For the Center’s alums, current students, staff, volunteers and Littleton community members, our 25th Anniversary Celebration was a big deal. Here are some articles about the event that appeared in the local media.
By Jennifer Smith
From the
Just like any businessman starting his workday, Mark Riccobono headed out the door Sept. 13 and hopped in his car.
The he put on his sleep shades, started the engine and took off down the street.
Riccobono, executive director of the Jernigan Institute at the National Federation of the , was in town to help the celebrate its 25th birthday by offering rides in a vehicle designed to give blind people the ability to drive.
By Karen Groves
From the
LITTLETON —Julie Deden remembers when the , founded in 1988, was originally on South Broadway, then on South Acoma, in Denver.
That was before it outgrew its space and moved to Littleton in 2000 to expand its youth and senior programs.
The center celebrated the center’s 25th anniversary Sept. 13–14 at 2233 W. Shepperd Ave.
By Peter Jones
from
“I don’t drive every day,” Mark Riccobono says as he slowly makes a right turn from West Shepperd Avenue in Littleton.