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The Montana Association for the Blind is seeking items to keep its Summer Orientation Program up and running.

August 10, 2008 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

The program is designed to provide training for the blind and visually impaired adults in the areas of daily living skill, orientation and mobility (using the white cane), Braille, computers, sewing, crafts and woodworking.

The Summer Orientation Program is held at Carroll College in Helena.

The most necessary items are computers and large flat-screen monitors; sewing machines, fabric and other supplies; cooking supplies; craft items such as craft kits, wood, woodworking kits, leather, leather kits.

Financial donations would also be appreciated.

For more information, call Daisy Hurt at 406-654-1946 or e-mail [email protected]; Kay Stevens, the director, at 406-453-0452, or Rhonda Cochrane, the Anaconda representative at 406-563-7711 or [email protected].

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/08/09/news/state/80-orientation.txt

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