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I am tasked with planning a party for roughly 30 blind people who are twice my age. I am sighted. Please help. (self.Blind)
submitted by Holycram
I've been given a budget of $200. The party should last roughly 4 hours. The first plan I presented to them was shot down because it wasn't enough. I had planned a BBQ with a raffle, music, a cake.
I need to know what kinds of activities are good for a group of blind people aged roughly 60. They would like this party to be both a "giving back to our members" party as well as a "Provide exposure for our charity and help to attract new members" party.
This is all the direction I've been given. I've only just met these people once and I don't know any of the members well enough to tell them apart, nevermind plan for them activities I know they enjoy.
Please help me, I'm stumped.
I need to know what kinds of activities are good for a group of blind people aged roughly 60. They would like this party to be both a "giving back to our members" party as well as a "Provide exposure for our charity and help to attract new members" party.
This is all the direction I've been given. I've only just met these people once and I don't know any of the members well enough to tell them apart, nevermind plan for them activities I know they enjoy.
Please help me, I'm stumped.
jouleheretolearn 10 points 6y ago
Do you have a way to do a survey and see what this group of 30 people would like to do?
That's a really small budget to be expecting anything much past food for 30 people.
Ideas:
- Live music ( could see if a local school's jazz band or something wanted to come out, donate to charity, and gain practice before competitions?)
- Bingo ( you'd need Braille bingo cards, and to find out one how many would want to, and two, if everyone can read braille)
- murder mystery dinner theater ( there is a boxed game version of this, fairly cheap online, and if everyone is into improv doing this along with dinner could work well, they wouldn't need to read a lot or at all depending on how it was organized)
- dance off? ( dance marathon, winners, and runners up get prizes)
- card game night ( or other games, look and ask around, there are games with braille or large enough print for those who are partially visually impaired
- ask for help from the American Foundation for the Blind, they may come up with other ideas, or know where you can get more resources than 200 dollars
I'd really bring up to whoever in the charity decided 200 was enough. What you came up with was a reasonable plan for the budget given. If they want it more showy they're going to have to help you get more resources whether increasing the budget or letting you know who it's okay to reach out for help from.
That's a really small budget to be expecting anything much past food for 30 people.
Ideas:
- Live music ( could see if a local school's jazz band or something wanted to come out, donate to charity, and gain practice before competitions?)
- Bingo ( you'd need Braille bingo cards, and to find out one how many would want to, and two, if everyone can read braille)
- murder mystery dinner theater ( there is a boxed game version of this, fairly cheap online, and if everyone is into improv doing this along with dinner could work well, they wouldn't need to read a lot or at all depending on how it was organized)
- dance off? ( dance marathon, winners, and runners up get prizes)
- card game night ( or other games, look and ask around, there are games with braille or large enough print for those who are partially visually impaired
- ask for help from the American Foundation for the Blind, they may come up with other ideas, or know where you can get more resources than 200 dollars
I'd really bring up to whoever in the charity decided 200 was enough. What you came up with was a reasonable plan for the budget given. If they want it more showy they're going to have to help you get more resources whether increasing the budget or letting you know who it's okay to reach out for help from.
Winnersh 4 points 6y ago
Ask for advice on a subreddit frequented by 60 year olds in the same region as you (you didn't mention where in the world you are), on what to include in a party for 30, people around 60 years old with a €200 budget.
Then plan to do that.
Make minor reasonable adjustments, should you or your colleagues within the charity think them necessary.
Then plan to do that.
Make minor reasonable adjustments, should you or your colleagues within the charity think them necessary.
intrepidia 2 points 6y ago
I have seen a trivia event work well, maybe a few speakers who can tell good stories etc. Of course you could keep it fairly unstructured and let people just chat and have a good time.
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