Our Wish List

Items of Greatest Need to the Foundation for Blind Children

Infant

• 15 yoga mats for home visits - $20 each
• 1 Nikon Coolpix S550 digital camera - $250
• 1 Dell laptop - $550

Preschool

• 1 C Stand - $2,495
• 10 Recordable communication switches - $45 each
• 2 Small Tumble Form feeder seats - $360 each

SHARP

• Training resource materials - $200
• Audiballs – basketball, volleyball, soccer ball - $9-$20 each
• 6 Pairs of Goalball elbow pads - $100
• 1 Power Showdown game table - $2,000

Technology

• Websense – protection software for clients while surfing the internet - $1,700

VRS

• Low vision examinations - $250 each
• Bioptic telescopes (allows hands free distance viewing for classroom use, mobility, and driving)  - $1,800 each
• Illuminated hand magnifiers (allows spot reading of small print, price tags, medicine labels, menus) - $80 each

Media Center

• 1 High definition scanner - $2,000
• 1 Print/braille embosser - $6,000
• 2 Volunteer work stations including computers and software - $1,000 each

FBC

• 1 Pick-up truck for hauling (new or used)
• 2 Fish tanks and fish - $1,500 each

Scholarships

• Gymnastics - $180 per student per year
• Music therapy – $180 per student per year
• SHARP 5-week summer program - $1,175 per student

Gift Certificates

• Target - $100 each
• Costco - $100 each
• Lakeshore - $100 each

Volunteer Opportunities

• Weekend and Summer Recreational Program is always looking for volunteers to help with games, transportation and assistance.

• Create a wood-working program for our blind students.

• Paint/re-carpet main campus.

• Adopt a classroom.

• United Way Employee Program

Other Opportunities

• Founding Sponsor for Bike For Sight

• West Side Campus

Updated: 8/12/2008

please contact Alissa Rivera at 602-331-1470

© 2002, 2007. The Foundation for Blind Children. Phoenix Arizona 85020
(602)331-1470 or 1-800-FBC-4870 (1-800-322-4870)
Fax: (602)678-5803 or (602)678-5819
Email: Arivera@seeitourway.org

The Foundation for Blind Children is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.