Vision Beyond Sight, a dining in the dark experience, inspires and raises $141,000 for critical services

​Blind author and motivational speaker Jake Olson electrified a sold out crowd when he proclaimed:

"I may not have my sight, but I have vision."

Held at Andrei's Conscious Cuisine on February 22, 2018, the dining in the dark experience put guests in the shoes of children who are blind and visually impaired.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Blind author and motivational speaker inspires guests and reminds everyone of the limitless potential of children with visual impairments.

Every day, children with visual impairments and other disabilities make progress towards overcoming obstacles to independence. Little and big achievements are all the same at Blind Children's Learning Center — each their own testament to perseverance, support, and the strength of our children and families.

Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and guests, children will have more chances to succeed beyond the obstacles caused by limited sight. By the end of the evening, Vision Beyond Sight raised over $141,000 in support of critical therapeutic services.

Therapeutic services promote healthy development and allow children to overcome countless obstacles. Visual impairments can affect every area of development, which makes it difficult for children to meet important milestones — crawling, walking, recognizing family, navigating, handling learning materials, self-care skills like feeding and dressing. The obstacles go on and on, but with the right support, so do opportunities and independence.

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Blind Children's Learning Center has many people to thank. The evening's sponsors and donors for their generous support of children with visual impairments. Jake Olson and Master of Ceremonies Ed Blatchford for inspiring us all. A phenomenal planning committee and Board of Directors who made the entire evening possible.

To all, we thank you for creating a vision beyond sight.