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Join us for community activities for youth and young adults!
January 2021

  • Voyagers Imagination Station
  • Youth of Tomorrow: Recycle for Sight
  • Resources and Opportunities
A boy with glasses sits at a table and puts his hands on clay. An adult male sits near the boy and helps guide his fingers on top of the clay.
January 23, 2022
Voyagers Imagination Station

 
Come get creative with Vista Voyagers! Voyagers will utilize their imagination to create unique clay figurines. Often our students are not fully included during school art class, but here the project and materials are designed specifically for a multi-sensory approach. The classes will be taught by Angel Munoz who studied art for over 12 years and teaches with kindness, a gentle hand, and playful spirit. This is a great opportunity to develop fine motor skills, demonstrate self-expression, and make new friendships. There will be three different art sessions, broken down by age group. 
 
Sunday, January 23 at Vista Center, San Jose

Playful Critters: Ages 5 - 10 from 12:30 to 2:30pm forming a fun and simple project, often an animal

Undercover Creators: Ages 11 - 22 from 3:00 to 5:00pm designing a more complex project such as a mug or wall art
Please RSVP by January 16th by registering using this link 

January 8, 2022

Youth of Tomorrow: Recycling for Sight

Exciting Volunteer and Service Opportunity with Lions Club!
 
Lions Club and Vista Center are partnering together with an exciting volunteer opportunity!
 
Vista Center San Jose has been designated as the location for monthly delivery of approximately 100,000 eye glasses which will be prepared and shipped Internationally to Prisons and other identified partners who will provide the eye glasses to those in need. Let’s put those skills we’ve been learning all year to good use while giving back to the community.
 
Here’s more information about Recycling for Sight
 
Lions are in receipt of 100,000 or more used eyeglasses every couple of months through an anonymous corporate relationship. The recycling prescription eyeglasses are distributed to the needy in Lions in Sight and Lions Clubs International sponsored international medical missions.
 
This will be a monthly event so if you can’t make it this month, you may be able to make it some other time.
Lunch is served. 

When: January 8th 9am-2pm
Who: Youth of all ages and their families
Where: Vista Center San Jose
 
RSVP: ajine@vistacenter.org with the time you plan on attending
Upcoming Events
Braille Challenge Logo with Braille Institute
PNG version of Braille Challenge Flyer
March 5, 2022
Northern California Braille Challenge

Students, it is time to show off your braille skills! Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is excited to host the 2022 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge! 

Braille Challenge is the only academic competition of its kind, allowing students with vision loss to show off their fabulous braille reading, writing, and editing skills! Braille Challenge motivates students to hone their literacy skills through friendly competition and games, generates a foundation for academic and employment success, and curates friendship and camaraderie within the Northern California community. 

Students, Are you up for the Challenge? Register Here
Any student grades 1st - 12th who has vision loss and can read and write braille is eligible to participate in the Braille Challenge. Contestants are divided into five categories and tested on fundamental braille skills such as reading comprehension, spelling, speed and accuracy, proofreading, and charts and graphs. There are 5 age groups including Apprentice 1 - 2 grades, Freshman 3 - 4 grades, Sophomore 5 - 6 grades, Junior Varsity 7 -9 grades, and Varsity 10 - 12 grades.

Partnering with California School for the Blind and San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind, the 2022 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge will be a chance to reunite and celebrate your braille accomplishments! Parent and student workshops will include student panels, adult mentors, guest speakers and a chance to come together as a community. You won’t want to miss this fun-filled day with workshops, guest speakers, competition, and awards!

Date: March 5, 2022 from 9am - 4pm
Registration: Due February 7, 2022

Register on our events page to download the registration form or email ajine@vistacenter.org for more information
January 2022

Ski For Light information

Hello Skiers,

We at Sierra Regional Ski for Light hope you have had an enjoyable spring, summer and fall. After a year off it's time to start thinking about participating in the 30th Anniversary Tom Gorin Memorial Sierra Regional Ski for Light (SRSFL) Three Day Event and the Day Trips.

Sierra Regional Ski For Light provides guided cross country skiing and snowshoeing for the blind and visually impaired. From the beginner to the advanced, the experience of gliding through the snow in the Sierra Mountains is simply magical. The SRSFL friendly and experienced guides and coordinators are ready to welcome you.

Text or call 530-691-2475 or email michegodwin@gmail.com for more information

The 2022 Skier Application will be available on the website.