[acb-hsp] FW: [acb-l] FW: [leadership] press release on international relationscommitteetrip to Spain

[Baracco, Andrew W]

From: acb-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of
Mitch Pomerantz
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:21 AM
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relationscommitteetrip to Spain

 

FYI:

 

 

Mitch Pomerantz

 

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Behalf Of Sharon Lovering
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:31 AM
To: leadership at acb.org
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Subject: [leadership] press release on international relations
committeetrip to Spain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

American Council of the Blind (ACB) Contact:

Pamela Shaw, Project Liaison, ACB International Relations Committee

(215) 753-1527

pam at newvistapro.com 

 

Elderhostel/Road Scholar Contact:

            Despina Gakopoulos                       

(617) 457-5502

newsmedia at roadscholar.org

 

New International Educational Travel Program 

Designed for Blind Participants

 

BOSTON (November 24, 2010) - Elderhostel/Road Scholar and the American
Council of the Blind (ACB) are teaming up to offer unique international
educational learning opportunities for those who are blind or visually
impaired.  

 

A series of new programs will kick off with a "pioneer" Road Scholar
adventure in April 2011 developed in association with ONCE, ACB's sister
organization The Spanish National Organization for the Blind. ACB
members will journey to Madrid on a week-long program to discover the
famed Spanish capital's culture and history. The program experience sets
a precedent for international educational travel opportunities for ACB
members.   Special highlights will include hands-on workshops, sampling
of local culinary and cultural flavors, visits to the ONCE School for
the Blind and opportunities to explore Museo Tiflologico de la Once,
which is home to scale models of national and international monuments,
rooms devoted to artistic works made by blind people, and instruments
used by the blind for the past 200 years.

 

"We are excited to begin this relationship with ACB and extend our
learning adventures to its members," says Elderhostel/Road Scholar
President James Moses.  "As part of our commitment to serving the
lifelong learning needs of all adults, our collaboration with ACB
emphasizes the goal of both organizations to empower adults to explore
the world."


ACB President Mitch Pomerantz says: "As someone who enjoys the chance to
travel, I am especially pleased to enter into partnership with
Elderhostel/Road Scholar.  I look forward to taking advantage of this
new and exciting relationship."  

 

"Road Scholar adventures are designed for those who share a desire for
ongoing stimulation, challenge and experience and - most importantly - a
love of learning," Moses says.  "We look forward to welcoming ACB
members on our programs." 

 

About American Council of the Blind

The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership
organization for people who are blind and those with low vision. Founded
in 1961, ACB is a national organization of people who are blind, those
with low vision and sighted individuals whose purpose is to work toward
independence, security, equality of opportunity, and improved quality of
life for all people who are blind and those with low vision.   

 

About Road Scholar and Elderhostel

Road Scholar is the name for the programs developed and offered by
Elderhostel, Inc., the not-for-profit world leader in lifelong learning
since 1975. Our mission is to empower adults to explore the world's
places, peoples, cultures and ideas, and in so doing to discover more
about themselves. A fellowship of learning and the joy of discovery are
the hallmarks of the Road Scholar experience.

 

Elderhostel's mission includes making Road Scholar learning adventures
accessible to all adults and accommodating individuals who face physical
challenges such as vision, hearing and mobility issues. 

 

For more information about this special program to Madrid, please call
Pam Shaw of the American Council of the Blind at (215) 753-1527.

 

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