The Berkshire Country Club, in Bern Township, hosted the "Dine in the Dark" event Thursday night.
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Diners were blindfolded so they experienced what it was like to maneuver a meal without their vision.
Proceeds from the event go to the Vision Resource Center of Berks County and the Kutztown University Visual Impairment Program.
"It's just a small snippet of what someone with vision loss goes through," Lori Schermerhorn, president and CEO of the Vision Resource Center of Berks County, told WFMZ-TV.
"People don't realize the things that we take for granted, our everyday life, what we use our vision for," Schermerhorn added.
Organizers said "Dine in the Dark" is a chance for people to put themselves in a blind person's shoes, even for just an hour.
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"For them, it's everyday life," David Meas, a Vision Resource Center of Berks County board member, said, "and the things that they have to learn to do without that sense is just unbelievable."
One attendee of the event, 8-year-old Paisley Conrad, is a musician. She is also blind.
"I play the piano, and I take piano lessons," Conrad said.
"I hope that they understand, that just because you lose your vision or have a low vision, that you are still able to be part of society and be independent," Schermerhorn said.