The Lighthouse Team Still Hard at Work Even At Home
Making a Difference In Our Community :
Making Masks in need of COVID-19
In addition to our manufacturing remaining open as an essential business, the Lighthouse has partnered with Southwest Research, Dixie Flag, the San Antonio Manufacturers Association, and Jon Hart Designs in an effort to produce face masks to meet the demand in the early months of the pandemic. We’re proud to support the community during these times!
Employee Necessity Goodie Bags
It’s been a tough time for everyone and Lighthouse leadership decided to make our employees smile (even if the masks do make it hard to see). We handed out more than 250 bags filled with: toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer, gloves, disposable masks, and reusable masks! Our number one priority is keeping our Lighthouse family happy, but more importantly healthy. 
Lighthouse In the Community:
Adults and Seniors Program Goodie Bags
In May, we received a grant from the San Antonio Area Foundation to provide emergency response assistance to our visually impaired population during the pandemic. With the grant, we assembled approximately 350 COVID relief kits which contained items like Clorox wipes, toilet paper, and some of our most requested adaptive aids. In addition, we have also provided counseling to visually impaired individuals who reported increased anxiety because of the health crisis.
 
We have been working diligently to be innovative in an effort to continue to serve the visually impaired community. We have been utilizing social media platforms and a partnership with Owl Radio to aid in communication. Our trainers have also begun adding content to the Lighthouse's YouTube channel ranging from information about our services to topics like money and medication management.
Meals on Wheels
The Lighthouse teamed up with Meals on Wheels to assist in delivering meals to those in need. Lighthouse employees love serving our community in any way we can. During these times, the Lighthouse believes it is important to do what you can, with what you have to support those in need. Our seniors population has been greatly challenged during the pandemic and we love being able to be an extra support system to our community.
Events at the Lighthouse:
St. Patrick's Day at the Lighthouse!
St. Patrick's day is a lot to celebrate here at the Lighthouse. Every year there is a costume contest to see who wears the most festive ensemble, with gift card prizes!

Congratulations to Lighthouse CFO Gaye Preston for winning this year's competition!
Easter Basket Drive-Thru
Saturday, April 11th, we hosted an Easter Basket Drive-Thru to blind and visually impaired children in place of our Beeping Easter Egg Hunt. The children were ecstatic to enjoy the Easter Festivities, even during COVID-19!

We look forward to getting back to our Beeping Easter Egg Hunt adventures
next year!
Children & Youth Program Updates
Once the COVID-19 stay at home orders were enforced, the Children & Youth Program launched their virtual services through two Facebook Groups – Young Children’s Program and Teen & Transition . At the same time they took Imagination Station and Drum Circle online via Zoom. Each week throughout the summer we are offering a large variety of camps and challenges, including Art & Music Camp, Imagination Station Camp, San Antonio Sound Garden Music Production Camp, Inspire Camp, LEGO EV3 Robotics Build & Drive Camps, Code Jumper (a tactile approach to teaching blind children coding skills developed by Microsoft), and MANY more! The Children & Youth Program supplied each child all of the materials and equipment needed to participate fully in the camps, including Braille and Large Print materials customized for the individual child’s needs. Each week they host a Challenge using items in the home and a Challenge for which we send out kits with all of the materials needed to complete the challenge.

You can keep up with everything we are doing on our Event Bright Page.
Additional Updates:
Art in the Dark Update!
Art in the Dark is still on for this year....as a virtual event! We are thrilled to bring this event to you during the pandemic and we have some great surprises up our sleeve to make this an unforgettable event! Visit our Art in the Dark website for continue updates!
Congratulations to the Lighthouse Robotics club
for making it to Regionals!
Our Robotics team made it to Regionals once again this year! We are so proud to see them continue to be successful as the only blind robotics team! Fortunately, the season came to an end before the pandemic. 
Shout Out to our Facilities Team
for Helping us combat COVID-19
Our facilities team has been working nonstop to ensure all of our facilities are clean and our employees are safe. This team is the glue that is holding the Lighthouse together right now.

Thank you to our awesome rock star team of Maintenance Technicians and Custodians: Abraham, Griselda, John, Jose, Marcos, Miguel, Robert, Rudy, and Teresa.
Rehab Programs & Services Progress Report
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