Community Connection

The Community Connections Project has been designed to provide information about community opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired. These opportunities may be social, recreational or related to advocacy. Community Connections has developed a network of organizations that provide such opportunities. Read More

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Upcoming Iris Network Events

02/ 6/2012 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM

The Sunshine Club

Meets the 1st Monday of each month from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Lobster Trap on 25 Bay St. Winslow. Contact the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Augusta for the current President and more information. 207-624-5191 or 1-800-760-1573. Click here for more infomation about The Sunshine Club

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02/ 7/2012 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM

VIP Group of Boothbay Harbor

St. Andrews Village Gregory Conference Room on Emery Lane. 1st Tuesday of the month from 1:00 – 2:30. FMI call Molly Moore at 663-3810 or Joan Stark at 633-2498.

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Upcoming Community Events

02/ 5/2012 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM

Behind Our Eyes Group

April 3rd, 2011: Behind Our Eyes 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. This group meets through phone calls to discuss writings, listen to speakers and network with fellow writers. Meetings are held the first and third Sunday of each month. Contact Elisa Busch at 571-257-7355 or glbusch@comcast.net for more information.

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02/ 9/2012

Maine Mall Walking group

10 a.m. in the Maine Mall Food Court. This group meets the second Thursday of each month to walk the circuit inside the Maine Mall and have lunch in the food court. Please contact The Iris Network at (207)-774-6273 if you are interested in meeting with this group.

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Community Organizations

The Disability Right Center
Theater Project
Contact: Wendy Poole • 207-729-8584
The Theater Project was founded in 1971 as a non-profit community-based theater in Brunswick, Maine. Since then, we have provided innovative, entertaining performances, designed programming for members of our community with special needs, and taught theater to thousands of children from Maine to the Middle East and beyond. The Theater Project is committed to offering the community stimulating performances that encourage audiences and participants to think and feel; to laugh and cry. We are equally committed to an educational program that enables participants to take risks, to discover their creative spirit while problem solving and working together, and to take responsibility for what they accomplish.
Website: http://www.theaterproject.com
Central Maine Adaptive Sports
Contact: Cindy Dubois • (207) 786-3062
Central Maine Adaptive Sports focuses on students abilities rather than their disabilities. The goal is to provide a safe and enjoyable skiing experience for both students and instructors. Also we strive to provide the most up-to date training for volunteer instructors, and support a technologically sound equipment inventory. The main goal of the Central Maine Adaptive Sports program is to teach disabled persons with any disability to ski with a sponsor or family member. Since their meager start, hundreds of adaptive ski lessons have been given to people of all ages with physical, mental and developmental handicaps.
Website: http://www.cmassports.org