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Insight keeps you informed about the latest news and connected with the important work Eversight is doing every day to change lives.

| View in browser Vol. 1, Issue 5 2024 grant cycle applications are open  Are you working on promising eye and vision research? Apply today for funding from our Eye & Vision Research Grants.   Apply today! Changing lives around the world  Six Kenyans lives were transformed, including two children, during a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya, led by Eversight surgeon Michael Seward, MD.  See the impact yourself A giving birthday celebration  After having his sight restored in both eyes, Franklin Warren wanted to help others with their vision journey as well. He hopes to fundraise for Eversight in honor of his birthday to raise awareness for the blind and vision-impaired.    Make a difference Importance of global cooperation in eye banking   Register for the next Eversight webinar at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, August 15. Speaker Heather Machin, RN, MBA, PhD, will discuss improving global access to donation and transplantation services.  Secure my spot Team Eversight represents at New Providence 5K  It was a beautiful bright and sunny day for the second NJ Sharing Network 5K Celebration of Life on June 11. Team Eversight included four Eversight staff and one transplant recipient.  Check out the event recap UN calls to create a Special Envoy on Vision  Eversight joins IAPB, UN Friends of Vision and over 150 organizations that are calling on the United Nations to appoint a UN Special Envoy on Vision, a senior UN official appointed to address global eye health.  Show your support Illinois grant will help honor donor wishes  The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded Eversight a $1,200 grant to support the purchase of sight-saving recovery supplies for McLean and Livingston counties.   Read more Did you know? Eversight has an online events calendar where you can stay up to date on all upcoming events.   Subscribe to our calendar Eversight’s mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. Our vision is a world without blindness.  @EversightVision  \|  #YouChangeLives Eversight, 3985 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, United States Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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