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It is hard to believe that the Blind Ski Program will be
starting its 34th year. They started out with a couple ski trips
in February, and that led them to camping along the South Branch
of the Potomac River, They fished and went horseback riding,
bowled, attended musical events, the Zoo, amusement parks,
sports, went to putt putt rodeos and all the pizza they could
eat. We also purchased tickets for "Deaf Awareness Day"
at King Dominion. Forty deaf students attended the event for a
total cost of $1,183.58. Tickets were purchased for students to attend a musical show at the American Mountain Theater in Elkins, WV. Nineteen blind students attended this event and they were treated to Pizza at Pizza Hut. Lee Shakelford discounted 30% off the total bill at the restaurant. The average cost of the meal was around $5.50 per student. Not bad for all the pizza you could eat and how many two liters of soda they drank. These kids can eat and it is a joy to just sit back and watch them enjoying themselves. Over the years, this program has changed names many times. It started out as the Blind Ski Program, and when we started including the deaf in the ski trips, we started referring to it as the MD Blind Ski/Recreation Program. At this time, Barbara Fisher is going to recommend to the Council of Governors to again make a name change for this program. She would like to propose that we now officially rename the program the MD Deaf and Blind Recreation Program. Some clubs are already referring to it as such and issue their checks that way also. She feels the name change covers all aspects and activities of the program. If any club or Zone meeting needs a program, please call me at 304.242.7908 to set up a date. Lion
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