NewsLetter
January - February 2010

BVIM Happenings

Monthly Luncheons

Happy New Year!

January 9        Noon - 1:45 pm
Menu: TBA.
Entertainment: Lucina Tison, a multi-talented singer/dancer, accompanied by John Stafford.

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Happy Valentines Day!

February 13        Noon - 1:45 pm
Menu: TBA
Entertainment: Joy Perrin?

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Celebrate St. Patricks Day!

March 13        12 - 1:45 pm
Menu: Corned beef & cabbage
Entertainment: Phil Shepard & Band (Irish Music)

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At the December Board meeting the board voted to raise the cost of the monthly luncheons to $12. This change will go into effect at the February 13th luncheon.

Board of Directors Meetings
Jan 18 11-1pm*
Feb 15 11-1pm*
March 15 11-1pm

*Subject to change due to the MLK Day and Presidents' Day Holidays. Please call (415) 459 - 5066 to confirm.

Meeting are held at
930 Tamalpais Ave., San Rafael

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MemberNews

2010 BVIM Board of Directors

• Gerard Bourguignon, PhD
• August Colenbrander, MD
• Virginia Dziomba
• Bobbie Gray
• John Madison, PhD
• Richard Oettel
• Steve Olian
• Nancy Peters-Janover
• Phil Shepard
• Joan Tollefson
• Joan Yates
• Jean Moser-Alternate
• Larriece Stuart-Alternate

Officers will be chosen at
January Board Meeting.

MemberNews

Welcome New Board Member!
Virginia Dziomba
and
New Board Alternates!
Jean Moser and Larriece Stuart

Thank You, Anabella

There is hardly a member of BVIM who has not been touched by the contributions Anabella Denisoff has made to our organization. She has served as a support group leader for years, conducting meetings in both English and Spanish. She has served on the board of directors and as President of the Board.

In addition, she is an accomplished artist who whose award-winning artwork has been exhibited at the San Francisco "Insights" Art Show (an art show for visually impaired artists) as well as in other shows.

In February, Anabella will be moving to Arizona. She will be greatly missed!

Although we will miss you, we wish you a smooth move and know that the folks in Arizona will benefit from your contributions, especially those in the vision impaired community.

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Welcome New Members!
Ted Jacobson, Pat Patterson, Meredith Grey, Joan Burnham, Alexa Alva, Barbara Noyer.

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HAPPY JANUARY BRITHDAYS!
Steve Harper, Nadine Lowrie, Patrick Fontenot, Jaye Glesener, Richard Mickley, Jeffrey Torrico, Beverly Vanni, Marian Weiss.

HAPPY FEBRUARY BRITHDAYS!
Kathleen Dennick, Hilda Gotcher, Loren McManus, Edward Simons, Rose Taylor, Joan Yates,
Verlena Young.

EVENTS

The Lighthouse
Living With Vision Loss Class

Thurs, January 14 - Thurs, March 25
10am - 12:30pm

Another excellent Lighthouse Living with Vision Loss class begins Thursday, January 14 and continues for 10 weeks through March 25th!

This class is geared toward those who are experiencing vision loss & provides the basic living skills to live confidently in your home, at work or in the community.

Topics include:

• Magnification
• Strategies for creating accessible work spaces
• Use of adaptive aids and reading print material

Students will be provided the opportunity to discuss their adjustment to vision loss, receiving support from each other and the facilitators.

Class limited to 10.
FREE!
Call Jeff Carlson at (415) 258 - 8496.

Exercise for Heart Health

Tuesday, January 12, 10:45 am
This weekly Cardio exercise class offers audio description for persons with vision loss.

Free.
Call Jeff Carlson at (415) 258 - 8496 or
BVIM at (415) 459 - 5066.

BVIM Art Classes

Thursday, January 21 &
Thursday, January 28
~ 10:30 am to noon ~

Marin Society of Artists member, Jeane Scholz, has volunteered to teach a class on monoprint for BVIM.

Classes will be held at the Marin Art & Garden Center. Sign up early - there's a 10-student limit for this class!! (415) 459 - 5066.

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In Memorium

We are saddened by the loss of BVIM members Barbara Vallance & Ellen Carey. Our sincerest condolences to their friends and families.

Call Suzan or Barbara at (415) 459 - 5066 or (415) 460 - 9739
for more info on any of these events
or to add your news in the next BVIM newsletter!