VISability
PDS Hosts Free Glasses Event at Kids Town
On Friday, our friends at PDS Optical held another free fitting event in Kids Town. Any VIPS family that signed up received a fitting for a free pair of prescription glasses. Many of our kids have prescriptions that change frequently, out grow them, or just lose or break their frames. This opportunity is such a…
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Delta Gammas visited the Family Resource Center
31 Delta Gammas visited the Family Resource Center to volunteer their time and take a tour. They are part of the Theta Chapter at IU Bloomington. The group made cards celebrating World Braille Day, as well as Thank You cards. They also took turns on the braille machines to make birthday card inserts. Before their…
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Milestone Monday — Kilani
Kilani has been a VIPS kid for a few months and his doing great! She loves her string lights and new toys (Thank you, volunteers.) Today she actively used both eyes together to search for others when we said their name, to track her favorite toys and red light, and with moms assistance, to reach…
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Podcast: Vision AND Supporting Preschoolers with Complex Needs with Emily Munson
Paige interviews Emily Munson, a preschool teacher in an early childhood classroom for children who are medically complex. Emily shares her journey of finding her way to her dream classroom. She tells how she includes children who are blind and low vision, and gives a sneak peek into her favorite lesson to teach. Jenny, Paige, and Cathy discuss the powerful impact of preschool. They reflect on the way that Emily seamlessly integrates strategies into the environment that help…
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Republic Bank Ribbon Cutting in Kids Town
Yesterday, Republic Bank dedicated its latest banking center in Louisville, and it’s in Kids Town! The banking center has play money and adaptive learning tools so our preschoolers can learn math and money skills. The highlight of the day came from one of our parents, Lauren, who shared what it was like for VIPS to…
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Rangers from The Parklands Visit Kids Town
Rangers Erin and Ryan from The Parklands of Floyds Fork visited Kids Town and brought so much cool stuff for kids to play with. Sand complete with bugs (plastic, thankfully), sections of trees, pine cones, and small animal skulls and pelts. We love it when the Rangers visit each year. Thank you!
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The FRC Welcomes Volunteers from Mercy Road Church
Yesterday, twelve volunteers from Mercy Road Church in Carmel, Indiana, spent a couple of hours serving at the VIPS Family Resource Center. After a tour of the facility, they helped create sensory books, brailled inserts for cards, made thank-you cards, and organized the playroom. Thank you so much for your work. Our VIPS families appreciate…
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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! 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 new objects and especially new textures, but today…
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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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