 By: Genelle Padilla Posted at 4:24 PM, Oct 14, 2022 Creating a deeper connection between the community - and those who are visually impaired.  > Play Video
That’s the purpose of a Santa Barbara County organization called Blind Fitness. Brianna Petit links local volunteers with people who are visually impaired to help them be more active. Whether it’s walking, running, or even surfing - she aims to boost physical and emotional health. Petit says this population is already prone to isolation and depression - which got worse during the pandemic. Through Blind Fitness, she hopes to break down barriers for the visually impaired and for them to feel more a part of the community.
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 Published in Noozhawk October 10, 2022 | 12:50 pm  Blind Fitness, a Santa Barbara nonprofit will guide a group of blind and vision-impaired walkers and joggers from the pier toward East Beach on Saturday, Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day.
The community event will also offer a guided blind-fold experience for sighted peers to walk with a white cane and a human guide to gain a greater awareness of the blind community. The national White Cane Awareness Day was started in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to raise consciousness about the safety issues blind Americans face every day. Blind Fitness was started in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 shutdown by orientation and mobility specialist Brianna Pettit of Santa Barbara With the help of volunteer guides, Pettit is positively impacting the lives of a population often prone to depression and obesity. > Read More |
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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the state of California. Donations to Blind Fitness are tax deductible
EIN Number: 87-2740782 | IRS Determination Letter
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