LightHouse will be closed on Wednesday, September 25 for an agency-wide all-staff event.
Events in May 2021
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Apr 28(1 event) 2:00 pm: Meet You At The House – 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. As always, Rocci from the Adaptations Store will be on hand to let us know what is new in the world of low vision and blindness products. RSVP to Sheri Albers at 415-694-7331 or salbers@lighthouse-sf.org |
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Apr 30(1 event) (All day): LightHouse hosts COVID-19 Vaccination at HQ (All day) Photo caption: Sealed bottles of vaccines lines up in a row LightHouse for the Blind Headquarters open for first vaccines on Fridays April 2-May 7 You can register by phone to have your vaccination injection at the LightHouse location. It will be open each Friday for six weeks starting on April 2nd, for many of you we know this will be welcome news as you have visited us many times and the space will be familiar to you. For those new to the LightHouse, we aim to make this experience as smooth and seamless as we possibly can. To register to attend the LightHouse vaccination clinic at 1155 Market Street, you will first need to make an appointment by calling 628-652-2700 On that call you will be able to make your first and second appointment for the vaccination at the LightHouse site. When you call this number, you will be asked for some basic personal information and will be given an appointment time. This line is open and staffed from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Voicemail messages can be left for call back outside of these hours. This line is available to speakers of both Spanish and English. Other language interpreters are available once you leave a voicemail requesting a call back. Please note: if you have not registered using this method, you will not be able to get the vaccine at this site. Dates: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 2021 Address: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – San Francisco headquarters, 1155 Market Street, 10th floor, San Francisco CA 94102 Getting to Your Appointment The LightHouse Headquarters is located on 1155 Market Street between 7th and 8th streets. The closest public transit is Civic Center Bart station and the most efficient exit is it the civic center/United Nations Plaza exit The closest bus stops are Jones and 6th and Orpheum Theater. People using Rideshare apps can ask to be dropped on the Eastern corner of 7th and Market. LightHouse will have volunteers available to meet people outside of 1155 Market Street. They will then guide you to the lobby where your information will be checked. All volunteers will practice social distancing and will be wearing masks. You will then be directed to the elevator where the number for the 10th floor will be pressed for you so touching of elevator controls can be limited to help keep everybody safe. Surfaces will be regularly cleaned and disinfected (with Safer Choice products made and sold by the LightHouse). The number of people who can ride an elevator at the same time will be restricted to a designated number by the site manager. Once on the 10th floor, another group of friendly volunteers will show you where to wait for your vaccination. After your injection, you will wait for 15 minutes before being shown back to the lobby and out of the building. Volunteers will be available to help locate Ride Shares if required. The LightHouse is proud to be able to offer our headquarters as a central, easy, and welcoming location for our extended community to vaccinate. |
May 1(1 event) 7:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Campfire – 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. RSVP to Alyah Thomas at ehc@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345. |
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May 7(1 event) (All day): LightHouse hosts COVID-19 Vaccination at HQ (All day) Photo caption: Sealed bottles of vaccines lines up in a row LightHouse for the Blind Headquarters open for first vaccines on Fridays April 2-May 7 You can register by phone to have your vaccination injection at the LightHouse location. It will be open each Friday for six weeks starting on April 2nd, for many of you we know this will be welcome news as you have visited us many times and the space will be familiar to you. For those new to the LightHouse, we aim to make this experience as smooth and seamless as we possibly can. To register to attend the LightHouse vaccination clinic at 1155 Market Street, you will first need to make an appointment by calling 628-652-2700 On that call you will be able to make your first and second appointment for the vaccination at the LightHouse site. When you call this number, you will be asked for some basic personal information and will be given an appointment time. This line is open and staffed from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Voicemail messages can be left for call back outside of these hours. This line is available to speakers of both Spanish and English. Other language interpreters are available once you leave a voicemail requesting a call back. Please note: if you have not registered using this method, you will not be able to get the vaccine at this site. Dates: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 2021 Address: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – San Francisco headquarters, 1155 Market Street, 10th floor, San Francisco CA 94102 Getting to Your Appointment The LightHouse Headquarters is located on 1155 Market Street between 7th and 8th streets. The closest public transit is Civic Center Bart station and the most efficient exit is it the civic center/United Nations Plaza exit The closest bus stops are Jones and 6th and Orpheum Theater. People using Rideshare apps can ask to be dropped on the Eastern corner of 7th and Market. LightHouse will have volunteers available to meet people outside of 1155 Market Street. They will then guide you to the lobby where your information will be checked. All volunteers will practice social distancing and will be wearing masks. You will then be directed to the elevator where the number for the 10th floor will be pressed for you so touching of elevator controls can be limited to help keep everybody safe. Surfaces will be regularly cleaned and disinfected (with Safer Choice products made and sold by the LightHouse). The number of people who can ride an elevator at the same time will be restricted to a designated number by the site manager. Once on the 10th floor, another group of friendly volunteers will show you where to wait for your vaccination. After your injection, you will wait for 15 minutes before being shown back to the lobby and out of the building. Volunteers will be available to help locate Ride Shares if required. The LightHouse is proud to be able to offer our headquarters as a central, easy, and welcoming location for our extended community to vaccinate. |
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May 19(1 event) 3:00 pm: East Bay Regional Park Tour: Three Birds – Wildlife in the Bay Area: Three Birds: The sixth program in the wildlife series will focus on three special birds who are uniquely adapted for Bay Area life (and many other parts of California). Learn about the Western Bluebird, Least Tern, and Cooper’s Hawk.
RSVP to JAtoigue@lighthouse-sf.org.
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May 20
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May 21(2 events) 4:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat – Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat As we wrap up spring and move to the longer hotter days of summer, we invite you to join us for the Summer edition of Sensing the Seasons on Zoom. Our Summer themed nature program will consist of three zoom-based classes that take place Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd. Participants will learn and discuss topics such as the tides, the moon and fire ecology. Our program this time around will also host some friendly competition over some EHC sound trivia and a virtual s’mores cook off. LightHouse students that sign up by Friday, May 14th will get a package in the mail filled with nature artifacts that LightHouse and WOLF school staff have collected that you can use to enhance your nature educational experience and gain a deeper connection to EHC and our community. Who: LightHouse or EHC students of ALL ages If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the Summer Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at (415) 694-7372 or by email at James JGump@lighthouse-sf.org. 5:00 pm: Community Bingo Goes Virtual – 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. |
May 22(2 events) 10:00 am: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat – Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat As we wrap up spring and move to the longer hotter days of summer, we invite you to join us for the Summer edition of Sensing the Seasons on Zoom. Our Summer themed nature program will consist of three zoom-based classes that take place Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd. Participants will learn and discuss topics such as the tides, the moon and fire ecology. Our program this time around will also host some friendly competition over some EHC sound trivia and a virtual s’mores cook off. LightHouse students that sign up by Friday, May 14th will get a package in the mail filled with nature artifacts that LightHouse and WOLF school staff have collected that you can use to enhance your nature educational experience and gain a deeper connection to EHC and our community. Who: LightHouse or EHC students of ALL ages If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the Summer Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at (415) 694-7372 or by email at James JGump@lighthouse-sf.org. 4:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat – Sensing the Seasons on Zoom: Summer Nature Education Retreat As we wrap up spring and move to the longer hotter days of summer, we invite you to join us for the Summer edition of Sensing the Seasons on Zoom. Our Summer themed nature program will consist of three zoom-based classes that take place Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd. Participants will learn and discuss topics such as the tides, the moon and fire ecology. Our program this time around will also host some friendly competition over some EHC sound trivia and a virtual s’mores cook off. LightHouse students that sign up by Friday, May 14th will get a package in the mail filled with nature artifacts that LightHouse and WOLF school staff have collected that you can use to enhance your nature educational experience and gain a deeper connection to EHC and our community. Who: LightHouse or EHC students of ALL ages If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the Summer Sensing the Seasons on Zoom, please contact Jamey Gump at (415) 694-7372 or by email at James JGump@lighthouse-sf.org. |
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May 25
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May 26(1 event) 2:00 pm: Meet You At The House – 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 in 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. As always, Raqi from the Adaptations Store will be on hand to let us know what is new in the world of low vision and blindness products.
RSVP to Sheri Albers at SAlbers@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7331. |
May 27
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May 28(1 event) 4:00 pm: Una Tarde de Tecnología con Jeffrey Colon - An Evening of Technology with Jeffrey Colon – Una Tarde de Tecnología con Jeffrey Colon Cuando: Mayo 28, 2021 de 4:00 – 5:30 PM Si tienen preguntas o para registrarse, por favor contacten a Esmeralda Soto a esoto@lighthouse-sf.org o 415-694-7323. *Por favor regístrense antes del jueves 27 de mayo.* An Evening of Technology with Jeffrey Colon When: Friday May 28, 2021 from 4:00 – 5:30 PM With questions or to RSVP please contact Esmeralda Soto at esoto@lighthouse-sf.org or *Please RSVP by Thursday, May 27* |
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Jun 3(1 event) 2:00 pm: Tecnología para Todos (En español)/Technology for Everyone (in Spanish) – Únete a la reunión mensual del departamento de Tecnologías de Asistencia de LightHouse. Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Fecha: tercer miércoles de cada mes. Hora: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, tiempo del pacífico. Este evento será programado en la plataforma Zoom. Podrá acceder a Zoom desde una computadora, dispositivo móvil, o marcando directamente desde cualquier teléfono. Recibirá los datos de la reunión de Zoom al confirmar su participación mediante correo electrónico a: jcolon@lighthouse-sf.org o dejando un mensaje de voz al (415) 694-7323. Join the LightHouse’s monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone. Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: jcolon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323. |
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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.
The LightHouse is scent-free. Please abstain from wearing colognes, perfumes, or other scented products. Additionally, coffee must be securely lidded at all times and citrus should not be peeled on the premises. Thanks for supporting our efforts to respect chemical sensitivities!
