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Visionary Evening in Palm Beach

December 21, 2022

Posted by New York Social Diary

Lighthouse Guild kicked off its 16th season in Palm Beach with a festive Holiday Tea on December 7, 2022, hosted by Jackie Weld Drake at her house in Palm Beach. Marc Rosen, Founder of the Palm Beach Friends of Lighthouse Guild, thanked Weld-Drake for hosting the tea, acknowledged Weld-Drake and James Borynack, the honorees at the upcoming Annual Visionary Evening Dinner on February 27, 2023, at Club Colette, and introduced Dr. Calvin Roberts, Lighthouse Guild’s President and CEO and a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Cal Roberts, Jackie Weld Drake, and James Borynack.

Dr. Roberts, who gratefully acknowledged the host and guests, said, “your support makes what we do possible,” and added that earlier this year, Lighthouse Guild opened its Technology Center at its headquarters in New York City, which is the world’s largest and most advanced one-stop resource for vision care, rehabilitation, and technology training.

Dr. Roberts also demonstrated NaviLens, an innovative solution that marries QR technology with orientation guidance. People who are blind or have low vision can use a free app on their smart phone to navigate and access indoor settings and broader spaces such as subway stations, bus stops, museums, and even local supermarkets.

The festivities will continue at the by-invitation kick-off cocktail reception Borynack is hosting at Findlay Galleries on January 20, 2023.

Lighthouse Guild is dedicated to providing exceptional services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals. The organization provides coordinated care for eye health, vision rehabilitation, behavioral health and technology as well as related services. Its podcast series, “On Tech & Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” offers information and insights about technological innovations that remove barriers for people who are blind or visually impaired. For more information, visit Lighthouseguild.org.

L. to r.: Rudy and Emmy Scheerer; Adolfo Zarulegui and Daisy Soros.
Jackie Weld Drake, Marc Rosen, and Audrey Gruss.
L. to r.: Barbara de San Damian and Jean Denoyer; Frannie Scaife and Andrea Roberts.
L. to r.: Fern Tailer and Peggy Moore; Marc Rosen and Beth DeWoody.
Frannie Scaife, Barbara de San Damien, Fern Tailer, and Peggy Moore.
L. to r.: Val Polner and Kelly Ashton Sant Albano; Rajive Johri and Sharon Jacquet.

Photographs by John Sanderson/AnnieWatt.com (St. John); Capehart (Lighthouse)

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Lighthouse Guild is dedicated to providing exceptional services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals.