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A big THANK-YOU to the twenty alumnae who volunteered a total of 136.5 hours of Doing Good to Service for Sight this fall:
• 80.5 hours of Doing Good at Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) both by our Washington School for the Blind Foundation (WSBF) board member and our Sensory Safari volunteers who provided rich experiences for sighted, blind and visually impaired visitors
• 19 hours of Doing Good at Foundation Fighting Blindness/Oregon VisionWalk
• 37 hours of Doing Good at vision screenings in local elementary schools
 
WOW…that's good work so far, but we can add to this! All Portland Suburban alumnae are challenged to volunteer two hours for Service for Sight. More opportunities await you:

The Delta Gamma Foundation is devoted to Service for Sight; Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans; and Educational Programming.


For more information on how you can get involved in these and other events, please contact our .

Golden Hours (associated with OPB)
503-293-1902
Contact: Annie Edwards - Program Director
Reading periodicals, newspapers, and stories on the radio targeted to visually impaired audience.

Guide Dogs for the Blind
503-668-2144
Contact: Jane Grecco

• Tour guides
• Office support staff volunteers
• Kennel Kitchen (8-10 am, everyday): prepare, serve, and clean-up dog food meal for guide dogs.  Must be able to lift 40 lbs,  stand for two hours and do some repetitive motion. 
• Raising a guide dog puppy. One year commitment with a puppy group leader for guidance.

Oregon Commission for the Blind
503-731-3221
Contact: Pat
Participate in weekend activities with visually impaired students.
There is an ongoing need to read mail, help pay bills, and go grocery shopping with a visually impaired individual.

Vision Northwest
503-684-8389
Contact: Evelyn Maizels

• Support group facilitators to help set up and run sessions for those new to vision loss.
• Assorted duties needed for low vision store.

Service for Sight:  Local Opportunities

Washington State School for the Blind
360-696-6321
Contact:  Janet Merz
Classroom Volunteer:  Volunteer once or on a continuing basis, assisting students and teachers in the classroom.  Email vpFoundation for more information.

Independent Living Resource
503-232-7411
Contact:  Andrea Ohern
Braille transcriptions of periodicals, publications and college textbooks, etc.
Reading instructions, books, and reading material onto audio tapes.