Chanel Brown had driven past the Anchor Center for Blind Children many times. She had seen the sign outside the building, which gives Brown and other passersby a broad-brush statement about who Anchor serves.

Despite the weather, Sunset in the Country was a huge success!

Perfect Day for Golf!

Thanks to a generous grant from Junior League of Denver, 20 families have received Spanish interpretation services during Anchor Center for Blind Children’s 2009-2010 school year.

Read about our nine amazing preschool graduates in the spring newsletter!

Preschoolers at Anchor Center for Blind Children enjoyed ice skating on January 26 at Big Bear Ice Arena in Lowry. Volunteer Jack Etkin describes how the children learned that falling on ice and getting back up can be an opportunity for fun!

Among the many unique features of Anchor Center’s teaching facility is a tree house with a climbing tree. Volunteer Doug Cressler, an avid hiker and climber, helps the children scale the tree and hone their bravery.

Wondering what to get your child this year for the holidays? Each year, Cathy Smyth, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, creates a gift registry to be used nationwide by parents/grandparents and donors. Each item in the registry is especially selected for infants, toddlers and young children who have vision impairments. This year, the gift registry for Anchor Center can be found at each Target Store in the customer service section under Baby Registry. Put in Cathy Smyth for the name of the mother, and indicate CO. This registry should be available until March 15, 2010. Any one of the items selected would also be a wonderful gift to Anchor Center for Blind Children. Happy Holidays!

With the cooler weather coming, Anchor Center for Blind Children students are harvesting things they planted, watered and watched grow in the garden. Our "Smile" watermelons and cantaloupes were just the right size to hold.

"I found it!" was fun to hear from students when they went to the garden looking for their favorite flowers or pumpkins hidden under the leaves. Soon the children will pick "Cinderella pumpkins" and talk about how they are shaped like the pumpkin coach in the famous fairy tale.

The blue strips of tape on the floor of the motor room are memories from a special morning. They are all about the same length, each labeled with the name of a preschool child, save for one that is much, much longer.

Watching Ervin Johnson, who is 6-feet-11, lie on the floor was all part of the fun!