EDITH BISHEL CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED NEWS
March 2010
509-735-0699
Bingo 3/1!
Large Print or Braille Bingo on the 1st Monday of the month from 9:30 to 11:00am.
Coping Social March 30th
On Tuesday the 30th from 10:30 to 11:45 am.     
Everyone has a story to tell. Do you want to share your life experiences but don’t know where to begin? Author and publisher Ellen Tomaszewski talks about why you should write your story and how to begin. She’ll also discuss format options (print, audio, or digital) and what it takes to can get your book published. 
Ellen owns and operates Etcetera Press, a local publishing company dedicated to helping authors publish quality, low cost books. Her memoir, “My Blindy Girl – a mother’s journey through achromatopsia”, discloses one mother’s inner life – her struggles and triumphs - while guiding her visually impaired, color blind, light sensitive, developmentally delayed child through life. It’s available in paperback, large print, audio CD, MP3, and Kindle versions. 
St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
Wednesday, March 17th here at the center from 11:30am to 1pm (may schedule earlier pick-up). We will be serving corned beef, cabbage with parsley potatoes and shamrock cookies. Don’t miss this one! Reservations recommended as we can only seat 50 people. There is a reservation fee of $3.00 due in our office by March 10th. 
Dr. Winkle will be seeing patients for low vision evaluations on Thursday, March 11th & Thursday, March 25th. There is a $30 refraction fee due at time of visit. Call to schedule your appointment.
March for Respect
Take a step in the right direction and join our center on Saturday, March 27th for another walk. Our center is collaborating with Solid Waste Processing at Hanford. Your team leader is Lynn Craig and you will need to call her at 308-8249 to sign up for the walk. Go to www.arcoftricities.com for a flyer and information on ordering a t-shirt for $11. If you need any assistance, contact Lynn. The walk will be held at the John Dam Plaza in Richland at 11am to check in, and the walk will start at noon.   
Upcoming Events
Fabulous At 50 April 16th
Yokes Shopping Spree: April 16 & April 23, May 7 & May 14, June 4 & June 18, Spring Spaghetti Dinner April 16, Cool Shades for a Cause May 6, Health & Safety Expo May 18 & May 19, Multi-Cultural Fair for Seniors May 21, Hackin For Sight Golf Tournament May 28.
There are some changes at our center. We have re-decorated the lobby and the lobby chairs have been moved across from Larry’s office and there is a table where the chairs used to be and there is two wall coat racks in the social room to the right of the door. 
United Blind Activities
Card Club March 9th 11:30am-2:30pm  
Book Club March 17th  9:30am-11am
Chapter Meeting March 20th 10:30-11:30am
Audio Books
Last month we had about 6 new audio books on CD donated such as: 
James Patterson’s: “Double Cross” & “The 6th Target”
Katherine Neville’s: “The Fire”
Jonathan Kellerman’s: “Compulsion”
Madeleine L’Engle’s: “A Wrinkle in Time”
Khaled Hosseini’s: “A Thousand Splendid Suns”
Please remember to sign them out in the notebook. Don’t forget to return all cassettes or disks.
Come check them out 
The End.