Calendar

Events in February 2021

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Jan 31
Feb 1(1 event)

(All day): Enchanted Hills Camp 2021 Applications Open

(All day)
Feb 1

The moment you've all been waiting for is here... the 2021 EHC Applications go live on Monday, February 1st at 9:00am. We're planning for a hybrid summer, with a mix of both in-person and virtual camps for groups of all ages. Regardless of our plans, we will continue to monitor the latest reports regarding COVID-19 and will make a final verdict regarding in-person sessions on April 1st. For a full list of summer 2021 EHC programs and a link to both the downloadable and electronic applications, please visit https://lighthouse-sf.org/ehc2021/. EHC is the place to be!

Feb 2
Feb 3(1 event)

9:30 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


Feb 3

Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 6(1 event)

7:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Campfire


Feb 6

Camp Director, Tony Fletcher will serve as your host and hopes you will be able join. The campfires are designed for all ages and will focus on camp updates, music, laughter and fun. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending and we are happy to provide the Zoom information. You will be able to use the same Zoom link for the campfires between January and May of 2021.

The structure for the February campfire will be:

  1. Welcome and camp music
  2. Updates on camp building efforts
  3. Summer camp program updates
  4. Camper check-ins
  5. Special acknowledgments of campers and staff that have passed
  6. LightHouse Virtual Program Announcements
  7. Break Out Rooms for open discussion.

RSVP to Alyah Thomas at ehc@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Feb 7
Feb 8
Feb 9(1 event)

6:00 pm: National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)


Feb 9

The National Federation of the Blind is a nationwide community of members that believe blind people can live the lives they want. We meet online via Zoom with the following schedule:

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Connections, a semi-structured time to get to know chapter members
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Virtual Happy (Half) Hour
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Chapter Meeting

To RSVP, contact Christina Daniels at ms.christina.daniels@gmail.com.

*Please note, this group is not afflicted with LightHouse.

Read more: National Federation of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)

Feb 10(1 event)

9:30 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


Feb 10

Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

Feb 11
Feb 12(1 event)

4:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat


Feb 12

Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat

Friday, February 12 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm &

Saturday, February 13 from 10:00 am to noon and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please join us virtually this coming Presidents’ Day weekend for our next virtual Zoom gathering of our seasonal nature education program, “Sensing the Seasons” with our friends from Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) and the Web of Life Field School (Wolf). The winter weekend program will have us learning more about the plants of trees of camp with hands on activities with pieces of nature from EHC. We will provide interactive activities to increase our students’ knowledge of our connectivity to the environment and our roles as stewards to the preservation of our facility. There will also certainly be time to reconnect your new and longtime EHC friends and catch up on what’s new with the rebuild process at EHC.

This program is open to students of all ages.

RSVP: Those that sign up before Friday, February 5 will receive a package in the mail with program supplies from EHC that will enhance the program experience.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at youth@lighthouse-sf.org  or 415-694-7372.

Feb 13(2 events)

10:00 am: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat


Feb 13

Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat

Friday, February 12 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm &

Saturday, February 13 from 10:00 am to noon and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please join us virtually this coming Presidents’ Day weekend for our next virtual Zoom gathering of our seasonal nature education program, “Sensing the Seasons” with our friends from Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) and the Web of Life Field School (Wolf). The winter weekend program will have us learning more about the plants of trees of camp with hands on activities with pieces of nature from EHC. We will provide interactive activities to increase our students’ knowledge of our connectivity to the environment and our roles as stewards to the preservation of our facility. There will also certainly be time to reconnect your new and longtime EHC friends and catch up on what’s new with the rebuild process at EHC.

This program is open to students of all ages.

RSVP: Those that sign up before Friday, February 5 will receive a package in the mail with program supplies from EHC that will enhance the program experience.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at youth@lighthouse-sf.org  or 415-694-7372.

4:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat


Feb 13

Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Winter Nature Education Retreat

Friday, February 12 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm &

Saturday, February 13 from 10:00 am to noon and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please join us virtually this coming Presidents’ Day weekend for our next virtual Zoom gathering of our seasonal nature education program, “Sensing the Seasons” with our friends from Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) and the Web of Life Field School (Wolf). The winter weekend program will have us learning more about the plants of trees of camp with hands on activities with pieces of nature from EHC. We will provide interactive activities to increase our students’ knowledge of our connectivity to the environment and our roles as stewards to the preservation of our facility. There will also certainly be time to reconnect your new and longtime EHC friends and catch up on what’s new with the rebuild process at EHC.

This program is open to students of all ages.

RSVP: Those that sign up before Friday, February 5 will receive a package in the mail with program supplies from EHC that will enhance the program experience.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for the Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at youth@lighthouse-sf.org  or 415-694-7372.

Feb 14
Feb 15
Feb 16
Feb 17(2 events)

9:30 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


Feb 17

Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

3:00 pm: Wildlife in the Hills Surrounding the Bay Area Virtual Tour


Feb 17

Mountain lions, ring-tailed cats, and badgers are just some of the animals we will learn about in an overview of rare and common animals of our beautiful parklands in this online program. For those who live far from the San Francisco Bay, the animals that live in hills and parklands near you may be similar.

 
 
Feb 18
Feb 19(1 event)

5:00 pm: Community Bingo Goes Virtual


Feb 19

Bingo is back virtually, so break out those accessible bingo cards and enter our virtual game room for all that bingo fun with Enchanted Hills Camp volunteer Annalisa. Come for the bingo excitement, stay for the prize at the end. If you don't have cards, you can order them online at www.adaptations.org or by phone at 888-400-8933. A limited supply of accessible bingo cards are also available for free loan by contacting Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415.694.7618 where you can also direct your RSVP and request for Zoom access details.

Feb 20(1 event)

10:30 am: California Council of the Blind San Francisco Chapter Monthly Meeting


Feb 20

The monthly meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of the California Council of the Blind takes place on the third Saturday at 10:30 AM. We will be meeting on Zoom during the LightHouse closure. All are welcome. To RSVP and to receive Zoom meeting call information, write to Frank Welte at Frank.A.Welte@gmail.com, or call him at 510-541-1442.

Feb 21
Feb 22
Feb 23
Feb 24(2 events)

9:30 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


Feb 24

Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

2:00 pm: Meet You At The House


Feb 24

Pull up a comfy chair and join me in the LightHouse virtual living room to talk about all things LightHouse! Have you been experiencing changes in your vision that have been effecting your daily life, but did not know who to talk to? LightHouse of San Francisco may have the solutions you have been looking for. This is a safe place to bring the questions that you have been wanting to ask. For the February event, Community Outreach Coordinator Sheri Albers will be highlighting the many programs that are specifically open to adults 55 and older. We will also have Raqi Gomez from our Adaptations Store on hand to let us know about the latest and greatest in blindness and low vision products on the market. 
 

Please RSVP to Sheri Albers at SAlbers@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7331.

Feb 25
Feb 26(1 event)

4:00 pm: Una Tarde con Carlos Mora (en español)/An afternoon with Carlos Mora (in Spanish)


Feb 26

Carlos Mora

Una Tarde con Carlos Mora

Cuando: : Febrero 26, de 4:00 a 5:30 PM

Donde: Via Zoom, plataforma virtual

Acompáñenos para nuestra siguiente reunión de nuestro nuevo programa en español, Una tarde con psycho terapista y youtuber Carlos Mora!  Carños trabaja para el departamento de salud pública en San Francisco. En estos tiempos de cambio y pandemia, vengan a conversar sobre manteniendo estabilidad y salud mental. Será una tarde llena de positividad!

Si quieren aprender más sobre Carlos, búsquenlo en youtube por”mindfuñness con Carños Mora”.

*Con preguntas o para registrarse contacten a Esmeralda Soto ah esoto@lighthouse-sf.org O (415)694-7323

*Por favor regístrense antes del 25 de febrero a la una P.M.*

Una Tarde con Carlos Mora

When: February 26, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:30 PM

Where: via Zoom, virtual platform.  You can use your laptop, tablet, or phone to join.

Join us for the next installment of Our newest speaker series, in Spanish! This month we’ll be spending an evening with psychotherapist Carlos Mora. Carlos works for the Department of San Francisco Public Health and promotes mindfulness. In these times of pandemic and change, come learn all about maintaining stability and mental health. It’s sure to  be an afternoon filled with positivity!

To learn more about Carlos, look him up on Youtube  at “Mindfulness with Carlos Mora”.

*Please contact Esmeralda Soto with questions or to RSVP  at esoto@lighthouse-sf.org or (415)694-7323

*RSVP by 02/25/2021 at 1:00 PM*

Feb 27
Feb 28
Mar 1
Mar 2
Mar 3(1 event)

9:30 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


Mar 3

Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

Mar 4
Mar 5
Mar 6

The events for the upcoming week are read aloud on our event hotline every Friday, which can be accessed by calling 415-694-7325. For more information about visiting the Adaptations Store, head to our shop page.

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