Press release from Miracles in Sight:
Industries for the Blind receives $950,000 from Miracles in Sight Eye Bank for expanded community outreach for the blind in WNC
WHAT: Industries for the Blind is strengthening its commitment to employment, training and services for people who are blind and visually impaired with expanded services for its Community Low Vision Center and a new mobile low vision van that will travel throughout WNC. With funding provided through a $950,000 donation by Miracles in Sight Eye Bank (formerly North Carolina Eye Bank), IFB will provide services for all ranges of vision, and increase the physical footprint of its other community services to improve access to specialized low vision resources.
WHO: Dean Vavra, Executive Director of the Miracles in Sight Eye Bank (formerly North Carolina Eye Bank), will present a check for $950,000 to David Barnwell, President of A Brighter Path Foundation, a supporting organization of Industries for the Blind, and Randy Buckner, IFB Asheville Operations Manager. The donation reflects a long-standing relationship between IFB and Miracles in Sight, which is committed to helping all people with vision challenges, not just those whose sight can be restored through corneal transplants.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 10 am
WHERE: Industries for the Blind Community Low Vision Center, 240 Sardis Road, Asheville, NC 28806
MORE: Industries for the Blind (IFB) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1936 that provides employment, training and services for people who are blind or visually impaired. As one of the largest employers of people who are blind or visually impaired in the United States, IFB is headquartered in Winston-Salem, and operates manufacturing facilities in Winston-Salem, Asheville, and Arkansas in addition to more than 40 office supply stores and optical centers across the country. IFB also provides outreach through A Brighter Path Foundation, which operates Community Low Vision Centers across North Carolina and Tracy’s Little Red School House based in Winston-Salem.
The non-profit A Brighter Path Foundation financially supports activities and training that bolsters confidence, supports independence and increases the life and job skills of people who are blind or visually impaired. It does this through Community Low Vision Centers in Winston-Salem, Asheville and Chapel Hill, Mobile Low Vision Care, Tracy’s Little Red School House, and a newly remodeled facility in Winston-Salem providing care for all ranges of sight.
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