On Wednesday, December 16th, our See Different Team hosted a virtual Lunch &
Listen Holiday Edition Talent Show that was a wonderful holiday treat! The
talent showcase provided an opportunity for others to see blindness from a
different perspective through the diverse talents of DBS clients and staff.
Also, to recognize the value that blind and visually impaired persons bring
to Florida's communities.
Although the show was for enjoyment and entertainment, three silent judges
were on hand and picked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place best acts! These winners
will receive Braille/Print certificates of recognition and honorary mention
on our website and social media!
Help us in congratulating:
1st. Sharon Jadoo & Omar Banegas
Sharon Jadoo works as an Employment Placement Specialist in our Miami
office. In total, she has 17 years of service with DBS. Omar Banegas, a
client of DBS, who attends Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is a
multi-talented professional musician and teacher who plays keyboard, guitar,
and bongos and is currently learning the violin.
Sharon and Omar came together to bring us a melodic duet of O Holy Night and
Falez Navidad and the judges voted them our 1st place winners!
Congratulations Sharon and Omar!
2nd. Izzi Guzman
Izzi Guzman is an accomplished brass musician and composer who lives in
Orlando. She is currently a freshman at the University of Miami studying
Music Education and attends online classes at Berklee College of Music in
the Professional Music department.
In her free time, she creates digital art and makes videos, connecting these
interests to her musical ones.
Izzy showed us how it's done by playing a lively medley of Christmas tunes
on her trombone. The judges voted her our 2nd place winner!
"I would like to give a shout out to the Lighthouse of Central Florida's
Transition program, one of the many services I'm grateful to get from DBS,
for opening my heart to the blind/visually impaired community and giving me
opportunities to grow professionally and help me transition from a student
to a future educator." - Izzy says.
Congratulations Izzy!
3rd. Kalen Mercer
Kalen is the Outreach Coordinator at the Lighthouse of the Big Bend. He
plays a number of instruments, including saxophone and piano. Kalen has a
passion for music and a heart for helping and bringing joy to others through
his beautiful gifts.
His rendition of Linus & Lucy from Charlie Brown was truly a pleasure to
hear and he made complex look easy as his fingers flew!
The judges voted him our 3rd place winner! Congratulations Kalen!
The committee also wishes to congratulate and give a huge thanks to ALL who
participated and took the time to bring us all some much-needed holiday
cheer this year!
If you missed the event, no worries! You can watch the full show by going to
our website Florida Division of Blind Services (myflorida.com)
<http://dbs.myflorida.com/events/index.html>
or by selecting the http://dbs.myflorida.com/events/Lunch-Listen.mp4 link to
download the file.
If you're not following us already, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to
stay up to date on our future See Different and DBS events.
Happy Holidays and Joy to the World from your DBS See Different Team.
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