Braille Awareness 5k
Running Feet for Reading Fingers
Please join us for our Second Annual Braille Awareness 5k.
Race Date- September 25, 2010
Location: Shrewsbury Fire Department
21 West Forest
Shrewsbury, PA 17361
SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Thank you to all 256 participants, volunteers, and all of you who supported us in 2009.
We are looking forward to another success this year.
THANK YOU AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RACE RESULTS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2009 RACE PHOTO'S
Braille has come into our lives through our one and half year old son,
Abram, who was born with two separate eye conditions leaving him
with no vision in his left eye, and little vision in his right. It's the way
in which he, and other people with visual impairments will read and write.
Our goal in hosting the Braille Awareness 5K, is to spread awareness
of people with visual impairments in our community. Braille is just one
of the unique ways in which people with visual impairments succeed in a
sighted world.
All of the proceeds will go to Forsight Vision in
York, Pa. The center provides many services to the
visually impaired (See below for how the 2010 funds
will be used).
Each day Abram continues to amaze us. He has
blessed us with the ability to learn and experience
things in different ways. We'd like to give something
back to him, as well as other families and individuals
that have been affected by visual impairments
With the proceeds from the First Annual Braille Awareness 5 K Race, ForSight Vision has initiated a number of new programs and services for children who are blind or vision impaired. Through your support we have been able to:
-Establish ForSight Vision as a resource center for parents of children who are blind or vision impaired. Included in our resource center is the acclaimed video series Can Do! from VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services). These videos provide vital information to parents of children who are blind or vision impaired.
-Survey local parents of blind and vision impaired children to determine their needs and interests. Based upon our parent's survey, ForSight Vision will be holding a series of classes this summer to expose children to the arts including music.
-Schedule an Easter Egg hunt for children who are blind or vision impaired for the Spring of 2011. Using beeping Easter Eggs, ForSight Vision will provide a unique accessible Easter Egg hunt next spring.
-Take steps to establish an integrated preschool program for children who are blind or vision impaired. Intended to begin in 2013, this program would enable preschool aged children to learn social skills alongside their sighted classmates.
With your continued support, this is all possible. Please join us on September 25th for the Second Annual Run/Walk and become aware!
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click "File" and then click "Print".
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