Left sleeve is printed in Braille. The Braille reads: Naples Children & Education Foundation NCEF. Thank you T-Shirt Express for making the 1st Braille T-shirt for our camp & you!
Lighthouse of Collier is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Summer Camp, Seeing through Sounds, for blind/visually impaired children. The camp is made possible by the very generous donations of American Comfort Limousines, Naples Area Board of Realtors, Naples Children & Education Foundation-founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, Special Needs Children's Fund, The Naples Beach Hotel, The Schroeder Family and United Way of Collier County.
In addition, programming sponsors are Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center, Big Cypress Preserve, Conservancy of SWFL, Earth & Fire, Golisano Children's Museum of Naples C'MON, Home Depot, Naples Botanical Gardens, Oakes Farm and Old Naples Surf Shop.
The 4th Annual Summer Camp is scheduled every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday starting July 8 through August 1 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; ending with an end of the camp picnic award ceremony on August 3. The camp is being held at The Naples Beach Hotel with field trips, too. Please call to sign up and get details. Each camper will receive a Lighthouse of Collier Braille camp T-shirt. Mary Baker, Graphic Designer at T-Shirt Express assisted in the production of the 1st Braille shirt for T-Shirt Express and Lighthouse of Collier.
Campers will enjoy many activities: day trips-tennis lessons, music, crafts, large print cards/ board games, and meeting/ making new friends. Learn about magnifiers, CCTV's, talking pedometers, talking watches, Braille and State of the Art equipment that assist the blind and visually impaired. Playing is an opportunity to learn.
Upcoming Events:
July 8-August 1, 2013
4th Annual Children's Summer Camp
Naples Beach Hotel
August 3, 2013
End of camp picnic
Naples Beach Hotel
August 17, 2013
Children's event
C'MON
10 am
September 21, 2012
Children's event
NEC
10 am
September 28, 2013
United Way's Walk for the Way
North Collier Regional Park
More details to follow
October 2013
Blindness Awareness Month
October 3, 2012
Chamber of Commerce
Networking lunch at Lighthouse of Collier
RSVP
October 5, 2013
Children's event
Olde Naples Chocolate
10 am
October 10, 2013
World Sight Day
November 2013
Children's event
Freedom Waters Foundation
December 7, 2012
Children's event
Gingerbread house making party
On-going Programs:
Have you been recently diagnosed with macular degeneration, cataracts, tunnel vision or another eye condition? Who helps you learn how to socialize, navigate, communicate and feel safe in a sighted world? Lighthouse of Collier, Inc., offers classes to help the blind and visually impaired become independent in Collier County. Classes are held at our Center. Please call 239-430-3934 to sign up as seating is limited.
Bringing a lunch is recommended.
Re-gaining Independence
Every Day!
