Year: 2017

Kamloops and surrounding area families are invited to paint and sculpt with Blind Beginnings What:  Come out and celebrate Autumn with this opportunity to put your creative energy into painting and sculpting at a professional Art Studio and with the mentorship of studio artists!  Be sure to wear clothing that is comfortable and paintable, as… Read more Kamloops Community Discovery – November

Fitting in can be hard. For youth who are blind or partially sighted, there are additional social challenges to fitting in. Whether we can see or not, what we look like is often the first thing our sighted peers will notice.  When you can’t see what your peers are wearing, how they are styling their… Read more Register for our Creating Confidence Workshop

Blind Beginnings families are invited to our annual Family Holiday Party on Saturday, December 16th! At this year’s party you can look forward to some of our annual traditions such as scrumptious family pot luck, games for the younger children, and lots of music, entertainment, and good cheer.  If you are still looking for gifts… Read more Family Holiday Party

Call for Butterflies! Festival of Trees – West Coast Christmas Show November 17-19, 2017 For the first time this year, Blind Beginnings is taking part in the annual Festival of Trees at the West Coast Christmas Show November 17-19 at Tradex in Abbotsford. As part of this Christmas Tree Decorating Contest for charitable organizations, we… Read more Call for Butterflies

Get your Christmas shopping done early this year—while supporting Blind Beginnings’ programs! Purdy’s Chocolates are the perfect gift for people on your list who have everything they need—you can never have enough chocolate.   Visit our online Purdy’s fundraising page to browse from a wide selection of chocolates and other goodies. You pay the same… Read more Chocolate for Christmas Campaign

Blind Beginnings Christmas Shopping Event Friday, November 3, 2017 : 5-10pm Metrotown Indigo-Chapters Come get your Christmas shopping done early while helping support Blind Beginnings! On Friday, November 3rd from 5-10pm at the Indigo-Chapters store at Metrotown Centre, 15% of purchases on all non-sale items will go to Blind Beginnings. Bring your family, friends and… Read more Blind Beginnings Christmas Shopping Event

Blind Beginnings families are invited to a Community Discovery outing to the Applebarn family farm! The Applebarn is a farm-fun experience. There are plenty fun things to do – from hayrides, pedal karts, a u-pick apple orchard, a pumpkin patch, a Corn Quest Maze, a Bunny Town, Cider Press demonstrations, a petting barn, and even… Read more Community Discovery outing to Applebarn family farm

Blind Beginnings invites you to attend a film screening and panel discussion on the feature-length AMI documentary about our ‘Do The Grind Blind’ challenge on Sunday November 12, 2017! About the Film On September 10, 2017, nine youth who are blind or partially sighted, each with a sighted guide, challenged themselves physically and mentally to… Read more ‘Do The Grind Blind’ Documentary Screening

Blind Beginnings is excited to once again partner with Daniel Kish of World Access for the Blind, for an Echolocation & Self-directed Discovery Workshop series on September 22, 23, and 24! Daniel Kish only comes to Blind Beginnings every two years, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet and learn from him.  We… Read more Echolocation Workshop Series with Daniel Kish