Press Releases
July 29, 2008: BLIND TEENAGERS GET IN THE WATER WITH
DOLPHINS AT MIAMI SEAQUARIUM
More than 28 teenagers, ages 14 to 18, from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
summer camp will have the opportunity to partake in the Dolphin Encounter
of a lifetime on August 7th at 11 a.m. at Miami Seaquarium.
June 21, 2008: LEGENDARY PRODUCER HENRY STONE
HONORED WITH INAUGURAL MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE “MAN OF VISION” AWARD
Legendary music producer Henry Stone has been named the first Miami
Lighthouse “Man of Vision,” in recognition of his generous support of
Miami Lighthouse’s Music Program.
June 13, 2008: JEAN ELLEN DUPONT SHEHAN HONORED WITH MIAMI
LIGHTHOUSE “WOMAN OF VISION” AWARD; GLORIA MARTIN COMPLETES $1.1 MILLION
GIFT
Philanthropist Jean Ellen duPont Shehan has been named the Miami Lighthouse
Woman of Vision for 2008, in recognition of her generous support of Miami
Lighthouse. The award will be presented at a luncheon at Miami Lighthouse
June 24.
June 9, 2008: BLIND USABA ATHLETES MENTOR TEENS AT
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE
Power lifters from the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
will have lunch at Miami Lighthouse on July 2 and spend time with students
enrolled in the Transition Program, which is aimed at kids ages 14-20
preparing for post-secondary schooling or vocational training.
June 6, 2008: DELOITTE VOLUNTEERS HELP LOCAL
NONPROFITS IN MIAMI ON NINTH ANNUAL IMPACT DAY
More than 150 Deloitte volunteers are heading out into the Miami
community to make a difference, kicking-off the organization’s ninth
annual IMPACT Day, a one-day celebration of its year-round commitment to
workplace volunteerism.
May 19, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE SPONSORS USABA
ATHLETES COMPETING IN BENCHPRESS AND POWERLIFTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired will
sponsor Team USA in the upcoming 2008 International Blind Sports
Association’s (IBSA) Benchpress and Powerlifting World Championships,
to be held in Miami July 2-5 at the Hyatt Hotel Grand Ballroom.
April 23, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE HOSTS “MUSIC UNDER
THE STARS: A TASTE OF BRICKELL” TO BENEFIT HEIKEN CHILDREN’S VISION
PROGRAM
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosted a fundraiser
Wed., April 30, to benefit its Heiken Children’s Vision Program, a new
mobile outreach program that provides free eye care services to
schoolchildren in need.
April 8, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE CEO VIRGINIA A.
JACKO RECEIVES AXA ADVISORS 2008 BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Virginia A. Jacko, President and CEO of Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and
Visually Impaired, has received the AXA Advisors 2008 Business Woman of
the Year Award in the Public Service/Non-Profit Award category.
March 27, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
DOG-A-THON RAISES AWARENESS OF SERVICE DOGS
Walkers and their dogs, including guide dogs, other service animals and
regular pet companions, walked to support Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
and Visually Impaired.
March 3, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE AWARDED 2008 HEALTHY
VISION COMMUNITY AWARD BY NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired is one of fifty
institutions in the U.S. to receive the 2008 Healthy Vision Community
Award from the National Eye Institute (NEI). The award recognizes the
achievements of Miami Lighthouse in the field of providing essential
vision care to school-age children.
January 14, 2008: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE RECEIVES 4-STAR
RANKING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR
Miami Lighthouse has achieved an unprecedented level of fiscal wellbeing
and increases in net revenue in the past two years. Recently the
independent evaluator of not-for-profits Charity Navigator awarded Miami
Lighthouse an overall rating of four stars, its highest ranking,
reflecting fiscal stability and accountability.
December 10, 2007: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE KIDS SING ABOUT
“A BETTER CHANCE”
New CD Available Now By Calling 305-856-9100
This summer blind and visually impaired high school students enrolled in
the music program at Miami Lighthouse, along with sighted kids
participating through the ACT (All Children Together) program of The
Children’s Trust, produced a new CD titled “A Better Chance”. This CD is
the third by Miami Lighthouse musicians and the first produced completely
at the Lighthouse’s new state-of-the-art Henry & Inez Stone Music & Sound
Studio.
October 25, 2007: PHILANTHROPIST GLORIA MARTIN
HONORED AT INAUGURAL MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN OF VISION LUNCHEON
Philanthropist Gloria Martin received the first Miami Lighthouse Woman of
Vision award at the inaugural Miami Lighthouse Women of Vision luncheon,
in recognition of her incentive matching gift of more than $1.1 million to
Miami Lighthouse in 2006.
October 18, 2007: WHITE CANE DAY CELEBRATION AT
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR THE BLIND
Eric Bridges of the American Council of the Blind spoke to a large
audience at Miami Lighthouse with information regarding accessible
currency.
October 4, 2007: STATE REPRESENTATIVE LUIS GARCIA
LEADS
WHITE CANE WALK OCT. 15 FROM MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE
Thanks to newly-installed auditory pedestrian signals at Eight Avenue and
Seventh Street, blind and visually impaired clients of the Miami
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired can walk to Walgreens, a
block away from the Lighthouse on the corner of Eighth Street. The
auditory signals were a joint project between state and county highway
authorities.
August 2, 2007: AGUSTIN ARELLANO SR. RECEIVES
COMMENDATION FROM COMMISSIONER JOE SANCHEZ FOR PRO BONO WORK FOR MIAMI
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
City of Miami District 3 Commissioner Joe Sanchez presented Agustin
Arellano, Sr., with a commendation from the City of Miami Tuesday in
recognition of his pro bono general contracting services by Agustin
Arellano Construction Co. for the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and
Visually Impaired.
July 13, 2007: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE CEO VIRGINIA A.
JACKO IS SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Miami Lighthouse CEO Virginia Jacko received the Business Woman of the
Year award in the Non-Profit Leader Category from the South Florida
Business Journal at the publication’s sixth annual Business Woman of the
Year Awards.
June 29, 2007: MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE ACQUIRES HEIKEN
CHILDREN’S VISION PROGRAM
In a move heralded as a new way of doing business in the not-for-profit
community, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired has
acquired the Heiken Children’s Vision Program.
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