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3rd Annual Weston Wright “Lighting the Way”  Fall Festival & 5/10K

Benefiting the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind – October 1, 2011

 On Saturday, October 1 the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind will a funtastic event that will be fun for ANY AGE GROUP at Brackenridge Park – Koehler Pavilion.

This incredible event benefits their Rehabilitation Programs – One such program is the High School to Work Transition Program for youth ages 16 -21 - Although visually impaired youth and their sighted peers have similar hopes and dreams for a successful future, the prospects by many young people with vision loss are different than those of students that have no disabilities. 

This Program is unique from other transition programs in that the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind actually employs blind and visually impaired individuals in its manufacturing plant, rehabilitation services division and Base Service Center military stores. This allows them to offer practical work experience as well as the prospect of future employment for these students.

Through this program, they provide blind and visually impaired students with the tools necessary  to lead independent, productive and quality lives……..turning dis-ABILITY into ABILITY.

To insure a perfect experience - RunOn in Stone Oak will be managing this chip-timed race.  Offered is a 10K for the serious runner (a perfect practice before the Rock and Roll Marathon)……. and a 5K for the leisure runner……….and a “walk through beautiful Brackenridge Park” for the strollers.

Not only will the runners have great food from the likes of My Fit Foods, the Bagel Factory, etc. but Shiner has donated beer to all of the runners – with legal ID of course (limit two).  There will even be a drawing after the race for fantastic prizes.

There will be 13 categories for medals in the runs – both female and male and the age categories will be in 5 year increments. T-shirts will be available for the first 400. Pre-registration is $25. 

 The festival begins at 10:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. – And there is no entrance fee.  There will be live music – 4 bands plus two blind San Antonio Lighthouse employees that sing and play guitar and harmonica like you’ve never heard….Also a special singing treat by 14 year old Sierra, who born without two limbs and has not let that stop her with a voice like an angel….there will also be entertainment throughout the day.  Food and craft booths, bouncy castles, face painting and so much more will be in abudance..

Title sponsor HEB

We look forward to seeing you there!