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Message from the President:
 Thank you for your interest in the Northern Lights Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Our goal as a chapter is to keep you up on the latest chapter news and research.
Northern Lights (NL) is the Minnesota Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). Our mission is to provide information and support for those with retinal disease, and raise funds to support FFB research. We meet four to five times per year at the Linden Hills Rec Center in Minneapolis. We host speakers, share chapter and research news, and provide the rare opportunity for people with retinal disease and their family and friends to meet.
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Chapter Meetings and Events
Visionary Awards Dinner
Dining in the Dark
Over 300 guests joined the Northern Lights Chapter of Foundation Fighting Blindness as they hosted the their 2nd Annual Dining in the Dark Visionary Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The dinner raised over $168,000 for retinal disease research.
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VisionWalk Update:
Contact Us:
Julie Anderson
President
612-224-9391
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Michele DiVincenzo
Director of Events, Midwest Region
977 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 140
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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Featured Volunteer:
E-interview with Sue Sanger
Sue Sanger is an active member of our Northern Lights Chapter. We wanted to share with you the opportunity to get to know Sue and all her tips and tricks about living with RP. The following are her responses to a series of questions.”
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Congrats! Learn more about this award, or check out all of the Member Excellence winners and other highlights from the Foundation’s VISIONS 2012 conference on the REWIND page.
Chapter Highlight
Top Youth Volunteers In Each State Selected In 18th Annual National Awards Program
Louie McGee
State Honoree
Louie McGee, 12, of St. Paul, Minn., a sixth-grader at Highland Catholic School, leads a team that has raised more than $40,000 over the past six years by participating in an annual fundraising walk to fight diseases that cause blindness, like the one that afflicts him. He was diagnosed at age 5 with a rare retinal ailment that causes a loss of central vision. "This disease steadily steals my vision," said Louie. "Since there is no treatment or cure, it is very important that I work to raise money for science and research to preserve and restore my vision – and that of others."
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