Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

Message from the President:

Dear Friends of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness:

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in our chapter. In an effort to build on the great successes of the VisionWalk fundraiser over the past several years, this chapter was formed in support of the Foundation’s initiatives to increase public awareness in our communities, lead fundraising efforts to help fund research, and to provide information to those affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and all other retinal degenerative diseases.

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VisionWalk Update

Other than a little fall chill, we enjoyed an absolutely perfect day on Saturday, October 6, 2012, welcoming 515 walkers to beautiful Theodore Berry Friendship Park for our 7th Annual VisionWalk. For the third year in a row, our Walk has surpassed its goal, and we are adding on toward the $75,000 milestone. That is an AMAZING achievement for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky! Thank you to the entire community for making this such a great success.

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Chapter Meetings and Events:

Visions 2013 Charity Classic
2^nd Annual Golf Tournament

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2013 Visions Charity Classic.  Your support is helping to fund sight saving research through the Foundation Fighting Blindness and Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Foundation Highlight:

New Leaders Bring Widespread Experience
The Foundation has six new national trustees, and this piece provides photos and descriptions of their work with FFB.

Featured Volunteer:

When our son, Drew, was eight years old, he was diagnosed with a retinal disease.  As with any family that receives a diagnosis like this, we were devastated.  I immediately went on-line and started researching everything I could find about retinal diseases.  Some of the things I read were not too encouraging.  Then I came across a link for the Foundation Fighting Blindness and suddenly we had HOPE.

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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.

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