Florida Outreach Center for the Blind presented their programs and services to the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Breakers, September 8, 2022. Pictured left to right: Lou Criden, William Lapp, Carolyn Lapp, and Frank Seiden.
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Pictured left to right: Larry, Mary, Edna, and Carolyn Lapp, executive director of FOCB Edna Strnad, FOCB’s own Board member, celebrated her 100th birthday in January 2024! Larry Henry and Mary Kurucz from Lost Tree Chapel presented Edna with a $10,000 check in honor of her 100th birthday, to give to the Florida Outreach Center
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It was a fantastic day on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, for FOCB’s annual open house & 21st birthday bash! We had a great turnout with so many visitors…and wonderful guests, including the Mayor Maria Sachs’s office, our Commissioner Gregg Weiss, City Councilmen, executives from the Division of Blind Services, members of our FOCB Board of
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FREE Independent Living Program for the Visually ImpairedThursdays: 10AM-11:30AMLocation: Volen Center, 1515 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton In 2008, FOCB expanded its programs to include an Outreach Program at the Volen Center in Boca for visually impaired seniors who are unable to travel to our center in Palm Springs. This program provides an opportunity
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FOCB staff at the July 2024 NFB national convention in Orlando, Florida, learning the latest programs and technology for the blind.
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Thank you to our friends at the Partnership for Aging for their generous grant and support of our center! Our executive director – Carolyn Lapp – joined them in Boynton Beach on Friday 11/14/25, for a wonderful day of activity and to accept the award.
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Drew Merritt and Michelle Rogers. The Florida Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc. is a member of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce. Two of our Board members attended a wonderful Chamber breakfast on Wednesday, December 15, 2025.
FOCB students, Cleo May and Lottie Allen, represented the Center at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast and lecture this past Tuesday, April14, at the Breakers in West Palm Beach.
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The Florida Outreach Center for the Blind was honored to receive a grant award from Ibis Charities Foundation at their annual Awards Breakfast on April 14, 2026. We greatly appreciate their partnership and support of programs and services to train and educate visually impaired people in Palm Beach County.” (Pictured is FOCB Executive Director and founder,
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The Florida Outreach Center for the Blind is honored to be selected as one of five finalists to receive a grant from Impact the Palm Beaches. Pictured is Manes Pacius providing information to Impact members at the “Reveal Event” hosted at Manatee Lagoon on April 14.
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