FOCB student, Yvonne Ring, is celebrated for her huge milestone
FOCB student, Yvonne Ring, is celebrated for her huge milestone: Taking Palm Tran Connection on her own for the first time. Way to go, Yvonne!
Event Category: Milestones
FOCB Student Tony Meyers Making Strides with Mobility Training
Congrats to student, Tony Meyers! He is learning to navigate the streets safely using his cane with Judy Porro. Judy is FOCB’s Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist & Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, teaching students independent living skills, such as: Managing money and medications, how to do laundry, cook, clean and everything to help the visually impaired …
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FOCB Honors our Amazing Student, Marc Melendez
FOCB honors our amazing student, Marc Melendez, for his achievements and taking Palm Tran Connection for the first time on his own. He did great and now continues taking it to FOCB weekly. Go, Marc!
FOCB Student Cleo May Graduates!
FOCB’s amazing student, Cleo May, was honored with a graduation celebration in March for her outstanding achievement of completing 177 hours of technology training/classes! Go Cleo!
FOCB Receives Grant from the Palm Beach County Partnership for Aging
Carolyn Lapp, FOCB’s founder and executive director, accepted a grant on Friday, June 14, 2024, from John Dalton, Vice President of the Palm Beach County Partnership for Aging. The PBCPA is a local nonprofit organization which focuses its energies on enhancing the lives of older persons, their families, and their communities through advocacy, information sharing, …
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FOCB Receives $10,000 Grant
DONATE FOCB Founder and Executive Director, Carolyn Lapp, accepted a $10,000 grant at the Foundation Awards breakfast on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. These grants are a tremendous help to our center, and we are so grateful. PHOTO (pictured left to right): Maxine Fechter, Grants Committee Member, Carolyn Lapp, and Kathleen Herd, FOCB’s tireless Grants Manager …
Carolyn Lapp Receives Award
In celebration of “Women’s Month” in March, the Braille Club of Palm Beach honored our own FOCB Director, Carolyn Lapp, for her outstanding service in the community along with Lucinda W. Adams, the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal winner in the relay. Pictured is Carolyn and Lucinda, as well as William Lapp, FOCB’s Store Manager. For …
FOCB Student Enny Maldanado Learns to Iron
FOCB Student Enny Maldanado learning how to safely iron with teacher Luz Norris
FOCB staff visit Commissioner Gregg Weis
FOCB staff paid a visit to County Commissioner Gregg Weiss’s office in 2023 to advocate for public transportation in Palm Beach County. Pictured left to right: Judy Porro, FOCB Executive Director Carolyn Lapp, William Lapp, Gregg Weiss, and Manes Pacius.
Enny Learning in Class
FOCB’s amazing student, Enny Maldanado, may be blind, but that never stops her from learning new things and creating new milestones. Today in Independent Living class, she learned to put together a chair. Way to go, Enny! Independent Living is taught by Luz Norris, who is also blind. She teaches FOCB students braille and many …
