ENVISION BLIND SPORTS
SERVING THE SHENANGO VALLEY, LAWRENCE COUNTY, GREENVILLE / NORTHERN MERCER COUNTY, GROVE CITY, WARREN (OH) / SOUTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY, AND NORTHERN TRUMBULL COUNTY
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Envision Blind Sports’ mission is to increase sport, outdoor adventure, fitness, and physical activity opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired in order to promote lifelong wellness. There is a significant lack of opportunities and education for blind sports, and we aim to increase awareness and build more programming. Through our organization, individuals are given opportunities to push themselves beyond what is expected.
Giving Week Progress:
FUNDRAISING GOAL: $10,000
Programs Supported by Your Donations
Envision Blind Sports has three main pillars. These pillars are summer camps and clinics, outdoor adventure, and education. Our organization provides year-round opportunities to participate in over 25 different sports and physical activities. Programs include downhill and cross-country skiing, goalball, blind basketball, judo, wrestling, track and field, swimming, long boarding, blind soccer, canoeing, kayaking, tandem cycling, snowshoeing, dance, trampoline park, rock wall, dek hockey, horseback riding, archery, golfing, kickball, lacrosse, tennis, and high ropes courses. We are constantly on the lookout for new opportunities for our athletes and believe that every sport deserves consideration. We want the athletes in our program to find something that excites them to move and increase their physical activity participation and level. We also make it a top priority to educate schools and local organizations about blind sports and increase their awareness of the power of sport for all individuals, regardless of disability.
Needs that Cannot beMet without Your Help
Envision Blind Sports is gearing up to host our annual week-long summer sports camp for children ages 7-18, at Penn State Behrend, July 12th-18th. As of today, we have 94 campers who are blind/visually impaired signed up to attend, which is new record number for our organization! Campers get to experience close to 30 different sports and outdoor recreation activities while connecting with children just like them. The camp registration fee for families is $600, but the actual cost per camper is just over $1500. Many of our families are low-income and cannot afford the registration fee for their child to attend. Last year, 68% of campers received financial assistance and our organization had to fundraise 84% of the total cost of camp to support our campers and volunteers. We never turn a child away due to the inability to pay and are reaching out to communities, donors, grants and business to help support camp.
