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Including the Foundation in your will or trust provides an opportunity to give a larger gift than you may be able to give out of your current assets. By leaving a gift to the Foundation, you can help fight blinding diseases today and in the future.

By leaving a lasting gift, you’re helping the Foundation while retaining the full use of your assets to provide for today’s needs.

  • Jan 27, 2025

    Eva Lou Schroeder Watson's Enduring Legacy

    Eva Watson’s life was marked by her dedication to advancing medical research for blinding diseases, and her generous bequest to the Foundation Fighting Blindness ensures her advocacy will endure. Her story highlights the profound impact of her contributions to driving treatments and cures for blinding diseases.

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  • Jul 8, 2024

    A Vision of Hope and Light: Fai and Patrick’s Journey with the Foundation Fighting Blindness

    “Legacy giving is about carrying the torch for future generations,” Fai shares. “It’s about ensuring that one day, we can all celebrate victories over vision loss together.”

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  • Jul 8, 2024

    Barry Smith and Emily Harding Smith

    “I have spent a lifetime attempting to prove what I can do, which has allowed Emily and I to be in a place where we can help. Please consider joining us.“

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  • Jun 22, 2023

    Why Bob and Lupe Reintsma are Supporting the Foundation Fighting Blindness

    Bob Reintsma has been passionate about finding cures for inherited retinal diseases for most of his life. Now, he and his wife, Lupe, want to make sure the work continues long after they’re gone. And they’re doing it in partnership with Foundation Fighting Blindness.

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  • Jun 21, 2023

    Dan Day - Making a Difference Now and for Future Generations

    “Because I have seen such tremendous progress over the years, and I want that progress to continue until the day when we have cures for all retinal diseases, it is important to me that the Foundation be part of my lasting legacy.”

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  • Jun 20, 2023

    Barbara Kensell

    “My husband and I have not been able to be significant Foundation supporters during our lifetimes,” she said, “but I would be honored to leave this gift as part of my legacy.”

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  • Apr 13, 2020

    Sue Lives Life to the Fullest and Wants to Help Others Do the Same

    Meet Sue Sanger. Sue was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) at the age of 29 but has continued to travel, advance in her legal and political career, and more. In the following story, Sue explains, in her own words, all she has accomplished since learning she has RP and why she’s a supporter and member of the Foundation Fighting Blindness Legacy Society.

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  • Feb 21, 2020

    Marie O'Leary

    “If someone like me, a woman with retinitis pigmentosa and a part-time job, can leave a legacy gift, you can too! And trust me, it feels really, really good to know that part of your life’s work will contribute to something meaningful for future generations.”

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