Greater New York Chapter

Chapter Contact

Sarah Greulich

New York Chapter Leadership

Name Role
Veronika Shiroka Chapter President
Becky Evans Vice President
Alexandria Economou  Resource Chair

Chapter Events

  • Greater New York Chapter Vision Connection

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • 6:30 p.m. (EST)
    • 384 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016

    Join the Foundation Fighting Blindness for our new program, Vision Connection, an enriching and supportive gathering for the blind and low vision community.

    Community Event
  • New York VisionWalk

    • Apr 12, 2025
    • 9:00 a.m.
    • Naumburg Bandshell, West 72nd Street, New York, NY

    Since its inception in the Spring of 2006, VisionWalk has raised over $71 million to fund sight-saving research. Join your VisionWalk community! Together, we step closer to fighting blinding diseases.

    VisionWalk
  • New York Night for Sight: An Evening of Hope & Vision

    • May 15, 2025
    • 6:00 p.m. (EST)
    • 409 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022

    Join Us for Night for Sight in NYC!

    Community Event

Past Webinars and Speaker Events

  • March 26, 2022 Speaker Series

    The Foundation Fighting Blindness New York Chapter invites you to join us for our Virtual Speaker Series event. This meeting features topics presented by Ed Plumacher, Dorrie Rush, and Chancey S. Fleet.

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  • March 25, 2024 Speaker Series

    The Foundation Fighting Blindness and the New York Chapter present our Virtual Speaker Series with a special guest, Mike Hess. Mike is the founder and executive director of the Blind Institute of Technology. Mike will share about his journey through vision loss.

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Additional Resources

  • Find a Doctor Who Sees Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases
  • Learn more about Raising our Sights Do-It-Yourself Events