FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Courtney Hoppe
Director of Development, Marketing & Communications – Future In Sight
[email protected]
603-565-2427
Concord, NH – Saturday, May 17th marked the 22nd anniversary of Future In Sight’s signature fundraising event, the Walk For Sight. Funds raised during the Walk For Sight enable Future In Sight, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, to continue providing vital services to children, adults and elderly in NH who are blind and visually impaired.
The 22nd annual Walk For Sight consisted of a 1-mile loop through downtown Concord, starting and ending at the State House. In addition to the Walk itself, Grand Marshal Denise Davis, a client of Future In Sight and fierce advocate for the blind & visually impaired (BVI) community, addressed the crowd while “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child played and Christopher Duffley, a client of Future In Sight who became an internet sensation when videos of him singing the National Anthem at multiple Red Sox games went viral, sang the National Anthem to kick off the event. Over 325 participants were in attendance despite the rainy weather.
The public can still support the Walk For Sight and Future In Sight by purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets at futureinsight.org/walkforsight. The winner will be drawn on Tuesday, May 20th and notified via email.
About Future In Sight
Future In Sight was founded in 1912 and is the only private non-profit organization in New Hampshire to supply a comprehensive range of statewide services to children, adults and elderly who are blind and visually impaired. Future In Sight’s holistic continuum of care provides individuals with vital services which allow them to live with confidence and dignity. Each service plan is tailored by Future In Sight to meet the unique goals of the client and can include low vision therapy, occupational therapy, orientation & mobility training, adjustment-to-blindness counseling, rehabilitation therapy, enrichment and peer activities, and assistive technology training.
In addition, Future In Sight enlists an amazing group of volunteers to help meet the unique needs of its clients by providing transportation to vital appointments and essential errands and making friendly calls and visits to ensure that clients remain socially connected.
Learn more about Future In Sight at futureinsight.org.
About the Walk For Sight
The Walk For Sight is Future In Sight’s signature fundraising event. In addition to raising crucial funds for the organization, the event also helps to raise awareness of and advocate for the blind and visually impaired community of New Hampshire.
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