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Message from the President:
Dear Friends of the FFB Mid-South Chapter of Memphis:
Welcome to the Memphis Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness! Our goal is to make our general chapter meetings beneficial in terms of education and support for people with retinal degenerative diseases. We also strive to provide a sense of community and hope. Our chapter covers a large area covering the western region of Tennessee.
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VisionWalk Update:
5th Annual Memphis VisionWalk
Congratulations Memphis participants!
Way to go! The Memphis VisionWalk has raised to $46,187 for blindness research. Thank you to everyone who participated sponsored or volunteered. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Donations can still be received and credited to the walk, so continue to follow up with individuals who have not yet donated.
Chapter Meetings and Events:
Chapter Presentation
Saturday, March 2, 2013
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Featuring research updates on RP and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome along with a presentation on assistive technology for the visually impaired
Hamilton Eye Institute
The Freeman Auditorium
930 Madison Ave., 3rd floor
Memphis, TN 38163
Attendance is FREE – RSVP to Amanda Clayton (847) 680-0100 or
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Contact Us:
Alessandro Iannaccone, M.D., M.S.
President
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Maria Donile
Events Manager
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Featured Volunteers:
FFB Member and Massage therapist Maury Ballenger was recently featured in The Commercial Appeal. Maury recently opened her own studio, Maury Ballenger Therapeutic Massage, and offers a unique massage experience: deep barefoot massage. Maury was diagnosed after college with retinitis pigmentosa, and explains that "Massage has been the best thing I've done in terms of vision loss," because she is able to let her instincts take over.
Massage therapist Maury Ballenger Story: Sole therapy: Asian massage performed with feet catches on at new Downtown studio
As a massage instructor, Chunan "Andrew" Jiang would hone his students' sense of touch by blindfolding them. At first, his pupils were clumsy and apprehensive, feeling their way around the massage table. But soon their fingers were seeing each intricate muscle and bone, Jiang said. "Blind people have gifted hands," he said. The Chinese-born massage therapist of 35 years now hopes to teach the art of massage to those with impaired vision. Jiang has launched the Brightness Massage School for the Blind and Vision Impaired, a nonprofit on Macon Road. Jiang believes his may be the only massage school in the country geared toward training the blind.
Read the article about Andrew Jiang's Massage School for the Blind in Memphis here.
The VISIONS Experience
Check out the recipients of the 2012 Member Excellence Awards and other highlights from the Foundation’s VISIONS 2012 conference on the REWIND page.
   
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