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Upcoming Children's Activities!
Upcoming Activities!
Spring 2012!!!
Sponsored by the Joplin Association for the Blind and BLAZINGCANE
All activities are for children and youth
who are low vision or blind!
***As there is limited funding for each event, we must have at least 5 visually impaired students attend to host an activity.
For more information and to make reservations to attend,
Please contact Calvin Churchwell @ 417-850-1578
or 417-623-5721.
March 30, 2012 – Disability Awarness Day at College Heights Church. 9am to 4pm. This is a community service project to help families know what support are available to assist them. Just come and tour the booths!
April 14, 2012 – Beeper Egg Hunt and Kids Carnival! This is an annual event for all ages to attend. More news to come as the event gets closer
April 26, 2012 – Beeper Ball Game! 6 pm to 7:30 pm. This will be a fund raiser for the kid's to help support the activities @ JAB. The game will be at the Carl Junction softball field. We need your support! More information to come!
May 5, 2012 GPS Day @ JAB! 9 am to 3 pm. This is an all day event to be able to use a variety of GPS systems for visually impaired. We will travel throughout Joplin using the GPS systems to locate a variety of locations.
Deadline: May 1, 2012 June 2012
George Washington Carver National Park Day: We will spend the day at the park doing a variety of activities indoors and outdoors. We have modified the park activities for visually impaired students! More information will be provided as the activity gets closer!
June 2012 – Day of Caring Beeper Ball Game! This is a family activity where we will play Beeper Softball and have a picnic at Schifferdecker Park in Joplin, MO. The event will get under way at 11 am. Hope you are able to attend as we will blindfold community volunteers who will play, too.
***June 2012 – Annual Harley Davidson Motorcycle Ride! This is a fun event that the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Owners club sponsors each year. We make this event as safe as possible to allow this ride to be a fun experience for the kids. We will meet at Cycle Connection at 51 st and Main in Joplin.
June 2012 – Gentry Wildlife Adventure
Volunteers are needed for ALL the activities!!!
As events get closer, more information will be provided.
There are other activities being planned - send in your ideas!
Address and Phone:
311 S Schifferdecker
Ave Joplin,
MO 64801 (417) 623-5721
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