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Fighting Blindness Newsletter - September 2009

Greetings!

We're excited to announce our annual National Awareness and Fundraising Campaign over the October Bank Holiday weekend. We need see as many of you as possible joining our bucket collections, hosting coffee mornings and spreading the word about Fighting Blindness.

Looking for more information on our work? Then join us at our AGM on October 3. This follows our highly anticipated Retina 09 conference, which will bring scientists from far afield to discuss the latest advancements in retinal research.

Our intrepid fundraisers are gearing up for a cycle challenge around Australia and hike to Everest Base Camp. Want to get in on the action too? Then join our newest trek to Peru this March.

With so many ways to get involved, there's never been a better time to connect with Fighting Blindness!

Kind regards,

The Fighting Blindness Team

Calling all Volunteers

Join our National Awareness & Fundraising Campaign

We're heading to a town or shopping centre near you to hold bucket collections for Fighting Blindness. If you want to get involved in our efforts to find treatments and cures for blindness, contact us today!

Listen to Prof Jonathan Jackson, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, speaking about the conference - and how blindness is set to increase - on RTE radio.

AMD Week

September 21-27, 2009

When's the last time you had your eyes tested? If you're over 50, make sure you get tested regularly for signs of AMD, one of the most common forms of blindness affecting 1 in 10 people over the age of 50.

Look out for free eye testing in your area and a free recipe book chock full of dishes that feed your eye.

Read more about AMD Week...

Discover Dracula's Castle and the Lost City of the Incas!
See amazing sights, all in aid of Fighting Blindness!

Transylvania Trek

May 25 - 30, 2010
Trek through a hidden corner of Europe unchanged for 850 years. In conjunction with the Diabetes Federation of Ireland. Join up today!

Peru Trek

March 26 - April 5, 2010
Journey through time to discover along the Royal Inca Highway to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Sign up now!

Good luck to everyone heading out this October on the Australia Cycle Challenge and the trek to Everest Base Camp.

In This Issue

Volunteer with Us

170% rise in visual impairment

AMD Week 2009

Discover Dracula's Castle and the Lost City of the Incas

Quick Links

Private Members Draw Winners

Save the Date!

Retina 2009

Fighting Blindness is holding its inaugural research conference - Retina 2009 - on October 2, 2009 in the Westbury Hotel, Dublin.

Hot off the press!

Check out the latest version of our Visionaries magazine online.

Fighting Blindness on Film

Watch our new promotional film. A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the filming and to Cityjet who put it together for us free of charge.

Are you up for a real challenge?

Participating in one of the many races around the country this autumn? Then why not go the distance by fundraising for Fighting Blindness!

If you're running in the Dublin City Marathon, Cork Women's Mini Marathon or Limerick Women's Mini Marathon then contact the fundraising team for a sponsorship pack.

Contact us today at fundraising@fightingblindness.ie or call +353 1 709 3050

Calling all Facebook Fans!

Join Fighting Blindness on Facebook for all the latest updates.

Registered Charity No CHY 6784 Web: www.fightingblindness.ie Email: communications@fightingblindness.ie

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