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Published on: 10/22/2007
Last Visited: 12/11/2007
The club's president, Bonnie Truax, began the organization after she lost her vision 11 years ago."I thought I was starting just a small support group and it just grew and grew," she says of the club which now tops 900 members.Among the club's services is OWL Radio, a daily broadcast of newspapers, magazines and other information for people who can no longer read.The Low Vision Club welcomes all members 18 years of age and older, although Truax admits they were having trouble luring the younger generation.After a bit of prodding, the youthful group admitted they wanted to socialize through challenging outdoor activities and not at the club's regular meetings.That's where VamHooser, who is also visually impaired, came in.An athlete and member of the Low Vision Club's Board of Directors, VamHooser has already taken a group rock climbing and planned a kayaking trip, on top of organizing Saturday's 5K Run/Walk.Truax is thrilled with where her club is headed."The thing I am most happy about is that we now have a Board of Directors in place to help us grow even more," she says, adding that along with offering the visually impaired the hope that they can be independent, "we hope to fill any niche that's not being offered by the community."