Joni Blackman
Celebrating White Cane Awareness Day with a Walk
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Joni Blackman
White Cane Awareness Day is Saturday, October 15. The white cane is the universal symbol of blindness or visual impairment.
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Living Your Best Life After 50
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Joni Blackman
When we reach 50 years of age we have something invaluable, experience. We have been through many experiences, good and bad, easy...
Busti Historical Society to hold 48th Apple Festival Sept. 25
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Joni Blackman
The Busti Apple Festival will once again fill the Busti Historical Society’s 1850 campus on Sunday, September 25 from 11 PM to...
100 Years Old and Still Going Strong
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Joni Blackman
Executive Director, CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services
Just a few weeks short of its 100th birthday, CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services held its 100th Annual...
Dining in the Dark Returns
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Joni Blackman
Dining in the Dark is CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services’ unique experience of eating without seeing. The fundraiser and awareness-building event starts with...
A Shining Star
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Joni Blackman
A few months ago, Jeff Kroon, Executive Director of the Jamestown Boys & Girls Club, received a letter from a very pleased...
Doors Open is Saturday, March 5
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Joni Blackman
The greater Jamestown area museums and attractions are once again opening their doors to the public for free to promote learning about...
Chautauqua Blind Association Celebrates 10th Dining in the Dark Event
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Joni Blackman
After a two-year break, the Chautauqua Blind Association will celebrate the agency’s 10th Dining in the Dark event on Thursday, April 21...
Love Your Eyes, CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services
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Joni Blackman
#LoveYourEyes is all about being aware of your own eye health. The #LoveYourEyes campaign was started in 2021 for World Sight Day...
Heroes Helping Heroes
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Joni Blackman
Last September, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order allowing her to deploy the National Guard and bring in...