An Evening of discovery

Image showing card with community sponsors. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.
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Image showing Nicole Carr speaking at Discovery. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing table setting with flowers, wine, and table sponsor at Discovery. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery attendees browsing silent auction items. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing place setting at Discovery including blind fold, program, and dishes. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing guest speaker Justin Davis and interviewer Jen Mitchell presenting at Discovery event. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing guests eating at table wearing blind folds. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Chris Carr speaking on stage at Discovery. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing silent auction item at Discovery — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery attendees dining while blind folded. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing dining room at Discovery event. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery program on top of place setting. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery attendees sitting at table. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery panel members on stage presenting. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery attendees posing for photo. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Image showing Discovery emcee presenting on stage. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation
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Thanks to the generosity of our Blind Spot community, we were able to raise a net total of $78,980!

We are so excited about the year ahead of us and the work we will be able to do with these funds raised.

We've had several people ask how they can still donate. If you didn't get a chance to donate, but wanted to, please Donate HERE. We'll be sure to include that donation in the total raised at Discovery 2022.

Stay tuned for more information to come from Blind Spot and we look forward to seeing you at our next community event, which will be in the fall. Thank you so much!

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.

We have big things planned for our future and need your help to get us there!

Weren't able to make it to Discovery? You can still donate!

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Community engagement at Tall Trellis

Last Thursday we hosted our second community engagement event at Tall Trellis and had a hugely positive response. The goal of the event was for our Blind Spot community members to bring a friend who doesn't know about our mission to expand the reach of the organization. Our mission at Blind Spot is to create a community that is willing to be a little vulnerable and learn how to be a good friend to those who are blind and visually impaired. We were able to do just that!

We played tic-tac-toe, corn hole and connect four with blindfolds. New guests at this event who had never heard of Blind Spot found the entire experience enriching. Many made it a point to tell us how much they loved that we are working to change the world to become more inclusive for the blind through these experiences. They felt this gave them the opportunity to learn more in a safe space without fear of potentially being offensive and instead being perceived as wanting to learn more. What is equally awesome about this event is the staff had to learn how to best serve those who temporarily removed vision to ensure they had a good experience. It was a great learning experience for all involved!

A huge thank you to all who came! Think of all the typical things those of us who are sighted do on a daily basis without second thought that would be difficult for those without vision without a little guidance. We look forward to future events and we really would love to see you all at our November 3rd event called Discovery! This will be an annual fundraising event that will propel the mission of Blind Spot to enable us to further our reach and impact.

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.

Image showing attendees at Tall Trellis event. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

Image showing people playing cornhole while blind folded. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

Image showing woman playing cornhole while blind folded. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

Image showing 2 men navigating sidewalk using a cane while blind folded. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

Image showing a man playing cornhole while blind folded with assistance from sighted peer. — Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

BLIND SPOT X ROKC EVENT

Image showing boy climbing rock climbing wall. Text reads Blind Spot and RoKC Blind Climbing Event.

What an amazing event we had in May! A huge thank you to RoKC Olathe for hosting us and to everyone who came out!

So many amazing people attended and had the opportunity to experience blind climbing and a blind whiskey tasting. This led to beautiful conversations about how those who are blind manage their day to day, about Mac, the inspiration for Blind Spot who was born blind, blindness in general and how they have to learn without using sight.

This is exactly what Blind Spot it all about! Creating awareness and teaching others to be a good friend to those who are blind through understanding their world just a little bit better. Thank you all for supporting our mission!

If you attended, did the event have an impact on you? Tag us! #blindspotkc

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation

our launch was a success!

We had a lunch event on November 4th, 2021 and it was amazing. Your support was unreal and we are so excited to begin planning the work of Blind Spot!

Hoby Wedler was our keynote speaker and the video of his talk is recorded and posted to our Facebook page. Please check it out!!

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.