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Did you know that In the United States, of the roughly 1.1 million legally blind people, over 700,000 are women? Of the roughly 3.4 million visually impaired people, over 2 million are women.
Globally – Nearly 2/3rds of people who are blind or visually impaired are women and girls.
Why are women nearly twice as likely to lose their vision as men, and what can we do to click to continue
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The Beaver County Association for the Blind is very excited to the 19th annual Hike for Sight which will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. On that day, clients and friends of BCAB will meet at the Agency and take a short hike through downtown Beaver Falls to promote awareness for blind and severely visually impaired individuals and all the wonderful programs and services that we provide.
Won’t you join us in creating a successful event by Hiking for Sight! We at BCAB would love to have your help, by getting pledges and donations, helping clients with the walk, and enjoying all the fun! Perhaps this would provide you with an opportunity to have a great service project for your organization or just a personal gift of time.
And remember that all the money raised by this event will be used solely in Beaver County, helping our clients, right here at home.
To register, please contact Terry Lukes at 724-843-1111.
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The Blind Association of Butler and Armstrong Counties would like to invite you to our First Annual Chili Cook-Off.
Admission is FREE to this event on Saturday, July 18th from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM at Worthington/West Franklin Fire hall. Come try some of the most delicious chili around and vote on whose chili will earn the title “Best Chili in Town!” The winner will earn bragging rights, a trophy, and $100. Entry fee for a team of 1-5 people is $20. For an entry form and rules and regulations go online at www.theblindassociation.org\chili
Proceeds from this year’s event will be used to fund Project Access, a program designed to enhance access for the blind and visually impaired to the education and workforce of the 21st century. For more information of this project, please contact Zack at 724-287-4059 or zbyrnes@theblindassociation.org, or visit us online http://www.theblindassociation.org/
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