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2021 EHC staff poses for a group photo outdoors

Want to Help Make EHC the Place to Be this Summer? Come to the EHC Virtual Career Fair, March 12

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Have you ever wanted to work or volunteer at Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC)? Are you looking for a summer job where you can learn new skills, soak up the beauty...
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Chart with braille labels. X- and y-axis labeling Altitude and Longitude, a horizontal line across the middle with volcanic plume in stratosphere above, and clouds in troposphere below.

How high was the Tonga volcanic plume?

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Title: Tonga volcanic plume height Image Description: Chart showing a 2-dimensional view of the stratosphere and troposphere. The y-axis shows Altitude, from 0 to 35 km. The x-axis shows Longitude, from 158 to 162...
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Map of Ukraine with symbols and braille labels within bordering countries.

Where are Russia’s troops positioned near Ukraine?

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Title: Russian Troop Locations, Feb 2022 Image Description: Map of Ukraine and bordering countries, showing locations of Russia’s troops, both permanently stationed and newly arrived units. North is up; north...
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Teens pose in front of the cabins at EHC

Enchanted Hills Camp 2022 Registration is Now Open!

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Hello Enchanted Hills Camp Community, The LightHouse for the Blind is excited to enter our 72nd year at EHC, and we are proud to once again return to a variety...
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Mars Perseverance Parachute with braille labels.

What was that secret code on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Parachute?

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Tactile graphic 1: Perseverance Parachute Description: Parachute viewed from below, showing patterned segments filled with orange, white, or a number or letter. The code along the outer circle is the coordinates...
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Three Perkins Braillers sit on a desk in focus in the foreground, three students working at three other Perkins Braillers are out of focus in the background

Let Your Fingers do the Reading: Get Ready for the 2022 Braille Challenge

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LightHouse is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2022 Northern California Braille Challenge! We have had the privilege of hosting the event at our headquarters in San Francisco in previous years, most...
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Two volunteers, a man and a child, planting a tree at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa

Over a Thousand New Trees and Shrubs Planted at Enchanted Hills Over the Past Three-Day Weekend

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Over this past Martin Luther King holiday weekend LightHouse and Enchanted Hills Camp hosted a three-day tree planting event. Volunteers joined EHC staff members and supporters—including Dan Kistler, our...
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January 6 US Capitol Timeline Maps

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  Graphic 1: Jan 6, 2021, US Capitol Overview Map Image Description: Map of the Capitol Building surrounded by police barricade fencing and the locations where it was breached. North is to the...
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AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteer helps a program participant file their taxes

Tax Time Will Soon Be Upon Us, Let LightHouse and AARP Help You Through It

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LightHouse is partnering with AARP’s Tax-Aide Program to provide free tax filing support at 1155 Market Street this tax filing season. AARP will be at LightHouse HQ on Tuesdays and...
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An infant, wearing glasses, who is falling asleep with his head raised, leaning on his arms on top of a moon-shaped pillow

LightHouse Little Learners Hosts its First Event- the Well-Renowned Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium

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The Lowenfeld-Akeson Symposium is held every winter to educate service providers, families and students about new developments in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology, neurology and early childhood education of children...
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