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KC Blind All-Stars

KCBAS 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk, which benefits the Kansas State School for the Blind, is on Sept. 26, 2020.

Thank you to all who participated in our walk/run on September 28, 2024. Our 2025 race date will be announced soon!

Your participation benefits great programs at KSSB. The foundation provides support for Extended School Year (ESY), STEM activities including Space Camp, the Mobile Accessible Sports Unit, Athletics and educator requests.

KC Blind All-Stars Foundation (KCBAS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the Kansas State School for the Blind. KCBAS stands by the belief that youth who are blind and/or visually impaired can be valuable, contributing members of their school and communities. KCBAS provides financial support for the School for the Blind in a wide range of creative programs: Technology; Education, Employment & Entrepreneurial; Athletics & Extracurricular Activities; Music & Arts; and Skill Building.

Scholarship Opportunities

Gwendolyne Hawley Trust Scholarship
for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired

The Gwendolyne Hawley Trust Scholarship Award Program is designed to assist deserving post-secondary students who are blind or visually impaired with their education. Students are selected for the awards based on a variety of factors that indicate their high potential to make our investment in their future a worthwhile venture.

Donald J. Pickering Scholarship Opportunity
for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired

The Donald J. and Marcia Pickering Scholarship will be distributed by the KC Blind All-Stars Foundation every spring, in memory of Don Pickering. Mr. Pickering dedicated 38 years of his life to the education of students with disabilities, including those who were blind, throughout the Midwest. He was instrumental in the formation of the Nebraska State School for the Blind (now the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired), prior to his tenure as Principal of the Kansas State School for the Blind, where he began as a vocational training administrator. He proudly served as Principal at KSSB for 12 years, until his retirement in 1995.

Our Mission

To enhance employment options for the blind or visually impaired; education and leadership opportunities; and experiences in sports music and the arts.

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