Deadline to Sign Up is April 30! Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa, California is offering a brand new Music Academy for blind and visually impaired musicians. The Academy is open to blind musicians ages 14 to 25. The session is led by Dancing Dots founder Bill McCann. If you are a serious blind musician or … Continue reading Intensive Blind Music Academy at Enchanted Hills in August 2014
Enchanted Hills is hiring camp counselors for the summer sessions for blind campers. For 64 years Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind has hosted hundreds of blind California youth and adults in summertime camp sessions. Sprawling across 311 idyllic acres on Mt. Veeder in Napa, Enchanted Hills Camp is a place for blind children to … Continue reading Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind is Hiring!
New Funders to LightHouse for the Blind Bud Davis Construction Delong Sweet Family Foundation Genentech – A Member of the Roche Group George Lucas Family Foundation Thank you to Roche/Genentech for a grant to support our Changing Vision Changing Life Immersion Retreat at Enchanted Hills and all of our specialized training in accessible technology, cooking … Continue reading Thank You to our Supporters!
Always Free to First-Timers! The Bay Area’s warmest and most-connected gathering of teachers, tech trainers, O&Mers, TVIs, employment professionals, program managers and others in the blindness field will soon gather in the LightHouse’s signature event, Provider’s Weekend. The enlarged and far-ranging get-together is set for May 16 to 18 at Enchanted Hills Retreat in Napa. … Continue reading Newly Appointed DOR Director Joe Xavier to Appear at Providers Weekend 2014
Buy your tickets today for a unique LightHouse event where food and philanthropy unite. Spend an afternoon with us tasting featured wines from Hunt Cellars, nibbling on foods from around the world such as olive oils and cheeses and treating your taste buds to a variety of delectable flavors. Enjoy a keynote address from blind … Continue reading You’re Invited to a Blind Tasting: An Extravaganza of the Senses
Your Opportunity to Contribute to Disability Culture Begins Here Submit Your Film to Superfest Superfest, the world’s longest-running juried international disability film festival, is seeking your entry for submission to our 2014 film competition. Held at the Contemporary Jewish Museum on November 2, 2014, this film festival will focus exclusively on short films 40 minutes … Continue reading Deadline Nears for Film Submissions for Superfest, the World’s Longest Running Disability Film Festival
Sometimes all it takes to get people moving is a good partnership! We want to pair blind athletes with sighted guides for a wide variety of athletic endeavors – anything from working out at the gym to biking, to running the next half marathon. If you are interested in becoming a Fitness Partner, or being … Continue reading LightHouse Fitness Partner Program
Last month attorney Gary Rothstein presented to several dozen LightHouse donors on the current economy, changes in the tax law and how to best manage their finances for the future. He also discussed ways our community can do this while helping the LightHouse provide vital and life-invigorating programs for the blind. Gary answered numerous questions … Continue reading Popular Seminar Launches LightHouse Planned Giving Initiative – Learn Tax Tips for Now and Later
Now that the rain has finally begun, Enchanted Hills is glowing in vibrant green. The grass, the moss, even the Redwood trees are pulsating with spring growth. The winding drive up to Enchanted Hills reveals a panoply of greens. Adding to that, the wildflowers are beginning to sprout. Wild rose, lovely ithuriesl’s spear, yellow eyed grass, Douglas iris … Continue reading Flora and Fauna of Mt. Veeder make Enchanted Hills Retreat a Nature-lover’s Haven
Ride Tandem for Team LightHouse Last year Team LightHouse had the largest number of tandems in the ride in history. Let’s claim the trophy again and break our own record in 2014. Interested in piloting a tandem bike for a blind stoker? Or are you a blind stoker in need of a pilot? Contact Tony … Continue reading Tandem and Single Riders Unite for Enchanted Hills – Register for Cycle for Sight 2014
