Our Foundation

Our Mission
The Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978 with the purpose of expanding social, recreational, and educational opportunities for students who are blind or visually impaired.
The Foundation has an existing endowment that generates income to allow contributions to be given year after year.
Your gifts made it possible to:
-
Travel for student competition with other schools for the blind
-
Support for Family Weekend activities
-
Purchase toys for the Outreach Vision Consultants' Loan Library
-
Purchase low vision aids
-
Expand recreational and social opportunities
-
Meet emergency needs of individual students
-
Purchase various equipment and aids for the classrooms and dorms
Monies within the Foundation are not used to fund any existing educational programs or to supplement administrative costs.
Board Members
Jane Ann Rayman
Vice President
Lon Gellhaus
Secretary
Roland Pond
Treasurer
Dawn Brush
Member
Carol Ginsbach
Member
Sari Merriman
Member
Carmen Meyer
Member
Nicole Olson
Member
Dr. Curt Wischmeier
Member
Dr. Jessica Vogel
Ex-Officio
Susan Snaza
Ex-Officio

Students working on a tile mural of the school's logo with the assistance of staff. Materials for the project were sponsored by the SD Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
