Day 1 of our Around the World Camp has officially come to a close. Today, our students explored China. 🇨🇳 They created origami Dragonhead Boats, mini Gongs, and coolie hats. They also learned the coolie hat dance and the basics of Chinese calligraphy.
See you Wednesday!!!
At our annual fundraiser event this past Wednesday, Joe Meade was given the Art & Sue Bookbinder award.
This award recognizes individuals or companies that go above and beyond in multiple ways to support our mission, our work and our clients.
Congratulations Joe!
Lighthouse of Collier is excited to share our newest publication, Seeing Beyond Blindness. This 11x13" coffee table book is a collection of Lighthouse of Collier client success stories.
To order:
https://t.co/RTduythYr1
Happy Thanksgiving. Lighthouse of Collier was grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Fit Beauties and Infini Skin by Pryscilla to provide full Thanksgiving meals to three families who have been affected by vision loss and the stress of COVID-19.
Lighthouse of Collier would like to invite you to participate in our
White Cane Safety Awareness Day.
Zoom Edition | October 15, 2020
Co-hosted by our sister agency,
New Vision for Independence
Please contact us for Zoom link information.
A great story featuring Lighthouse of Collier by WGCU, the local NPR station hit the news today. It focuses on what it is like for people who are vision-impaired to navigate a pandemic where touch is being limited.
https://t.co/NIOhRTovBv
We missed you! All of us at Lighthouse of Collier hope that you and your family and friends are healthy, safe and doing well. We are so excited to announce that we will be opening our center/office with limited services starting Monday, May 18th under "Phase 1" of our re-opening.
It is with a very heavy heart that we must tell you that our beloved Art Bookbinder passed away today. Art will be dearly missed by all of us. He was a friend, coach, cheerleader, board member & financial supporter. "He was a blind man that taught us how to see".
To all of our clients. The Lighthouse of Collier team is here for you. We meet everyday remotely using Zoom Video Conferencing. Please contact us if you need anything during these unprecedented times.
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the lives of people, we must do our part. Please be advised that all activities have been cancelled and our center will be closed through March 27th. We are closely monitoring this situation.
Dining in the Dark is only 3 weeks away! Enjoy a lively reception featuring musical entertainment from Out of Sight and blindfolded dinner with friends. Limited tickets available. Please reserve yours now at:
https://t.co/i3TP2jsuoT
See invitation at https://t.co/xRiL5T1XFI
Congrats to our Chairman of the Board Art Bookbinder. He and his wife Sue were honored at a beautiful event. They received the Jewish National Fund’s Tree of Life Award at Vineyards Country Club in Naples. The Tree of Life Award is the highest humanitarian award from JNF.
We are thrilled that we have just reached over $100,000 for the 2019 Annual Appeal. Thank you for helping us reach this phenomenal level! Happy new year.
What a great time at the annual children’s holiday party. Children decorated Gingerbread Houses and had a special visit from Santa. Each child received a special gift.