New Vision For Independence Archives | South Lake Tablet https://sltablet.com/tag/new-vision-for-independence/ South Lake County Florida News Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:34:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 New Vision For Independence Luncheon (Dec 4) https://sltablet.com/2023/11/16/new-vision-for-independence-luncheon-dec-4/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:33:29 +0000 https://sltablet.com/?p=99191 Join a fun end-of-the-year celebration including the annual Axy Awards presentation to the most blind-friendly businesses in Lake and Sumter Counties. Help celebrate these companies whose extraordinary customer service helps remove barriers to independence for people with vision loss in our community. When: Monday, Dec. 4, 11:30 pm -1:00 pm Where: Tavares Civic Center, 100 […]

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]]> Join a fun end-of-the-year celebration including the annual Axy Awards presentation to the most blind-friendly businesses in Lake and Sumter Counties. Help celebrate these companies whose extraordinary customer service helps remove barriers to independence for people with vision loss in our community.

  • When: Monday, Dec. 4, 11:30 pm -1:00 pm
  • Where: Tavares Civic Center, 100 E. Caroline St., Tavares
  • Cost: $30 per person or $200 for a reserved, sponsored table of 8  Includes lunch and dessert
  • RSVP: Buy your ticket/table by Nov. 29. Tickets will not be sold at the door!
  • Other ways to support this event: program ads on sale starting at $50.
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THE WINNERS ARE:

Restaurant – excellent customer service vs. engaging blind artists…

  • Ellen’s Cafe on 3rd
  • Hurricane Dockside Grill

Grocery – these finalists overtook long-time champion Publix!

  • Kroger
  • Target

Pharmacy – the battle for accessibility in medication management!

  • CVS
  • Walgreens

Hospital

  • AdventHealth Waterman
  • UF Health (Shands)

Clothing Store

  • Kohl’s
  • Belk
Banking

  • Chase
  • SeaCoast Bank

Fitness Center

  • Planet Fitness
  • MVP

Utility

  • Duke
  • SECO

Eye Doctor/Office

  • Mid-Florida Eye Center
  • Florida Retina Institute

Salon/Spa

  • Fantastic Sam’s
  • Tenaj Institute

Movie Theatre – our long-time winner runs unopposed!

  • AMC Lake Square 12

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]]> Spotlight On New Vision For Independence https://sltablet.com/2023/04/24/new-vision-for-independence-in-the-news/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:08:20 +0000 https://sltablet.com/?p=79220 Submitted by Chantel Buck On Saturday, April 8, New Vision held its 8th annual Sensational Egg Hunt. Nearly 50 kids of all ages and abilities, and their families, experienced a truly sensory Easter egg hunt with hundreds of beeping eggs and Bob, the Easter Bunny’s blind brother! This year there was a lot of activities […]

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On Saturday, April 8, New Vision held its 8th annual Sensational Egg Hunt. Nearly 50 kids of all ages and abilities, and their families, experienced a truly sensory Easter egg hunt with hundreds of beeping eggs and Bob, the Easter Bunny’s blind brother!

This year there was a lot of activities to engage all the senses, including blind jelly bean tasting, scented Easter bag-sket decorating, pin the egg on, bunny for your senses of touch and equilibrioception (balance), and ring toss to channel proprioception (your sense of movement). There was a sensory egg hunt: kids stuck their hands into buckets labeled Cold, Squishy, Soft, Rough, and Slimy to use their senses of touch and thermoception (differentiating between hot and cold) to find hidden eggs.

All kids hopped away with Easter basket goodies, thanks to Advocating 4 Kids and Sharon Conrad.

Sponsors: Golden Triangle Kiwanis, Mount Dora Kiwanis, Tavares Lions, Leesburg Kiwanis Noon, and Clermont-Minneola Lions.

The staff and volunteers who contributed to the success of this event: Jayne and Ally Maravola, Emerie, Mykal and Carissa Seaton, Colleen and David Kollmann, Dan and Teairra Debs, Scott and Molly Mack, Scott Foxall, Cyndi North, Toni Benfatto-Moore, Sarah Payne, Christy Delmonico, Jim Campbell, Dale, Gavin, Brylee, Bebe Chudeusz, Bunny Menges, and Marsha Lanahan.

See Facebook page for all the event photos!

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