Upcoming Events/Announcements

Posted September 9, 2014 by Mandy Smith in

RCIL has a lot of great information to share with you!

  • RCIL will be celebrating our 30th Anniversary on September 25th with a open house from 11:00am-1:00pm at our Osage City home office.  Please join us for FREE hot dogs, sloppy joes, chips, and CAKE! (Everyone loves cake!)
  •  Also, our Friends group that normally meets in Iola will be meeting September 23rd instead of September 30th. The time and location will be the same (Townhouse Apt 1:00-3:00pm).  Please call (620) 365-8144 if you have questions.
  • Our Iola office has relocated closer to downtown Iola!  Our new address is 104 S. Washington Ave. Iola, KS 66749 our other contact information stayed the same.

 

Please visit our event calendar to stay updated on all of RCIL’s events.

Mandy Smith

Mandy has worked at RCIL since June of 2009. She is a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist and provides services in 32 counties to individuals who are blind or have low vision and are 55 years and older.

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