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Naples Florida Weekly Making a Difference – October 17, 2019

Naples Florida Weekly Making a Difference – October 17, 2019

This annual event will be held October 15th from 11:00-12:00. Clients and their families and friends are encouraged to participate in a short walk up and down 5th Avenue. The goal of White Cane Safety Day is to bring public awareness about the White Cane Law and to recognize the white cane as a tool…
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Naples News Lighthouse of Collier to be honored at Celebration of Philanthropy – October 2, 2019

NBC-2 Lighthouse of Collier client Sarah Hardwig uses voice to overcome limitations – July 22, 2019

Lighthouse of Collier has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Moorings Park Foundation. It will help us continue to meet the needs of Seniors in Collier County who are blind or visually blind. The mission of Lighthouse of Collier is to foster independence and enhance the quality of life for the blind, visually…
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We are pleased to announce that Lighthouse of Collier has been selected to be the recipient of the first Impact Day at the new Lucky’s Market North Naples located at 6424 Naples Blvd (at Airport-Pulling Road). The new store is opening April 17th. The Impact Day will be on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019. On that…
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At the 10-year anniversary celebration on April 1, 2019 at the Vineyards Country Club, Art & Sue Bookbinder were presented with the Inaugural Art & Sue Bookbinder Award. This award was created in correlation with our 10th Anniversary and will be given annually to a person or persons that have gone above and beyond to…
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Naples Florida Weekly Pictures from our 10th Anniversary Event on April 1, 2019

A fundraising gala is scheduled for April 1 at the Vineyards Country Club to celebrate Lighthouse of Collier’s 10th Anniversary. The gala will present world class musicians, a delightful dinner and more information on how you can support this worthy cause. Please call 239-430-3934 or go online to www.lighthouseofcollier.org for ticket information. The mission of…
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The Lighthouse of Collier Annual Appeal reached new highs in terms of total donors and total raised. The $100,000 plus donations were received between November 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Scott Flagel, Executive Director says “this overwhelming support makes it possible for Lighthouse of Collier to continue to transform the lives of people with…
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Lighthouse of Collier recently selected the recipients for our scholarship fund. One of the recipients is a 19-year-old boy living with retinopathy of prematurity. For this story, we will refer to him as Derek.
Derek has been a client since he was 13 years old. He is a great example of our mission. Throughout his time with Lighthouse, he has worked on job readiness skills, independent living skills, assistive technology, and many other areas of instruction. He regularly worked as a camp counselor for the children’s summer camp and completed work-based learning experiences in the community.
Derek has rarely ever missed a Transition event since he’s been a client, and also consistently utilizes paratransit to independently travel to and from the locations.
When he is not at school or at Lighthouse, he spends much time helping in his local community. He would frequently tutor students in the migrant program, help his mother when working at the Immokalee Farmer’s Market, and help take his mother to her appointments and interpret for her.
Over this past year, Derek spent much time working on college applications with his instructor and, as a result, was accepted to college, and recently began his first semester.
Derek aspires to eventually become a TVI and help other children living with vision loss. In fact, because of this, he has taken the initiative to continue volunteering within our children’s program and helped plan our most recent monthly event.
I have no doubt that Derek will reach his goals and be successful, and I am excited to continue to watch him grow!