Napa Rotary Club President Kent Gardella and key members of the Rotary Club of Napa joined Enchanted Hills Camp Director Tony Fletcher in a tour and discussion about our camp program. For many years the Rotary has supported Enchanted Hills Camp through its Cycle for Sight bicycle ride. This event raises tens of thousands of … Continue reading Napa Rotary Looks to Ways it can Build Enchanted Hills
Enchanted Hills is a rustic retreat center located on beautiful Mt. Veeder in Napa.This affordable wine country retreat boasts a small lake, several rushing creeks, miles of nature trails for hiking, a heated outdoor swimming pool and a variety of breakout rooms for groups from 30 to 150. Year round, it can be used for … Continue reading Enchanted Hills Retreat – The Perfect Place for Your Meeting or Event
We offer our hearty congratulations to Marc Grossman, one of our recent Employment Immersion graduates who in August took the job of Business Development Representative for FinancialForce.com, at a salary of $50,000 plus. FinancialForce is an independent software vendor that makes financial applications used in conjunction with SalesForce software. During his day Marc qualifies prospects … Continue reading Marc Grossman Becomes a Force Behind FinancialForce
Join us for the post-party celebration of Make A Hero’s documentary film The Movement featuring longtime Enchanted Hills Camper Mike May, who holds the world record for fastest blind downhill skiing. Come for wine, an amazing auction and live music to benefit Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind and Make A Hero. When: Friday, November … Continue reading Come Party in Wine Country! Napa Valley Film Festival Post-Film Event to Raise Funds for Enchanted Hills Camp
LightHouse San Francisco headquarters will be closed on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, due to the parade honoring the San Francisco Giants win of the World Series. We will reopen for business on Thursday, November 1. Go Giants!
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Carolyn Shivers, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is conducting a study of adolescent siblings of children with and without disabilities. She needs a nationwide sample and would like your help. If you are a family with two children between the ages of 12 and 18 then you are eligible to participate … Continue reading Take A Survey and Be Part of A Research Study On Siblings
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is investigating experiences, both positive and negative, of users of Magic Jack, a provider of voice over Internet protocol (“VOIP”) phone services. In particular, DRA is interested in hearing about any problems that blind or low vision users who reside in California might have experienced regarding barriers when attempting to obtain … Continue reading Have You Used Magic Jack Phone Services?
In celebration of White Cane Awareness Day (aka White Cane Safety Day), LightHouse for the Blind cordially invites you to join us as we hit the streets of San Francisco in a walk for independence and a post-walk celebration in the PLEASE TOUCH ME GARDEN this October 15 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Established … Continue reading White Cane Awareness Day Celebration
One of the world’s largest motion picture exhibitors, recently announced that it is providing an audio description option for people who are blind or have visual impairments in all of its first-run theatres. Cinemark is installing audio description systems on a rolling basis across its circuit in conjunction with the chain’s conversion to an all-digital … Continue reading Cinemark Announces Greater Movie Theatre Accessibility for Customers Who are Blind and Visually Impaired
