San Antonio Lighthouse hosts
Beeping Easter Egg Hunt
San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind hosted its annual Beeping Easter Egg Hunt for children who are blind and visually impaired on April 9. The Lighthouse’s Orientation and Mobility team led the hunt for hidden Easter eggs that produced a loud sound, allowing for visually impaired children to use their sense of hearing to gather eggs.
 
10-year-old Addison Seebach has been involved with the Lighthouse’s Blind Children’s Program for seven years and loves attending the annual Beeping Easter Egg Hunt with her mom, Steffany Sefcik.
 
“We’ve done other community egg hunts and without the beeps, it’s hard to include the visually impaired,” Sefcik said. “Being a mom to a blind child is a special experience, seeing her included and things altered and adjusted so that she gets the same experience is just something that can’t be replicated.”
 
The event also featured pony rides, a petting zoo, music, yard games and sensory-driven arts and crafts activities. Each child received an Easter basket filled with eggs, prizes and treats. 
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Leadership team unveils new values
The San Antonio Lighthouse leadership team unveiled the organization's new core values with the help of some incredible Lighthouse employees.

Check out how LaKisha Holmes, Tanya Ingram, Raymond Flores, Roberta Flores, Michael Guajardo and Richard Cashat live out the Lighthouse's core values every day.

Did You Know?
Sighted individuals may not know how to interact and help someone who is blind or has a visual impairment. Luckily, it does not require a special set of skills to assist these individuals!

Here are five common courtesies to offer people who are blind or vision impaired:

Offer help: Introduce yourself and offer your services if you see that they might need help. Sometimes your help may be declined, and that is ok!
Assist: It is best to offer your arm rather than pushing the person in a certain direction. Taking your arm allows them to follow the motions of our body.
Communication that you are leaving: Before parting ways with the individual, ask them if they need more assistance. If they do not, let them know you are leaving.
Give helpful directions: It is best to give directions to a person with visual impairments in the direction they are facing. Be specific as possible
Don’t change your vocabulary: Using words like “look” and “see” when conversing with a person with visual impairments is ok! Words like these are likely to be part of their vocabulary as yours.
Meet the Board: Patrick Sculley

Why do you serve on the San Antonio Lighthouse Board?

Being a member of the Board of the Lighthouse fulfills my need and desire to be of service to others. I am very proud to support such a noble mission as that of the Lighthouse.
Graphic with quote "Being a member of the Board of the Lighthouse fulfills my need and desire to be of service to others." - Patrick Sculley, Board Member, San Antonio Lighthouse. Photo of Patrick smiling at the camera wearing a blue suit and tie.