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With the spring event season underway, FFB’s urgent mission and committed volunteers have been featured in media nationwide.
San Antonio VisionWalk
March 14, 2009; Brackenridge Park’s Joske Pavilion
San Antonio’s KENS5 News featured “Battling Blindness One Step at a Time,” a segment promoting the city’s first VisionWalk.
Orange County Dining in the Dark Visionary Award Dinner
March 20, 2009; The Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach
Visionary Award Honorees:
Rebecca Kammer, O.D., F.A.A.O., Diplomate, Southern California College of Optometry
Ronald Kurtz, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine
David E.I. Pyott, C.B.E., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allergan, Inc.
Fox 11 News in Los Angeles reported live from the event.
The OC Weekly ran a three-part story on the event:
Orange County “Dining in the Dark Event” Part 1
Orange County “Dining in the Dark Event” Part 2
Orange County “Dining in the Dark Event” Part 3
The OC Register ran the blog “Eating like the Blind eat: In total darkness” in their Food Frenzy section.
Boston Shades of Spring Gala: 20th Anniversary Celebration
March 21, 2009; Fairmont Copley Plaza
This year’s event paid tribute to all the past Gala Chairs including: Christine Anastos, Joel Davis, Lara Gund, Anne Hajjar, Alice Hayen, Barbara Hickey, Karen Hopper, Ellen Moynihan and Sean Moynihan
The Boston Globe featured a write-up of the dinner on March 22 and again on March 23.
Atlanta VisionWalk
March 22, 2009; Centennial Olympic Park
CBS Atlanta News featured a segment on the retinal research that is taking place at Emory Eye Clinic and the Atlanta VisionWalk.
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