The second St. Louis Dining in the Dark was held on Wednesday, May 11 at the St. Louis Frontenac Hilton. This year’s honorees were William “Billy” Devaney, General Manager of the St. Louis Rams and Angela and Stephen Strum, Community Outreach Chair and Character Council Advisor & Shareholder, Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C.

The 2nd Annual Celebration for Luncheon and Card Party was held on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Boca Rio Country Club in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida. It was co-chaired by the Isens, Rushs, and Stones.

Way to go Southwest Florida!

Congratulations on an amazing VisionWalk! On Saturday, April 9th we welcomed nearly 300 walkers at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers. We're still adding money to the website so please stay tuned for our final tally. Our initial estimate is that we have raised nearly $20,000!

"Turning the Corner: From Laboratory Studies to Clinical Trials"

Dallas, TX – On February 23, more than 500 guests joined the Foundation Fighting Blindness to honor one of Texas’ first ladies, Ebby Halliday, with A Roast & Toast for her 100th birthday.

More than 300 leaders from Washington, D.C.’s political and lobbying communities came together March 29 to honor two visionaries and benefit the Foundation’s mission to drive retinal research. At the 9th Annual ‘For the Love of Sight’ Visionary Awards dinner, U.S. Senator John Boozman from Arkansas and Smith W. “Smitty” Davis, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, were honored for their accomplishments and strong Foundation support.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness hosted its 5th Annual Orange County Dining in the Dark Visionary Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Fairmont Newport Beach.  This year’s Dinner honorees, J. Andy Corley, Co-Founder, eyeonics, Inc., Surgical Strategy Advisor, Bausch + Lomb Incorporated and Baruch D. Kuppermann, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Chief of the Retina Service, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine were honored for their commitment to the advancement of science and technology that drive the vital research towards treating and preventing retinal degenerative diseases.

On Wednesday, January 19, more than 350 guests arrived at The Plaza Hotel in New York City for the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ Banking on a Cure New York Visionary Awards Dinner.