On Saturday, October 5, over 200 marchers and volunteers traveled from all over the San Francisco Bay Area to the Marin Vista Point to participate in LightHouse’s 2nd Annual White Cane Day March across the Golden Gate Bridge. Blind, low vision, deafblind and sighted marchers alike, all joined together to celebrate the independence and resilience of the BVI community, spread awareness, and bridge the gap between the sighted and blind communities. Marchers held signs with messages of empowerment like, “Blind and Proud,” “Have Cane? Will Travel!” and “Guide Dog Freedom” as cars crossing alongside the marchers honked and cheered in support.
After the nearly two-mile march in the bright, warm sun, our participants picnicked at Chrissy Field where they enjoyed delicious, handcrafted sandwiches prepared by LightHouse and Enchanted Hills Camp’s low vision Head Chef, Matt Beard, and his crew of prep cooks. As we celebrated another successful trip across the Golden Gate Bridge, State Assemblyman, Senator Scott Weiner, joined the White Cane Day celebration by sharing words of support and recognition of LightHouse and the overarching community we serve.
Our White Cane Day Celebration on October 5 was a fantastic event, but the WCD festivities don’t end there! We’ll be celebrating the BVI Community and the White Cane all month long!
Shop Canes and Cane Accessories with Adaptations
For the entire month of October, Adaptations is celebrating White Cane Day by offering 10% off all canes and cane accessories. Replace that old cane or cane tip, check out our handy cane holsters, or simply try out a new cane style. You can shop our cane collection online, by visiting www.adaptations.org, or you can make an appointment to shop in-person with one of our expert Adaptations staff members! To book an appointment, please call 888-400-8933.
Make a Community Impact with You Cane Give
After you’ve restocked your cane closet, you can take that collection of old, out-of-use or broken canes, and put them to excellent use! LightHouse is excited to once again be partnering with You Cane Give to collect used and broken canes to be repaired, repurposed, and redistributed to in-need blind folks around the world. To donate your cane, drop it off in the designated bin at LightHouse reception anytime between now and the end of October. Learn more about You Cane Give.
