunity to witness the process of rehabilitation, specifically as it relates to our different programs. The staff loves this chance to help participants become informed, relaxed and motivated! And the lunch is superb!
This orientation program starts promptly at 10:00 am and concludes at 2:00 PM. Please join us for lunch, free of charge.
If you have questions, call Rabih Dow, Rehabilitation Director at (800) 852-3131 or send an e-mail to Dina Rosenbaum, dina.rosenbaum@carroll.org
Schedule of events
- 10:00 Welcome, Margaret Cleary
- 10:05 Welcome and Historical Perspective, Arthur O’Neill
- 10:20 Joe Kolb, Community and Mobility
- 10:30 Communications, Maria Reuters
- 10:45 Personal Management, Hannah Fairbairn or Ellie Martin
- 11:00 Sensory Development, Fencing and Manual Arts, Ron Augusti
- 11:15 Job Market Preparation and Employment, Denise Doktor
- 11:25 Community Services, Dina Rosenbaum
- 11:35 Low vision, Joann Callahan (in Low Vision Department)
- 12:00 Tour, O&M staff (meet in Low Vision and Main lobby)
- 12:30 Lunch!
- 1:00 Psychosocial, Laurie Anderson
- 1:15 Former Client Perspective, Brian Mahoney
- 1:30 Computers, Brian Charlson
- 1:40 Health Management, Intake Process and Wrap up,Margaret Cleary
- 2:00 Store, Joe Donnelly
