Lighthouse Guild

12/23/2025

🎄💝 A huge THANK YOU to our friends at JRM Construction!

Not only did they generously donate holiday gifts for students in our Saturday Youth Program — they also took the extra time to wrap every single one before our holiday celebrations! 🎁❤️

Their thoughtfulness brought joy, excitement, and a little holiday magic to our students. We’re so grateful for partners who show up with both generosity and heart.

Thank you for helping make the season brighter ✨🎄

12/22/2025

Michael grew up at Lighthouse Guild — and it shaped everything he’s accomplished.

Born legally blind, he gained independence, confidence, and a passion for helping others through programs like Tech Pals – where younger people with vision loss work one-on-one with older adults with vision loss to help them navigate technology and gain independence. 💡📱

Now a Specialist at Apple, he carries that mission forward every day.

“Low vision is just part of my story, not a limit on what I can achieve.”

👉 Read Michael’s full story: https://lighthouseguild.org/our-clients/michaels-story-2/

12/19/2025

This week Lighthouse Guild kicked off our annual Palm Beach season with a Holiday Tea, graciously hosted by Michele and Howard Kessler. 🍵🍪❄️

Lighthouse Guild President & CEO Thomas Panek met and spoke with our Palm Beach supporters and friends, and talked about how he has the privilege of witnessing our services impacting the blind and visually impaired community every day.

Thank you to the Kesslers for hosting a wonderful event!

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

'Tis the season for giving back! 🎁✨

Thank you Goldman Sachs volunteers for taking a day away from the office and wrapping holiday gifts for our GuildCare members—older adults with vision loss who come together in a safe, supportive community.

They also got to learn about Lighthouse Guild’s mission while spreading holiday cheer!

The holidays aren't just about receiving—they're about lifting each other up.

Happy Holidays! 💙

12/17/2025

What an amazing event! Thank you to the NYC Delta Gammas for including Lighthouse Guild in the annual Delta Gamma Holiday Tea! ✨

We were thrilled to have Kiana Glanton, Development and Special Projects Manager, represent our organization!

And a huge shoutout to the Delta Gammas for recently volunteering with our Reading Program, where volunteers take time to read to people who are blind and visually impaired! 👥

Kiana said it best: “We are so grateful to your continued dedicated volunteer service every year. We look forward to more opportunities to help the blind and visually impaired community together!” 🎁❤️🤝

12/09/2025

✨ Innovation meets accessibility ✨

Last week, our CEO Thomas Panek joined an incredible panel at Meta's Wearables Community Summit to discuss how wearables are changing lives in the blind and visually impaired community. 👓

From navigating city streets to regaining independence, these technologies are opening doors that once seemed closed. 🚪💙

Grateful to Meta for championing accessible design and to our fellow panelists for sharing their powerful insights. 🙌

12/08/2025

Big dreams deserve big support 🎓💙

Lighthouse Guild 2026 scholarships are OPEN for legally blind students, like Toban - one of our 2025 scholars, pursuing college or grad school.

The best part? Unrestricted funds that can be used for tuition, books, housing, supplies - whatever students need to succeed, Lighthouse Guild has them covered!

Are you, or do you know, a student ready to chase their goals? Tag them below or check the link in the comments to apply! 👇

12/02/2025

📰 DID YOU MISS THE BIG NEWS? 📰

Adaptive athletes in NYC are on the rise — and today, you can help fuel that momentum. 💙🔥

This Giving Tuesday, athletes like Kiana and Terrell from the Lighthouse Guild Lightning are putting in the work, training hard, and showing what’s possible when blind and visually impaired athletes have access to the sports they love. ⚾🏃‍♀️💪

And thanks to our new 2026 partnership with STIG, we’re expanding Adaptive Athletics even further — more clinics, more training, more opportunities to GET IN THE GAME.

But we can’t do it alone. Your Giving Tuesday gift powers coaching, equipment, transportation, and more for athletes across NYC.

👉 Donate now and keep the momentum going.

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https://donate.lighthouseguild.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app353a?1400.donation=form1&df_id=1400

Let’s lift up every athlete who’s ready to compete, grow, and shine. ⭐

12/02/2025

🚨 BIG NEWS THIS GIVING TUESDAY 🚨

We’re thrilled to share that STIG is officially joining the Lighthouse Guild team as the sponsor of our Adaptive Athletics program for 2026! ⚾🏃‍♂️💥

Adaptive athletes in NYC are leveling up — and you can help fuel the momentum.

This Giving Tuesday, donate to Lighthouse Guild and help more blind and visually impaired athletes go from the sidelines ➜ to the field ➜ to the spotlight. 🌟

🔗 Give today: Link in bio!

Let’s make some noise together. LET’S GO! 💙🔥

12/02/2025

🚨 BIG NEWS THIS GIVING TUESDAY 🚨

We’re thrilled to share that STIG is officially joining the Lighthouse Guild team as the sponsor of our Adaptive Athletics program for 2026! ⚾🏃‍♂️💥

Meet Kiana and Terrell — two stars from the Lighthouse Guild Lightning, our blind baseball team.

If you ask them what this partnership means? Simple: More athletes. More access. More moments to compete at the highest level.

Adaptive athletes in NYC are leveling up — and you can help fuel the momentum.

This Giving Tuesday, donate to Lighthouse Guild and help more blind and visually impaired athletes go from the sidelines ➜ to the field ➜ to the spotlight. 🌟

🔗 Give today: https://donate.lighthouseguild.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app353a?1400.donation=form1&df_id=1400

Let’s make some noise together. LET’S GO! 💙🔥

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our incredible community!

We're grateful for our clients, staff, and supporters—basically everyone who's been the gravy to our mashed potatoes this year. 🍂

Today, we're celebrating Sydney, a Lighthouse Guild client who found community, friendship, and confidence through our Teen Tele-Support Program, one of our virtual support groups that allows teens with vision loss from anywhere to connect, share experiences, and laugh together. What more could we be thankful for?

Read more about Sydney: https://lighthouseguild.org/our-clients/sydneys-story/?utm_campaign=thd-lgi-26-11-email-thanksgiving-conv&utm_medium=email&utm_source=luminate&utm_content=thanksgivingem

Wishing you a day filled with gratitude and joy. 💙