Events of 2008:
Puttin' on the Ritz Date Announced
Sight & Sole - March 29, 2008
Lighthouse Central Florida's Annual Meeting January 31, 2008
Events of 2007:
Festival of Trees
Sight & Sole 2008 Date
Making the Most of Your Vision - The Villages presentation
Puttin' on the Ritz
Friday Night Flights September 28, 2007
Columbia Restaurants Community Harvest
Friday Night Flights June 22, 2007
Healthy Vision Month
Lighthouse Central Florida's 100th Independent Living Skills Class Graduation!
Release of A State of Vision Lisence Plate
20th Annual Sight & Sole Walk
Puttin' on the Ritz 2008 Date Announced
This year's Puttin' on the Ritz Gala/Auction will be held again at The Ritz Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, on the evening of Saturday, September 13, 2008. Last year's Puttin' on the Ritz was a smashing success, and everyone had a wonderful evening. Be sure not to miss out and mark your calendars now!
Sight & Sole Walk - March 29 2008
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Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors, donors, and everyone who came out to Cranes Roost Park on March 29, 2008 to join us for our 21st annual Sight & Sole Walk. The event was great, the weather was wonderful, and over $70,000 was raised to help support Lighthouse!
Click here to see pictures from the walk.
January 31, 2008 - Lighthouse Central Florida's Annual Meeting
Lighthouse held this year's Annual Meeting at Rollins College thanks to our sponsor 
www.floridasenior360.com.
Congratulations to our new President of the Board of Directors - Tom Ross!
We would also like to thank Mark Middleton and Bill Shafer, from Growing Bolder Media Group, for their presentation and highlight about Tom Ross.
Enter for a chance to win the Lighthouse Central Florida Christmas tree!
Congratulations to Jeff Owens, the winner of our Twinkle Twinkle Touchable Star Chirstmas Tree!
Lighthouse Central Florida was fortunate to have our “Twinkle Twinkle Touchable Star” Christmas tree featured in this year’s Festival of Trees at the Orlando Museum of Art. An anonymous donor was kind enough to purchase the tree and donate it back to us so that we could raffle it off.
For a $20 donation you will receive one chance to win, or you can get 6 chances for $100. On Friday, December 14th, one lucky winner will be randomly selected from all entrants. You need not be present to win and winning the prize will include professional moving of the tree to a location of your choice within Orange, Seminole, or Osceola counties.
All donations go directly to Lighthouse Central Florida to benefit the life-changing programs and services provided to persons of all ages living with blindness and other severe vision impairment.
If you would like to donate for a chance to win, please call us at 407-898-2483 and ask for a development staff person, come visit us at 215 East New Hampshire Street Orlando, FL 32804, or click here to enter to win online.
Stop by Harmoni Market in College Park where you can see our tree displayed in person. On Wednesday night, December 5th, Harmoni Market is having a wine tasting event, and a Lighthouse staff member will be there selling the raffle tickets for a chance to win the tree. For more information on Harmoni Market please visit their website at http://www.harmonimarket.com/
Click here to see more pictures of our tree.
Lighthouse Central Florida has a tree in this year's Festival of Trees
At this year's Festival of Trees, presented by Council of 101 benefitting the Orlando Museum of Art, Lighthouse has a unique tree that is tangible so that people who are blind or have low vision can enjoy it just as much as the rest of us. It is called the Twinkle Twinkle Touchable Star tree. Please come out to the Orlando Museum of Art and time from 10a.m. to 5p.m. up through November 18th. For more information about the Festival of Trees please visit www.councilof101.net.
Date for Sight & Sole 2008 Announced!
Our 21st annual Sight & Sole walk will be held on March 29th, 2008 once again at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. Further details and online registration coming soon.
October 25, 2007 - Making the Most of Your Vision
October 6, 2007 - Puttin' on the Ritz - at The Ritz Carlton Orlando, Grand Lakes
Click here to view pictures from Puttin' on the Ritz.
Lighthouse Central Florida would like to thank everyone who participated in our fall gala Puttin’ on the Ritz!
Together we raised over $100,000 to benefit the programs and services we provide to children and adults whose lives are affected by blindness or severe vision impairment.
Special thanks to George Miliotes, celebrity auctioneer from Seasons 52; Co-Hosts, Tom and JoEllen Ross; and honored guest Donald T. Senterfitt.
All of our sponsors helped make this event a huge success!
Event Sponsor: Darden Restaurants
Entertainment Sponsor: Colonial Bank
Platinum Sponsor: Akerman Senterfitt
Gold Patrons: Anonymous Donor
Central Florida Retina
Colonial Properties Trust
Eola Capital, LLC
Florida Retina Institute
FreshPoint Red’s Market Orlando
Group Four Hospitality
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor, & Reed
Tom & JoEllen Ross
Seasons 52
SunTrust Bank
Xentury City Development Company
We look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall of 2008!
Friday Night Flights - September 28, 2007
Come joins us on Friday, Septermber 28, for an event that will be benefiting Lighthouse Central Florida, Friday Night Flights. 'Produced' by K Restaurant and Hamoni Market, Friday Night Flights will feature wine, jazz, food and art. The event takes place between K Restaurant and Harmoni Market on Vassar Avenue from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, which you can purchase at Harmoni Market or K Restaurant, or $35 at the door. The address for K Restaurant is 2401 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, FL 32804. The address for Harmoni Market is 2305 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, FL 32804.
July, 2007 - Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest in September
We are honored to be chosen for the 10th annual Columbia Restaurant's Community Harvest.
We need your active participation and support to significantly increase this year's donation. During the month of September, Columbia Restaurant will donate 5% of all guest checks for lunch and dinner to the non-profit organization designated by their guests. The contribution comes to Lighthouse from the Columbia Restaurants in the form of gift certificates, which we can use as prizes and gifts for our events.
You can help us with this promotion by publishing a small article in your newsletter and/or by posting it on your website. We receive a bonus credit of $100 for 2 website stories. Articles in newspapers or magazines with a paid circulation gain us $500 in extra gift certificates. Radio PSA's, Interviews and coverage prior to September 27th will also increase our donation. On air network TV earns $1,000 and on-air non-network TV station will earn and additional $250 in certificates. Please supply us with all articles, videotapes, audio tapes and newsletters no later than September 24th.
You can also help us by simply talking about the Columbia Community Harvest amongst your peers and co-workers. In September, visit the Columbia Restaurant with your family and friends to dine out for lunch or dinner. They have restaurants located in Celebration, Sarasota, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Clearwater Beach, Ybor City, and West Palm Beach.
For more information about Columbia Restaurant and their locations please visit http://www.columbiarestaurant.com.
June 22, 2007 - Friday Night Flights
Come joins us on Friday, June 22, for an event that will be benefiting Lighthouse Central Florida, Friday Night Flights. 'Produced' by K Restaurant and Hamoni Market, Friday Night Flights will feature wine, jazz, food and art. The event takes place between K Restaurant and Harmoni Market on Vassar Avenue from 6p.m. to 8p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, which you can purchase at Harmoni Market or K Restaurant, or $30 at the door. The address for K Restaurant is 2401 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, FL 32804. The address for Harmoni Market is 2305 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, FL 32804.
May 1-31, 2007 - Healthy Vision Month
"Healthy Vision Month is an annual observance designed to raise awareness of the importance of eye care for those at risk of developing eye and vision problems. This year, NEI (The National Eye Institute) is encouraging individuals to get an eye exam and to spread the word about glaucoma to family and friends by using e-cards and brochures. For further information and links to help you find an eye care professional in your area, visit http://www.nei.nih.gov/glaucoma/."
Click here to see the full press release.
April 24, 2007 - Lighthouse Central Florida's 100th ILS (Independent Living Skills) Graduation
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Wednesday, April 25th marks a special day for Lighthouse Central Florida (LCF), as it celebrates its 100th Independent Living Skills class graduation. The graduation will be held from 10am – 12pm at the LCF facility located in College Park at 215 East New Hampshire Street, Orlando, FL. 32804. With its 100th graduating class, Lighthouse Central Florida has now served over 2,500 adults in its Independent Living Skills classes.
The Independent Living Skills (ILS) class offered at LCF provides for adults the opportunity to learn how to live independently at home and take an active part in community life. Students learn how to manage information such as telephone numbers, grocery lists and checkbooks, organize household and personal items, and even how to cook safely. Imagine yourself at home or your workplace, placing a blind fold over your eyes and coping with your daily routine. How would you do your daily tasks, like use the telephone, use your computer, find your desk, check your agenda, and keep your appointments? How would you comb your hair or check your makeup? Who would you depend upon for your safety? What would you do for lunch? It is questions like these and many more that are answered in the Independent Living Skills class offered at Lighthouse Central Florida.
For additional information, please call Lighthouse Central Florida at 407-898-2483 or visit our location in the College Park area at 215 East New Hampshire Street, Orlando, FL. 32804. Assistance is offered to all ages.
April 9, 2007 - Local Leaders and Tax Collectors Celebrate Release of A State of Vision License Plate
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On Monday, April 9th, local leaders and tax collectors gathered to celebrate and present the new A State of Vision license plate. The specialty license plate will raise money to aid Florida residents who are blind or affected by low vision. The funds raised by the extra $25 cost of the tag will go to the Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind (FAASB), a group of 14 centers across the state (including Lighthouse Central Florida) that provide direct services to residents who are blind or visually impaired.
March 31, 2007 - 20th Annual Sight & Sole Walk
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Thank you to everyone who donated and participated in this years Sight & Sole Walk on March 31st at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. This year we raised over $80,000 which helps us continue to serve adults and children with severe vision impairment and blindness in our community! To see pictures from the 2007 Sight & Sole Walk click here.
This years Sponsors were:
