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HKSB Legacy, Spring 2010 (pdf document)

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The 34th Anniversary Sound & Light Gala will be held September 23, 2010. Now with tickets available online. Details and info about purchasing tickets and journal ads.

HKSB’s Suffolk office will hold its first theater benefit on Sunday, November 21, 2010 with a performance of The Sound of Music at the John W. Engeman Theater. The event will feature a reception prior to the afternoon performance. Bring the family! In addition, HKSB is participating in the theater’s Community Giving Back Program for the 2010–2011 Season. Purchase John W. Engeman Theater tickets for Thursday/Sunday evening and/or Saturday and Sunday matinees at a special price and for each ticket sold, HKSB receives a donation. Details about the theater benefit and “Giving Back” program. (pdf document)

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Buy a delicious cup of coffee and make a difference!

This summer, Brooklyn’s own Topics Coffee has chosen HKSB as its designated charity! From July 12 through August 12, visit one of the Topics Coffee stores or the Topics Coffee website, and 10% of your purchase will benefit HKSB and our Children’s Learning Center — a vital and free program that serves children who are blind or visually impaired and may have other disabilities. Support a great cause simply by enjoying a great cup of coffee!

HKSB Joins in Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

HKSB participated in a press conference on July 26th in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) hosted by Lincoln Center. Story and photos.

CLC at the circus

CLC Goes to the Circus!

Courtesy of Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh and Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey, the children of HKSB’s Children’s Learning Center were treated to ringside seats at the “Coney Island Illuscination” — Ringling Brothers’ one-ring circus tribute to Coney Island. Full story and photos.

20th Annual Golf Classic Benefits Camp Helen Keller

98 golfers came together June 28th to celebrate Helen Keller Services for the Blind’s 20th Annual Golf Classic. The golf outing was held at the Garden City Country Club with a program that included a cocktail hour, buffet and awards presentation for low gross (Cam Weill and Connie O’Connell), low net (Joe Gundermann and Erin Carroll), and long drive (Peter Boger and Kathy Gundermann). Michael Boxer of Luxottica was the closest to the pin at 6’3”. Donations for the raffle were made by Brooks Brothers, Callaway, and Ridgewood Savings Bank. Rick Volpe of Van Buren Buick GMC donated a Buick Lacrosse for the Hole-in-One. Proceeds from the event benefitted Camp Helen Keller — a free, six-week camp held on the grounds of Farmingdale State University, for blind and visually impaired children ages 4 to 15. Photos of the 2010 Golf Classic.

2010 Preschool Graduation

Family and Friends Celebrate Annual Preschool Graduation

“Partnership” was the theme at this year’s Helen Keller Services for the Blind’s (HKSB) Children’s Learning Center graduation. The event was held on June 23 in Downtown Brooklyn at National Grid’s Auditorium. Full story and photos.

Cheryl A. Merritt-Giles, Esq. Is Appointed Managing Director of Human Resources

Cheryl A. Merritt-Giles, Esq. has been appointed Managing Director of Human Resources, it was announced today by Thomas J. Edwards, President & CEO of Helen Keller Services for the Blind. Read the full story.

HKSB Holds 33rd Annual Wills Luncheon

Honoring the finest in Brooklyn was the theme on Friday, May 21st as HKSB held its 33rd Annual Louis C. Wills Award Luncheon, in the gravel covered backyard of Frankies Spuntino at 457 Court Street. Full story and photos.

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