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More importantly. she hopes the guests also get a sense of , - - ' She is known as a gifted soloist. musician and what life is like for some of the clients of DeafBlind Ontario DeafBIind Ontario Services will blindfold patrons at a special Public speaker, presenting on social and cultural Serviws. which provides residential and other specialized gourmet dinner Thursday night at the Westmount Golf and dissonance care to more than so adults who are deafiliind, including six Country Club to get them to focus on their other senses. Please loin us and invite your friends (yes. men local adults at two residential settings in Waterloo Region. in more are welcome to attend). “We wanted ‘0 put people in a sensory deprived mViIOn- specialty programs that we might have, that's why we Refreshments are available in the church ha“ merit and kind of fit an idea of what it might be like to be fundraise to make up for those gaps in funding,” said Mana- aftertheprayer senlioe. blind.” said Manahm ”me people we support are both deaf han. For more information call 519-886-0342 or and blind at the same time. so peeple participating are just The Dining in the Dark fundraiser goes from 6 pm. to 10 em“ W‘mem- dealing with the loss of one of their senses” pm. at Westmount Golf and Country Club. 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