Please Send Back Your Application As Soon As Possible

February 2018

It’s DB Retreat time! The 40thDeafBlind Retreat will be held from Sunday, August 26 to Saturday, September1,2018 at Seabeck Conference Center in Seabeck, Washington.

There are 3 choices: full week, 1st half, or 2ndhalf. We are excited to have an awesome time and we hope you can join us!

Application: If you are receiving this via e-mail, the application E-Form is attached. Please save it on your computeras your First name, Last name.doc, then fill it out, and email that form to us as an attachment. If you received a paper copy, the large print application form is included, please fill it out and send it back to us via postal mail. Note: This year is last year we will send paper applications (Braille excluded).

Please fill out forms completely. Include as much information about your needs and preferences as possible; it really helps us!

Please send back your application as soon as possible.

The deadline to apply is March16th (postmarked).

Our Acceptance Committee will meet in late March.

We will let you know by April 27thif you are accepted or on the wait list.

If you are accepted we’ll send you another set of forms with more information.

DO NOT BUY YOUR PLANE, TRAIN OR BUS TICKETS UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER.

Costs this year: $375 full week (Sunday – Saturday); $225 for 1sthalf week (Sunday - Wednesday) or 2ndhalf week (Wednesday – Saturday).

Do not send any money now.

Scholarships: We have some partial scholarships available through the Floyd Pitrie Scholarship Fund. Please contact us for a scholarship application. The application is due on March 26th, 2018.

DeafBlind Staff: We have a limited number of staff positions for the DeafBlind community. If you are interested, please contact us for an application. We will review all applications and offer the positions to the DeafBlind people who have the skills we need.

We are always looking for new DB participants! If you are a member of a DB organization in your home state, please contact us and give us the name and address of the organization so we will send a copy of application.

Support us recruit Volunteer Interpreters! Do you know someone who would be a good Volunteer-Interpreter for the Retreat? Do they have good communication skills, guiding skills, and a great attitude? If you think they’d be interested, please give us their name and address, or ask them to contact us!

Additional information: We have cut a lot of information from our application to save paper and space. If you’d like more information on any of these topics please contact us and we’ll be happy to send it to you!

Eligibility

Wait List Policy

DB Acceptance Process

DB Volunteer Staff Application

Retreat Interpreter-GuideQualifications

Retreat Interpreter-Guide SSP Training

Floyd Pitre Scholarship Application

Dog Guide Policy

Sick Policy

Visitor Policy and Application

Developmentally Disabled DB participantsInformation

If you have any questions about the Retreat, please email at . All our contact information is below.

Also, come and visit us at our website:

We can’t wait to have an awesome retreat together this August!

Sincerely,

DeafBlind Retreat Team

E-mail application to:

Or Mail to:

Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

Attn: DB Retreat

2501 S Plum Street

Seattle, WA 98144

DeafBlind Program at Lighthouse for the Blind

Email:

Phone: (206) 452-5715

FAX: (206) 436-2234

DB Application Letter 20181