by Oral O. Miller
Although the ACB national convention offers a seemingly endless array of interesting and informative presentations, we all need a break from time to time. I urge you to set aside some time between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday of convention week, to drop in at the Recreation Zone, where you'll be able to work out the muscle kinks and stretch your body and mind. This year, thanks to the assistance of SportsVision of Pittsburgh, demonstrations or participation sessions will feature yoga (yes, yoga), beep baseball, audible darts and, of course, water aerobics (led by ACB's own Geraldine Koors with assistance from husband Don patrolling poolside). Because water aerobics has been so popular during recent years, we hope to conduct sessions on two afternoons, and perhaps in both hotels (although we still have to solve the problem of Gerry Koors' inability to be two places at once). Check the convention schedule to learn when and where each activity will take place. Your whole body will be thankful for the relaxation and friendship you'll discover at the Recreation Zone each afternoon, and the energy boost you'll receive will carry you right on through dinner and all the evening activities that beckon.
Learn more about SportsVision when you attend a Sunday morning panel discussion sponsored by the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI), which will feature SportsVision's executive director, Susan Lichtenfels. We'll be seeing you at home plate, near the audible dart board, during the yoga session and by poolside -- in the ACB Recreation Zone!