Let's Go! CNIB Lake Joe E-Newsletter

April 2023

An illustration of a sailboat outlined in a black paintbrush style design. A dash of white paint appears on the boat sail. Text: CNIB Lake Joe. Enriching Lives, Making Memories, Building Independence.

Lake Joe d'INCA… Allons-y! en Francais.

Welcome to the ‘Let’s Go CNIB Lake Joe’ quarterly e-newsletter! In this issue, we share exciting updates on special subsidies for all of our Children & Youth programs, plus brand new programs for young adults and adults who want to get active. We will introduce you to our new Program Manager, highlight a 20+ year volunteer, and show how to join the CNIB Lake Joe team in 2023.

Meet our CNIB Lake Joe Team: Monique, Eugene, Maria, Emily, Barry, Sherri, Emilee, Taylor G., Jade, and Willow, Ambassador Dog, CNIB Guide Dogs.

CNIB Lake Joe is on land which is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabek (Ojibwe, Pottowattami, and Odawa) people. The Anishinabek still regard these lands as the hunting grounds, medicine areas, and gathering places, related to them through oral history passed down for generations. Other Indigenous Nations have come to occupy this land, such as the Haudenosaunee and the Metis Nation. We are grateful for the opportunity to meet here, and we thank all the generations of people who have taken care of this land for thousands of years.

Two youth with white canes are walking along the lakeshore at CNIB Lake Joe. A group of additional youth are walking behind them.

Kids come to camp for just $150 in 2023!

Once again, thanks to our generous supporters, we are able to further subsidize CNIB Lake Joe’s Children & Youth programs this year. Registration fees are $150/week and cover accommodations, all meals, onsite programming and ground transportation to/from select hubs in Ontario.

Maria Reinhart, posing for a photo outdoors, wearing a red plaid shirt with green shrubs behind her.

Meet Maria, CNIB Lake Joe’s new Program Manager

“Camp was always a place of growth for me,” Maria explains. “There are always places for you to go, learn, and see yourself in the future. I wanted to make camp a more accessible place for people so that no matter what, someone could always participate.”

Read more about Maria!

A photo of 8 people - men, women, girls and boys - waterskiing together in line with their arm on the person behind them.

Active Adult Week / Young Adult Week at CNIB Lake Joe

Stuck in a rut? Tired of the same old boring routine? It’s definitely time for something new! CNIB Lake Joe has the perfect programs for you July 10-15.

Learn more about new programs for adults

Jessica in the shed at CNIB Lake Joe, wearing her coveralls while she takes care of the fleet of red tandem bicycles.

Volunteer Jessica Bailey: over 20 years and counting

CNIB Lake Joe is lucky to have long-time volunteers, but not many are like Jess Bailey. She has been volunteering at CNIB Lake Joe for most of her life!

Read more about Jessica

Male lifeguard facing the water where people with guide dogs are playing. He is wearing a yellow shirt with the word "Lifeguard" in red.

Surf ‘n’ Turf: Seasonal Staff Wanted

Our guests love CNIB Lake Joe and can’t wait to get into the water. If you have a passion for enriching lives and bringing out the best of each day for our guests on land and in the lake, please apply now to join our team.

Explore job opportunities at CNIB Lake Joe

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Would you like to get on board?

CNIB Lake Joe is seeking inspired leadership volunteers for the CNIB Lake Joe Advisory Board.
Board members are passionate advocates, ambassadors, fundraisers and ‘friend-raisers’ who want to bring the magic of camp to people with sight loss and to meaningfully change what it means to be blind in Canada.

Learn more about how to apply!

Get the latest updates by following CNIB Lake Joe on Facebook (join our group!) and Instagram. We would love your feedback on future newsletter topics, events, and announcements. Share your ideas with Sherri Helsdingen, Manager, Community Engagement at Sherri.Helsdingen@cnib.ca.

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