Calendar

Events in June 2020

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May 31
Jun 1(1 event)

9:30 am: The Business of Blindness Phone Chat: Make Coffee and Call Mike Cole


Jun 1

What does it really mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, will lead this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins-and-outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies. There's always a lively crowd sharing their own experiences, so make a cup of coffee (or tea), sit in your favorite chair and call in to chat the business of blindness.

For more information including dial in details, contact Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

 

Jun 2
Jun 3
Jun 4
Jun 5(1 event)

10:30 am: Estate Planning 101: What You Need To Know


Jun 5

Kevan Warren is a Trusts and Estates Attorney in Albany California. He specializes in tailoring comprehensive estate planning documents for clients, and advises trustees and executors on the administration of a decedent’s estate in compliance with California law. Join Kevan and LightHouse via Zoom remote access to get started on your own legacy giving plan and learn the basics of estate planning from an expert. Friday, June 5, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

To receive your personal Zoom remote access link to the workshop, please RSVP by Wednesday, June 3 to Paul Blaney, Manager of Individual Giving at pblaney@lighthouse-sf.org or call: 415-694-7313.

Can’t join us? Please let Paul know if you’d like a LightHouse Estate Giving Guide or information about joining the LightHouse Legacy Society. This unprecedented time of the coronavirus has been scary and challenging for everybody, especially members of the blind community, who feel isolated from the world. Support LightHouse's COVID-19 Response, including our Care Calls, by donating here. Thank you!

Jun 6(1 event)

7:00 pm: Opening Enchanted HIlls Camp Virtual Campfire for Everyone


Jun 6

Hosted by Enchanted Hills Camp Director, Tony Fletcher, to keep the camp spirit alive, everyone who has an interest in camp is invited to attend the opening virtual campfire of the summer season for EHC. A night of entertainment will include: music, special guests, games, stories and activities sure to please.

To get the info to join the virtual campfire, RSVP to Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jun 7
Jun 8(1 event)

9:30 am: The Business of Blindness Phone Chat: Make Coffee and Call Mike Cole


Jun 8

What does it really mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, will lead this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins-and-outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies. There's always a lively crowd sharing their own experiences, so make a cup of coffee (or tea), sit in your favorite chair and call in to chat the business of blindness.

For more information including dial in details, contact Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

 

Jun 9
Jun 10(1 event)

12:00 pm: LightHouse Day! (online)


Jun 10

Join us online for a special Lighthouse Day Lunch and Learn celebration, June 10 from noon to 1:00 p.m. LightHouse CEO Bryan Bashin will kick things off with a welcome and share an update about LightHouse’s current programs and the future. Gil Johnson, a previous LightHouse Board Chair, longtime friend, and former staff member, will give us some interesting little-known facts about LightHouse history.

At the conclusion of the hour, Enchanted Hills Camp Director, Tony Fletcher, and Rehabilitation Services Director, Kathy Abrahamson, will host a LightHouse trivia contest with prizes.

You won't want to miss this. Stay connected with your LightHouse community while we are social distancing. RSVP to Andrea Vecchione at avecchione@lighthouse-sf.org. We look forward to being with you.

Wednesday, June 10 from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Jun 11
Jun 12(1 event)

5:30 pm: EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series: Artist Graham Norwood (online)


Jun 12

Join us for a Facebook Live concert series with marvelously talented musicians every Friday evening June 12 through August 8 at 5:30 p.m PST. Concerts benefit the life-changing programs of Enchanted Hills Camp and the installation of Chimehenge.

We are raising money for Chimehenge, an interactive community musical instrument of epic proportions. Created by the fanciful scientist designers at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, ten-foot tall chimes of various widths are suspended on a frame that make musical tones when hit with mallets.
This interactive, audible sculpture will be installed in a glen in the woods on an offshoot of the main nature trail at Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind. Enchanting indeed!

Help us raise $25,000 for the surfacing, trail extension and installation of Chimehange for our campers who have low vision and are blind.

EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series Full Schedule:
June 12 Graham Norwood (Folk rock, singer/songwriter)
June 19 Lawrence Brown And the Vitruvian Project (R&B Funk and covers)
June 26 Mariana Sandoval (Opera)
July 10 Maceo Williams (Singer songwriter jam/Fireside camp singalong)
July 17 Christina Jones (Opera singer)
July 24 Fernando Apan (Classical pianist)
July 31 Phil Madeira. (Singer/ Songwriter)
Aug 8 EHC Alumni Showcase Concert (Mariana, Fernando, Graham, Daniel Cavazos, Roberto and Bill McCann Maceo)
Aug 14 Bruce Cockburn (Singer songwriter/ Folk)

Each event will be curated by an emcee, with a live Q&A.

Limited edition Enchanted Hills 70th Anniversary sweatshirts will be for sale at this website.

Attend the online concerts through the LightHouse Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesf/

For info avecchione@lighthouse-sf.org

Jun 13(1 event)

7:00 pm: Enchanted HIlls Camp Virtual Campfire: Youth & Their Families


Jun 13

Hosted by Enchanted Hills Camp Director, Tony Fletcher, to keep the camp spirit alive, youth, ages 20 and and younger, and their families are invited to attend this virtual campfire. A night of entertainment will include: music, special guests, games, stories and activities sure to please.

To get the info to join the virtual campfire, RSVP to Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jun 14
Jun 15(1 event)

9:30 am: The Business of Blindness Phone Chat: Make Coffee and Call Mike Cole


Jun 15

What does it really mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, will lead this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins-and-outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies. There's always a lively crowd sharing their own experiences, so make a cup of coffee (or tea), sit in your favorite chair and call in to chat the business of blindness.

For more information including dial in details, contact Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

 

Jun 16
Jun 17
Jun 18(1 event)

6:00 pm: 30% & Growing Goes Virtual


Jun 18

Your go-to network of blind worker bees is back—join your 30% crew for this important virtual Happy Hour to reconnect and share resources and best practices at a time when everyone’s work life is upside down. Are you essential staff? Are you working from home? What resources and strategies have supported you through these rapidly changing times? How can you keep your job search active? What’s keeping your spirits and energy up?

30% & Snowing Goes Virtual: See Ya Later, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 6-8 PM PST
Congratulations, the finish line for 2020 is in sight, and while the fallout from this year will undoubtedly follow us for some time to come, at least we can turn the calendar page on the irony of a year jam-packed with vision metaphors and record low levels of actual clarity. We’ll welcome work wins and share our employment intentions for the year ahead. To RSVP and receive Zoom access information, contact Adult Program Manager Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

For Zoom access info, RSVP to Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org  or 415-694-7316, then grab a bite to eat, your favorite beverage, and join the virtual networking party.

Jun 19(1 event)

5:30 pm: EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series: Lawrence Brown And the Vitruvian Project (R&B Funk and covers) (online)


Jun 19

Join us for a Facebook Live concert series with marvelously talented musicians every Friday evening June 12 through August 8 at 5:30 p.m PST. Concerts benefit the life-changing programs of Enchanted Hills Camp and the installation of Chimehenge.

We are raising money for Chimehenge, an interactive community musical instrument of epic proportions. Created by the fanciful scientist designers at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, ten-foot tall chimes of various widths are suspended on a frame that make musical tones when hit with mallets.
This interactive, audible sculpture will be installed in a glen in the woods on an offshoot of the main nature trail at Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind. Enchanting indeed!

Help us raise $25,000 for the surfacing, trail extension and installation of Chimehange for our campers who have low vision and are blind.

EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series Full Schedule:
June 12 Graham Norwood (Folk rock, singer/songwriter)
June 19 Lawrence Brown And the Vitruvian Project (R&B Funk and covers)
June 26 Mariana Sandoval (Opera)
July 10 Maceo Williams (Singer songwriter jam/Fireside camp singalong)
July 17 Christina Jones (Opera singer)
July 24 Fernando Apan (Classical pianist)
July 31 Phil Madeira. (Singer/ Songwriter)
Aug 8 EHC Alumni Showcase Concert (Mariana, Fernando, Graham, Daniel Cavazos, Roberto and Bill McCann Maceo)
Aug 14 Bruce Cockburn (Singer songwriter/ Folk)

Each event will be curated by an emcee, with a live Q&A.

Limited edition Enchanted Hills 70th Anniversary sweatshirts will be for sale at this website.

Attend the online concerts through the LightHouse Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesf/

For info avecchione@lighthouse-sf.org

Jun 20(1 event)

7:00 pm: Enchanted HIlls Camp Virtual Campfire: Adult Campfire


Jun 20

Hosted by Enchanted Hills Camp Director, Tony Fletcher, to keep the camp spirit alive, adult campers are invited to attend this virtual campfire. A night of entertainment will include: music, special guests, games, stories and activities sure to please.

To get the info to join the virtual campfire, RSVP to Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jun 21
Jun 22(1 event)

9:30 am: The Business of Blindness Phone Chat: Make Coffee and Call Mike Cole


Jun 22

What does it really mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, will lead this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins-and-outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies. There's always a lively crowd sharing their own experiences, so make a cup of coffee (or tea), sit in your favorite chair and call in to chat the business of blindness.

For more information including dial in details, contact Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

 

Jun 23
Jun 24
Jun 25
Jun 26(1 event)

5:30 pm: EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series: Mariana Sandoval (Opera) (online)


Jun 26

Join us for a Facebook Live concert series with marvelously talented musicians every Friday evening June 12 through August 8 at 5:30 p.m PST. Concerts benefit the life-changing programs of Enchanted Hills Camp and the installation of Chimehenge.

We are raising money for Chimehenge, an interactive community musical instrument of epic proportions. Created by the fanciful scientist designers at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, ten-foot tall chimes of various widths are suspended on a frame that make musical tones when hit with mallets.
This interactive, audible sculpture will be installed in a glen in the woods on an offshoot of the main nature trail at Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind. Enchanting indeed!

Help us raise $25,000 for the surfacing, trail extension and installation of Chimehange for our campers who have low vision and are blind.

EHC Give Back Summer Concert Series Full Schedule:
June 12 Graham Norwood (Folk rock, singer/songwriter)
June 19 Lawrence Brown And the Vitruvian Project (R&B Funk and covers)
June 26 Mariana Sandoval (Opera)
July 10 Maceo Williams (Singer songwriter jam/Fireside camp singalong)
July 17 Christina Jones (Opera singer)
July 24 Fernando Apan (Classical pianist)
July 31 Phil Madeira. (Singer/ Songwriter)
Aug 8 EHC Alumni Showcase Concert (Mariana, Fernando, Graham, Daniel Cavazos, Roberto and Bill McCann Maceo)
Aug 14 Bruce Cockburn (Singer songwriter/ Folk)

Each event will be curated by an emcee, with a live Q&A.

Limited edition Enchanted Hills 70th Anniversary sweatshirts will be for sale at this website.

Attend the online concerts through the LightHouse Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousesf/

For info avecchione@lighthouse-sf.org

Jun 27(2 events)

1:00 pm: Master Class: Baywide Disability, Understanding Social Security Disability (online)


Jun 27

Dazell Mallory, the Owner/Founder of Baywide Disability, has been practicing Social Security Disability Benefits advocacy and consulting since 2012. During his practice, he has had the opportunity to work with a diverse clientele nationwide in a variety of areas relating to SSI/SSDI. His practice incorporates all aspects of SSI/SSDI claims from pre to post-entitlement claims nationwide. Dazell’s experience with the Social Security system is deeply personal, having grown up low vision himself.

This Zoom workshop will be a general overview of the Social Security Disability process. You will learn what It takes to qualify, what medical and work documentation you will need, as well as the different stages of appeals and what they are looking for and how to best prepare. We will also cover the various programs in the Social Security Disability benefits process that you may qualify for and related requirements. Finally, we will discuss post-disability claims and various work incentive programs available.

This workshop is being brought to you free of charge thanks to generous support from the San Francisco Department on Disability and Aging (DAS). Registration is required by contacting Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316. Zoom access information will be provided upon complete registration.

7:00 pm: Enchanted HIlls Camp Virtual Campfire: Adult Campfire


Jun 27

Hosted by Enchanted Hills Camp Director, Tony Fletcher, to keep the camp spirit alive, adult campers are invited to attend this virtual campfire. A night of entertainment will include: music, special guests, games, stories and activities sure to please.

To get the info to join the virtual campfire, RSVP to Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jun 28
Jun 29(2 events)

9:30 am: The Business of Blindness Phone Chat: Make Coffee and Call Mike Cole


Jun 29

What does it really mean to be blind or low vision? Mike Cole, a veteran of all things blindness, will lead this call-in forum to discuss the many day-to-day ins-and-outs of blindness—from daily living in your home environment to navigating the vast expanse of bureaucracies. There's always a lively crowd sharing their own experiences, so make a cup of coffee (or tea), sit in your favorite chair and call in to chat the business of blindness.

For more information including dial in details, contact Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

 

3:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Adults with Developmental Disabilities Session - Redwood Rap Group


Jun 29

Join us for a virtual Enchanted Hills Camp experience on Zoom daily from June 29 to July 2. Attend the "Redwood Rap Session” with LightHouse social worker, Jeff Carlson. The Redwood Rap Session is a week-long support group with the goal of discussing both LightHouse and other community service agencies which can help people increase independence in their daily lives

The group will be discussion-based, so that participants can share as they wish both challenges and successes in adjusting to changing vision while doing daily activities, especially during this period of shelter in place, as we follow new protocols.

Topics include:

  • access to reading materials
  • transportation
  • shopping
  • stress management
  • isolation challenges
  • hobbies, entertainment & advocacy groups

To participate, contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jun 30(1 event)

3:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Adults with Developmental Disabilities Session - Redwood Rap Group


Jun 30

Join us for a virtual Enchanted Hills Camp experience on Zoom daily from June 29 to July 2. Attend the "Redwood Rap Session” with LightHouse social worker, Jeff Carlson. The Redwood Rap Session is a week-long support group with the goal of discussing both LightHouse and other community service agencies which can help people increase independence in their daily lives

The group will be discussion-based, so that participants can share as they wish both challenges and successes in adjusting to changing vision while doing daily activities, especially during this period of shelter in place, as we follow new protocols.

Topics include:

  • access to reading materials
  • transportation
  • shopping
  • stress management
  • isolation challenges
  • hobbies, entertainment & advocacy groups

To participate, contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jul 1(1 event)

3:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Adults with Developmental Disabilities Session - Redwood Rap Group


Jul 1

Join us for a virtual Enchanted Hills Camp experience on Zoom daily from June 29 to July 2. Attend the "Redwood Rap Session” with LightHouse social worker, Jeff Carlson. The Redwood Rap Session is a week-long support group with the goal of discussing both LightHouse and other community service agencies which can help people increase independence in their daily lives

The group will be discussion-based, so that participants can share as they wish both challenges and successes in adjusting to changing vision while doing daily activities, especially during this period of shelter in place, as we follow new protocols.

Topics include:

  • access to reading materials
  • transportation
  • shopping
  • stress management
  • isolation challenges
  • hobbies, entertainment & advocacy groups

To participate, contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jul 2(1 event)

3:00 pm: Enchanted Hills Camp Virtual Adults with Developmental Disabilities Session - Redwood Rap Group


Jul 2

Join us for a virtual Enchanted Hills Camp experience on Zoom daily from June 29 to July 2. Attend the "Redwood Rap Session” with LightHouse social worker, Jeff Carlson. The Redwood Rap Session is a week-long support group with the goal of discussing both LightHouse and other community service agencies which can help people increase independence in their daily lives

The group will be discussion-based, so that participants can share as they wish both challenges and successes in adjusting to changing vision while doing daily activities, especially during this period of shelter in place, as we follow new protocols.

Topics include:

  • access to reading materials
  • transportation
  • shopping
  • stress management
  • isolation challenges
  • hobbies, entertainment & advocacy groups

To participate, contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7345.

Jul 3
Jul 4

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