The
San Antonio Low Vision Club is a program of the Low Vision Resource Center, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization assisting visually impaired people with
education, mobility assistance, support groups, and socialization. The Low
Vision Club promotes independence for people with limited or no vision. In addition to providing
members with access to valuable information, the club provides the visually
impaired an opportunity to talk with others who share their challenges.
The club's monthly meetings include presentations designed to keep members
informed about the latest
medical
research into eye diseases and how local resources can assist them. They
also offer a professionally-led forum for discussing members' problems and
concerns. Several times a year, the club organizes social gatherings for
its members. It also produces a quarterly newsletter in print and cassette
form and has published a directory of local resources for the visually impaired.
WHITE CANE DAY WALK & RUN
WHAT:
5K Fun Run 2 Mile Walk
WHERE:
Comanche Lookout Park
16000 Nacogdoches Road
San Antonio, Texas 78247
In honor of National White Cane Safety Day, the Low Vision Resource Center in
collaboration with the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, is
sponsoring the White Cane Day Walk and Run. You may
register online or call (210) 829-4223 for more
information and to get a registration form mailed to you.
Registration includes a commemorative t-shirt. Pre-registration is $10
for walkers and $20 for runners. Late registration including race day is
$25. Refunds of registration fees will not be available after October 6,
2008. Pick up packets on race day from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. 100% of
proceeds will be donated to the Low Vision Resource Center, a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization. The LVRC fosters hope, offers help, and promotes
independence for people with vision loss.
Time for a little fun. We’re going to meet in the Warm Springs Resource Center,
5101 Medical Drive (between Wurzbach Parkway and Babcock)
for a bingo party and lunch planned by our Special Events Chairperson Dana
Schilling. Time will be from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. if needed.
For this event we need to limit participation to the first 60 LVC members who
register in advance to play bingo using large number playing cards. If you
didn’t sign up at the July 19th LVC meeting, call Cindy Garcia on her cell phone
at (210)287-9039 to see if space is still available. If you plan to bring
someone to help you play, you must also register him or her in advance so we
will know how many will be eating lunch.
The
San Antonio Low Vision Club is a program of the Low Vision Resource Center, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization assisting visually impaired people with
education, mobility assistance, support groups, and socialization. The Low
Vision Club promotes independence for people with limited or no vision. In addition to providing
members with access to valuable information, the club provides the visually
impaired an opportunity to talk with others who share their challenges.
medical
research into eye diseases and how local resources can assist them. They
also offer a professionally-led forum for discussing members' problems and
concerns. Several times a year, the club organizes social gatherings for
its members. It also produces a quarterly newsletter in print and cassette
form and has published a directory of local resources for the visually impaired.
