miami – Last week, the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind held its annual beeping Easter egg hunt. The holiday tradition took place at the organization's academy playground.
With the help of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association and the Miami-Dade Police Bomb Squad, 45 students went out there and searched for Easter eggs. Each egg made a beeping sound to help blind and visually impaired students find the egg. Hearing that sound reinforces the Miami Lighthouse's mission: “It is possible to see without sight.”
“Too often, children with visual impairments are excluded from team sports, fun group activities, and even traditional Easter egg hunts,” said President and CEO of Miami Blind Lighthouse. CEO Virginia Jacko said. “So each year, we host an Easter egg hunt with beeping sounds, allowing students, blind and non-visual, to use their hearing to participate in the festive tradition together.”
Students also received Easter baskets and interacted with the police robot.
“The South Florida Police Benevolent Association and the Miami-Dade Police Bomb Squad helped the early learners and elementary school students at Miami Lighthouse Academy celebrate with joy by sponsoring and helping assemble and making sure every beeping egg was fully assembled. We're proud to confirm that it works.''It was a challenge to find the Easter egg,'' said Stedman Staal, South Florida PBA President.
For more information about Miami Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired, visit miamilighthouse.org.
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