With the Fall season now nearly halfway complete, the Daylight-Saving Time ritual of “falling back” in time has arrived. The time change will officially occur this Sunday, November 2, at 2:00am local time. Because the change in time, both morning and night, dictates when the sky is lit and when it is dark, sleep habits naturally come into play. Light and darkness are the most powerful timing cues for alertness and sleepiness in the human body.

Families are usually the primary source of support for veterans with sight loss. The same is true for older Americans as well as people with other disabilities. In fact, more than 53 million family caregivers provide unpaid care in the United States today. That is an economic value totaling more than $470 billion. The importance of family caregivers explains why National Family Caregivers Month is celebrated every November. While family caregivers should be recognized every day for

The fifth and now second-to-last session of the Fall Gardening series, organized and led by BVA National Treasurer Monique Statham, will occur this Monday, November 3, via Zoom. The session will announce the winner of the much-heralded scarecrow contest and feature guest speaker Raushanah Echols. She will address the topic of Winter Sowing. In addition, due to popular demand, Monique has determined to add a previously unscheduled sixth session on November 10 in the same

Darwin Belt, co-founder and manager of WayAround, will be the featured guest speaker at next Tuesday evening’s BVA Auxiliary (BVAA) Town Hall. Darwin has a truly amazing and inspirational life story. The meeting, held customarily every two months on the first Tuesday, will begin at 8:00pm Eastern Time. Please click here or on the full link below to join. For further information, contact BVAA National President Kenneth Witt at bvaanationalpresident@gmail.com or at 910-633-5983. Kenneth Witt is