BACB
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About BACB’s Services and Initiatives
Annual Commemorative Observances
January 4th is Louis Braille’s Birthday
The Literacy by Touch Festival is an annual event designed to honor the legacy of Louis Braille and promote literacy for students who are blind or have low vision. This event also promotes the continuance of Braille instruction in public schools for students who are blind.
White Cane Safety Day for the Blind is observed each year on October 15th. This day is also observed as Blind Equality Day
The month of October is observed as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
BACB Destiny Scholarship Fund
Each year, we offer an academic scholarship during the fall semester to a blind student (freshman or higher) who resides in the Beaumont area and is entering a local college, university, or vocational school. Donations assist in ensuring that the scholarship continues without interruption and could possibly assist in increasing the scholarship amount. Submit donations on our website donations page.
BACB Education Arena
We provide scheduled and on demand educational opportunities for any area resident who is blind, have low vision, or may have received a recent vision diagnosis and can benefit from accessing information, resources, and support. Call or send email by using the website contact form to request a copy of our monthly calendar of events.
Community Awareness Events
Through collaboration with other disability related organizations and agencies, we provide community awareness events on a periodic basis to assist in educating the general public about the abilities of persons with disabilities, while sharing information, resources, and community services. Call or send email by using the website contact form to request a copy of our monthly calendar of events.
Friday Night Social Hour
Area residents who are blind, have low vision, and those who are new to vision loss are invited to participate in our bi-monthly social hour held on our conference call line at 7:00PM Central. Call or send email by using the website contact form to request a copy of our monthly calendar of events. This is a great time to meet new friends or just have a good conversation on meaningful topics.
Options for Submitting Dues, Donations & Other Payments
• Square, Inc. (Pay with Credit or Debit Card)
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Support BACB All Year Long!
• PayPal Giving Fund
“Connecting Charities and Donors”
About the PayPal Giving Fund
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• Giving Tuesday (Global Charitable Giving Day)
The Countdown to the World’s Biggest Day of Generosity is held generally on the first Tuesday of December. This is the day that our supporters are encouraged to donate to our work. These are tax-deductible contributions. Select any of the payment options above and below to ensure that we receive your much needed support. Become a BACB Partner in Hope today.
BACB Planned Giving Program
Designating a Gift or Making a Bequest to the Beaumont Area Council of the Blind, Inc. is easy.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership governed charitable organization with Federal Tax ID #27-1930132. You can contribute to the future and financial well being of our organization through a will, trust or other planned gift by making a specific bequest to the BACB. Furthermore, a gift can easily be made by designating BACB as a beneficiary of a specified life insurance policy, bank account, company retirement plan, pension, IRA account, annuity or other means in which you have the option to designate a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, using the standard Beneficiary Designation Form.
We welcome your decision to designate funds toward a specific program or project within the scope of services we provide, such as advocacy, awareness, life enhancing educational forums, and annual academic scholarships.
Request more information by contacting us through the designated contact form.
Revised January 13, 2025
Contact BACB
We’d love to hear from you! To get in touch with us just click the link and fill in our simple contact form.
