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04 / 25 iWalk and 5K Run for Vision Start: 8:00 am End: 2:00 pm Working with the Greater Chicago Community, the University of Illinois – Urbana Champagne Hope for Vision student group held the first annual iWalk and 5K Run for Vision. Led by UIUC student Ashley Soriano, over 200 hundred walkers and 40 student volunteers raised over $23,000 for HFV. Many walkers chose to participate in The Experience,” a way for sighted people to understand what it is like to have low or no vision. Walkers were given a special mask that simulated what it’s like to have various diseases and were led through the walk with a guide. This first iWalk was so successful, Hope for Vision hopes to replicate it at university campuses across the country, and Ashley Soriano and her mom Nanci are helping to lead the way along with iWalk Coordinator Janis Morrow.For more information on how you can get involved email janis@hopeforvision.org. more info San Francisco Community of Hope's Taste For Sight Start: 7:00 pm End: 11:00 pm On Sunday, April 24, 2009, the San Francisco Community of Hope hosted its first annual Taste for Sight event raising nearly $25,000 for HFV. Over 150 guests enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres from Melon's Catering and wine from some of the best vineyards in California including Duckhorn and Kistler. In addition guests were able to bid on fabulous silent auction items as well as take part in a wine tasting with wine expert Christina Mirabile. HFV founder Isaac Lidsky was on hand to speak to the crowd about HFV's mission and introduce two of HFV's research award recipients: Dr. Jacque Duncan from UCSF, and Dr. Daniel Palanker from Stanford University. The researchers spoke to the group about the latest advances in vision research and about their own projects to help cure retinal degenerative diseases. more info
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Working with the Greater Chicago Community, the University of Illinois – Urbana Champagne Hope for Vision student group held the first annual iWalk and 5K Run for Vision. Led by UIUC student Ashley Soriano, over 200 hundred walkers and 40 student volunteers raised over $23,000 for HFV.

Many walkers chose to participate in The Experience,” a way for sighted people to understand what it is like to have low or no vision. Walkers were given a special mask that simulated what it’s like to have various diseases and were led through the walk with a guide.

On Sunday, April 24, 2009, the San Francisco Community of Hope hosted its first annual Taste for Sight event raising nearly $25,000 for HFV. Over 150

guests enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres from Melon's Catering and wine from some of the best vineyards in California including Duckhorn and Kistler. In addition guests were able to bid on fabulous silent auction items as well as take part in a wine tasting with wine expert Christina Mirabile.