Let’s Go CAMPING!TLC’s much anticipated annual outing to Camp Bloomfield this past August did not disappoint! Camp Bloomfield, which is nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, is an amazing camp that provides children and adults who are visually impaired and multiply disabled with a natural and safe environment to develop self-esteem, build independence and fully experience the joys of the great outdoors.

Camp Bloomfield features horseback riding, swimming, archery, campfires, climbing, music, nature hikes and arts and crafts.

TLC clients really pushed themselves to new limits. The campers spoke fondly about their ex-periences and grinned as they shared fascinating tales of their adventures.

Kim McGrady, parent of TLC resident Dustin, had this to say about this year’s camp experience:

I can’t say enough about TLC’s taking my son Dustin to Camp Bloomfield this year. Dustin is 24 and has multiple medical conditions that require continuous staff care and nursing supervision. Dustin is very opinionated as to what he likes and how he likes things to be done. He is a big worrier and will appear very distressed if things are not done right.

Dustin has been going to Camp Bloom-field for 10 summers now and previously I was the one to take Dustin to campon my own. That meant I was solely responsible for all his care from when he woke up until he went to bed, and checking on him while he slept. I was lucky if I got to eat a warm meal and take a shower while we were at camp.

TLC staff had everything set up perfectly for Dustin and I did not have to wor-ry about or monitor anything! (The first year I made a 3 page list of “How to Take Dustin to Camp” and I learned that I did not need to do that!) The staff had even arranged to have a van shuttle Dustin to activities, so no worries about pushing him up and down the steep camp trails that used to really wear me out! Dustin’s grandparents and I were able to visit and go to the campfire with everybody from camp and just participate in the fun. We learned that he really did not need us there.

Dustin participated in his favorite activities; archery in the morning and swimming in the afternoon. Dustin scored a bull’s eye in archery with help from David, his one on one staff! I was able to spend an hour in the pool with Dustin on his special swimming raft and it was really nice to see how relaxed Dustin was once he got into the pool!

Dustin had a great time at camp and I was able to visit, enjoying beautiful Camp Bloomfield. The best part? I got to go home to shower and sleep without having to sleep in a camp bunk!

Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind

VISI0NFORWARDFall 2012

A Message From Our Executive DirectorThe primary purpose of Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind is to provide for the lifetime needs of people who are challenged by developmental disabilities and blindness.

When TLC’s founding families bought the first facility in Pasadena to meet the needs of their children, I’m not certain that the Mission as stated above, though clearly the intent, was as clearly articulated. I am confident, however, that they were very clear in their motivation: that their adult children

deserved the experience of living as independently as possible. These founding families truly embodied the concept of “walking the walk.”

When I first started working on this article, I had intended to focus on TLC’s growth over the years, of being committed to the founders’ vision, of ensuring that the people in our programs are able to reach their highest level of independence. I wanted to highlight the many ways that we “walk the walk” of lifetime services through the growth and variety of programs that meet the needs of the smallest infants to the people who live out their lives in our residential homes.

However… as I contemplated what to include, I received an e-mail that spoke to a larger issue, yet hit the target of my initial focus of TLC’s services as they relate to our Mission and founding families. In developing news, the Department of Justice sent investigators to Florida after receiving information that infants and children with disabilities were being placed in nursing homes that are licensed for adults. Further, in many instances, these children do not have access to an appropriate education or opportunities to play with their peers. A variety of reasons were cited as to why this occurred – and continues to occur, with none seeming to justify the result.

As I think about the families in Florida who have had to make this difficult placement decision, in some cases because of a lack of alternatives, I am reminded of the origins of TLC: families who knew that there was more for their children than life in an institution coupled with the drive and determination to make it happen. While we don’t know what the future holds for the children and their families in Florida, I do know that everyone who is receiving services from TLC, regardless of their age, has benefitted from our determination to continue the work of the founding families. It is in this constant pursuit that I believe we truly do “walk the walk.”

FOUNDERSSeymour and Bernice Pearlman

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCyndi McAuley

BOARD OF DIRECTORSHal Lampert, President

Zane Alsabery, Vice PresidentLarry Barzman, Treasurer

James Wood, SecretaryJoel Ravitz

Chris Rohan, D.C.Joan Schulman

Bill Takeshita, FAAD, FCOVDJane Vogel

Maurice Zagha, MDAndrea Zeller

FOUNDATION TRUSTEESAndrea Zeller, President

Hal LampertJoan Schulman

EXECUTIVE STAFFKanitra Strong

Development Director

Charles MuchinaResidential Director

Diana DennisDirector of Children’s Programs

Rhonda BunninDay Program Director

TLC believes in the value of each individual

and promotes the philosophy that

each participant can be assisted

to achieve his or her full potential.

Things to Remember

Save the DateDecember 9, 2012Family Holiday Party!

7915 Lindley AvenueReseda, CA 91335

(818) 708-1740www.tlc4blind.org

Cyndi McAuley

TLC’s Day Program provides services to more than 100 developmentally disabled adults. In addition to the many classes offered in our day pro-gram, participants also get to enjoy many exciting activities. In May, a Mariachi band entertained a full house in celebration of Cinco De Mayo! The music was beautifully crafted, the costumes were rich in color and the ballet folklorico was stunning. In June, TLC was transformed into a tropical paradise, complete with a luau and leis. Professional Hawaiian dancers spent their afternoon teaching every-one how to do the hula. Smiles and laughter were abundant.

HOT FUN All Day Long!

The date, time and location of these events will be posted soon on our website at www.tlc4blind.org.

October is World Blindness Awareness Month.

Go Green! Help TLC be a “GREEN” agency. Please call 818.708.1740 ext. 118 to sign up for electronic newsletters and updates.

For a tour of the TLC and its programs, please call Kanitra Strong, Development Director at 818.708.1740 ext. 116.

Coming this Fall,

the TLC day program

participants and staff invite

you and your family to

its Annual Talent Show.

TLC has recently broken ground on the much anticipated Children’s Center. When completed, the Children’s Center will encompass a pre-school and play-ground, a re-purposed multi-purpose center, and increased parking for staff and visitors. The pre-school will allow TLC to fulfill its Mission of caring for the lifetime needs of people challenged with developmental disabilities and blindness. Not only is the pre-school an essential component for completing the continuum of care from birth to end of life, it fills a critical gap in services for children born with these special needs.

The upcoming TLC multi-purpose center will augment all of TLC’s programs and include a Resource Library for families and professionals. TLC envisions the multi-purpose space to be available for family conferences and workshops as well as for our community partners, in-cluding Cal State University, Northridge and the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind.

Construction is scheduled to be complet-ed next Spring. For more information about the development of the Children’s Center and ways you might help, please call Kanitra Strong, development director, at 818.708.1740, ext.116.

When completed,

the Children’s Center

will encompass

a pre-school

and playground,

a re-purposed

multi-purpose center,

and increased parking

for staff and visitors.

Breaking Ground

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

$100,000 - $999,999The Ahmanson FoundationW.M. Keck FoundationWeingart Foundation

$10,000 - $99,999Albert and Elaine Borchard

Foundation, Inc.The Good News

Grant Foundation, Inc.The Green FoundationLouis HorwitzLind Decedent’s TrustJay and Nancy SchulmanSt. Judes Trust

for the Forgotten BlindStrauss FoundationThe Office of Zev Yaroslavsky

$1,000 - $9,999Zane and Melissa AlsaberyDaniel AlvyJuyne BeachMarie H. Trust BrookresonBud BrownCars for CausesSusan CaseyJames and Vivian DerThe Horwitz Family

Memorial FoundationBob and Wendy FowlieDennis and Molly FredricksonVeronica GelardiSandy Hata and Ken IwasakiMark and Tamara HatwanDonald and Flora HubbsThe Audrey and Sydney Irmas

Charitable FoundationHal and Sharon LampertLos Angeles

Social Venture PartnersArianne LowderEva L. McKenzie

Charitable TrustLos Angeles Mid Valley

Lion’s ClubEva MisetichNational Eye InstituteWilliam and Barbara ParrottPasadena Showcase

House for the ArtsBernice Pearlman Family TrustTherese PetersBrooks and Theresa PowellTamara Ritchey PowersBill and Mary RohanJoan SchulmanThe Three Sisters FoundationWells Fargo FoundationJames and Patricia WoodMaurice Zagha, M.D.

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Edward and Carol WoodRueben and Liziel Zapata

$250 - $499James and Lynnette AllenBP America IncFrank and Nicole BeckerRon and Donna BenderNeila BertonCathy BlinDorothy BoudreauTamara BraunRhonda BunninStephen BurgardRobert and Donna CoulterPeter DerDolores EllisAaron and Anne EpsteinGinny GoodenoughMichael GuldenHaynie and CompanyEvelyn HoganJacob HogensonKarla HuffMichael HuttonJenny HuynhGeorge and Patricia JonesRobert KaplanLandes HVACDana LoatsMark and Perrie LyonGary and Linda MandinachArnold and Eleonore

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Charity FoundationNorthwest Glendale

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Howard Heitner

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$50 - $99Sarah AldrichLuke AlmourFred and Becky BeckTasha BeznerCharles and Leslie BistagneStephanie BlinSusan BrennerGolda BrillMary BunninVeda BurtonVeronica ChavezConnie ChuLaura CrisostomoNancy DemboSarah EspirituAmee FaggenGary and Nina Gagnebin

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$1,000,000 - $5,000,000

Donors

A Special Thank You to Our Donors (5/16/11 - 7/31/12)

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.

– Helen Keller

WHO ARE THE VISIONAIRES?The Visionaires are donors who recognize the value and importance of planning for the future of TLC’s residents and program participants.

WHY THE VISIONAIRES?Visionaires understand that private support affords TLC the opportunity to offer extraordinary care. Past and future gifts of Visionaires will allow residents to enjoy a quality of life that we all demand for ourselves indefinitely.

WHERE DO THE GIFTS GO?The Visionaires’ gifts go directly toward TLC’s future. Visionaire funds are held permanently and invested to provide regular, predictable income for TLC’s annual operations and project support.

THE GIFTGood estate planning can allow even seemingly modest estates to leave a significant gift. Visionaire gifts are a wonderful way to develop a long-term relationship with TLC and provide a true legacy.

For more information on becoming a Visionaire, please contact

Kanitra Strong, development director, at 818.708.1740 ext. 116.

Visionaires The Future of TLC

Please

Remember

TLC in

your

will.

A California not-for-profit corporation established for the

primary purpose of providing for the lifetime needs of people challenged

by developmental disabilities and blindness.

7915 Lindley Avenue | Reseda, CA 91335(818) 708-1740 | www.tlc4blind.org