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Events in January 2020

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Jan 18(1 event)

1:00 pm: Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip


Jan 18 Jan 20

Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip
Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20

Each year, LightHouse partners with our friends from Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) for their always awesome overnight seasonal adventures. 2020 will be no different for our LightHouse thrill seekers with a ski trip in January, kayaking in June and rafting in August. These always awesome trips are led by fantastic ETC guides who will introduce you to the basic techniques of that trip's sport while we experience the fun and magic of the wilderness with our blind and low vision friends.

In January, LightHouse invites all students ages 14 and up that are blind or have low vision to join us for our annual winter trip with ETC over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Our two-night adventure starts Saturday afternoon and will take us to the ETC winter cabin in Arnold, where we will meet our guides and friends from ETC for our adventure. The weekend will consist of all day cross country skiing Sunday and a hike through the world's largest giant sequoias on Monday before we return to the Bay Area that afternoon.

Who: Youth and Adults that are blind or have low vision (ages 14 and up)
What: LightHouse overnight winter adventure with friends from ETC
When: Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20
Where: ETC Winter Cabin in Arnold, CA
Transportation: Round trip transportation will depart to the ETC Winter Cabin from the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18 and return by 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20
Cost: The cost of the trip is $150.00 per student and includes ski equipment, food, round trip transportation and two night in shared accommodations in the ETC Winter Cabin
Residents of San Francisco: Thanks to a grant from the city of San Francisco, LightHouse students that reside within the city and county of San Francisco can join us for this trip FREE of charge!
RSVP: Please note limited space is available and students must submit payment and ALL necessary paperwork before their spot on the trip will be confirmed. Deadline to sign up for this trip is Wednesday, January 9.

If you are interested in signing up for this trip or have any questions, please contact Jamey Gump at 415.694.7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org.

Jan 19(1 event)

1:00 pm: Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip


Jan 18 Jan 20

Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip
Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20

Each year, LightHouse partners with our friends from Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) for their always awesome overnight seasonal adventures. 2020 will be no different for our LightHouse thrill seekers with a ski trip in January, kayaking in June and rafting in August. These always awesome trips are led by fantastic ETC guides who will introduce you to the basic techniques of that trip's sport while we experience the fun and magic of the wilderness with our blind and low vision friends.

In January, LightHouse invites all students ages 14 and up that are blind or have low vision to join us for our annual winter trip with ETC over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Our two-night adventure starts Saturday afternoon and will take us to the ETC winter cabin in Arnold, where we will meet our guides and friends from ETC for our adventure. The weekend will consist of all day cross country skiing Sunday and a hike through the world's largest giant sequoias on Monday before we return to the Bay Area that afternoon.

Who: Youth and Adults that are blind or have low vision (ages 14 and up)
What: LightHouse overnight winter adventure with friends from ETC
When: Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20
Where: ETC Winter Cabin in Arnold, CA
Transportation: Round trip transportation will depart to the ETC Winter Cabin from the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18 and return by 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20
Cost: The cost of the trip is $150.00 per student and includes ski equipment, food, round trip transportation and two night in shared accommodations in the ETC Winter Cabin
Residents of San Francisco: Thanks to a grant from the city of San Francisco, LightHouse students that reside within the city and county of San Francisco can join us for this trip FREE of charge!
RSVP: Please note limited space is available and students must submit payment and ALL necessary paperwork before their spot on the trip will be confirmed. Deadline to sign up for this trip is Wednesday, January 9.

If you are interested in signing up for this trip or have any questions, please contact Jamey Gump at 415.694.7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org.

Jan 20(1 event)

1:00 pm: Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip


Jan 18 Jan 20

Milestone Meetup: Annual ETC Winter Trip
Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20

Each year, LightHouse partners with our friends from Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) for their always awesome overnight seasonal adventures. 2020 will be no different for our LightHouse thrill seekers with a ski trip in January, kayaking in June and rafting in August. These always awesome trips are led by fantastic ETC guides who will introduce you to the basic techniques of that trip's sport while we experience the fun and magic of the wilderness with our blind and low vision friends.

In January, LightHouse invites all students ages 14 and up that are blind or have low vision to join us for our annual winter trip with ETC over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Our two-night adventure starts Saturday afternoon and will take us to the ETC winter cabin in Arnold, where we will meet our guides and friends from ETC for our adventure. The weekend will consist of all day cross country skiing Sunday and a hike through the world's largest giant sequoias on Monday before we return to the Bay Area that afternoon.

Who: Youth and Adults that are blind or have low vision (ages 14 and up)
What: LightHouse overnight winter adventure with friends from ETC
When: Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 20
Where: ETC Winter Cabin in Arnold, CA
Transportation: Round trip transportation will depart to the ETC Winter Cabin from the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18 and return by 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20
Cost: The cost of the trip is $150.00 per student and includes ski equipment, food, round trip transportation and two night in shared accommodations in the ETC Winter Cabin
Residents of San Francisco: Thanks to a grant from the city of San Francisco, LightHouse students that reside within the city and county of San Francisco can join us for this trip FREE of charge!
RSVP: Please note limited space is available and students must submit payment and ALL necessary paperwork before their spot on the trip will be confirmed. Deadline to sign up for this trip is Wednesday, January 9.

If you are interested in signing up for this trip or have any questions, please contact Jamey Gump at 415.694.7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org.

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Jan 23(1 event)

1:00 pm: Accessible Entertainment Workshop


Jan 23

Accessible Entertainment Workshop

Come join the LightHouse Access Technology staff as we explore Accessible Entertainment. In an age of streaming media it can sometimes be hard to choose what service or device will best fit your needs. In this workshop we will explore Amazon, Google and Apple devices and various streaming entertainment services available. Whether it be the new Disney+, Apple TV Plus or simply a Chrome Cast device with one of the many other services available to the world, come join us! You might just find what you are looking for.

Date: Thursday January 23, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: LightHouse for the Blind 1155 Market St 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103

You must be a registered LightHouse student to participate. To sign up or check if you are registered, contact Shen Kuan at skuan@lighthouse-sf.org 415-694-7312. This class is free to participants through support from the City of San Francisco’s SF Connected program.

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Jan 30(1 event)

(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop

(All day)
Jan 30 Feb 2

Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers.

The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home.

Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking.

Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants.

Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance.

Participation Notes:

  1. Aspects of instruction will take place under occlusion
  2. Telescopic or folding cane desired for ease of movement while in workshop
  3. Bring click rule if already owned. (loaners will be available)
  4. Click rules along with other measuring tools will be available for purchase.

Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp
When: Thursday, January 30, 2020 through Sunday, February 2, 2020
Cost: $300.00 plus $40.00 for transportation

Spouse/Companion Cost: $150
Spaces are limited & are reserved on a first come, served basis, so sign up now!

For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310.

About Brian Buhrow

Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night.  Brian has always been handy and creative.  Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation.  He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know.

About Jerry Kuns

Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods!

Jan 31(2 events)

(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop

(All day)
Jan 30 Feb 2

Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers.

The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home.

Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking.

Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants.

Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance.

Participation Notes:

  1. Aspects of instruction will take place under occlusion
  2. Telescopic or folding cane desired for ease of movement while in workshop
  3. Bring click rule if already owned. (loaners will be available)
  4. Click rules along with other measuring tools will be available for purchase.

Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp
When: Thursday, January 30, 2020 through Sunday, February 2, 2020
Cost: $300.00 plus $40.00 for transportation

Spouse/Companion Cost: $150
Spaces are limited & are reserved on a first come, served basis, so sign up now!

For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310.

About Brian Buhrow

Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night.  Brian has always been handy and creative.  Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation.  He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know.

About Jerry Kuns

Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods!

12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC


Jan 31 Feb 2

Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC

Starting this November, the LightHouse Youth Program will be heading up to beautiful Enchanted Hills Camp for our new quarterly weekend nature themed retreats. "Sensing the Seasons" weekends will be filled with lots of learning opportunities for you and your blind and low vision friends to observe the changing of the seasons and how it impacts the natural habitats of EHC. In addition to seeing friends, participants will gain a great appreciation of the area by learning about the flora and fauna, the natural history of the majestic Mayacamas Mountain Range and the native people of Napa.

The program curriculum has been packed full with hands on and thought provoking activities and opportunities for blind and low vision students to learn and develop many skills from the Expanded Core Curriculum from WOLF School Naturalist Academy and experienced LightHouse for the Blind and Low Vision mentors. The Expanded Core Curriculum concepts that are addressed during these ongoing retreats include: independent living skills, orientation and mobility, sensory efficiency, self-determination, social interaction skills and recreation and leisure.

For more information about the WOLF School please visit their website.

Who: Youth between the ages of 12 and 20 that are Low Vision or Blind
What: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC
When: 1st Weekend: November 1st to 3rd, 2nd Weekend: January 31st to February 2nd and 3rd Weekend: April 17th to 19th
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp @ 3410 Mount Veeder Rd. Napa CA
Transportation: Shuttle will depart from LightHouse East Bay at the Ed Roberts Campus at 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon and will return to the same location on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. for each of the weekends.
Program fee: The fee for the weekend program is $25 per person to help offset transportation expenses. Low program costs have been made possible thanks to a generous grant from North Face. Please let us know if you need any assistance with the program fee.
RSVP: In order to help staff from LightHouse, EHC and WOLF School make adequate preparations for the weekend retreats we ask that students RSVP before Monday, October 28.

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

Feb 1(2 events)

(All day): Winter Woodworking Workshop

(All day)
Jan 30 Feb 2

Interested in woodworking? Want to learn the fundamental skills? Join carpenter hobbyists Brian Buhrow, Jerry Kuns and others with the same interests at Enchanted Hills Camp for our popular workshop for both beginning and intermediate woodworkers.

The Workshop features four days/three nights of instruction in the beautiful hills outside Napa. Instruction will cover wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We will learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape measures. The workshop leaders will talk about wood types and construction techniques and learn when to glue, when to nail and when to use screws. We will also touch on finishing techniques. Each participant will have a completed project to take home.

Individual tutoring will be available for beginning woodworkers to give them a broad familiarity with woodworking machines and tools. We all started somewhere, and this is a great opportunity to begin gaining the skills, confidence and enjoyment of woodworking.

Spouses, Companions and Partners are welcome. Registration limited to 6 participants.

Please Note: ALL campers must be able to take care of their own daily needs with little assistance.

Participation Notes:

  1. Aspects of instruction will take place under occlusion
  2. Telescopic or folding cane desired for ease of movement while in workshop
  3. Bring click rule if already owned. (loaners will be available)
  4. Click rules along with other measuring tools will be available for purchase.

Who: Adults (ages 21 and older) who are blind or have low vision and are eager to learn woodworking
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp
When: Thursday, January 30, 2020 through Sunday, February 2, 2020
Cost: $300.00 plus $40.00 for transportation

Spouse/Companion Cost: $150
Spaces are limited & are reserved on a first come, served basis, so sign up now!

For questions and registration, please contact Alyah Thomas at athomas@LightHouse-sf.org or call 415-694-7310.

About Brian Buhrow

Brian Buhrow works as a computer network engineer by day and as a wood working hobbyist and handy man by night.  Brian has always been handy and creative.  Brian has built drawers, tables, small cabinets, shelves and a design or two of his own creation.  He doesn't promise to know everything in the class, but he promises to teach what he knows and to help the students learn to teach themselves what they need to know.

About Jerry Kuns

Jerry Kuns is an amateur but reasonably skilled woodworker and project designer. He will be happy to assist students achieve basic skills and comfort with tool handling, measurement techniques and surface finishing. Come explore and enjoy working with woods!

12:00 pm: Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC


Jan 31 Feb 2

Sensing the Seasons: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC

Starting this November, the LightHouse Youth Program will be heading up to beautiful Enchanted Hills Camp for our new quarterly weekend nature themed retreats. "Sensing the Seasons" weekends will be filled with lots of learning opportunities for you and your blind and low vision friends to observe the changing of the seasons and how it impacts the natural habitats of EHC. In addition to seeing friends, participants will gain a great appreciation of the area by learning about the flora and fauna, the natural history of the majestic Mayacamas Mountain Range and the native people of Napa.

The program curriculum has been packed full with hands on and thought provoking activities and opportunities for blind and low vision students to learn and develop many skills from the Expanded Core Curriculum from WOLF School Naturalist Academy and experienced LightHouse for the Blind and Low Vision mentors. The Expanded Core Curriculum concepts that are addressed during these ongoing retreats include: independent living skills, orientation and mobility, sensory efficiency, self-determination, social interaction skills and recreation and leisure.

For more information about the WOLF School please visit their website.

Who: Youth between the ages of 12 and 20 that are Low Vision or Blind
What: Outdoor Education Retreats at EHC
When: 1st Weekend: November 1st to 3rd, 2nd Weekend: January 31st to February 2nd and 3rd Weekend: April 17th to 19th
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp @ 3410 Mount Veeder Rd. Napa CA
Transportation: Shuttle will depart from LightHouse East Bay at the Ed Roberts Campus at 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon and will return to the same location on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. for each of the weekends.
Program fee: The fee for the weekend program is $25 per person to help offset transportation expenses. Low program costs have been made possible thanks to a generous grant from North Face. Please let us know if you need any assistance with the program fee.
RSVP: In order to help staff from LightHouse, EHC and WOLF School make adequate preparations for the weekend retreats we ask that students RSVP before Monday, October 28.

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

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