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A Young Philanthropist – Rebecca S.

Rebecca is a wonderful example of how a caring group can make an impact. The financial donations and the awareness which were raised are very...

Kay Whitedecember 15, 2021

Visually impaired teenage boy standing by a door with his mother

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Meet Calvin Ventresca

Calvin thinks it is “cool” and “fun” to look ahead to new ways of managing his life. He is very open about his disability and...

Kay Whitenovember 15, 2021

Young girl with glasses sitting on a swing and sticking her tongue out

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Aria’s Journey

Aria’s journey began in October 2014, at just two months old. Her parents noticed she was often having rapid eye movements and urged their pediatrician to...

Pasquale and Lisa LoVascooktober 15, 2021

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Focus on Advocacy

As soon as we faced the realization that Juliana would live a life of complete darkness, our first worry was how she would be able...

Karen Hooglandseptember 15, 2021

Young parents and their visually impaired baby daughter standing outside in front of bushes and a tree

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The Halbert’s Story

Presley has been learning how to walk with a cane and will soon begin learning Braille. She amazes us every day with how easily she...

The Halbertsaugustus 15, 2021

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Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey to become the new Director of the Oakland University Eye Research Institute

Dr. Al-Shabrawey is an expert on the study of diabetic retinopathy, a major cause of blindness worldwide, and has published more than 65 refereed articles on the...

Frank Giblin PhDaugustus 1, 2021

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Meet Board member Charles “Chuck” Walls

When Chuck’s third child, Collin, sat too close to the TV, he and his wife thought that was merely unusual. The day after Christmas, when...

PRRFjuli 15, 2021

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Meet Nate, A Budding Musician

Nate loves music. he began to take piano lessons when he was 5 years old. He studies the solfége method of musical training period with...

PRRFjuni 15, 2021

A black and white photo of three smiling young girls sitting on a couch. The youngest is visually impaired

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A Letter From Bev Hughes

My husband Rob and I were absolutely thrilled to welcome our third baby girl Rachael into our family. When she was 5 weeks old, we...

PRRFmei 15, 2021

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Letter From The Abbruzzese Family

Both of our daughters have been diagnosed with FEVR. Therefore, you can understand why this foundation is dear to our hearts. We appreciated all of...

PRRFapril 15, 2021