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TSB members will be on the phone from February 28th through March 21st  from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (The Church is using our room for their Flea Market). On phone 1-605-468-8020 then enter access code 969009 then pound.

MARCH

3rd: Trip to Sabino Canyon 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Cost will be $10 for tram. A sub sandwich lunch will be provided by TSB, We will explore the Visitor’s Center and get a hands-on exhibit by volunteers. We will take an 11:00 tram up to the picnic grounds for lunch and then come back on the tram. Let Barb know if you want to attend.

7th: Barbara Hinske, Author of Guiding Emily and the Unexpected Path.

8th: Gaslight Theater Performance. Be there at 5:00 PM for diner on you at Little Anthony’s Diner, 7010 E. Broadway. Be seated at the theater by 6:30 PM.

10th: Board Meeting 10:15 AM Biscuit Country Café, 7026 E. Broadway

14th: Jeff Bishop, “Overcoming Diabetes and what I do for American Council of the Blind Media”

16th: Church Flea Market, 6565 E. Broadway (March 16th through 18th)

21st: Deb Marinos, Clinical Psychologist, “How to deal with stress and how to advocate for yourself being visually impaired.”

21st: Manny’s iPhone class on Zoom, 6:30-8:30 PM

24th: Saguaro National Park Eastside Trip. Meet 10:00 AM at the Javelina Picnic Area. Bring folding chairs. We’ll have a hands-on talk by 2 park rangers with a sub sandwich lunch afterwards. Cost is $5.00 for lunch. After lunch we will stop at the Visitor Center. Let Barb know by March 7th if you are going.

28th: Janice Deardorff singing and playing Western Cowboy Music on her guitar

31st: V-Rate, a informative fair for visually- impaired individuals in Glendale

APRIL

4th: Listen to podcast by famous blind actor Tom Sullivan, “Adventures in Darkness”. Afterwards, Annie and Barbara will lead a discussion on Managing Social Situations.

7th: Field trip to Arizona State Museum 1010 E. University Blvd. We will meet at 10:00 AM to have a docent tour to see Native American baskets and other items. We will have a hands-on segment with items we can touch. The cost will be $10. We will follow up with lunch at Gentle Ben’s at 12:30 PM. Let Barb know if you are coming by March 21st so she can arrange transportation.

11th: Marion, of the Pima County Recorder’s Office, will bring 3 accessible voting machines for all to try and will talk about the voting process. A pizza lunch follows. Get a 12:30 to 1:00 PM SunVan out.

14th: Board Meeting at 10:15 AM Biscuit Country Café, 7026 E. Broadway

18th: AZ Banjo Blasters will perform. Get ready to sing and to clap and have a grand old time.

18th: Manny iPhone class 6:30-8:30 PM on Zoom

21st: Pool Party at John McCann’s house, 8761 E. Placita Bolivar

25th: CPR training. Members will practice on mannequins and learn how to use an AED, an Automatic Device to shock the heart.

MAY

2nd: Laura Lynn of Sister Jose Women Shelter, we will collect food and donations for the Sister Jose Women Shelter

5th: Field trip to the AZ Time Machine Miniature Museum, 4465 E. Camp Lowell Dr. Meet at 10 AM for a docent tour and touch tour to learn about miniatures, dollhouses, and buildings. Cost $7.00 Plus lunch. This tour will be a lot of fun. Let Barb know if you are going ahead of time so she can arrange transportation.

14th: Board Meeting at 10:15 AM at Biscuit Country Café, 7026 E. Broadway

Blind saguaro cactus

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  • help with luncheons, field trips, and fund raising events
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Tucson Society of the Blind
P.O. Box 57655
Tucson, AZ  85732

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For membership and general information contact:

Barbara Macpherson, President
(520) 298-2427

Tom Young, Director
(520) 721-1029

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