VISability
Milestone Monday — Roxanne
Roxanne has been working so hard at O&M training (orientation and mobility). She recently transitioned from using a precane to her very own long white cane! She really enjoyed learning to navigate the stairs in Kids Town using her cane. Keep up the great work, Roxanne!
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Milestone Monday — Penelope
Penelope is doing amazing things since starting with VIPS! This little lady has a coloboma and amblyopia. She is finally tolerating her patch and starting to really use her weaker eye. She is starting to coordinate use of her eyes with her extremities and to look above her head! She is usually very hesitant with…
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We Have A Winner!
The lucky winner of the VIPS Bourbon Raffle was Charlie Bensinger, whose name was drawn during a live broadcast on VIPS’s Facebook page. VIPS was selected as a recipient of the prestigious 100 Bourbon Sets for 100 Charities program from Buffalo Trace Distillery. Through this generous initiative, VIPS received a highly sought-after three-bottle set of…
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Louisville Folk School Brings the Beat to Kids Town
Thanks to a HeARTS Day grant from Fund for the Arts, Louisville Folk School visited Kids Town last week and Gregory brought drums! Lots of drums! The kids had a blast and we are looking forward to more visits from LFS.
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Milestone Monday — Myles
We are so excited to celebrate Myles, a determined little learner with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Myles recently received a lightbox on loan from VIPS, and the results have been nothing short of spectacular! With the help of his amazing family—who are pros at setting up colorful visual targets—Myles is working hard on using his…
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NCAA PR Team Volunteers at the FRC
Today, the NCAA PR team made a return visit to the Family Resource Center in Indianapolis. They made birthday cards for our VIPS children and welcome cards for our new families. They also spent time on the braille machine typing inserts for the birthday cards. Thank you for always supporting VIPS!
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Milestone Monday — Jaxton
This is Jaxton, and he has a diagnosis of Septo-Optic Dysplasia. He is using a walker to be mobile at the public library and to explore his environment. We are celebrating his milestone of using the walker to move independently. His parents do a wonderful job of encouraging him to explore and try new things.…
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2026 VIPS Bourbon Raffle
Raffle is ClosedOne Winner Announced Feb. 13 at 12 pm on Facebook Live $100 per ticket Only 1,500 Tickets Will Be SoldAvailable from Jan. 10 to Feb. 12, 2026 Three Bottles of E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey~ One Small Batch 100 Proof~ One Single Barrel 100 Proof~ One Barrel Proof 127.2 Proof E.H.…
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Milestone Monday — Phoenix
Phoenix is our first #MilestoneMonday of 2026, and he has been working on his container play, his way! His parents had a problem to solve—his love for the microwave. The solution was to give him his own to play with, unplugged, of course. This evolved into a new form of container play, using the microwave…
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Hoosier Christmas Hope Donates Toys to VIPS
Last week, we had another toy donation. This one came from Sabrina Young and her organization, Hoosier Christmas Hope. She donated 40 interactive toys that will go to our families who are in the most need this Christmas. Thank you, Sabrina. Your gift will put a lot of smiles on kids’ faces next week. Click…
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