Good Works Wednesday: A newsletter celebrating ASB progress, programs and people.
At Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, we work every day to help individuals build skills and gain access to the information, experiences, and resources they need to live the lives they wish to lead. We are an agency for anyone, anywhere on the vision loss continuum and offer education, training, community-based enrichment opportunities, and referrals to help them achieve their individual goals.
Welcome to Good Works Wednesday
Welcome to ASB’s new employee newsletter, Good Works Wednesday. This is a weekly update on the good work that you, our ASB staff, are doing on behalf of our participants. We intend for this space to be place to share updates on new programs, participant anecdotes and more. Here’s to celebrating our community together!
Enrichment at ASB
We are so excited with the expansion and success of ASB’s remote enrichment programming, and it is thanks to all of you. Special thanks to the program staff for your leadership in bringing these programs to fruition! Below is our schedule of enrichment programs that are currently available to participants. Please keep these programs in mind when considering what the participants you work with would enjoy.
Monday
Story Telling
- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Led by Tom Barbella
Trivia
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Led by Linda Gaffney
Tuesday
History Club
- 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Led by Eric DeFiore
Seeing AI
- 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- Led by Andrew Godwin
Story Telling
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Led by Tom Barbella
Diabetes Information & Support
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Led by Eric DeFiore and Angela Nace, PharmD, Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Mind, Body, Wellness
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Led by Linda Gaffney, Pennsylvania Ballet, Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Wednesday
Book Club – Comedy
- 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Led by Eric DeFiore
BARD Mobile Workshop
- 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Led by Andrew Godwin
Garden Club
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Led by Eric DeFiore
60 Minutes to Better Self Care
- 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- Led by Linda Gaffney and Terry Karter, former CFNO Wills Eye Hospital
- This group will continue in 2021
Thursday
NewsLine Mobile App
- 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- Led by Andrew Godwin
Women’s Peer Support Group
- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Led by Diana Brash and Lexi Jones
Aira Workshop
- 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
- Led by Andrew Godwin
Be My Eyes Workshop
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Led by Andrew Godwin
Men’s Peer Support Group
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Led by Tom Barbella and Justin Salisbury
Current AARP and Other Timely Articles
- 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Led by Eric DeFiore
Friday
Keeping Up with the Times
- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- Led by Linda Gaffney and Angel Chambers, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped