Last month we were heartened and grateful to receive a bequest of $906,000 from the Agnes T. Cole Trust. Agnes believed in our life-changing programs for the blind and included the LightHouse in her estate plans. These types of planned gifts are transformational for the LightHouse. Planned Gifts of any size enable us to plan … Continue reading Another Large Bequest Crowns a Very Caring Year for LightHouse
As a retired professor of Anthropology and History at Solano Community College and Golden Gate University, Janis Silva has a profound connection to academia. She is also an Archeologist and has her doctorate in Psychology. She moved to Marin County over four years ago from Fairfield. She had a significant change in her vision due … Continue reading LightHouse of Marin Book Club – If You Build It They Will Come
Enchanted Hills Camp was the fortunate beneficiary of a full day of volunteer labor by the Las Posadas 4-H Club of Napa County. More than twenty club members, utilizing three wood splitters, a chainsaw and a couple of trucks, cut and stacked mounds of wood for our upcoming summer campfire season. The 4-H’ers reconstructed an … Continue reading Thank You 4-H Club!
The Frances Neer Visually Impaired Persons Forum Presents “Ask Dr. Greer” On April 26, Dr. Robert Greer, Chief of Low Vision Services at U.C. Berkeley’s School of Optometry, will answer questions about assessments, diagnoses, treatments, adaptive technology, low vision aids, peer support, etc. When: Saturday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. Where: LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters … Continue reading U.C. Berkeley’s Chief of Low Vision Services to Answer Questions at LightHouse
Got Skills? Need Skills? Want to Barter? Join the LightHouse at the SF Connected Swap Meet. While we may not have much money, we have the time and talent to help bridge the digital divide if we share what we have: Resource Tables about affordable computers, internet access, volunteer opportunities and more. LightHouse for the … Continue reading Next week! Join the LightHouse at SF Connected Swap Meet
GW Micro will hold Window-Eyes training at the LightHouse in May. With Window-Eyes available for free via the offer for Microsoft Office users, this is your chance to get first-class, hands-on training directly from GW Micro on the screen reading software that everyone is talking about! If you are a teacher that needs to know … Continue reading Window-Eyes Training at the LightHouse in May
If you are like many LightHouse supporters, you believe that the LightHouse is the preeminent organization providing training, advocacy and a thriving community for the blind and visually impaired. Whether it’s a family with a blind toddler attending Enchanted Hills or a senior learning skills to remain independent when adjusting to Macular Degeneration, the LightHouse … Continue reading A LightHouse Legacy
Ali Lee is the Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) and the Services Coordinator at our satellite office LightHouse North Coast in Eureka, CA. Ali works primarily with older adults who are blind and low vision. Many of Ali’s students are recently visually impaired and she helps them determine how to learn the skills to accomplish … Continue reading LightHouse Staff Profile: Ali Lee
Last month the LightHouse hosted an expansive gathering of very special supporters and their guests for a fun pairing of food and philanthropy that helped us raise 10K for life changing classes. Both old and newcomers to the LightHouse enjoyed wines from Hunt cellars, desserts from around the world, uniquely flavored olive oils and cheeses … Continue reading Blind Vintner David Hunt Speaks at LightHouse Extravaganza of the Senses
The LightHouse has provided KNBR radio station with brailled copies of the Giants 2013 game schedule. If you’d like a copy, send a stamped, self-addressed 6 x 9 inch envelope to: KNBR Promotions-Braille Schedule 55 Hawthorne Street, Suite #1000 San Francisco, CA 94105 You will also find this information at http://www.knbr.com/lighthouse.
