
Personal Stories
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.
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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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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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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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Feb 21, 2020
Anne Vannice
“I decided to include the Foundation in my estate plans,” Anne explained, “so that if the time ever comes when my grandchildren, or anyone else’s, experience vision loss, the scientists will have figured out how to help them.”
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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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Foundation Staff Contact
Darcy Meadows
Sr. Director, Legacy Giving
+1 (443) 631-0570
dmeadows[at]fightingblindness.org
Foundation Staff Contact
John Corneille, J.D.
Legacy Giving Officer
+1 (952) 314-7578
jcorneille[at]fightingblindness.org
Foundation Staff Contact
Chris Stetkiewicz
Development Associate, Planned Giving
+1 (984) 263-5551
cstetkiewicz[at]fightingblindness.org