In honor of the Martin Luther King Day of Service 2014, The American Red Cross (ARC) Bay Area chapter and LightHouse will host the 2nd Annual Day of Giving Blind Blood Drive on January 17th, 2014, in partnership with other Bay Area blind services and disabilities agencies, including California School for the Blind, Vista Center … Continue reading Give Blood, Give Life – Day of Giving Blind Blood Drive on January 17
When: Friday, December 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where: LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters Travel across the globe as our local community comes together once again to recognize and celebrate the plethora of holidays and traditions that take place in December from Christmas to Hanukah, from Kwanzaa to Virgin of Guadalupe and Las Posadas, … Continue reading LightHouse Multicultural Holiday Celebration
Over 50 people gathered on October 15 to celebrate White Cane Awareness Day with the LightHouse. San Francisco Supervisor Katy Tang (District 4) and Chief of Police Greg Suhr with other members of his Command Staff were in attendance and participated in a guided walk around City Hall wearing sleep shades and LightHouse staff as … Continue reading LightHouse White Cane Awareness Day
Erik Elvebak has a passion for working with and on behalf of the disabled and has nurtured this into a career. Growing up in Mill Valley, California, he became legally blind at age 33 after an ice hockey accident. After attending Orientation Center for the Blind and Chabot College in Hayward, where he honed skills … Continue reading Employment Immersion Success Erik Elvebak Makes the Transition
Superfest 2013: The Dissies was a stupendous hit with full-to-the-rafters attendance. Folks representing every aspect of the disability community assembled in San Francisco’s Mission District to hoot, holler and heckle at some of the most abysmal representations of disability in film. Attendees enjoyed beer, wine and popcorn and mingled before and after the show, further … Continue reading Superfest Audience Votes the Worst Disability Films
Winter is a perfect time for you and your group to get together at Enchanted Hills Retreat. Think of the peaceful, quiet time you and your group will enjoy away from the hustle and bustle. Enchanted Hills can be used for family reunions, yoga workshops, spiritual retreats, horse campers, company off-site meetings or seminars. With … Continue reading Winter in the Woods at Enchanted Hills Retreat
In the current environment of historically low interest rates, several planned gift opportunities to LightHouse for the Blind provide even greater income and tax advantages than they do at a time when the economy is growing more rapidly. Three of these options—the retained life estate, the charitable gift annuity, and the charitable lead trust allow … Continue reading Planned Gifts that Make the Most of Low Interest Rates
Over the next six months we will publish a series of columns about Enchanted Hills that will give you even more reasons to choose our retreat for your group of 30 to 150. Features will focus on: The History of Enchanted Hills from the Mayacamas Indians through the stage coach days until the current day. … Continue reading Spotlight on Napa: Nature and Culture at Enchanted Hills Retreat
The Great Pumpkin Search at Clancy Pumpkin Patch The Lighthouse Youth program scoured the Clancy Pumpkin Patch in their quest for the Great Pumpkin. Although the Great Pumpkin was nowhere to be found, 17 blind and low vision youth had a blast searching high and low, through hay tunnels, in and around trackers, in hopes … Continue reading Highlights of October’s Youth Excursions
On a bright and warm Saturday morning LightHouse staff and volunteers, including members of the U.C. Berkeley Foresight Club (a club for college students considering a career in Optometry) got their hands, feet, and clothing full of suds at the Barks, Baths and Biscuits Dog Guide Wash. Ten happy dogs got cleaned and conditioned, but … Continue reading Dog Guides Get All Washed Up Thanks to LightHouse Dog Wash
