Hello MWABA,

Congratulations to everyone who played in the Capital Cherry Blossom Goalball Classic tournament and thank you to all the volunteers! Join us for Yoga, Hiking, Youth Club, Tandem Biking, Blind Birding, Camping, and more!

Yoga on April 26th

· Our next yoga session is on April 26 from 3:20-4:30 at Circle Yoga, 3838 Northampton St. NW, DC. The studio does not open until 3 PM, so please do not show up before then, because the doors will be locked. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/M5Ceou6fABacvBjd7

Hike on April 26th

· Master naturalist Meg Hathaway is leading our next MWABA hike at Roosevelt Island on April 26th. We’ll meet at the Rosslyn metro stop at 10 a.m. and the hike will be about 3 miles (including the walk to Roosevelt Island). Sign up by Wednesday night: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfvU-TE8oIM4qYhcPXX9G5vX-XduoAA5ehiUFBjPj3OD0Hkg/viewform

MWABA Youth Club Registration

· MWABA is excited to announce the launch of our Youth Club for 2026! Our first event will be this Saturday. Open to blind and visually impaired youth ages 6-18 from DC, MD, and VA. We will host an activity one Saturday per month from April-October. Registration fee is $15 (includes t-shirt). To sign-up and see the tentative schedule of activities, please complete the registration form linked below. https://forms.gle/wt9vgkBXC9KHL9QS8

Tandem Rides

· Sign up by Wednesday at 8 p.m. for our Saturday morning ride! https://forms.gle/YAdsEQbKSpZABg2Y7 We’ll meet in Bethesda at 10 a.m. and bike to the Marsden Tract campground, and we could use more captains for the ride.

· Spread the word! Our captain training will be on April 23rd at the Eastern Market metro, between 5:30-7:30 p.m., and we could use more stokers willing to ride with new captains. Sign up if you’d like to learn to be a tandem captain or if you’re an experienced stoker or captain who’d like to help with the training: https://forms.gle/pC3v64LFvZMjAvGb9 and share the attached flyer with anyone who might be interested!

Blind Bird-A-Thon

· We’re returning to Brookside Gardens with the DC Bird Alliance to participate in Birdability’s second annual blind bird-a-thon on May 3rd at 9 a.m. We could also use more guides for the walk. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWhwDTQdaYWnIDm8u2sz52pJQkhV9OR0NFXPumiwpw1kd-Hw/viewform and check out the resources at: https://www.birdability.org/blind-birdathon

Camping

· We could use more captains for our beginner-friendly bike camping trip at the Marsden Tract on the C&O Canal and Potomac River on June 12th-14th: https://forms.gle/Ejwfxno1jQCbWXoA8

· Join us on May 9th for our Tandem Bike Camping and Bike Maintenance Skillshare at the Bethesda Elementary School from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/rCWXBszmi6Y82upn6 Feel free to join even if you aren’t coming on our bike camping trip.

· Save the date! MWABA will be doing a car camping/hiking trip in Prince William Forest August 28th-30th.

Bethesda Bike to Work Day

· MWABA will be tabling and doing tandem bike demonstrations at the Bethesda Bike to Work Day, on May 15th from 6-9 a.m. Sign up here if you’d like to help us: https://forms.gle/DvcHt3UUM8EsUwG17 or stop by and say hi!

Spring Social on May 16th

· MWABA’s spring social will be on May 16th, from 3-7 PM in D.C. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/9CXdTnkuFB6czE747

Thanks and see you out there!

Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA)

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