LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A downtown bar crawl is giving adults a small taste of what it is like to live with vision loss. A local nonprofit is using blindfolds, canes and games to raise money and awareness for blind children in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation hosted a fundraiser during World Sight Month, turning a night out into a hands-on lesson.
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Participants started with a blind wine tasting, putting on blindfolds and trying to tell two different wines apart without seeing the glass. From there, groups walked between bars in the Arts District with one person blindfolded and another guiding them with a cane, to mimic how many students navigate city streets every day. At a later stop, they played adapted games designed so kids who are blind or visually impaired can enjoy the same activities as their peers.
“What we do at Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation is help our students understand what abilities they have and help them build independence and confidence,” said Maribel Garcia, executive director of the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation.
“We’re bringing the community together so that they understand a little bit more about the challenges that some of our students face on a daily basis and how they can assist us in helping with those challenges and making their future brighter,” Garcia said.
Garcia said it is the foundation’s first fundraiser of this size and turnout has been strong, even though many adults admit they are nervous about being blindfolded in public.
The foundation invites people to tour its center, volunteer or donate online as it continues a match campaign and a 50-50 raffle.
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