Blindness Awareness Events For the Month of October:
October 1, 2011 TRIATHLON WALK for BAM
One Step at a Time - Saturday October 1, 2011
Triathlon WALK for BAM at YMCA Camp Matolliquey adjacent to Camp Ockanickon
1303 Stokes Road, Medford, NJ
Invite Family and Friends - Furry Friends Welcome
Registration 8:30
Walk Start Time: 9:30
Download Registration Form For Additional Details
Triathlon - Walk for BAM
1 Pembrooke Drive
Voorhees, NJ08043
877-220-2500
Tina Fiorentino tina@tlrf.org
Click to Download Registration Form
October 4, 2011 from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Concordia Learning Center
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Concordia Learning Center celebrates Blindness Awareness Month, honoring the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for servicing the Blind and Visually Impaired for 100 years.
RSVP By September 21, 2011
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Concordia Learning Center
761 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ07307
201-876-5432 X113
Ms. Ellen Felicetta, Dir. Of Development efelicetta@sjsnj.org
10/1/2011
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month - Please see our website for details.
American Academy of Opthalmology
PO Box 7424
San Francisco, CA94120
415-447-0213
10-1-2011
Dialog in the Dark Presentation throughout the month of October
Please see our website for information.
Dialog in the Dark
265 18th Street
Second Floor, Escalator 5
Atlanta, GA
Month of October
Kingsway Learning Center
Kingsway Learning Center in Haddonfield is a school for children with disabilties.
Collection of eye glasses throughout the month of October.
Kingsway Learning Center
144 Kings Highway West
Haddonfield, NJ08033
856-428-8108
Mrs. Madge Bradley mbradley@kingswaylearningcenter.org
October 1, 2011
October 1st
Mid-Atlantic Sports Day at University of Delaware
A fun introduction to some of 12+ recreation and sports. Pre-Registration required to info@blindsports.org or 302-836-5784.
Mid-Atlantic Sports Day at University of Delaware
302-836-5784
October 1, 2011
Wellness Day at Camp Abilities at West Chester
Wellness Day at Camp Abilities at West Chester University
Time: 9-4PM
See campabilitiespa.org for more information
Wellness Day at Camp Abilities
October 2nd 2011 at 4:00 PM
Annie Biggest Show in History
AWB is so happy to send you our very first e-newsletter. We hope
that this format, that will be available for all our fans,actors,
and families, will give you current and easy to read information
about what is going on at AWB. This newsletter will highlight
upcomming events and news. Please forward this to anyone you
think might be interested in learning more about AWB.
I hope you plan to join us on Sunday October 2nd at 4pm in
Centennial Hall on the campus of The Haverford School for Annie.
Acting Without Boundaries
October 8, 2011 10:00AM to 4:00PM
BIENNIAL FESTIVALBIENNIAL FALL FESTIVAL
October 8th, NJ Talking Book and Braille Center
Saturday, October 8, 2011
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Grounds For Sculpture
18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton, NJ 08619
The Talking Book & Braille Center, with support from CBVI (Commission for the Blind & Visual-ly Impaired, and The Little Rock Foundation is hosting a Fall Festival to celebrate Blindness Awareness Month in New Jersey. Share with your family and friends a day of fun with art work-shops, guest speakers and a guided park tour….a day designed just for you!!
The Talking Book & Braille Center
800-792-8322 X816
Erin MacCord emaccord@njstatelib.org
October 13, 2011
World Sight Day
Day of Awareness, Global issues of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. London, England
World Sight Day
10/14/2011
National Braille Press
A Million Laughs for Literacy Gala
National Braille Press
88 Saint Stephen Street
Boston, MA02115-4302
617-266-6160
Kimberly Ballard
October 15, 2011 9:00AM to 3:00PM (8:45 AM Registration)
Another Year of Progress Through Research
5th Annual Cares Conference
Topic: Glaucoma
Registration is Free and Now Open. Register today....
Wills Eye Institute, 8th Floor, 840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
5th Annual Cares Conference at Wills Eye Institute
http://willsglaucoma.org/contactcares.htm
October 15, 2011
White Cane Safety Day
A booth will be set up at Liberty Place in Center City, Philadelphia where Associated Services for the Blind employees will be distributing literature, white cane safety posters and White Cane Safety Bracelets.
In addition, Associated Services for the Blind will have 2 digital billboards on I-95 announcing White Cane Safety Day.
Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA19107
215- 627-0600
Ms. Pat Johnson pjohnson@asb.org
Sunday October 16, 2011 1:00 - 2:00 PM, $8 for adults
TacTile tours lead visitors that are blind or partially sighted through the Magic Garden's
TacTile tours lead visitors that are blind or partially sighted through the Magic Garden's main site allowing them to touch and explore the fully mosaiced gallery walls and labyrinth sculpture garden with trained PMG interpreters. Tour topics include Isaiah Zagar's mosaic techniques and artistic influences, the materials used in the mosaics, the narratives behind his iconography and images, and the history of South Street and Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. Guests who are blind, partially sighted, and sighted companions are welcomed to experience sculptures and tiles from around the world through this fun and informative new program. Tours are scheduled every third Sunday of the month, last approximately an hour and are capped at six people per tour. Please contact PMG to reserve your tour by calling 215-733-0390 or by email to khealy@philadelphiasmagicgardens.org. While most of PMG is accessible, some areas can only be accessed by stairs.
TacTile Tours
215-733-0390
khealy@philadelphiasmagicgardens.org
October 19, 2011
White Can Tune Up Day in Lobby
White Cane Tune Up Day
Come and have your cane evaluated by a Salus University Mobility Specialist for various repairs.
Wills Eye Institute
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
White Cane Tune Up Day
Wills Eye Institute
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA19106
215-825-9081
George Holliday gholliday@willseye.org
October 19, 2011
White Cane TUNE-UP Day
Salus University Orientation and Mobility Specialists will be in the lobby of Wills Eye Institute evaluating the condition of White Canes in honor or White Can Safety Day.
They will be replacing reflective tape and tips.
Wills Eye Institute (Lobby)
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
White Cane TUNE-UP Day
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA19106
215-780-1400
Fabiana Perla
October 22, 2011
Make A Difference Day
Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.
Make a Difference Day
October 22, 2011
Vision Walk
Since 2006, VisionWalk has raised over $7 Million to support the mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Over 50 walks are planned for 2011, including the 4th Annual Philadelphia VisionWalk on Saturday, October 22, 2011
Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Vision Walk
Presidential Proclamation -- Blind Americans Equality Day, 2011
Presidential Proclamation signed by the President. October, 14 2011
The White House
October 25, 2011
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates Disability Month. Various agencies are invited to exhibit in Rotunda area to bring awareness about disabilities.
Event Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA19104
267-426-7285
Stewart Hughes hughess@email.chop.edu
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