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Welcome to Tucson Society of the Blind!

Serving Tucson and Pima County

We welcome all with visual impairment.

Welcome to the Tucson Society of the Blind, TSB, website. TSB provides social, recreational and educational programs for those individuals with low or no vision. TSB provides valuable resources on coping with blindness and vision impairment. It is wonderful to meet other visually impaired seniors who can act as mentors and provide emotional support.

“We might be losing our sight, but we still have vision!”
All about TSB

Join Us at our Weekly Meetings

Tuesday mornings from 9:15am- 11:30am
Christ Presbyterian Church
6565 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ
Includes topics as noted on our calendar.

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Events Calendar

 

TSB OCTOBER 2026 CALENDAR

Tuesday, October 20 Holiday Craft with Jennifer

Jennifer has a craft that is perfect for the holidays! We will create something that will add charm and fun to our homes. If you’re not crafty, come and cheer on your friends as they work on their project!

 

Tuesday, October 26 Halloween!

This is our annual Halloween party! There will be a costume contest with prizes, so come in an outfit that shows off your best self. We’ll also have games that will be a lot of fun. It will be spook-tacular!

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS:

October 8 Diane B

October 31 Lupita

October 31 the Kings (anniversary)

 

TSB November and December 2026 Calendar

Tuesday, November 3 A Celebration Of Life

Melissa Elias, our friend and TSB volunteer, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, at 10:22 PM. She loved and served us for years, and she will be missed. This will be a tribute to her. We will share our memories, and Rebecca Jones has offered to perform. Please come and share in a celebration of Melissa and all she meant to us.

Tuesday, November 10 TSB ANNUAL MEETING

This is our yearly meeting to review all we’ve done and look ahead to 2027! The meeting will be from 10 AM to 12 PM. The meeting will start with brunch and a time of visiting. Then the meeting will present our slate of candidates for the board and reports of the year’s events. Please get a 12:00-12:30 PM out with Sun Van and Dial A Ride.

Tuesday, November 17 Zane from the Foundation for Blind Children

Zane, a woman with FBC, says that her organization is expanding to serve adults as well as children. They are currently in Phoenix but looking to expand to Tucson. Along with sharing about her organization’s work, she wants to learn about the needs of blind and low vision people in Tucson. Come and help her learn about us as we discover more about FBC!

* We will not meet Tuesday, November 24 or Tuesday, December 1

Tuesday, December 8 Lunch at a local restaurant

We had planned for this date to be our Christmas party, but the church is having an event and asked us not to come this day. So Gina will be asking for ideas for restaurants; we will vote on one and have lunch there on this day.

Tuesday, December15 TSB Christmas Party

Come for a fun time with your friends! Gift exchange, great food and music by a guitarist named Bill Martin. It will be our last meeting until Tuesday, January 5. Get a 12:00-12:30 ride out with Sun Van and Dial A Ride.

NOVEMBER: 1 Dora P

3 Kathy

3 Sylvia

12 Dora S

15 Emily

18 Anniversary, Ernie and Carol Fehnel

19 Rebecca

22 Pat W

26 Barbara M

26 Patty G

30 Eddie

DECEMBER: 5 Aileen

16 Margo

17 Diana S

18 Amanda

20 Nancy D

20 Shirley

20 Anniversary, Roeland & Timette

22 Gail

25 Jesse

28 Ruth

 

the blind saguaro cactus wearing a white hat with a cane

Buy Jim Click Raffle Tickets

You could win wonderful prizes. The Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle fundraiser provides funds for TSB programs. All funds raised go to TSB to support its goals. Raffle tickets are $25 each and can be purchased either by check, cash, Zelle or Paypal. If by check, make check payable to TSB and send to PO Box 57655 Tucson, AZ 85732. Call Jennifer Tellez at 520-275-4941. This year Jim Click is donating a 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Roush® Edition as the Grand Prize in this year’s raffle! Second prize is two round-trip, first-class airline tickets to anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply) and third prize is $5,000 in cash! The drawing of tickets will take place in December 2026. Help TSB to provide more services to visually impaired individuals and purchase your Jim Click raffle tickets today.

Volunteers Needed

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

TSB needs sighted volunteers to:
drive,
assist with activities,
help with luncheons, field trips, and fund raising events
TSB is a 501c3 Organization

Mail your donations, which are 100% tax-deductible to:

Tucson Society of the Blind
P.O. Box 57655
Tucson, AZ  85732

Thank you for your support.
For membership and general information contact:

Timette Middelkoop (President)
520-561-0216 or Jennifer Tellez 520-275-4941

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